Mondale picks Ferraro as running mate signaling a bold bet
The Democratic ticket names Walter Mondale’s choice of Geraldine Ferraro, a Queens congresswoman, as vice presidential candidate provoking debate within the party. Mondale aims to energize voters with a historic female running mate while facing overlapping pressures from feminists and Reagan supporters. Ferraro travels from New York to San Francisco for a noon news conference as the Democratic National Convention unfolds.
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Jon Mondale
Ohio
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Mondale
Gary Hart
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Hart
Democratic Platform Committee
National Organization For Women
Reagan
Duanne Feinstein
Kroger Negotiations Prolong Store Closures in Ohio Area
Kroger faces a Friday bargaining session with Retail Store Employees Union Local 880 that could determine if 28 stores in northeastern Ohio remain open, including two in Elyria. The company has earlier announced closing 18 Ohio stores and a Michigan wave affecting 70 supermarkets.
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Kroger
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Solon
Kroger's
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Niagara daredevil fined for barrel ride at falls
Niagara Falls Ontario AP report says motorcycle daredevil Karel Soucek 37 pleaded guilty to unlawfully performing a stunt after plunging over the 176 foot Horseshoe Falls in a barrel. He paid a $500 fine at a brief Ontario Provincial Court hearing before Justice Jack Irwin and commented he expected a much smaller penalty.
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Karel Soucek
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Ortega found guilty in stab slaying to life terms
Lorain County jury convicts Oliver Ortega of aggravated murder in the April stabbing death of David Campbell. Judge sends him to life with parole eligibility after 15 years. Prosecutor calls verdict fair, defense says he remains unwelcome. The incident began on Hilliard Road after a pursuit and ended with Campbell stabbed 31 times.
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Harris
Sheriff's Deputies
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Campbell
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