Ford Nominated Names Dole VP
President Ford won the GOP nomination at the convention and planned to name his running mate at a news conference. Reagan declined the post but agreed to campaign with Ford. Ford and Reagan pledged unity after Ford's decisive 1,187 to 1,070 delegate vote.
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Ford
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Howard H. Baker Jr
Tennessee
Treasury
William Simon
William D. Ruckelshaus
California
Commerce
Elliot Richardson
Richard M. Nixon
Troops Alerted in Korea After U S Officers Slain
The Pentagon placed about 41 000 U S troops in South Korea on a precautionary alert after the slaying of two U S Army officers by North Korean forces at Panmunjom. North Korea declared combat readiness in response to U S actions, while U S officials called the killings deliberate and unprovoked.
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U.S
South Korea
Panmunjom
North Korea
Korea
US S
Ford names Dole as Republican VP nominee
President Ford announces Kansas Senator Robert Dole as his pick for vice president with a televised appearance at Crown Center Hotel. Reagan declines VP bid and party delegates push to draft him, while Dole vows to work hard and unite the party ahead of the 1976 ticket ratification.
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Kansas City
Ford
Robert J. Dole
Kansas
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Dole
Crown Center
Bob Dole
Irregularities Found in Frederick County Parks Budget
A Virginia audit reports 2688.65 in irregularities in Frederick County Parks and Recreation for 1974-75. The audit cites unrecorded sums from vending commissions and several cashed checks with no county treasurer records. State Police probed property misuse while Grand Jury noted possible criminal statute violations and referred matters to local commonwealth attorneys.
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Tom McCabe
Frederick County Parks and Recreation Department
Commonwealth of Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts
J. C. Ronalds
Parks and Recreation Department
Recreation Department
Commonwealth of Virginia
Frederick County
Winchester
Commonwealth
Two Dead After Murder on Sulphur Springs Road
Bascom Compton aged 62 and his wife Mary 39 were found dead in an apparent murder suicide on Sulphur Springs Road. Frederick County Sheriff investigators said a teenage son called rescue workers after a gunshot at 7 40 pm. Police say the man shot his wife then killed himself after tear gas was used to enter the home.
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Frederick County
Sulphur Springs
Sulphur Springs Road
Edward Buchanan
Frederick
Buchanan
Long
Clarke County Fair Highlighted in Clarke Compass Feature
The Clarke County fair is the focus of this week’s Clarke Compass Feature. The Frederick County Board of Supervisors prioritized schools as they prepared to apply for funding in a meeting last night.
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Clarke County Fair
Clarke Compass
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
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