Carter Ford Reagan tussle for delegates heats up in 1976 race
Carter nears 1,241 of 1,305 needed as party unity battles advance. Ford leads Reagan by just over 100 pledged delegates with volatile shifts expected. Brown and Udall contest Carter in California and New York delegates, while Ford names nine regional chairmen to keep his tally steady.
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High court upholds police height and test requirements
East Cleveland police height rule five eight to six six inches faced challenge by Elizabeth A. Smith, a black woman, who failed the Army General Classification Test. The Supreme Court declined to review lower court rulings, preserving the policy that critics say screens out women and blacks.
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Ervin denies evidence of wide sex scandal in Congress
Former North Carolina Senator Sam Ervin told reporters in Indianapolis he never saw evidence of a broad sex scandal during his 20 years in the Senate and he never met Elizabeth Ray. He noted reports of affairs among congressmen were temptations of the flesh and warned of possible investigations if authorities fail to act.
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House votes to raise debt ceiling to 700 billion
Washington US House approves a three stage increase to a 700 billion debt limit through Sept 30 1977 by a 184 to 177 vote with current 627 billion cap expiring June 30 The plan details staged rises to 636 682 and 700 billion and expands long term bond issuance up to 17 billion when interest exceeds 4 percent The bill advances to the Senate and outlines borrowing authority to meet obligations.
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National ID plan rejected as privacy threat rises doubts
Washington AP reports the Federal Advisory Committee on False Identification rejected a national ID or domestic passport as a privacy threat. The DOJ task force favors changes to birth certificates licenses and matching procedures to curb false identities and related crimes. Thornburgh cites a $20 billion annual burden from fraud and tax losses, plus enforcement costs.
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McGough Re-Elected Ohio GOP Chairman
Kent B. McGough of Lima was re-elected chairman of the Ohio Republican Party by the 46-member State Committee. He earns 40 thousand dollars annually and praised Ford while calling for a Reagan challenge, noting a possible running mate such as Nelson Rockefeller or Howard Baker. The rule change allowing nonmembers to hold office broadened leadership options.
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Tennessee
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Largest flag unfurled at Bicentennial event in Detroit
Several hundred people attended as Detroit displayed the world's largest flag across six floors of J.L. Hudson Co. The banner, created in 1949 by eight women over 700 hours, measured 235 feet by 104 feet with 50 stars and 13 stripes. It was retired in 1974 but revived for the Bicentennial and slated to move to the Smithsonian Institution.
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Police uniforms anger San Francisco women officers
In San Francisco 61 policewomen complain uniforms fail to flatter their appearance. They told Sgt Bernardin that hats ruin hairdos, pants lack flare, Eisenhower jackets are unbecoming, and shoes need higher heels. Bernardin says safety overrides fashion and mostly rejects the concerns.
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