31 Oct 1976
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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1976
Page
1
Notice shows address Roy C Johns Sales and Service at 2601 E Yandell El Paso Texas with P O Box 10054 dated January 14 1977.
Carter and Ford unleash extensive TV and radio advertising in the final days of the campaign. Each candidate airs multiple half hour spots on major networks during prime time and buys local and ethnic media, with costs ranging from about 1.2 to 2.5 million dollars for the closing period. Public trust and emotional appeals anchor the eve messages as campaigns seek maximum reach before Tuesday's vote.
In 42 states over 325 ballot questions cover consumer affairs, nuclear safety, utility reforms, taxes, government spending, gambling, and government reform. Voters will confront initiatives from citizen petitions and legislatures despite candidates avoiding issues.
New Mexico forms Citizens Association for Lawful Elections to offer a $25,000 reward for information leading to arrests and convictions of election law violators. The bipartisan group includes former Gov Tom Bolack and ex-Congressman Ron Morris, with members statewide and local FBI contact numbers provided.
A Daily Record survey of 220 Roswell residents shows 174 plan to vote with 54 undecided or nonvoting. Most refused to reveal presidential preferences, citing privacy, while 40 named a candidate and 34 claim to vote straight party tickets.
The House subcommittee staff argues the Federal Power Commission overstated the cost of finding natural gas and sets a ceiling of about $1 per thousand cubic feet, far below the $1.42 cap adopted last July. The study claims producer filings under oath support lower costs and potential savings, though it lacks formal endorsement.
A boy and a girl in one pair of overalls took the most original prize at Roswell’s Halloween Carnival. The event drew over 7,000 including Cathy Crowe and Charles Neal who also won first in group costumes.
Washington reports the Daylight Saving Time change credited to an Englishman William Willett who died in 1915. The end of DST arrived at 2 a.m. today requiring clocks to be set back one hour, giving some Americans extra sleep while others head to church or watch football, a system first used in World War I to save energy.
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