Silence Falls On Ford Carter Debate In Philadelphia
The Ford Carter presidential debate in Philadelphia faltered as audio failures silenced the speakers for minutes. The 500 balcony guests and reporters waited in uneasy silence before sound returned and both candidates resumed. Audience reactions mixed from smiles to laughter as the broadcast glitches ended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
UPI
Ford
Jimmy Carter
Walnut Theatre
Carter
League of Womens Voters
Newman
W.C. Fields
Ford Carter Debated In Prime Time Clash On Economy And Policy
President Ford and Jimmy Carter clashed in a 90 minute debate from the Walnut Theater. They traded charges of incompetent leadership and promises while focusing on tax reform unemployment and inflation. A technical audio fault interrupted the closing moments and a post debate poll gave Ford the edge. Rosalynn Carter asserted Ford won, while Carter accused Ford of neglecting human needs and Watergate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
UPI
Ford
Jimmy Carter
Walnut Theater
Roper
Carter
Ford Carter presidential debate at a glance
The overview covers Jobs Taxes Pardon Energy Bureaucracy Spending with contrasting stances. Carter aims to cut unemployment via programs and favors targeted tax reform and pardons for draft evaders, while Ford pushes spending restraint, tax cuts, and energy expansion. They spar over unemployment and tax policy ahead of subsequent debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jobs
Carter
Ford
Congress
Democratic Congress
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Georgia
Local chiefs urge communities to recruit rural doctors
Kansas health director says recruitment of physicians for underserved rural areas should be led by local communities not the state. Dr. Lowell Wiese criticizes scholarships and subsidies and argues towns must actively recruit, interview multiple candidates, and offer initial subsidies until practice stabilizes. He cites estimated recruiting costs around 15000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
UPI
Lowell Wiese
Wiese
Sears Roebuck
Intercepted Letter Mentions Technical Difficulties
A fragmentary note references technical difficulties affecting a presidential candidate and comments on discrimination and machines. The passage names Cha and uses quotation marks around the term technical difficulties.
Bloodmobile drive in Chanute draws strong turnout
Judy Johnson, chairwoman, said the Chanute blood drive was a tremendous success with 221 units collected by 10 p.m. after doors opened beyond 2 p.m. The drive added 163 registrants today, nearly doubling the quota, as volunteers kept the building open and donors waited patiently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Johnson
Johnson
Tourism profits highlighted by SEK planning commission
Dan Hall of the Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce and Robert Galvin of the Old Fort Scott Governing Board urged tourism as a profitable driver at the Southeast Kansas Regional Planning Commission meeting. They discussed historic preservation, Old Fort Scott restoration, and economic benefits to the city. The fort, founded in 1842, served as a military base until 1864, with restoration efforts advancing after bills in 1959 and 1965, and later National Parks Service estimates in 1973.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrea Groves
Dan Hall
Fort Scott
Hall
Robert Galvin
Old Fort Scott
Southeast
Kansas
Old
National Parks Service
Fort tourism growth highlighted by Old Fort Scott data
The article notes rising tourism at Old Fort Scott with 10 000 visitors since March and 1 711 in August from 39 nations. It cites economic benefits including real estate prospects and job creation, and mentions Kansas tourism revenue reaching 425 million in 1970 and 600 million in 1975. The piece also previews regional development planning and upcoming planning commission review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
West Germany
France
England
Old Fort Scott
U.S
Kansas
Hall
Woman shot near Humboldt abducted in Chanute heist
Beverly C. Gordon of Chanute was abducted on a country road south of Humboldt and shot in the back after leaving a Chanute bank. A suspect was detained then released, with a gun recovered as investigators run fingerprints. Gordon remains in serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chanute
Beverly C. Gordon
Main
Humboldt
Gordon
Neosho Memorial Hospital
First National Bank
Ray Radford
Neosho County
Radford
Chet Hale
KBI
Topeka
Neosho
Kansas to Allow Sign-Free Trucks Under 8 000 Lbs
Kansas revenue secretary plans to ask the 1977 legislature to drop identification sign requirements for all trucks. The memo directs that trucks weighing 8 000 pounds or less need not display name and address, while 12 000 pound trucks must.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
UPI
Secretary of Revenue
Kansas
Revenue
F. Kent Kalb
Kansas Highway Patrol
Kansas Corporation Commission
Kalb
Division of Vehicles
Steven Wiechman
Director of Vehicles
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rosalynn
Gerald Ford
San Francisco
Cha
Mike Bailey
Planning Commission
Reece All
River Bridge
Glenn Doepke
J. F. Ted Sears
Doepke
W. Main
Curt Schneider
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!