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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1976
Page
1
The Biddeford Saco Journal presents a special election edition previewing candidates for major offices and the statewide bottle bill ballot question. Readers are directed to inside pages for full candidate cuts and ballot analysis.
United Press International reports a dead heat as voters head to the polls. Ford and Carter both campaigned actively with last minute television appeals. Harris and Gallup showed near ties, while UPI’s survey flagged 210 electoral votes in 16 states as too close to call.
Voters can register at their polling place tomorrow November 2 during polling hours. Movements between polling places require re registration at the new address. Carter campaigns across Texas and New York, stressing leadership failures and national drift, while Ford counters with tax relief and foreign policy notes amid heavy campaigning in Buffalo, Rochester, and Long Island areas.
President candidate Jimmy Carter spoke to about 500 Democratic workers at a Sacramento breakfast on the eve of the election. He said polls show a close race and predicted victory tomorrow, contrasting President Ford as "not a leader" and stressing leadership as the central issue. Carter opened his final campaign day in California before ending in Michigan.
Ford closes an 11 day barnstorming tour with stops in Ohio and Michigan. He exits a limousine at Akron Canton Airport before 6000 supporters and proclaims restoring dignity to the White House and turning the economy toward recovery. He asserts inflation cut and peace restored while campaigning to beat Carter in polls.
The Journal announces it has contracted United Press International to provide wire reports. The move aims to offer broader coverage while continuing to emphasize local community news and activities for readers.
Local leaders expect strong turnout as residents respond to the state bottle bill and a high profile presidential race. In Biddeford turnout is forecast at 5 000 to 7 000 voters with 648 absentee ballots filed so far and a 943 ballot count in the last president election serve as benchmarks. Saco GOP chair Fred Clark Sr. also predicts a solid vote, reflecting broad interest in reform and national politics.
Coast Guard locates New Jersey mariner Robert Gainer after 17 days at sea in the Bermuda Triangle. Rescue planes and a cutter coordinate with a merchant ship to reach the 23-year-old near 500 miles east of Puerto Rico as page 12 promises more details.
The four amendments would improve the state's bond rating, extend the governor's review window for legislation, permit expired-term judges to remain pending successor hearings, and adjust bond limits by lowering school construction bonds while raising Maine Veterans' Mortgage Loan limits.
Inside page 30 and the supplement, readers find cartoons classifieds and a crossword puzzle. Dear Abby offers advice and editorials weigh in on Election 76 with a light mood horoscope and a chuckle about bachelors investing in matrimony.
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