Mondale Emerges as Carter's Choice for Running Mate
Biographical sketch traces Walter Mondale from Minnesota attorney general to U.S. Senate appointment in 1964 and rising within the Minnesota DFL. Highlights include his steady political rise, key appointments, 1962 Rolvaag selection, and early legal actions, noting his eventual backing for a presidential ticket.
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United Press International
Fritz” Mondale
Jimmy Carter
Walter Mondale
U.S. Senate
Hubert Humphrey
Lyndon Johnson
Minnesota
Mondale
Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party
Miles Lord
Orville Freeman
DFL
Rolvaag Mondale
Labor
Karl Rolvaag
Rolvaag
Senate
Elizabeth Kenney Institute
Minneapolis
Humphrey
Carter says Mondale was his fourth VP pick before choice
President Carter disclosed Mondale was originally his fourth vice presidential choice. He said he cleared his mind after the California primary and polls led him to select Mondale, noting he later considered other options but did not name them.
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Clay F. Richards
New York
UPI
Jimmy Carter
Sen
Walter Mondale
Carter
Mondale
California
Muskie Reflects on Carter VP Pick Disappointment and Relief
Senator Edmund Muskie of Maine says he expected not to be chosen as Democratic vice presidential nominee after Jimmy Carter names Minnesota Senator Walter Mondale as running mate. Muskie notes both disappointment and a sense of relief, adding he plans to shift focus to the Senate campaign.
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New York
UPI
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Minnesota
Walter Mondale
Carter taps Mondale for Democratic ticket at convention
Jimmy Carter named Senator Walter Mondale of Minnesota as his vice presidential running mate after winning the Democratic nomination. President Ford phoned Carter to offer congratulations as Carter prepared to address the convention and campaign in November against the Republican nominee.
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New York
UPI
Jimmy Carter
Ford
Carter
Walter’ Mondale
Minnesota
Mondale
White House
Washington
U.S
Plains
Carter Brown split sparks on the floor wrangle in New York
At the Democratic National Convention in New York City a rift opened between Onondaga County leader Thomas Lowery Jr and Syracuse City Comptroller Roy Bernardi over support for Carter and Brown. Lowery, claiming a claim to a state judgeship, clashed with Bernardi in a tense exchange as delegates pressed for Carter’s nomination.
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Robert R. Haggart
New York City
Onondaga County
New York
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
California
Edmound Brown
Democratic Party
Thomas Lowery, Jr
Syracuse
Roy Bernardi
Brown
Bernardi
Lowery
Carter
State Court of Claims
Claims Court
Carey
Carter sidelines New York leaders at breakfast in Hilton
County Legislator Mi gel Bragman voted for Brown. New York delegation meals at the New York Hilton sparked fresh talk Carter is giving the state party the cold shoulder. Carey avoided campaigning here to focus on state business while Carter mingled with other delegates.
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Carey
New York Hilton
Carter
New York State
National Party
Robert Strauss
Fayetteville
N.C
Robert Stapleton
New York City
Abe Beame
Beame
Americana Hotel
Idaho
Montana
North Dakota
Utah
Wyoming
Gov. Carter
Flaws in ConRail plans threaten northeast rail freight service
New York faces shortfalls as ConRail takeover clouds federal support. The state DOT report warns that only about 14.8 percent of the federal funds will reach New York for branch lines like Lake Placid and Ogdensburg, risking rehabilitation and service. Congress delays and reallocation could drop New York’s aid to about 7.4 million, jeopardizing planned upgrades and operations.
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Consolidated Rail Corp
ConRail
Northeast
New York
New York State
Ing
Raymond T. Schuler
Schuler
Rhode Island
West Virginia
Maine
Delaware
Wisconsin
Congress
Lake Placid
Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority
Dreams live in nations
Philip W. Smith recalls Jimmy Carter’s 1974 Washington Press Club speech as the unlikely start of a campaign that transformed a perceived lightweight governor into a presidential nominee. The piece links his December 1974 address to the 1976 Madison Square Garden nomination run, highlighting a pledge for decency equality and freedom and the critique of mediocrity and special interests.
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Philip W. Smith
Washington
New York
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
National Press Club
Carter
Madison Square Garden
Soviets halt arms to Syria
Beir ut Lebanon AP reports the Soviet Union suspended shipments of arms and spare parts to Syria to pressure President Hafez Assad to halt military actions against Palestinians and leftist Lebanese allies. As Safir claims leftists were receiving Soviet arms by sea despite a Syrian blockade. other papers mention Syrian artillery shelling a ship thought to be unloading Soviet arms in Tripoli with no confirmation.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Syria
Hafez Assad
As Safir
Safir Aia
Tripoli
Bali Quake Kills 22, Injures 2350, Mostly Children
A Bali earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale struck northern Bali and Seririt yesterday, destroying 90 percent of homes in Buleleng and wrecking Seririt. Gov Sukarmen said 22 died and 2,350 injured, with hospitals overwhelmed. no foreign tourist deaths reported.
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Bali
Indonesia
Sukarmen
Buleleng
Seririt
Central New York Weather Forecast Brief
The Hancock Field weatherman notes a brief period of sunshine ending with partly cloudy skies. A 30 percent chance of showers or thunderstorms today through tomorrow accompanies highs of 80 to 85 degrees.
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Hancock Field
Tomorow
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