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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1976
Page
1
In the latest edition of Congressional Quarterly, Pease appears to be involved in a racing event. The brief item directs readers to page A-4, column 3 for more details.
The presidential contest remains razor close with both candidates asserting the race is up for grabs. Carter spoke in Florida appealing to voters amid apathy while Ford stayed in Washington signaling a dead heat despite polls showing a tight race. Both clashed over Gen Brown remarks on Israel and U.S. stance, linking them to Ford’s leadership. Butz resignation from Ford’s cabinet after a racist slur case is noted as context.
Michaiah Shobek, an American from Milwaukee, was executed at Fox Hill prison near Nassau for the slaying of three tourists. Bahamian officials said the 2nd person to be executed in 15 years, with no public details given. The hearing witness lockdown, hearse due at cemetery, and body to be buried in a pauper’s grave.
Cloudy today and tonight with intermittent light freezing rain likely. High near 58, low tonight in the 50s, wind increasing. Tomorrow, a chilly 40 with showers, possibly mixed with snow flurries late. Precip chances today and tonight about 70 percent, tomorrow around 6 percent. Winds easterly to southeast today, then south to southwest tomorrow 15 to 20 mph. Sunrise 7 48, sunset 6 24 p.m. Yesterday high 46, low 27.
Jimmy Carter attacks apathetic voters calling them cowards as he tours Miami Beach amid plans to energize elderly Jewish residents in Florida. He aims to swing Southern support, then heads to Winston-Salem and Harlem rallies before a grand finale in New York. Ford counters from Williamsburg with strategy sessions and a national swing to boost Catholic votes.
Publisher William Loeb labeled Ford as the lesser evil compared with Carter, calling Ford “the food we know” and criticizing Carter as shiftless and ruthless while reaffirming long-standing anti Ford stance. He recalled a 1974 jab calling Carter a jerk and urged voters to choose stability over risk.
An unnamed Detroit man says he wanted to go south for winter and stole a Ti passenger bus from the Toledo terminal. He jumped into an idle bus at about 5 am and was arrested minutes later on US 23 ten miles west of Bowling Green.
Gov. James A. Rhodes ordered 14 state troopers to join Ohio Industrial Commission staff in a statewide inquiry into illegal workers' compensation claims. The move followed a Controlling Board rebuff of a $538,654 funding request and a plan to hire Ernst & Ernst auditors for a fraud audit of the fund.
Dennis Lysaght lists inflation as the worst issue, with unemployment and elderly health care as major concerns. He spoke from 243 Corel Ave, with a C-T photo noting his stance on economic and social policy.
Ford plants in Lorain and Brook Park near reopening after local settlements with UAW Local 120 and others. About 4,000 Lorain workers return Thursday on 6 am and 4 pm shifts. 240 remain idle at Lorain until Avon Lake deal. Local 2000 stalled over transfer terms, while national UAW settlement last week underpins the move. Page AH1.
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