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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1976
Page
4
TV viewers saw a dull yet engaged presidential debate between Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford with cautious center-ground choices. Carter appeared most relaxed at the rostrum while Ford showed steadier hand movements but a defensive air, as 10 days remained before an election that could leave 20 to 30 percent of voters undecided.
In Virginia and New Jersey stops Carter predicts Republicans will launch personal attacks on him and his family as he campaigns toward Election Day. Ford, seeking to disrupt Carter's solid South, launches a crosscountry swing including Virginia and North Carolina with plans for extensive TV and radio ads.
Welfare workers and law enforcement report nearly 300 million dollars paid by runaway fathers for welfare families under the new child support enforcement law. HEW notes 1.4 million absent parents owe about 14 billion yearly, with 1 or more states lacking Missouri. Local union backs Sen. Taft for reelection in Ohio.
What looks like a Ford Carter pre debate clash is actually a winners’ meeting from a Carter Ford look alike contest. Of 11 contestants, Walt Han—
Elyria man Eugene L. Xemper, 29, of 1100 Oakwood Br Apt 1066, was charged with driving while intoxicated by Higtia police at 2:40 a.m. after officers heard his tires squeal and stopped his car on Broad Street east of East Avenue.
Debaters drew mixed reactions with Carter seen as edging Ford on the issues. Voters cited Carter's coolness and strong issue focus while some found the exchanges uneven or unclear.
Elyria mayor Martha Bowman charges Auditor Radican used water fund money to pay city bills, a practice she says illegal, while Radican defends finances amid wage and cost pressures. Council blocked sanitation rate hike and sewer charge review proceeds.
Lorain County Community College expert Dr. Roy Berko assessed the presidential debates as cool and controlled with no decisive winner. He gave Carter a slight edge for being more relaxed while Ford appeared defensive, noting Carter improved his delivery since the last debate. In Belmont, former Congressman Wayne L. Hays was injured after a bull charged a gate on his farm, fracturing toes and causing a concussion.
Mrs. Mondale said she should not have repeated a political joke about sex in Washington. She called the remark a wisecrack and out of character, adding she should have answered the serious question instead. The remark referenced sex scandals involving Democrats and Ohio Rep Wayne Hays, who resigned after admitting an affair with Elizabeth Ray.
In Williamsburg Carter said he will not give further interviews to Playboy after criticism of his prior piece on personal morality. He cited other figures who have spoken to the magazine and admitted the Playboy interview was a mistake he would not repeat.
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