Debate coaches give Carter slight edge over Ford in final debate
Five AP panel coaches rated Carter ahead 23 22 on a six category scorecard with Carter praised for analysis reasoning and presentation and Ford criticized for being on the defensive. They cited questions shaping the tone and noted Carter prevailed on the economic issue and Ford veto of a strip mining bill.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
Ford
Associated Press
Carter
William Southworth
University of Redlands
Calif
Southworth
Unger
Barbara O'Connor
California State University
Sacramento
Joseph) Kraft
University
Atlanta
Wade
Donn Parson
University of Kansas
Debates Shifting Voter Opinions In 1976 Survey
A Cedar Rapids survey shows Ford leading Carter 37.5 to 30.2 after the final debate with 27 percent calling it even. Prior to the debate Ford led 42.7 to 35.0. Carter gains in leadership ability shift to 40.6 while Ford moves to 49.0. Domestic leads Carter, foreign policy leads Ford. undecided voters move toward Carter.
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Ford
Carter
Cedar Rapidians
Sweeney
Coe
HACAP Announces Elections for Linn County Advisory Board
HACAP will hold elections Tuesday and Wednesday for a three year term. Voters must meet income guidelines set by the Community Services Administration to qualify. Precincts 2 5 and 8 select from listed candidates including Doris Hall Linda Stender Beth Stephenson Norma Jean Bergen Anna Franck Lorraine Finch and Benita Price. Polling sites include HACAP urban office Central Park Presbyterian church and the educational service center annex among others.
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Hawkeye Area Community Action Program
HACAP
Hacap Linn County Advisory Board
Doris Hall
Linda Stender
Beth Stephenson
Chain Lakes
Toddville
Center Point
Cedar Rapids
Cedar River
Norma Jean Bergen
Anna Franck
Lorraine Finch
Benita Price
Educational Service Center
Second Avenue
Community Services Administration
Four arrested on varied charges in weekend police sweep
Police arrested Susan Lee Greenlee 18 of 822 Nineteenth Street SE for false pretenses linked to buying two televisions at Smulekoff's. Steve Huggins 18 of 520 Forty-first Street NE faced possession of a controlled substance after amphetamines were found in his vehicle. John D. Jugenheimer 19 of 920 Eighth Street SW stopped near Holly Avenue and Kesler Road NW for suspected marijuana. Jack Patterson 53 of 231 Eleventh Street NW charged with petty larceny for taking a girl’s billfold from St Patrick’s School.
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Susan Lee Greenlee
Ninteenth Street
Smulekoff
Steve Huggins
Forty-first Street
John D. Jugenheimer
Eighth Street
Jugenheimer
Holly Avenue
Kesler Road
Jack Patterson
Eleventh Street
St. Patrick's School
Riley Proposes Higher Dependent Deduction for Taxpayers
Washington high school students heard Second district candidate Tom Riley label the average taxpayer the forgotten man. He urged raising the dependent deduction from 750 to 1000 to ease the burden on middle income families facing inflation and higher tax brackets.
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Tom Riley
Washington
Riley
B N A i B r i t h Art Auction Today
The tenth annual B n ai B r ith art exhibition and auction is set for 2 p m at Temple Judah 3221 Lindsay lane SE. The public may attend with no admission charge as over 100 items are shown for sale with free catalogs. Auction items and the auctioneer are supplied by the National Art Auction Gallery Inc of New York.
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Temple Judah
Lindsay Lane SE
National Art Auction Gallery, Inc
New York
Toastmasters Speech Contest At Longbranch Supper Club
Six area clubs in district 19 will hold the annual humorous speech contest at the Longbranch supper club. A speech evaluation contest runs at 4 p.m. followed by dinner at 7 p.m. The humorous contest opens to the public.
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Longbranch
Lipsky pushes plan for mandatory school bus driver training
Iowa state Rep. Joan Lipsky announced a measure to require safety training for all certified school bus drivers. She cited 41 accidents since July with four deaths and 63 injuries, and noted last year 375 bus accidents, all driver error cases with no mechanical faults.
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Iowa
Joan Lipsky
Rcedar Rapids
Hughes urges alternatives to arrests in enforcement work
Republican candidate Gary Hughes tells Pi Kappa Alpha members in Johnson county that officers should seek alternatives to arrests or citations, including warning memos, releasing juveniles to parents, and using community resources like youth shelters and detox centers. On this date in 1939, nylon hosiery first went on sale.
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Gary Hughes
Johnson County
Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity
Hughes
Workman Endorses Community Courses for County
Orlie Workman, Democratic candidate for Linn sheriff, advocates bringing training programs to communities. He proposes bicycle safety for children, river safety, first aid, and self defense taught in town halls with participation from farm groups, aiming to strengthen community relations and reach more residents.
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Linn
Four Injured in Night Highway Collision
Four persons were injured in a traffic mishap on highway 151 near Thirty-fourth street NE at 11 11 p.m. Friday. Lori Leytem 14 Marion was listed in good condition at St Luke's hospital, a passenger in Janet Voogh's car, which collided with Russell Beck's vehicle. Voogh 17 was charged with improperly emerging from a private drive.
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Highway 151
Thirty-fourth Street
St. Luke’s Hospital
Lori Leytem
Sixteenth Avenue
Marion
Janet L. Voogh
Hillview Drive
Russell N. Beck
Voogh
Beck
Judith Klein
Tower Terrace
Award Given At Health Center Earns E Award
The Amer icana Healthcare center at 1940 First avenue NE received one of seven E awards for excellent care at the Health Facilities Association of Iowa convention in Des Moines. Also listed are a free Litton Microwave cooking class and a series of area notices and ads for October events in Nashville and Iowa City.
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Americana Healthcare
First Avenue NE
Health Facilities Association of Iowa
Des Moines
Ray VP Bid Costs Supporters $15,000
Des Moines AP report shows Gov. Robert Ray supporters spent about $18,000 on the vice presidential bid, with funds raised totaling $16,655 before the convention and $4,202 on hand. Major donations came from Rocky Pomerantz and Don Knudson. The Ray committee dissolved with $1,876 to The Committee for Gov. Ray.
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Des Moines
Robert Ray
Rocky Pomerantz
Ray
Western Union
GOP
Pomerantz
Eagle Grove
Don Knudson
Cedar Rapids Police Honored At Fourth Annual Appreciation Banquet
Mayor Donald Canney praised Cedar Rapids officers at the fourth annual Police Officers Appreciation banquet for their tough public service. More than 200 officers and spouses attended at the Sheraton hotel as the West Side Sertoma club highlighted year round community support.
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Donald Canney
West Side
Sertoma Club
Canney
Cedar Rapids
Sheraton Hotel
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