Reagan forces seek one ballot GOP showdown at convention
Kansas City dispatch says Ford seeks a one ballot showdown with Reagan at the Republican National Convention. Reagan may push preliminary votes on platform and rules to bolster momentum. Delegates bound by primaries could shift. Ford backs binding delegates by state law. Nofziger signals head counting but opposes the current rule.
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Ronald Reagan
Reagan
White House
Lyn. Nofziger
Nofziger
Beirut battles frightful ferocious says actor Steiger recovering
Oscar winner Red Steiger recovering remarkably well after open heart surgery in Inglewood California this weekend. Beirut fighting continues along Beirut’s Christian Muslim divide with 65 killed and 140 wounded reported by sources. More than 1,000 Moslems fled Tal Zaatar camp as Christians threaten a knockout blow ending the seven week siege. Palestinian guerrillas defend camp amid claims of human shields. Nabaa slum area now under Christian control.
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Inglewood
Calif
Steiger
Beirut, Lebanon
No Man's Land
Beirut
Tal Zaatar
Dekwaneh
Police wound 3 blacks in S. African violence
In Johannesburg area townships violence escalates with Alexandra police firing on demonstrators. Black residents stoned buses, burned schools, built roadblocks, and disrupted work as Soweto students attacked rail lines. Police report the situation fluid and unpredictable amid widespread unrest.
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South Africa
Alexandra
W. H. Motze
Soweto
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Ford’s mild anti abortion speech pleases Catholics
President Ford told the International Eucharistic Congress that he shares the church’s belief in the value of every life. The crowd of about 100,000 at John F. Kennedy Stadium applauded as he avoided a stronger stance on abortion. The Pope via satellite urged unity in solidarity and the Congress emphasized Eucharist as sustenance for spiritual health and world peace.
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Philadelphia
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Ife
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Bolsena
Italy
United States
27 Dead 152 Ill in Legion Mystery Illness Probe
In Harrisburg US scientists move to identify a mystery illness linked to a Philadelphia American Legion convention with 27 deaths and 152 confirmed cases. A detailed questionnaire targets conventioneers hotels ice water and other potential exposure factors while researchers search for a virus or poison.
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Philadelphia
Dennis Boyle
Luzerne County
Harold Davis
Leonard Bachman
Bellevue-Stratford
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