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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1975
Page
3
Louis Harris reports Ford ahead of Reagan by 21 points nationwide among Republicans and independents. Ford dominates Midwest and South, trails Reagan only in the West where Reagan is strongest, with conservatives pivotal to the race.
Thirteen Republican state chairmen from the South and border states met to discuss replacing Vice President Nelson Rockefeller as Ford's running mate in 1978. The group’s views varied with talk of Ronald Reagan as a possibility and several chairmen preferring almost anyone else to Rockefeller. Rockefeller planned trips to Alabama and South Carolina this week to rally Southern Republican support.
Americans for Democratic Action estimates automatic gains for incumbents exceed 488,000 dollars in salary, office space, travel, and other allowances. The group notes a 30 percent rise since 1973 and urges public financing to level the playing field amid high reelection rates and recent cost of living boosts in Congress.
Vice President Nelson Rockefeller visits Columbia South Carolina on Wednesday to win over local Republicans for a 1976 vice presidential bid. State GOP officials arranged a news heavy schedule including a nonpartisan luncheon with state and congressional leaders led by Gov James Edwards, a Reagan supporter on the national stage.
National Airlines reintroduces the No Frills Fare starting September 3 offering about 35 percent off daycoach rates. Example Los Angeles to Houston drops from 112 to 73 including tax with a small surcharge. Fares run through December 16, 1975, with travel limited to Mon to Thu, advance reservations required, limited seats, and children 2 to 11 pay roughly one third.
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