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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1976
Page
3
A 1960s restaurant talk between father and son illustrates informal sex education as surveys show teens learn about sex from friends and the street. Experts note widespread misinformation, with parents and schools rarely the main source, while unwanted teen pregnancies rise.
UPI field reporter Peter A Brown collapsed after Gov Ella Grasso and the health commissioner received the swine flu vaccine to show confidence in the program. He refused to delay his story as officials blocked him from reaching a phone. Later, an elderly San Jose man collapsed from the heat. See Page 1.
American researchers Baruch Blumberg and D Carleton Gajdusek shared the 1976 Medicine prize for discoveries on infectious disease origins and spread. Milton Friedman of the University of Chicago won the Economics prize for work in consumption analysis monetary history and stabilization policy complexity.
In Cleveland the Cuyahoga County grand jury indicted 39 more people in a widening Workmen's Compensation fraud probe. The total new indictments reach 88, including Peter Catavolos, a Republican candidate for state representative in the 5th District, on grand theft. Leaders in Columbus oppose a $500,000 Rhodes administration probe request, urging a broader, independent inquiry with the State Auditor or Ferguson’s office, while Rhodes pushes for a statewide investigation tied to the Highway Patrol.
Ford heads home after a New York stop as Carter begins a three day Southern and midwest swing including Detroit Kansas City and Ohio stops. The Watergate probe and a possible FEC complaint over campaign duties by aides and cabinet members loom over the political scene.
Carter and Ford campaign allies plan a national TV debate in Houston as Mondale and Dole head there for the event. Ford argues Carter would raise taxes while promising tax cuts. Carter counters by condemning federal aid cuts and city needs.
Washington officials have decided not to prosecute former Rep. Wayne L. Hays for paying a stripper to pose as Miss Ray on the congressional payroll. The 14,000 yearly "work" paid scandal prompted Hays to resign last August. Law officers say no clear statute defines "work" on Capitol Hill, making a prosecution unlikely. Attorney General Levi will review the recommendation in days.
State Sen. Charles L. Butts was appointed chairman of a special legislative committee to study the feasibility of establishing a lakefront state park at Cleveland. The study will assess land acquisition costs, water recreation development, impact on Clevelanders’ needs, and tourism effects.
Mondale and Dole sharpen headlines for the first national TV vice presidential debate in Houston. Mondale flexes foreign policy lines, aided by a large expert team, while Dole emphasizes a direct, personal clash with Mondale and attacks his liberal Senate record. Moderated by Jim Hoge, the 3:38 program features a two minute opening, timed exchanges, and a League of Women Voters panel of Newsweek and NBC/Washington correspondents.
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