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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1978
Page
4
Black leaders reaffirmed support for the Equal Rights Amendment at a weekend NAACP summit and backed large voter registration drives in 16 states. Republican National Chairman Bill Brock spoke, saying Republicans have backed measures benefiting blacks more than Carter and Democrats.
Texas Attorney General John Hill, presenting a populist reform platform, upset two-term Gov Dolph Briscoe in the Democratic primary. Hill led Briscoe without a runoff and will meet Republican William P. Clements, an oil millionaire and former defense official, in the general election. Polls during the Briscoe race showed Hill ahead by about two to one.
In Rockport Texas a deceased candidate won the Democratic primary for justice of the peace. Lawrence Miller who died weeks earlier received 437 votes to 153 for opponent Joe Zambrano. With no Republican foe in November Miller would have won outright if alive.
Marshall Michigan Reverend Kirk Starkweather staged a show and tell sermon listing items from a beanbag chair to a sailboat to dramatize the excuses some parishioners give for missing services. He cited examples from sleeping bags to TV dinners and hearing aids, noting such excuses reflect wrong priorities and hinder attendance. About 35 of 50 church members attended, slightly better than usual.
In Alexandria, former Representative Otto Passman faces government offers of reduced charges for a guilty plea, but his defense team led by Camille Gravel says he denies any law violation. Gravel notes offers may exist but insists Passman does not admit wrongdoing.
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