Hold-Outs Waiting For The Call Or A Voice
Uncommitted Republican delegates weigh who to back for president as they await calls from candidates and vote on electability kindness and running mate choices. Some seek personal attention or free perks while others decide after conferences or signals from campaigns.
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Dave Riley
Associated Press
Kansas City, MO
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Bryan Wagner
New Orleans
Wagner
Patricia Hans
Beverly, Ill
Reagan
Davison Osgood
Maine
Osgood
Calvin James
Jewell
Kan
Texas
Kemper Arena
Regan
Lois J. Kindt
Waynesboro
Ford Campaign
James C. Soper
Cicero
Ill
Nonaligned summit opens with antiwar tones in Colombo
In Colombo, Prime Minister Bandaranaike opened the fifth nonaligned summit denouncing Israel and urging the US and USSR to pull forces from the Indian Ocean. She proposed a zone of peace, a Asia Africa Latin America bank, and a Diego Garcia base dismantling plan. The event marked the movement’s return to Asia with 85 nations attending.
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Colombo
Sri Lanka
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Israel
United States
Soviet Union
Indian Ocean
U.S
Diego Garcia
Indonesia
Palestine Liberation Organization
Today in History Highlights for August 16
On this date in 1896 gold was found on Bonanza Creek Alaska starting the Klondike gold rush. In 1777 the Battle of Bennington's Farm ended in American victory. The 1861 Lincoln blockade affected trade with seceding states. The 1914 British Expeditionary Force landed in France. Babe Ruth died in 1948 in New York aged 53. Cyprus gained independence in 1960. Turkish invasion and cease fire in 1974. The Dow rose nearly 33 points a decade ago after wage and price controls ended. A year ago protesters clashed with stones and gunfire in Alcobaca Portugal.
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Associated Press
Bonanza Creek
Alaska
Klondike
Bennington
Vermont
Abraham Lincoln
France
Babe Ruth
New York
Britain
Cyprus
Iraq
New York Stock Exchange
Alcobaca
Weather Outlook for West and North Texas This Week
The forecast calls for hot days and mild nights across West Texas with scattered storms mainly in the Panhandle and west Pecos area. Lows range from 50s in the mountains to 70s elsewhere with highs from the 90s to 100s and 105 in the Big Bend lowlands. North Texas remains very warm with possible thunderstorms in the extreme southeast and highs mostly in the 90s to 100s through Tuesday.
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Snyder
West Texas
Panhandle
Pecos
Big Bend
North Texas
AJRA Champions Named
The final night of the AJRA National Finals crowned national champions and runners up across age groups. Notables include Clay Johnson of Snyder as runner-up 13-15 and Jim Bob Haley of Abilene as overall 13-15 winner, with Steve Bland of Trent earning 16-19 overall title and Dena Alexander Lovington as 13-15 girl champion. Approximately $70,000 in prizes were awarded to about 300 contestants over five nights, with saddles for all champions and runners-up.
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Clay Johnson
Snyder
Vicky Johnson
Clay
Tiffany
Sid Johnson
Abilene
Jim Bob Haley
Mike Clark
Hewitt
David Northcott
Odessa
Steve Bland
Trent
Pat Luton
Bastrop
Candy Watts
Iraan
Sheri Adler
Waco
Dena Alexander
Lovington
Nanette Fine
Hobbs
Lisa Jo Mann
Margo Powell
Aledo
Rodeo Cowboy’s Association
Clay Bingham
Buddy Reynolds
Lubbock
Kelly Taylor
Steve Baind
Dennis Howell
Canyon
Cliff Kirkpatrick
Post
Billy Dale Haley
Danny Orwell
Raymond Hollabaugh
Stamford
Jesse Doss
Big Spring
Mark Ivey
Mountain Home
Casey Lambert
Fluvanna Votes Against Consolidation In Texas District
Fluvanna Independent School District voters reject consolidation with Borden County School District by 137 to 62. Board to let counties decide future as Scurry and Borden officials meet at 2 p.m. to discuss partition and annexation plans amid related annexation approval and a $1 million bond for new facilities.
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Fluvanna Independent
Scurry
Borden County
Fluvanna
Fluvanna School Board
Gilbert Merritt
Roy Carter
Scurry County
Snyder Independent
Carter
Texas Education Agency
Gail
Snyder
Borden
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Buckley
GOP
Becky Lou Meek
Monahans
Darrell Lambert
AJRA
Kansas City
Republican Party
Mary Louise Smith
James L. Buckley
New York City
Jimmy Carter
Louisiana
EMT
Jerry Row
Robert Klemm
Western Texas College
Row
WTC
Klemm
Charlene Light
Vallene Turney
Melvin Branch
Sharon Sutton
Paul Cormier
el Paso
Mike Yeater
Todd Watkins
Tisa Lovett
Rotan
Shelly Jones
Lamesa
Jamie Hataway
Lisa Cotter
San Angelo
Cheryl Mason
Mineral Wells
Janet Hanson
Lynn Davis
Adliene
Robert Hodge
Jerry Alley
del Rio
Barry Tubb
Jimmy Adams
Medina
Jimmy Cooper
Monument
Olin Smith
Mack Altizer
Breakaway Roping
Sissy Doss
Canita Cass
Renee Corbell
Mandy Tubb
Sharla Howard
Monahan
Fluvanna School
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