Soviet Carrier Straits Controversy Deepens Med Fleet Tensions
The arrival of a 30 000 ton Soviet aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean after passing through the Bosporus raises NATO questions. Turkey’s 1936 Montreux Convention interpretation appears to differ from Western views, altering naval balance amid Lebanon and Arab-Israeli tensions.
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U.S
Mediterranean Sea
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United States
NATO
Mediterranean
Bosporus Straits
Turkey
Montreux
Bosporus
Dardanelles
Istanbul
Kiev
America
Odessa
Black Sea
Russia
Economic Optimism In U S Economy Improves In H2 Outlook
The piece notes modest improvement in the U S economy with inflation still present but not surprising. Retail sales inch higher aided by income gains and borrowing, auto sales remain strong, and inventories plus capital spending rise. Virginia outlooks show brighter times ahead with unemployment down and May performance uneven but year over year gains.
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Virginia
Virginia Employment Commission
Community Thanks and Capital Punishment Debate
The North Mountain Volunteer Fire Company thanks the community and Ladies Auxiliary for a $1800 contribution and praise for volunteers. In a separate note, Leon F. Pope commends editorials supporting capital punishment, arguing concern for crime victims may justify harsh penalties.
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the Star
North Mountain Volunteer Fire Company
Ladies Auxiliary
Glenn C. Hess
North Mountain Fire Co
Box
Mt. Falls
Winchester
Labor Coalition Wields Influence Over Carter at Democratic Convention
An analysis of the Madison Square Garden proceedings shows nine left-leaning labor unions guiding Carter’s Ohio delegates and key reform votes. The Labor Coalition challenged Carter’s machinery, shaping rule changes, and pushing Mondale’s vice presidential nod while shifting the party toward centralized operations and liberal labor alignment.
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New York
Ohio
Madison Square Garden
Robert S. Strauss
Jimmy Carter
Strauss
Richard Celeste
Carter
Celeste
Labor Coalition
Carter-Strauss
Walter Mondale
Virginia
Nomination Is Thwarted at Democratic Convention
James Tolliver Spelvin recounts an exclusive tale of attempting to nominate Miss Lauren Bacall for president at the Democratic Convention in New York. His wife describes the scene of chaos and humor, including the chair on his head, and cites Virginia’s vote tally as 48 for Carter and six for Udall.
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Scrabble
J. Tolliver Spelvin
New York City
Spelvin
Vindicator Whig
United States
Mrs. Spelvin
Madison Square Garden
Miss Bacall
Mr. Spelvin
Mr. Selner
Convention Hall
Virginia
Governor Carter
Morris Udall
Carter
Udall
Bacall
Carter Strategy Fight for Power in the 1976 race
New York analysis argues the Carter strategy centers on uniting old Roosevelt coalition elements across regions to gain power. Mondale is praised for character over ideology, with emphasis on family, welfare, and reform, while concerns about Mondale's hypertension are noted. The piece envisions a broad Carter administration team and outlines potential Senate leadership moves after the convention.
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Carter
South
Roosevelt
White House
Sen. Mondale
Minnesota
Mondale
House
Senate
United States
Fritz Mondale
Washington
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Ford
Americans For Democratic Action
Students For Democratic Action
Ed Muskie
Maine
Americana Hotel
Broadway
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Pestege Peidet
Winchester Ve
Wire
By Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Georgia
Afl-Cio
Committee On Political Education
COPE
United Auto Workers
National Education Assn
Machinists and Communications Workers
Cope Carter
Organized Labor
Leonard Woodcock
UAW
California
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Democratic Party
Congress
Evans — Novak
James J Kilpatrick
Billy Goat
J.T
Robert Byrd
West Virginia
Tip O'Neill
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