Open convention debate over Reagan Schweiker ticket
Reagan backers push for an open convention to decide the vice presidency as Sen. Richard Schweiker faces pressure. Ford accelerates search for a running mate while delegates weigh loyalties, with Ford leading Reagan in delegate counts and private meetings continuing in Pennsylvania and other states.
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Richard Carelli
Washington
Ronald Reagan
Richard Schweiker
Reagan
Ford
White House
Ron Nessen
Ford Associates
Nessen
Schweiker
Pennsylvania
Senate
Jesse Helms
North Carolina
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Tom Curtis
Missouri
Curtis
Helms
Tye
Associated Press
Virginia
Raymond W. Lifly
Orangeburg
South Dakota
GOP
Pierre
D.D
West Virginia
Philadelphia
Rainy Weekend Forecast From National Weather Service
The National Weather Service at Hancock International Airport predicts a rainy weekend with a 70 percent chance of rain tonight and tomorrow. Temperatures will reach the low 70s tomorrow, with tonight’s low in the mid-50s and a high around 70 tonight. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph with stronger gusts in thunderstorm areas.
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National Weather Service
Hancock International Airport
Knoxboro man stricken as legionnaires mystery widens
Robert Carroll 31 of Star Route Knoxboro is hospital in Hamilton in satisfactory condition with fever and pneumonia traces after visiting Philadelphia during the American Legion convention. Health officials and CDC test for toxins while researchers rule out swine flu bacteria and fungi. The death toll from the outbreak rose to 25 with two more hospital deaths.
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J. Michael Kelly Hamilton
Oneida County
Carroll
Hamilton Community Hospital
Philadelphia
Oriskany Falls
Federal Disease Control Center
Atlanta
The
Herald-Journal
Atlanta Research Center
Jay Satz
Pennsylvania
Satz
Legion
Sencer
CDC
Masked bandit robs Herkimer supermarket manager of 15000
A masked robber seized Jerry Suppa the store manager as he collected receipts and his car on the way to the bank. He was held as a hostage for part of the drive before being released unharmed. State police recovered Suppa’s car in a drainage ditch.
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East Herkimer
Suppa
Children learn to walk then told to sit down
A humorous remark notes how parents spend a year teaching kids to walk and talk, followed by years urging them to sit down and be quiet. The quip highlights the paradox of parental expectations across childhood.
Tax bill near passage keys for individuals and big business
Senate House conference aims to reconcile differences in a 2000 page measure extending individual tax cuts through 1977 and expanding business breaks. The Senate passed 49 to 22. average taxpayer faces no income tax increase through January 1978.
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Jim Luther Washington
Senate
House
al Ullman
D-Ore
State tax revenues climb 8 percent in four months
Albany UPI reports state tax receipts for the first four months of the fiscal year beginning April 1 are about 8 percent ahead of last year, led by sales tax and business tax growth. Personal income tax grew 5.7 percent to 1.325 billion, with projections showing improvement later. Officials warn balanced budget remains less certain despite strong revenue signs.
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Albany
UPI
Arthur Levitt
Howard Miller
Viking 2 Enters Mars Orbit After 39 Minute Engine Burn
Viking 2 fired its 300 pound thrust engine for 39 minutes 35 seconds to place itself in a high elliptical orbit around Mars ending an 11 month 505 million mile journey. Mission control at Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced the orbit at 8:29 a.m. EDT. Viking 2 will join Viking 1 in the search for life with a Sept. 4 landing planned in a northern Mars region rich in moisture.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
Viking 2
Mars
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Viking 1
Hospital strike settled in New York after four days
Mediator Basil Paterson announced a settlement ending a four day walkout by 18,000 nonprofessional workers at 16 municipal hospitals in New York. The strike protested proposed layoffs of 1,350 hospital staffers with 3,000 laid off last October. Paterson said the fired workers would regain their jobs and offered few other details.
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New York
Basil Paterson
Paterson
Must Reading Series Begins In Herald Journal Monday
The Herald Journal starts two must reading series on Monday. One probes soaring public pension costs and their threat to city state and federal finances. The other, by Sylvia Porter, offers a mid year look at cutting tax bills with focus on child care education costs and Social Security.
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Herald-Journal
Associated Press
Lee Migang
Sylvia Porter
Morality Journal
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Chicago Freight Airlines
Ann Landers Bridge
Teres
Senate Finance Committee
House, Ways and Means Committee
Russell B. Long
D-La
Finance Committee
U.S
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Lowell Weicker
R-Conn
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