Ford aides weigh sharp campaign to rattle Carter
Kansas City dispatch reports Ford advisers consider a provocation strategy against Jimmy Carter with ex Governor Connally possibly in charge. Ford aims for a positive line if he approves, while aides hint at using sharper attacks to expose perceived contradictions in Carters positions. Carter warns of vicious personal attacks as the race heats up.
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Kansas City
Ford
Jimmy Carter
John Connally
Texas
Connally
Carter
Nelson Rockefeller
Robert Dole
Kansas
Georgia
Dole
Cuba
Manchester
N.H
Ford settles on Dole as VP amid campaign turmoil
Minute by minute at Crown Center Hotel Ford aides wrestled with timetable failures before naming Sen. Robert Dole as running mate. The night of Aug 18 19 revealed internal stress and questions about Ford’s leadership as Sen. Howard Baker had been the earlier favored choice.
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Kansas City
Ford
Robert Dole
Crown Center
Dole
William Timmons
Ford High Command
Sen
Howard Baker
Tennessee
Ford reels from convention slights threaten Southern split
In the lead up to the convention the Ford camp wrestles with vice president options and Reaganites in revolt. Dent urges opening the convention to pressure Reagan, while Rockefeller and Rosenbaum oppose it. The South faces renewed hostility as delegates defy promises and Kissinger looms as a possible scapegoat.
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Reagan
Florida
Ford
Harry Dent
Dent
Rockefeller
New York
Washington
John Cade
Treen
Panama Canal
Congress
White House
Virginia
South Carolina
Georgia
North Carolina
Kansas City
Rhodes
South
Henry Kissinger
Bob Dole
Thomas Dewey
Hubert Humphrey
Gerald Ford
Time Saver for Council Learn to Leave Some Announcements Unsung
City Council experiments with two compact meetings but lengthy sessions persist. Read aloud items include copies of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and cost figures, items that steal time from debate and policy making.
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City Council
Council
Michael Foreman
Handley Library
Handley School
Alexander Potter
Virginia Faces Call to Align Death Penalty With Court Ruling
Virginia and at least 18 states reevaluate capital punishment after the Supreme Court on July 2 upheld the death penalty with guided juror discretion while striking mandatory life terms. Attorney General Andrew Miller says Virginia’s statute may need revision to meet the ruling and to avoid unconstitutionality.
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Virginia
U.S. Supreme Court
Andrew Miller
Supreme Court
High Court
Miller
General Assembly
Assembly
Front lines stay tense as UN reports brutal Korea attack
The piece notes a brutal UN reported murder of two U S Army officers in the Korean DMZ during ongoing tensions since the 1950s conflict. It recalls the Korean War era and ongoing risk, stressing that front lines in Korea remain an ongoing peace threat.
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South Korea
Asia
United Nations Command
Korean Peninsula
North Korea
China
U.N
Korea
Frederick County Residents Demand See-Saw Marathon Credit
A letter to the editor from Connie Bauserman, president of Round Hill 4-H, asserts Frederick County contributed equally to the Clarke Compass see-saw marathon, noting rain and night hours and urging balanced credit alongside Clarke County 4-H participants.
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Frederick
the Star
Winchester Evening Star
Clarke Compass
Frederick County
4-H
Clarke County
Connie Bauserman
Round Hill
Mt. Falls
Winchester
Where to Register in Area for Novembers Vote
The Star lists local voter registrars for the upcoming election. Chester registrar Martha Grim at Rouss City Hall hours Tuesday to Thursday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Frederick County registrar Mary Gay Conner at 9 Court Square Winchester hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Clarke County registrar Barbara Jones at Clarke County Courthouse Berryville hours Monday and Tuesday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Warren County registrar Nita Rettinger at Warren County Courthouse Front Royal hours Monday Wednesday and Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Calls answered at listed numbers.
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Senate
House of Representatives
The
Star
Chester
Martha Grim
Rouss City Hall
Cameron St
Frederick County
Mary Gay Conner
Court Square
Winchester
Clarke County
Barbara Jones
N. Church St
Berryville
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