Ford nears 1000 delegates as Minnesota GOP votes
Ford clears the 1,000 delegate mark by winning 17 of 18 at large Minnesota delegates while Reagan takes the remaining slot. Carter leads the Democratic tally with 1,526 delegates as Brown signals support if Carter earns the nomination. Carter and Ford discuss national security briefing plans post nomination.
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Ford
Minnesota
California
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Carter
Brown
St. Paul
Ronald Reagan
Independent Republican Party
Reagan
Associated Press
GOP
Idaho
Montana
Helena
Moscow
NBC
Fred Epstein
Colorado
Sen
Frank Church
Plains
Central Intelligence Agency
George Bush
CIA
B1 Bomber Fight Is Far from Over
A Senate House conference committee authorized production of the B1 supersonic bomber but the fight continues. The $32.5 billion weapons bill and a $105 billion defense appropriation loom as factions push to renew opposition and demand review of prototype flight data before final votes.
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Washington
Senate House Conference
House
Senate
Ford Warns Cuba of Interference Ahead of Economic Summit
President Ford sails to Puerto Rico for a seven nation economic summit with Britain France West Germany Japan Italy and Canada. He warns Cuba against interference in Puerto Rico U S relations while stressing the islands right to freely determine its ties and noting heightened security at Dorado Beach. Ford meets Governor Hernandez Colon and San Juan Mayor Carlos Romero Barcelo amid pro independence sentiment and political debate.
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Ford
Puerto Rico
Cuba
Great Britain
France
West Germany
Japan
Italy
Canada
Rambouillet
Paris
Dorado Beach
San Juan
United States
Rico
Hernandez Colon
Popular Democrat Party
Carlos Romero Barcelo
New Progressive Party
Possible Compromise In Italy Post-Election Crisis
Vague outlines of a possible compromise emerge as Socialist party may back a Communist for president of a chamber. Socialists relinquish Senate presidency bid and seek influence through key posts and economic goals. Berlinguer has dropped demand for governing participation to this stage.
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STEN _Y Times
Rome
Italy
Socialist Party
Socialist
Antonio Giolitti
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Giolitti
Enrico Berlinguer
Christian Democrats
Haseen
FMC to Sell Front Royal Fiber Division to Avtex Fibers
FMC Corporation agrees to sell its Fiber Division including the Front Royal plant to Avtex Fibers Inc. John N. Gregg will lead the new company as chairman and president. The sale, effective Aug 2, covers five locations and affects about 1900 Front Royal workers, with union leaders optimistic about ongoing cooperation and plant productivity.
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Front Royal
FMC Corporation
Avtex Fibers Inc
Robert H. Malott
FMC
John N. Gregg
Fiber
Malott
Avtex
Radford
Lewistown
Meadville
Nitro
Albert G. Ruff Jr
Charles Leachman
Textile Workers Union of America
Leachman
Jet
Marcus Hook
Leadman
Heaviest Fighting Rages Around Beirut Refugee Camps
Nicosia AP reports the heaviest fighting of Lebanon’s civil war rages around two refugee camps east of Beirut with shells at high rates. Casualties mount as both sides trade artillery and air traffic at Beirut airport dwindles amid Syrian withdrawal tensions.
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Beirut
Nicosia
Cyprus
Lebanon
Khaldeh
Sidon
Safar
Beqaa
Riyyak
Ballbeck
Crash victim dies at Winchester after Rockland crossing collision
Paul Banjoman, 19, of Warren County, died yesterday morning at Winchester Memorial Hospital from injuries after his car was struck by a Norfolk and Western freight train on Route 661 in Rockland at about 7 a.m. He is the second person in two years to die in a car train accident at this crossing.
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Front Royal
Paul Banjoman
Warren County
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Norfolk and Western
Rockland
Banjoman
Bicentennial Commission Schedules Variety of Events
The Clarke-Frederick-Winchester Bicentennial Commission has scheduled a variety of events to celebrate the bicentennial. A listing of events appears on Page 3 with religious observances and speakers featured on Page 15.
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Clarke-Frederick-Winchester
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John C. Culver
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