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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1976
Page
1
Knight News Wire reports Gallup noting that happiness does not hinge on death rates or sunny weather, but the vast poverty revealed by the survey. It cites nearly 900 million people living on about 75 dollars a year and millions unable to afford food or medical care in Africa, South America, and the Far East.
In a second tense clash within two weeks inmates at Lorain County Jail beat a suspect informant before two gas doses forced them back to cells. Capt. Mertz said 25 gassed in the lower block were not seriously hurt. Croxford was treated and returned to custody while another prisoner had chest pains from the gas.
Prices rose five tenths of a per cent in August marking a third straight monthly gain. Inflation runs at 6 percent annual rate, with higher costs for foods, fuel, clothing offset by a meat price drop. Labor reports shrinking purchasing power despite a small pay uptick. Ford cites policies cutting inflation from 1974 levels amid Democratic critique from Carter.
In a Pittsburgh stop Jimmy Carter said his Playboy interview about looking at women with lust will not hurt his presidential bid. He explained his Christian beliefs, stressing judgment and forgiveness while noting he has committed adultery in his heart. Rosalynn Carter voiced trust in her husband.
President Ford commented in an interview that Betty might not be surprised if daughter Susan had an affair but he would protest vigorously. He also said he hopes Susan will not marry too young and believes she likely won’t.
A six week strike by Communication Workers Local 4370 at Lorain Telephone Co ends as the union ratifies a three year contract by 143 to 102. Wages rise about 8 percent on average with 2 to 13 percent by level and a dental plan is added in year three. Most of the 280 workers return to work as backlog and service gaps ease following a marathon negotiating session.
A national survey finds desegregation and a return to basics in elementary schools may have aided reading improvements among five year olds and significant gains among black youths. Yet the assessment shows only modest progress for seventeen year olds, with little change for older children since 1971.
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight with frost risk away from Lake Erie. Lows upper 30s inland and mid 40s along the lake. Tomorrow similar with highs in the upper 40s to low 60s. A page S note recalls a panel of six reading specialists analyzing a 63,000 pupil sample. The study links renewed elementary reading focus, desegregation, and urban factors to rising 9-year-old scores while gaps persist at ages 13 and 17.
The panel for the Newman debates will feature James P. Gannon of the Wall Street Journal, Elizabeth Drew of The New Yorker, and Frank Reynolds of ABC News. Story continues on Page 3.
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