Dole Named as Top GOP Presidential Contender in 1980
In Topeka AP reports Bill Brock lists Kansas Senator Bob Dole, Tennessee Senator Howard Baker, and George Bush as leading GOP hopefuls for the 1980 nomination. He notes Brock expects at least six candidates, cites Carter’s troubles, and praises Dole as a bridge between GOP factions, with Baker and Bush as strong contenders. Brock also discusses Kansas politics and national minority outreach.
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Topeka
Kan
Bill Brock
Tennessee
Kansas
Bob Dole
Howard Baker
George Bush
Brock
Carter
Congress
Dote
U.S. Senate
Bob
Dole
Gerald Ford
California
Ronald Reagan
Baker
Bush
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
Texas
United Nations
Executive Mansion
Robert F. Bennett
Bennett
Kansas House
U.S
James B. Pearson
Pearson
Bill Roy
Republican Party
GOP
Kansan To Make Delivery
Harvey Schmidt a Goessel Kansas farmer rises at dawn to milk his herd then flies from Wichita to New York and on to London Moscow Hanoi and Saigon to help welcome a shipload of American wheat from Houston. He joins a seven member Church World Service delegation and reflects on pacifist Mennonite roots and voluntary aid.
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New York
Harvey Schmidt
Goessel
Kan
Schmidt
Wichita
Kansas
London
Moscow
Hanoi
Vietnam
Kansan
Saigon
Houston
Texas
Church World Service
McPherson County
Russia
Pan American Terminal
Kennedy Airport
John Henry Faulk
Madisonville
Robert Browne
Teaneck
Paul McCleary
Montclair
N.J
Chris Cunningham
Austin, Tex
YWCA
Alfred Bartholomew
Lancaster, Pa
The
United Church of Christ
Cora Weiss
Investigate Air Crash Over Escambia Bay
Federal investigators probe National Airlines Flight 193 to determine why the jetliner sank into foggy Escambia Bay instead of landing on the runway three miles away. The crash killed three of 52 passengers. Tugboat crew aided survivors after the impact.
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Pensacola
Fla
National Airlines
Escambia Bay
Flight 193
Jim King
National Transportation Safety Board
State Spring Wheat Forecast Stall Hefty
Kansas farmers may reap the fifth largest wheat harvest in state history this year with 325.5 million bushels, despite 13 percent less acreage planted last fall. Yield is forecast at 31 bushels per acre, the best since 1973, due to favorable moisture and growing conditions across central and western Kansas.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Winter Wheat Harvest Forecast Shrinks 16 Percent
Washington AP report shows 1978 winter wheat production expected at just over 1.28 billion bushels, down 16 percent from 1977. Farmers will harvest from about 39.6 million acres, with spring wheat outlook noted and government stock programs shaping prices and reserves.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
Department
U.S
Global Terror Networks Tied Across Europe and Middle East
AP diplomat Arthur Gavshon reports terrorism peaks in Western Europe while operatives persist in the Middle East and Latin America. He cites links among Italy’s Red Brigades, West Germany’s Red Army Faction, Japan’s United Red Army, Chile's Junta de Coordinacion Revolucionario, and the PLO umbrella, with aims to destroy Israel and capitalist systems and coordinated attacks dating back to the 1970s.
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Arthur L. Gavshon
Europe
Middle East
Latin America
Italy
Red Brigades
Aldo Moro
Moro
Hanns-Martin Schleyer
Red Army
Yasser Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Marxist
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Israel
PLO
West Germany
Baader- Meinhof
Andreas Badder
Ulrike Meinhof
Japan
United Red Army
Arab Committee
Beirut
Lod
Junta de Coordinacion
High Rise Hotels Spar Over Design And Service Woes
A dated column lampoons modern tall hotels for features that hinder comfort from elevator dependency to noisy lobbies. It laments power outages during a publishers convention, critiques gadget laden rooms, and longs for Edwardian veranda elegance with staff in white jackets and leisurely service.
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Atlanta
Keith Fuller
Punch Sulzberger
New York Times
Otis Chandler
Los Angeles Times
Diogenes
James Cagney
Sidney Greenstreet
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Claude Myers
Merle Burgess
Kirkland
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Revolucionario
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Fresh Idea Company
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