New York Delegates Celebrate Ford Victory At Convention
New York delegates, who helped Ford win the first ballot over Reagan, celebrated until dawn at the Continental Hotel after delivering 133 of 154 New York votes. Reagan received 20 votes, with other uncommitted or secondary choices noted. Ford led 1,187 to 1,070 in total across states and territories.
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Kansas City, Mo
New York
Ford
Howald Reagan
Continental
Leonard P. Markett Jr
Fayetteville
Ralph DeBlasio
New York City
Elliot Richardson
District of Columbia
Guam
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Virgin Islands
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Ford taps Dole as running mate
Kansas senator Robert Dole was named running mate for President Ford after a midday call confirming the choice. The pick follows weeks of rumor and ends talk of several other candidates including Ronald Reagan, who again said he was not interested. Ford aims to unite the party after winning the nomination and faces Democrat Jeremy Carter in the fall.
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Kansas City
UPS
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Kansas
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Ford
Dole
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Richard Nixon
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Federal Trade Commission
Robin
Ronald Reagan
Jeremy Carter
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Reagan
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Rn.c
Carter
Helms
Mme
Richard Viguerie
Conservative Digest
Washington, D.C
Chicago
Viguerie
Republican Party
Lester Maddox
Georgia
California
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Carter congratulates Ford as GOP unity rises after convention
In Plains Georgia Jimmy Carter praised President Ford for a good convention and noted strong GOP unity. Ford, 63, accepted the nomination by acclamation after a tense roll call vote with 1,187 to 1,070, while Reaganists created a late, colorful show at Alameda Plaza Hotel.
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West Virginia
White House
Crown Center
Reagan
Alameda Plaza
Kansas City
Carter
Otisco man shot during bank stand-off incident
Police reported an Otisco man, Michael D. Stewart, 23, jailed for forged instrument possession, grabbed a revolver from Officer Robert Stone and was shot in the lower abdomen by Officer Tony Mangel at the First Trust and Deposit Bank on Salina Street. Stewart stabilized at State University Hospital after the drive up window confrontation and a prior forged check attempt at another First Trust office.
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First Trust and Deposit Company
Salina St
Michael D. Stewart
Route 80
Ile
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Stewart
Eastern
State University Hospital
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Sardino
Valley
Richard Burdick
First Trust Bank
Onondaga Hill
South Salina Street
Seneca Turnpike
Robert Stone
Perfect Days Ahead for Central New York Weather
The National Weather Service forecasts several days of nearly perfect summer weather for Central New York. Skies will be clear overnight with a low near 60, followed by sunny days with highs in the mid to high 80s and minimal chances of rain. Winds will be light to moderate, promising excellent weekend conditions. A car dealer quip about small cars adds a light aside.
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