Schweiker choice hailed and questioned by Reagan camp
Special to The Herald Journal in Kansas City reports mixed reactions to Ronald Reagan selecting Richard Schweiker as his running mate. John Sears, Reagan campaign manager, says the move broadens appeal to uncommitted and labor groups and could win on the first ballot, while others fear it may prove a misstep. Sears argues Ford’s vulnerability and Carter’s weak positions make Reagan competitive nationwide, with no regional limits anticipated.
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Pennsylvania
Richard Schweiker
John Sears
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Reagan Party
Alameda Plaza
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van Buren
Christian Brothers Academy
Notre Dame University
Georgetown Law School
Washington
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Crown Center
Sunny weekend outlook for Central New York festivalgoers
The weatherman at Hancock Airport forecasts clear skies and warm conditions for Central New Yorkers. Sunny weather is expected for SyracuSaA 76 Festival attendees with tomorrow remaining mild and dry, enabling festival enjoyment with no rain in sight.
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Republicans open 3rd national convention in Kansas City
Kansas City crowd watches as President Ford and Ronald Reagan remain locked in a tight race for the GOP presidential nomination at the party’s third national convention. Both sides express confidence as the gathering gets underway.
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Kansas City, Mo
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Ford
Ronald Reagan
Dynamite found near Kansas City convention site sparks security concerns
Police traced an anonymous tip to three quarters of a case of dynamite in an abandoned house two miles from Kemper Arena where the Republican National Convention opened. No arrests, timing device found, Secret Service monitoring the investigation, as Ford and Reagan vie for delegates amid heightened security and party divisions.
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Joseph D. McNamara
Charles Braden
Police Department
McNamara
Braden
Police Information Office
Secret Service
Kemper Arena
Kansas City Police Department
Ford
Ronald Reagan
White House
Reagan
California
Manny Harmon
Buckley Drops Out of Race for President
New York Senator James Buckley rejected a push to place his name in nomination for president and urged delegates not to vote for him even if they support a conscience ballot. A Draft Buckley for President group formed in Kansas City, while Central New York delegates remained cool to a Buckley vice presidential bid. Congressional supporters in Ford, Reagan camps voiced belief Buckley could unify the party and beat Carter.
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Sears
New York
Fred Sears
Syracuse
Elizabeth O'Donnell
DeWitt
Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Mason-Dixon
Carter
Georgia
McLean, Va
White House
Richard Nixon
Gil Carmichael
Mississippi
Harry Dent
Lewis Freedman
Kansas City, Mo
James Buckley
Buckley
Waters
Carter Keeps Low Profile As GOP Fight Intensifies
Plains Georgia in early May Jimmy Carter maintains a low public profile after securing the Democratic nomination. He avoids commenting on the GOP convention while privately briefing on defense economics and foreign policy. He criticizes Ford vetoes in a Charleston speech and urges coal mine safety. Carter also lets women reporters into his small pool at Sunday school amid newsroom access changes.
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Lawn’s Baptist Church
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Clarence Dodson
Woman Killed In Collision In DeRuyter
A DeRuyter woman, Mary E. Hampton, 21, riding alone, died when her car crossed into the opposite lane and hit a pickup on West Lake Road near Interstate 1. Gary K Mason, 20, of Jamesville, was not injured and charged with driving while intoxicated. Hampton was declared dead at the scene. autopsy scheduled.
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Ramson Road
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John B. Connally
Texas
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Richard Rosenbaum
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