Ohio Focused Campaigns Rally as Super Bowl Primary Nears
Democratic candidates Morris Udall and Frank Church campaigned in Ohio ahead of the Tuesday primary where 540 Democratic and 331 Republican delegates are at stake. Carter leads with 960 committed delegates, needing 1,505, while Ford courts Ohio to blunt Reagan in California and maximize votes in New Jersey.
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Jimmy
Carter
Ford
Ronald Reagan
California
Morris Udall
Frank
Church
New Jersey
Reagan
Columbus
Washington
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Kansas City
Regan
Toledo
Dayton
Sen
Hubert Humphrey
Minn
Udall
Byrd Signals Support for Catastrophic Illness Health Plan
U.S. Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr told about 60 Northern Virginia physicians he favors some form of catastrophic illness legislation to shield families from huge medical costs. He described Brock and Long plans, opposed Kennedy's federally financed approach, and warned on rising debt and regulation. Byrd praised Winchester Memorial Hospital expansion and received three standing ovations.
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U.S
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Medical Society of Northern Virginia
George Washington Hotel
Star
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Byrd
Washington
Edward Kennedy
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Fire destroys trailer on Messick farm near Winchester
A house trailer burned at about 8 45 this morning on the Alfred Messick farm off Middle Road four miles from Winchester. Two Jamaican orchard workers James Wilson and Roy Brown lived there and lost clothes a stereo and cash. They blamed a faulty electrical box. fire spread from the rear and the power pole caught fire. Volunteers from Stephens City fought the blaze.
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Stephens City
Alfred Messick
Middle Rd
Tom McCabe
Middle Road
Winchester
Messick
James Wilson
Roy Brown
Wilson
Wilson and Brown
GOP Convention Faces High Stakes as Reagan Ford Clash Continues
At the Virginia Republican state convention in Norfolk delegates remain split between Reagan and Ford camps. Eight protocol delegates were agreed, with Shenandoah Valley contenders on both sides. Efforts focus on national committee seats and a tense race for the 7th district chair as activists clash overnight.
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Lulu Williams
Norfolk
Virginia
Gerald Ford
Ronald Reagan
Ford
Mills Godwin
John Dalton
William Scott
George McMath
Reagan
Shenandoah Valley
Nathan Miller
Del
Bonnie Paul
Harrisonburg
William A. Truban
Warren French
Shenandoah
French
Newman
Martin Perper
Senate
Perper
Pat Echols
Newman Peachee
Scope Convention Center
William Truman
Area Churches Plan Busy Day With Memorial Services
Tomorrow features multiple memorial services across area churches. Religion Page provides complete details of church activities and schedules. A controversy may be shaping up over management of local alcoholic treatment programs.
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