Smith Corona to close Gortlandville plant in Mexico move
Smith Corona will shutter its Gortlandville, Central New York facility, laying off about 850 workers as production shifts to Mexico. The move follows a push for globalized manufacturing and tariff-free trade among the United States, Mexico, and Canada requiring approval by Congress and respective governments.
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Delegates cheer as leadership sets agenda at convention
Staff writers report that delegates describe modern conventions as pep rallies and strategy sessions. They say the Astrodome rally energy energizes delegates to support the campaign and craft the party platform, with leaders noting the value of gathering views and refining messaging while recognizing individual inputs are limited.
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Yolanda Barrie-Taylor
Cazenovia
Matthew Picardi
Fayetteville
Astrodome
Ford Backing Bush, Warns Against Inexperienced Governors
Former President Ford urged Republicans to support Bush at the convention while warning against a candidate with little national or international experience. He recalled Carter’s failed economic record with high inflation and interest rates, urging voters to value experience over changing promises.
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Dole Sparks Rivalry Joke At Bush Acceptance Speech
In 1988 primaries Senator Bob Dole delivered a biting joke as he introduced George Bush for his acceptance speech. He recalled his injuries in Italy and asserted the Air Force had it better than the infantry, while Bush had flown Navy aircraft. The quip underscored lingering rancor over wartime roles.
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32 Arrested In Abortion Clinic Blockades At GOP Convention
On the final day of the Republican National Convention in Houston at least 32 demonstrators were arrested during blockades at abortion clinics. The arrests included abortion-rights supporters for the first time, with sixteen defenders taken away by police.
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Bush ties Clinton to Elvis in convention speech
At the Republican National Convention in Houston President Bush attacks rival Bill Clinton for wavering on a balanced budget amendment. He jokes Clinton is “like that on a lot of issues” and invokes Elvis Presley to lampoon his economic plan, calling it “Elvis Economics.” Clinton is noted as a Presley fan.
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Conventions shown, conventions hidden by TV coverage
Report on how political conventions are tightly staged to control what viewers see. Networks cut away from tense moments, roll calls, and HIV discussions, while parties use scripted podiums, audience cues, and timed speeches to shape the image presented to the public.
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Ted Koppel
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Diamond
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Marion Just
Harvard University
Joan Shorenstein Barone
Congress
House
Tom Foley
Bush pledges deficit cut plan amid no-new-taxes pledge snub
Local delegates urged a forward looking speech as Bush unveiled three ideas a tax check-off a spending ceiling tied to deficit reduction and across the board tax cuts linked to spending cuts He vowed to veto bills with excess spending and to freeze unnecessary regulations while promising to win support from new Congress members through public scrutiny.
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