Farm Prices Dip 5 Percent Amid Economic Worries
Washington report shows farm prices for grain and livestock fell 5 percent from Sept 15 to Oct 15, with a 9 percent year over year drop. Labor data reveal 1.5 percent layoff rate and 413000 workers in 637 strikes, including Ford auto workers. Ford’s third quarter profit dropped to 42 million due to a month long UAW strike. Leading indicators fell 0.7 percent in September, fueling campaign debates between Carter and Ford.
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U.S
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Detroit
Ford
United Auto Workers
General Motors
Chrysler
Republicans Sweep Ledger Straw Vote
The Ledger straw poll shows President Ford leading Carter 162 to 133 and Republican gains across races. Christopher Bond led over Joe Teasdale, Danforth topped Hearnes 208 to 89, with women outvoting men and older voters heavy in turnout.
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Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Christopher Bond
Joe Teasdale
Bond
John Danforth
Warren Hearnes
U.S. Senate
Danforth
Hearnes
Absentee Votes Grow in Audrain County Election
A total of 551 Audrain County voters have cast absentee ballots. Of these, 72 were military personnel. The deadline for mail ballots was 4 p.m. Friday and 4 p.m. Monday is the in person deadline at the clerk's office.
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Kissinger Sends Top Aide To Geneva Talks
In Geneva, Assistant Secretary of State William Schaufele arrived to bolster British resistance to black nationalist aims in Rhodesia talks. The conference seeks a two year interim plan with white minority control, while black leaders press immediate majority rule and transfer of power.
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Switzerland
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U.S
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William D. Schaufele
Britain
Tan Smith
Schaufele
Kissinger
Smith
State Department
Frank Wisner
London
Washington
Ivor Richard
Richard
Abel Muzorewa
African National Council
Joshua Nkomo
ANC
Robert Mugabe
Nkomo
Patriotic Front
Ndabaningi Sithole
Muzorewa
Robert Taylor Named Group Manufacturing Manager at A P Green
Robert M. Taylor was appointed group manufacturing manager for A P Green Refractories Co overseeing six U S plants. A veteran engineer and executive, he has a long international background with roles in England Scotland Belgium Spain and Mexico and served in World War II with the Army Corps of Engineers. He and his wife reside at 1628 Meadow Lane.
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U.S
Mexico
A.P. Green Refractories Ltd
England
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International Division
Operations International
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Keramos
Corps of Engineers
Philippines
Mr. Taylor
1628
Meadowne
Lebanese Transport Ordered Open
President Elias Sarkis ordered Pan-Arab peacekeepers to reopen highways airports and harbors to end Lebanon's civil war. Christian and Moslem leftist forces refused peacekeeper entry into strongholds while fighting in Beirut waned. Demonstrable disengagement and preconditions delayed full implementation of the Cairo plan for a 30,000 man force.
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Lebanon
Elias Sarkis
PanArab
Christian Phalange Party
Cairo
Sarkis
MMA Cadets Give Ford 66 Percent Victory in 1976 Election
Gerald Ford captured 66 percent of MMA cadets votes in the 1976 campus election held October 27, defeating Jimmy Carter 207 to 105. Cadets favored capital punishment, abortion, and equal rights for women, with strong support from Junior School cadets and higher margins among high school cadets than faculty voters.
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Cartey
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Sai
John Hegwein
Hegwein
1976 Presidential race neck and neck says Ford Carter
Associated Press reports a tight race with Carter leading Ford 45 to 44 in a Harris poll. Ford campaigns from Milwaukee to Houston while Carter tours the West. Polls show regional shifts. Mondale campaigns in the Midwest as both parties emphasize economy and strategy.
Dole Set to Speak at Missouri Capitol Event
Senator Robert Dole the Republican vice presidential candidate will address a Jefferson City crowd from 3 30 to 5 p m on the southside steps of the Missouri capitol building. Connie Pickering says a large contingent of Mexicans is expected to attend.
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Robert Dole
Missouri Capitol
Jefferson City
Connie Pickering
Set Clocks Back One Hour Tonight
Washington AP reports most of the nation will revert to standard time at 2 a.m. Sunday. Clocks should be set back one hour before retiring Saturday night. Daylight Saving Time may resume on the last Sunday in April if changes remain under the Uniform Time Act.
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Nancy Hotep
R.N
Audrain Medical Center
Mexico Junior High School
van- Far High School
Sunnydale Academy
Johnson
Laura White
Washington
Carter Faces Tight Finish as Carter Campaign Seeks Edge
In a close national poll Carter leads Ford by one point at 45 to 44 per Harris while campaigning through Louisiana Oklahoma Texas and California. A Ford projection circulated by Carter aides and a Mervin Field poll showed Ford leading 46 to 40 in California. Carter spoke in Philadelphia Toledo and St. Louis urging turnout amid declining economic indicators.
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Texas
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Syracuse
Buffalo
N.Y
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St. Louis
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Ronald Reagan
St, Louis
White House
Louis Harris
Louisiana
Oklahoma
California
Ford Campaign Committee
Washington
New York
Michigan
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Minols
Florida
Jody Powell
Mervin Field Organization
Commerce Department
Ford Campaign Claiming Win
Ford and his strategists press a victory narrative before ballots are counted. In Houston he voices momentum and attacks the opposition as frantic and frustrated while planning rallies with Connally and Baker III. Allies project 270 votes, with other aides giving optimistic tallies as Ford campaigns in Wisconsin and Texas.
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Jody Powell
Election Committee
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John Connally
Towa
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St. Louis
Ody Fish
Reagan
Philadelphia
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N.Y
Buffalo
Texas
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