Reagan Campaign Rally Seeks Democratic Votes
Ronald Reagan urged voters to back values over labels as he aimed to broaden support beyond the GOP nomination. Jimmy Carter won Democratic endorsement at the National Governors Conference, while Reagan criticized Carter’s approach in a nationally televised speech.
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Associated Press
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Reagan
Ford
Carter
Georgia
Robert Strauss
Hershey
Walter F. Mondale
Minnesota
Mondale
Plains
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
House
John Rhodes
Rhodes
ABC News
Rogers Morton
ABC
William Clements
Mars Quake Revealed By Photos
NASA Viking 1 photos show ancient Martian quakes triggering massive landslides in a 3000 mile canyon system near the equator.暮
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Mars
Pasadena
Calif
Alaska
Viking
Masursky
U.S. Geological Survey
Wallis Marineris
Port Lavaca Actor Cast in Barefoot in the Park at SWTU
Gary C. Smith of Port Lavaca has been cast as Harry Pepper and will serve as assistant director for the Southwest Texas State University production Barefoot in the Park. Performances run 7:30 p.m. July 15-17 and 2 p.m. July 18 in the Speech-Drama Building Studio Theatre on the San Marcos campus.
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Gary C. Smith
Port Lavaca
Harry Pepper
Southwest Texas State University
San Marcos
Women Join Ranks at West Point
West Point welcomed female cadets for the first time as 118 women joined about 1,475 new cadets at the U.S. Military Academy. The all male tradition ended after a last year’s congressional act ordering integration across service academies. Cadets Brynnen Sheets and Kimberlyn Coffey voiced hopes that future generations will value this change and perform well in their new roles.
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West Point
N.Y
U.S. Military Academy
Brynnen Sheets
Edmond, Okla
Stephen Tobin
New Border Bridge at Presidio Okayed
Washington AP The State Department approved Presidio County Texas to build a steel and concrete bridge over the Rio Grande to Ojinaga Mexico replacing a temporary wooden span. Final approval rests with USIBWC in El Paso and the Transportation Department after hearings in March. Rep. Bob Krueger said the bridge will boost West Texas trade and reduce flood risk, benefiting towns from Marfa to Coleman.
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Washington
State Department
Presidio County
Tex
Presidio
Ojinaga
Department
Rio Grande
Mexico
T.R. Martin
International Boundry and Water Commission
Ef] Paso
Department of Transportation
Frank Dupuy
Pecos
el Paso
Bob Krueger
D-Tex
West Texas
Marfa
Ft. Stockton
Stephenville
Waxahachie
Coleman
Spacemen Doing Fine in Soyuz 21 Orbit
Moscow reports Soyuz 21 crew Boris Volynov and Vitali Zholobov are healthy as they begin their work day after a smooth orbital adjustment. Tass says the spacecraft is functioning normally and they have completed 14 orbits since launch Tuesday.
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Moscow
Tass
Boris Volynov
Vitali Zholobov
Supreme Court narrows federal review of illegally seized evidence
In a 6 3 ruling the Supreme Court limited prisoners from challenging illegally obtained evidence in federal court after failing in state courts. The decision, part of four term endings, upheld two murder convictions where police had seized critical evidence. Justice Powell warned that exclusions remain possible at trial and on state appeals, but federal review is curtailed.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Charles Powell
Henderson
Nev
San Bernadino
Calif
David Rice
Omaha
Neb
Powell
Rice
Nebraska
California
Lewis F. Powell, Jr
Warren
Burger
William J. Brennan Jr
Thurgood Marshall
Arson could save Houston insurers insurance loss cuts
Houston Fire Department arson chief Leonard Mikeska says boosting arson investigators could save policyholders up to 750000 annually. He notes arson damages exceed 5 million in the first six months, and most fires are set by individuals seeking insurance money.
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Houston
Houston Fire Department
Leonard Mikeska
Breau
Mikeska
FBI
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Beth Linbetter
U.S. Naval Academy
Kimberlyn Coffey
Hinton, Okla
Hannah A. Kinsey, R.N
Viking Center
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Virginia
BankAmericard
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