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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1976
Page
7
AP Special Correspondent Walter R. Mears portrays a tense election eve marked by indecision and muted enthusiasm. Ford and Carter offer few clear themes, leaving undecided voters to weigh competence and record amid a close, low-issue campaign.
A political analysis notes public focus on Ford versus Carter hinges on voters judgments of competence and character. Carter emphasizes broad goals over specifics, issuing position papers and answering questions while avoiding precise tax, job, and government reforms.
In Plains Georgia Jimmy Carter appeals for church action to admit Black worshippers after the Plains Baptist Church canceled services rather to protest. Rev Clennon King a Black minister denied political motives while Rev Bruce Edwards blamed Republican politics and saboteurs.
The state will drill five oil and gas wells at the former Junction City Treatment Center in Perry County once old oil rights are cleared. Dr. Moritz said two more wells at Massillon State Hospital are producing, with Cambridge State Hospital well casing complete and a Gallipolis lease signed. Royalty revenues fund the department’s rotary fund. Bridges on County Road 17 and 17A are repaired and open to traffic. In Plains, Georgia, church deacons voted to push firing Rev Edwards amid a 1965 resolution barring Negroes and civil rights activists, amid King involvement and national reaction.
Election coverage details battlegrounds across New York California Ohio Texas Pennsylvania and Illinois with 41 45 25 26 27 and 26 electoral votes respectively. Voters will choose 33 senators 435 House members 14 governors and many local officials. The race features Carter Ford and independent Eugene McCarthy with tax and abortion issues shaping voter sentiment in urban Catholic areas and debates over foreign policy impact.
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