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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1976
Page
1
Senator Glenn warned Ohio decides the presidency as Carter and Ford battle for the 25 electoral votes. Cleveland and Cuyahoga County show Democratic weakness, with Ohio seen as pivotal in a contest that could tilt national fate.
A Cleveland focus frames the 1976 campaign with Ralph Perk as mayor amid a tense voter turnout push. Carter and Ford teams mobilize black communities, labor groups, and party organizations in a race seen as pivotal for Ohio, with Cleveland events and rallies noted.
Lorain County unemployment dropped to 5.9 percent in September, the lowest since November 1974, with 117,873 in the labor force and 7,010 unemployed. Statewide rate was 6.2 percent and national rate 7.4 percent. Cuyahoga 5.9, Erie 5.0, Huron 5.6, Ashland 3.9, Medina 5.3.
Tonight residents of Elyria prepare for trick or treat from 6 to 7 38 p m with police on duty. The 7th annual Halloween Parade headlines Sunday downtown at 2 36 p m with costumes and ghosts filling the streets.
A Lakewood man says two men beat him, robbed him of 40 dollars, and set him on fire at W 104th Street and Edgewater Drive. He was hospitalized in fair to serious condition with burns on his face chest abdomen hands and thighs. Police seek suspects and more details.
December like cold snap brings statewide record lows with Oberlin at 24 and Cleveland 25 degrees while North Ridgeville reports 77. Officials cite clear skies as cause and forecast warmer temperatures tomorrow into the upper 30s and near 30 by night.
The forecast shows sunny skies and light wind with mild temperatures in the mid 20s and 30s, southerly winds tonight around 18 mph, sunrise at 7:00, sunset at 6:25, and a high near 38 with a low around 26. Details on Page 8-4.
Pollsters George Gallup and Louis Harris offered diverging views in Washington on how turnout will affect the race. Gallup predicts higher turnout helps Ford and will reach or exceed 1972 levels, while Harris warns turnout could be low, potentially aiding Ford if under 50 percent. Both see Carter in a tight contest as debates shift voter scrutiny, with Catholics and college-educated voters singled out as pivotal.
Michael Ford urged Lorain County Community College students to engage in politics, saying the American people must participate to counter a betrayed public trust after Watergate. He endorsed his father, President Ford, crediting restored trust, economic improvement, and progress toward recovery, and emphasized achievement over promises.
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