Viking I lands on Mars in NASA’s Made in the USA triumph
Viking I successfully landed on Mars after traveling 400 million miles. Scientists report gases like nitrogen and argon in the atmosphere suggesting past life potential as Ray Bradbury and others watch from Pasadena. The mission, launched Aug 20, 1975, uses earthbound commands to scoop soil for life-detection tests while Viking II prepares to orbit Mars on Aug 7.
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Nixon pardon becomes campaign issue in 1976 race
The Nixon pardon is used by Democrats and Republicans as a political weapon. Ford defends the action as in the national interest, pledging he would do it again. Mondale and Carter press the point, AFL CIO backs Carter Mondale ticket, while Ford stands on the White House lawn defending his decision.
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Connecticut
Utah
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Goldwater
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McGovern
Nixon
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Rhodensis
Panama
Peter Rodino
Barbara Jordan
New York
Mondale
Jimmy
Ike
Reagan campaign hinges on Sears covert delegates at Kansas City
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report the GOP race narrows to finding Sears’s so called Reagan legates in Ford delegations. If they exist the nomination will reach Kansas City August 16. if not Ford could clinch soon with little convention worry.
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John Sears
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Kansas City
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New Jersey
Connecticut
North Dakota
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Northeastern
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Strom Thurmond
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Mr. Ford
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Sussex County
Del
Lee
Bill Lees
Virginia
O Ae
Mississippi
Jackson
Miss
GOP
Mondale praised as ally by Mississippi civil rights leaders
Civil rights figures in Mississippi hailed Mondale as a friend who has supported minority causes for years. Dr. Aaron Henry noted Mondale’s aid on issues like child care, health insurance, and school desegregation, and praised his stance on busing and fourteenth amendment protections. The article also traces Mondale's role in Mississippi at key civil rights events and the Democratic convention dynamics of 1964.
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Walter Mondale
Mississippi
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Henry
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John Stennis
Mondale
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Jackson
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Ohio
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Atlantic City
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Freedom Democrats
Lyndon B. Johnson
White House
Hubert Humphrey
Republicans face choice as Ford and Reagan vie for 1976 support
James J Kilpatrick argues the GOP contest hinges on Ford and Reagan with gains from Connecticut and Utah shaping delegate counts. He cites Reagan liabilities and Ford’s Watergate baggage, while forecasting a tough Kansas City decision and a continued Democratic challenge led by Carter and Mondale. A second segment notes church outreach in Winchester with Pastor Lyle Albrecht inviting over 11,000 residents.
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Quarles School
Doris Brow
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Martin Luther King
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Ed King
Democratic Party
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Dr Henry
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Lewis H. Ebert
B. O'Connell
Eugene P. Miller
Iter
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