Party rules and platform planks test candidates
Gerald R. Ford and Ronald Reagan face a pivotal test of delegate strength at the 1976 Republican National Convention in Kansas City. An AP tally shows Ford with 1,127 commitments and Reagan with 1,036, with 96 uncommitted, as votes approach the first ballot and platform issues spark a floor fight.
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Donald M. Rothberg
Kansas City, Mo
Gerald R. Ford
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Ford
Associated Press
California
Kansas City
Philippine quake toll tops thousand in Mindanao
The Philippines faced its worst earthquake disaster with confirmed dead and missing numbers exceeding 1,000. Reports from the National Disaster Coordinating Center cited 811 dead, 249 missing, and 251 injured across Mindanao as tremors struck after midnight and again at noon.
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Arnold Zeitlin
Associated Press
Manila
the Philippines
Philippine
National Disaster Coordinating Center
Philippines
U.S
Hua
Szechwan
Hsinhau
Chengtu
Philippine Disaster Center
Mindanao
Build a Canal and Language Rules Stir Opinion
Gene Douglas laments a canal linked border change and argues for strict English use in hospitals, warning that speaking Spanish can offend others and hinder work. He compares secret codes to classroom punishments, noting discrimination claims but asserting equal language expectations for all.
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Pecos
Youngster OK after leg gunshot at home
Nolberto Salinas posted bond on $10,000 after his 10 year old stepson Joe Wright was shot in the leg Aug 8 at 1005 E 11th St. Mrs Salinas and her 17 year old daughter Ruth Ann Bullis were treated for shock and Salinas and ex husband Jimmy Jiminez clashed.
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Joe Wright
Nolberto Salinas
11Th St
Jimmy
Enterprise
Jiminez
Smith named city police chief amid consolidation talks
City officials in a special session appointed acting police chief Charles Smith as head of the department. The move follows the May ousting of former chief Gene Martin, with Smith serving as acting chief since then. The council debated consolidation with county law enforcement and voted to seek a Criminal Justice Council study to survey both departments, funding pending approval from the regional planning commission. Smith, an eight year Pecos officer formerly a sergeant, was asked to discuss the post before the hire vote.
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Lynn Webb
Charles Smith
Smith
Gene Martin
Martin
Bill Pigman
Upton County
Pigman
Criminal Justice Council
CJC
Police
Sheriff's Departments
H.D. Glover
Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission
Pecos
Odessa
26th Legion victim dies in Harrisburg Pennsylvania
Harold Stump age 53 manager of the legion club in Milton died after a hospital stay since August 2. A new unidentified patient from Pennsylvania hospitalized in Philadelphia after attending the Eucharistic Congress raises questions about the Legionnaires disease. Health officials note broad criteria may include illnesses not caused by the same outbreak.
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Harrisburh
Pant
Philadelphia
American Legion
Denis Lucey III
Coast enjoys showers to relieve a heat wave
Thunderstorms and showers cooled the middle and lower Texas coast and parts of South and Central Texas as forecasters predicted more relief this afternoon. Pecos remained hot with a 101 degree high while West Texas expected widespread storms tonight and Wednesday.
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Coast
Associated Press
Texas
Pecos
West Texas
Austin
Corpus Christi
Victoria
Port O Colonn
la Grange
Gulf of Mexico
Socialists on ballot in Texas election
Secretary of State Mark White announced that the American Party and the Socialist Workers Party qualified for the November general election ballot after submitting petitions meeting state law requirements. The Texas Libertarian Party failed to meet criteria and will not appear on the ballot.
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Austin, Tex
Mark White
Amercan Party
Socialist Workers Party
White
Texas Liberatorian Party
Swine Flu Presentation Tonight At East Side Council
Texas Department of Health Resources will present a slide show and provide information about Swine flu and vaccine at 8 p.m. today at East Side Community Council on Locust Street. A question and answer period will follow. The public is welcome, according to nurse Billie Burns.
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Texas Department of Health Resources
East Side
Billie Burns
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