Virtual Draw in Ford Carter Final Campaign Debate
An AP survey showed Ford and Carter sharing a virtual draw in their last campaign face-off at William and Mary. Ford planned rallies in Richmond and the Carolinas before California while Carter prepared a rally in Alexandria and trips to New Jersey en route to Plains, Georgia.
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Williamsburg
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Associated Press
Phi Beta Mapes
College of William and Mary
Ford
Richmond
Carolina
California
Nate House
Carter
Alexandria
New Jersey
Plains
Children Get Okay For Vaccinations
Federal officials plan to announce within two weeks whether children and teenagers should join mass inoculation programs for the swine flu. NIH researchers reported the vaccine safe and may require two shots four weeks apart for ages 3 to 20, with results to be reviewed by an advisory committee.
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Washington
National Institutes of Health
NIH
John R. Seal
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
An Analysis of Ford Carter Campaign Rhetoric and Debates
AP Special Correspondent Walter Mears notes that Ford and Carter have failed to shift the campaign’s focus from personal attacks to real issues. Debates yielded little new ground, with both candidates’ tactics highlighting brainwashing accusations, misstatements, and mutual criticism while broadly agreeing on aims like jobs, inflation control, fiscal balance, and defense.
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Walter R. Mears
Williamsburg
Ford
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Playboy
Europe
Carter Admits Playboy Interview Was a Mistake
AP reports Jimmy Carter conceded the Playboy interview was a misstep during a national debate with Ford. He said the publicity has caused great concern and he would handle it differently. The piece also notes Ford opposed presidential interviews with such formats. A separate birth notice lists Steve and Steve Gentry as parents of Angela Tennille Gentry born Friday at 1:01 p.m. at Audrain Medical Center, weighing seven pounds thirty ounces, with grandparents Cecil A. Gentry and John L. Porter noted.
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Carter
Ford
Tam
Chilton Research
Radnor
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Europe
Williamsburg
Robert C. Maynard
The
Washington Post
Jimmy Carter
Playboy Magazine
Steve Gentry
W. Liberty
Angela Tennille Gentry
Audrain Medical Center
Cecil A. Gentry
Route 1
John L. Porter
Kentucky
Gentry
A. P. Green Refractories
Ten Juveniles Apprehended For Burglary Near Moose Lodge
Ten juveniles aged 7 to 15 were apprehended this week by Richard Sewell of the Mexico Public Safety Department and the Avdrain County Sheriff's department in a string of burglaries at the Moose Lodge on Highway 54 south of Mexico and the Oak Crest Trailer Court. Offenses included theft of billiard balls, a television, food, and hardware, with damages and missing items totaling roughly $849. The youths were turned over to juvenile authorities and released to parents pending restitution and further court action.
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Moose Lodge
Highway 54
Mexico
Oak Crest Trailer Court
Richard Sewell
Con
Sewell
Jerry McCarthy
Lawrence Brand
Betty Ford Writes Note to Carter Before Final Debate
Betty Ford used Carter's lectern to write a brief good luck note on a pad. She praised the "best man" and softy promoted her husband, President Ford, with best wishes for Carter's debate. It is unclear if Carter saw the message.
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Williamsburg
Betty Ford
Jimmy Carter
Mr. Carter
President Ford
Carter
Patient complains wife remains immature and violent
A patient tells a psychiatrist his wife is immature and violent. He recalls that while he was bathing, she stormed in and sank all his toy boats, highlighting a volatile domestic dynamic.
Missouri Utilities Plan Refund by Check to Customers
Missouri Power & Light and Missouri Edison win PSC approval to mail 4 percent refund checks averaging 20 to 25 dollars to about 100,000 customers, instead of credits, to cover overcharges tied to plant construction costs. The plan, approved after confirming no anti ballot flyer would be sent, aims to fund processing costs at the utilities. The refunds come ahead of the November ballot on whether utilities may continue charging for long range construction.
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Jefferson City
Mac
Missouri Electric
Missouri Public Service Commission
D. Steve Weber
Missouri Power & Light Co
Missouri Edison Co
Weber
PSC
Union Electric Co
Kansas City Power & Light Co
St. Joseph Light & Power Co
Union Electric
Federal Power Commission
Missouri Power & Light
Missouri Edison
Bis
Charles Fain
Fain
Deputy Charged In Audrain Jail Theft
Howard L. Dixon an Audrain County deputy of about five months was charged in Magistrate Court with stealing 1500 dollars from the sheriff's office evidence vault at the county jail. Prosecutor Thomas I. Osborne said Dixon admitted to Sheriff Bud Riley that he took the money due to financial and family pressures. Dixon was suspended and faces arraignment. Dixon previously came from the Vendalia area.
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Howard L. Dixon
Audrain County
Thomas I. Osborne
Dixon
Arthur
Bud) Riley
Riley
Vendalia
California Court Orders Sleeping Judge to Jail
An 82-year-old California Supreme Court justice, Marshall McComb, faces jail after contempt findings for failing to attend sworn depositions in a probe of alleged misconduct including sleeping on the bench and failing to follow arguments. Superior Court Judge Byron Arnold ordered McComb jailed until he provides the deposition, staying execution until November 8 to permit an appeal. The contempt ruling marks the first official action of its kind against a California high court justice.
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San Francisco
California Supreme Court
Superior Court
Byron Arnold
Marshall McComb
McComb
William ©. Weissich
State Commission On Judicial Qualifications
Weissich
High Court
Goodwin Knight
Arnold
Donald Wright
Audrain Plans Sunday Democratic Rally With Whole Hog Barbecue
Audrain Democratic Central Committee chairman announces a Sunday rally with a whole hog barbecue, 400 pounds of pork, potato salad and cole slaw. Harold Squires oversees cooking, Fran Baker handles other foods, and Sam Vaughan designs decorations. Karen Mondale attends for Carter Mondale, with 17 candidates present and Mark Farnen as emcee.
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Lewis Brooks Jr
Audrain Democratic Central Committee
Cole Salt
Harold Squires
Holloway Neill
Fran Baker
Sam Vaughan
Decorations Committee
Karen Mondale
Carter-Mondale
Robert R.collins
Audrey Bishop
Mark Farnen
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Lakeview Parks
Richard Vance
Audrain Demos
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