Carter Falls Behind Ford In Harris Poll Close Race
Harris-ABC News poll of 2,491 voters shows Carter slipping from July lead to a 45-44 edge over Ford, with Ford at 41-39. Carter leads the South 55-39 but trails in the Midwest 48-40 and West 50-41, while Ford gains in the East. In top states, Ford leads 44-43 in the 10 largest states, and 45-41 among the six biggest. Voter enthusiasm for Carter diminishes, while Ford's gains come from suburban and educated voters.
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Louis Braddock Baer timeline in early matches
Reader Q&A covers Joe Louis defeating Jim Braddock on June 22, 1937 in Chicago and Braddock’s June 13, 1935 win over Max Baer in Long Island City. Additional inquiries list organ teachers Pat May and Liz Miller, and a safety complaint process with the N C Department of Labor.
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Presidential Candidates Confident Ahead of Election Day
Associated Press report on Ford and Carter campaigning in key states days before the election. Ford projects victory in Texas crowds, while Carter cites encouraging projections. Polls show a tight race with Carter leading 45 to 44 percent in a Harris poll, others undecided or favoring McCarthy.
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Register Combines Towns in Surprising Move
New York AP reports the Social Register will drop separate city volumes in 13 cities and publish one national edition next month. Town & Country notes the change shocks New Yorkers who see themselves as distinct. A woman tied to the Register says they want to try something new but declined to identify herself.
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President's race narrowed to 14 candidates on ballots
Americans voting Tuesday face 14 candidates for president though no voter will see all on one ballot. New Jersey and Washington show the widest slate with a dozen each, while five states list only two: Ford and Carter in Arkansas Georgia Maryland West Virginia and Wyoming.
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Houdini Might Return, Yet Remains in the Grave
DETROIT AP Houdini who died in Grace Hospital in 1926 after a ruptured appendix remains in his grave. Amateur magician Robert Lund bought Houdini's tricks as he plans an American Museum of Magic. Seances will be held Halloween night by magicians in various places, though none in Detroit.
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Memory Of Flood Haunts Colorado Children
In Loveland eleven year old Rory Adams mourns his missing father while classmates recall loss from the Big Thompson flood that killed 139 people and devastated homes. Principal Dr. Dave Mathias notes lingering trauma as children remember dead classmates and fear clouds. Theresa Graham and Ricky Mares are named among the drowned, shaping a community scarred by the July 31 disaster.
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