This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1976
Page
1
President Ford flew to Hartford to appeal for a clean sweep of Connecticut's 35 GOP delegates. He urged party unity and said Republicans must focus attacks on the Democrats rather than fellow Republicans as he aimed to defeat Ronald Reagan for the convention picks.
Ronald Reagan argues Ford's Nixon pardon could damage Republican prospects if Ford is the nominee. He contacts Utah delegates at the state convention and cites Democratic convention attacks on Watergate as campaign strategy. Reagan notes delegate counts and predicts a close first ballot, while Ford touts party unity and a path to November victories.
Montreal hosts the opening of the XX Olympiad as 7,000 athletes from 112 nations begin competition amid boycotts from Taiwan and Nigeria and controversy over New Zealand’s South Africa tour. United States Russia and East West Germany expected to dominate televised coverage. The games run through August 1 with costs reaching 1.4 billion Canadian dollars.
Twenty six children and their school bus driver returned home from Alameda County after escaping from an underground cavern where three armed men had imprisoned them for 24 hours. The group was found near Livermore and brought back to Chowchilla amid support from about 300 residents. Authorities pursued the three suspects in two Dodge vans as they sought motive and possible further actions.
Winchester police report two separate disturbances on Highland Ave last night. Four people were arrested, including Garland Campbell Sr charged with throwing a missile into an occupied dwelling. two juveniles among the arrestees. All were jailed with bond to be set.
The American Embassy cut staff and urged U S citizens in Beirut to evacuate as Christian forces gain momentum in Lebanon. About 1 000 Americans remain, many with dual citizenship, with evacuation planned for Tuesday and significant danger around the embassy area.
The opening day excludes teams from Taiwan and Nigeria while Queen Elizabeth II attends the ceremony. The flame is rekindled at the Olympic Stadium as part of the official start. In local news, Rev. Frederick Ritter Jr. will preach in his hometown.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.