Byrd Joins Democratic Presidential Hopefuls
Sen. Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia, a powerful Senate figure, entered the 1976 Democratic race by announcing a bid in the West Virginia primary on May 11. He said he could be a dark horse if the convention deadlocks and may pursue other primaries. Byrd will file for the WV primary and a fourth Senate term next week.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Senate
Byrd
West Viginia
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
Massachusetts
Mathias
Ford
California
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Florida
Howard H. Callaway
Edward M. Kennedy
Economy Stabilizes as Wholesale Prices Dip in December
Washington AP reports December wholesale prices fell four tenths of a percent easing inflation pressure. unemployment rose 8.3 percent with 7.8 million jobless. Over the year prices rose 4.2 percent the smallest since 1971. Employment rose 230,000 to 85.5 million as labor force expanded to 93.3 million with women contributing most new entrants.
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Labor Department
Nolding
China Mourns Premier Chou En-lai in Beijing
China began a week of mourning for Premier Chou En-lai after his death at 78. Teng Hsiao-ping is expected to succeed him as premier, with Wang Hung-wen named as potential second-in-command. A 107 member funeral committee was announced by Hsinhua, led by Mao Zedong.
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China
Chou En-lai
Teng Hsiaoping
Chou
Communist Party
Wang Hung-wen
Peking
Hsinhua
Mao Tse-tung
Chinese Communist Party
Tienanmen Square
People's Daily
MTI
Great Hall of the People
Party
Central Committee
National People's Congress
Young at Heart senior club formed in Richmond
Richmon d s Old Folk Live It Up tells how Claude Van Sickle and Rev Ira DeSpain organized a senior citizens club in Richmond. The Young at Heart welcomes residents 55 and older from Princeton Richmond and Scipio area with potluck dinners, speakers, and social games. Members come by car or on foot, sometimes numbering up to 70.
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Ira DeSpain
Richmond United Methodist Community Church
Richmond
John Roeckers
Monica Lickleig
Young At Heart
Young of Heart Club
Senior Citizens Club
Richmond Community
Princeton
Scipio Areas
Soviet Missile Cruiser Seen Off West Africa
A Soviet guided missile cruiser, the Kresta II, is reported sailing south along the West African coast and may head toward Angola. It left the Mediterranean and was last sighted off Mauritania, with Conakry, Guinea, likely this weekend. US officials note increased Soviet naval presence near Angola amid calls for outside parties to withdraw.
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Angola
Mediterranean
Mauritania
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Conakry
Guinea
Africa
United States
Labor walkout tests Dunlop and Ford pullback
Labor leaders led by AFL-CIO official Geor g ine resign from the President's construction advisory panel in protest of Ford's veto of a bill expanding picketing rights. The walkout signals possible Dunlop resignation as Labor Secretary, with Meany and others expected to follow. White House silent while labor impact on Ford's campaign grows. County forecast follows.
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John T. Dunlop
Dunlop
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Robert A. Georgine
Georgine
Afl-Cio Building and Construction Trades Department
Ford
Organized Labor
Meany
Associated Builders and Contractors
White House
Teamsters
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