Here's a piece from the 6 pm news on WPVI-TV on Tuesday, April 27, 1976. It was primary election day in Pennsylvania and residents were selecting the GOP candidate for United States Senator. The winner the Republican nomination from John Heinz who was elected to the Senate that November. His main rival was Arlen Specter who would win the GOP nomination for Pennsylvania's other Senate seat in 1980. Heinz' wife at that time was Teresa. Teresa is currently married to US Senator John Kerry. The Action News anchor is Broadcast Pioneers member Larry Kane.

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