Debates divide Bethany Home residents on Ford Carter
Senior residents at Bethany Lutheran Home watched the Ford Carter debate after the Muhammad Ali Ken Norton fight. Most favored Ford for this debate while some at St Francis Home backed Carter. reactions highlighted Ford's clarity and Carter's mumbling, with opinions split among eight observers.
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Ford Carter Debates End With Narrow Draw
In Williamsburg the final Ford Carter debate ended as a near draw with polls showing 35.5 percent favoring Ford and 33.1 percent backing Carter. Viewers indicated uncertainty at 31.4 percent, while post debate surveys offered conflicting results about who led the exchange. Ford campaigned in Richmond and the Carolinas while Carter planned a rally in Alexandria before New Jersey.
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Parents Called Key In Raising Children
Harvard psychologist Burton White told a La Crosse audience that the family is the school house and that parents are the most important educators from birth. He critiqued playpens and day care, urged safety-proofing homes, and stressed loving, firm limits and early curiosity to foster healthy development.
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Price Hikes Cut 25 Percent For Natural Gas
Washington regulators trim 580 million from a 2 billion natural gas price increase. The Federal Power Commission rescinded 25 percent of the July rate rise, aiming to temper consumer costs to about 1.462 billion annually. Residential bills should rise 4 to 8 percent next year, with regional variances from about 5.20 in Florida to 23.14 in Ohio.
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Town Declares War on Muskrats to Preserve Water
Loami Illinois faces a threatened water shortage as muskrats burrow into the reservoir embankment. Town board president Henry Brown says the plan is to seal burrows with clay and cement, then trap the animals while a state engineer studies using the east bank fill. Residents urged to reduce washing and laundry as the drought dries the creek and reservoir.
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Five Debaters Give Carter Narrow Edge
Washington AP five leading college debate coaches rated Jimmy Carter ahead of Gerald Ford in the final face to face confrontation. The panel rated Carter 23 22 on a six category scorecard and noted Ford was constantly on the defensive due to questions from a reporter panel.
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