Democrats promise more jobs at New York convention
The Democratic show at Madison Square Garden featured speeches denouncing Republicans as modern Tories and outlining a platform to cut unemployment, launch federal health and income programs, reform government, and reduce defense spending by 5 to 7 billion dollars. Governor Wendell Anderson spoke before the platform adoption as delegates drifted away after a long session.
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Madison Square Garden
Wendell Ander
Georgia
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Walter F. Mondale
Minnesota
Reubin Askew
Florida
George McGovern
South Dakota
Hubert H. Humphrey
Frank Church
Idaho
Carter J. McGovern
America
Carter Plans for Big Campaign Race and Funds
Jimmy Carter signs two United Airlines leases for Boeing 727s to cover his fall campaign at $1.6 million per plane, with one assigned to Carter and the other to his running mate Bardy Tirana. Leases run September through November, while fund-raising winds down as the campaign relies on federal matching funds and treasury support under the Campaign Reform Act.
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Jimmy Carter
United Airlines
Carter
Washington
Bardy Tirana
Robert Lipshutz
Atlanta
Tirana
George McGovern
Robert Kennedy
Kennedy
McGovern
United
Shooting spree shocks California college community
In Fullerton California State University is shaken after a library mass shooting that left seven dead and two wounded. Edward Allaway, 37, was charged as police seek motive while Bonnie Allaway, 23, filed for divorce after two weeks of separation. Students describe a state of shock and disrupted exams.
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Fullerton
Calif
C.H. Jones
California State
Edward Charles Allaway
Tees
Cal State
Bonnie Allaway
Allaway
Three Youth Suicides in Oil City Linked by Circles
In Oil City Pennsylvania three young men who knew each other committed suicide within 16 days last May. Psychiatrist Dr Alan Beck notes such crises are unusually rare in a town of 17 500. Grieff, 24, of Polk State School and Hospital, shot himself after a brief hospital stay and disturbing actions. Moran, age not stated, had earlier attempted self harm in 1973 and was under psychiatric care until 1974. Lamberton, 21, connected to death by own action, was found after hanging himself on May 27.
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Alan Beck
University of Pennsylvania Medical School
Allegheny River
Pennsylvania
Beck
Turing Co
Franklin
Elizabeth McLouth
the Oasis
Morgan
Joseph Paul
Grieff
Polk State School
Moran
Angus Watkins
Youth Alternatives
David Lewis Lamberton
Cubberly High School
Carter weighs Mondale or Muskie for running mate
President Carter weighs his vice presidential options with Mondale and Muskie as front runners. Senators Glenn Church Stevenson and Jackson are less favored as Carter eyes a final decision after staff input.
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New York
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Walter Mondale
Minnesota
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Sen
John Glenn
Ohio
Carter
Madison Square Garden
Glenn
Charles Kirbo
Sens
Frank Church
Idaho
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Henry Jackson
Washington
Mondale
Muskie
Veep Page
Democrats recall old days at convention with Wallace
Democrats at a New York convention recall past assassinations including Wallace King and Kennedy. Wallace spoke from a wheelchair as Coretta Scott King whispered with him after the address, reflecting on national political careers cut short by bullets.
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New York
George Corley Wallace
Martin Luther King Jr
John F. Kennedy
Wallace
King
Coretta
Classroom becomes Fascist showplace
Palo Alto report describes hundreds of students joining a Fascist group called the Third Wave and surrendering their freedom in a troubling civic phenomenon. The piece recalls a feared, orchestrated youth indoctrination scenario and hints at plans by a leader named Thad.
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Palo Alto
Calif
Jones
Thad
Pat Nixon improves in physical therapy after stroke
Pat Nixon, 64, wife of former President Richard Nixon, began physical therapy at Memorial Hospital Medical Center in Long Beach California. Doctors report speech has improved and full recovery may take three to four months with partial paralysis diminishing.
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Long Beach
Calif
Pat Nixon
Richard M. Nixon
Memorial Hospital Medical Center
Patricia Nixon
John Lungren
U S denies military help to Kenya amid border tensions
A U S Navy P 3 plane briefly in Nairobi sparked reports of reconnaissance along the Kenya Uganda border. Washington denied flight along the border saying the visit was for crew rest after over water flight. Diplomats say the aircraft may be surveying troop buildups amid deteriorating Kenya Uganda relations.
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Kenya-Uganda
Indian Ocean
Diego Garcia
Kenya
Uganda
Israel
Entebbe
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