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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1976
Page
3
Iowa Congressman Neal Smith pins Ford veto for a $400 million hit to soybean farmers and a season of rising prices. He cites fall production down 8.7 percent and acreage off 6 percent. The report also notes other national items spanning First Lady Betty Ford on 1976 prospects, Bob Hope fundraiser, Hirohito’s peace prayers, and more.
The nonaligned summit opened in Colombo with Asian drumming conch shells and an oil lamp. Ninety five nations including the PLO attend as leaders from Yugoslavia Cyprus India Egypt and Vietnam convene. Closed sessions will draft political and two economic declarations.
Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike opened the fifth nonaligned summit with a denunciation of Israel and a call for the United States and the Soviet Union to remove military forces from the Indian Ocean. She urged declaring the Indian Ocean a zone of peace and dismantling the Diego Garcia base while powerful nations withdraw their naval presences.
Philadelphia region reels from a pneumonia like illness linked to an American Legion convention. Liberty Bell attendance declines by about 25 percent as hotels report numerous cancellations and major events moved or dropped. Notable figures include Richard Givan and the San Francisco Giants altering plans, with hotels losing substantial revenue from room nights and meals.
Washington AP. Senate Democratic leaders drop efforts on a postcard voter registration bill and the oil divestiture measure as part of a tentative fall agenda. The oil divestiture bill faces likely filibuster, while postcard registration remains unresolved amid jurisdiction disputes and controversy ahead of adjournment.
Ronald Reagan strategists plan a convention floor showdown to force designation of a running mate in advance. The plan centers on a Tuesday vote at the Republican National Convention after the Sunday rules committee rejected a proposal to require disclosure by 9 a.m. Wednesday. Lawrence Smith says the later clash will be the sole issue pursued.
Four states in play North Carolina Kentucky Indiana Michigan would shape a second ballot if Ford fails to clinch on the first. Delegates pledged to state primaries must obey on the first vote but may choose freely on the second. Uncommitted delegates 105 remain pivotal as Ford trails Reagan 1,117 to 1,036 with 1,130 needed.
Uncommitted delegates discuss what could win their support for Ford or Reagan. Some seek electability, others want personal attention or a running mate, and a few await signals or meals. Davison Osgood plans a news conference after Ford names a preferred running mate. Calvin James notes many contacts without meal offers.
Texas delegates at a caucus before the Republican National Convention reportedly stood to indicate support for Ronald Reagan. Ray Barnhart, the delegation chair, asked who had switched from Reagan to Ford. no one stood. Barnhart dismissed rumors of defections as garbage and said the group remained solid.
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