Final Critical Days Pattern Showing Gains by Carter 1976
Ford battles in Indiana and Illinois as Carter gains ground in key states. Polls show Carter closing gaps in Michigan and Ohio while New York and Wisconsin move toward him. California remains uncertain but not decisive. Republicans warn Ford must win Michigan Illinois Ohio California and possibly Wisconsin to prevail.
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Indiana
Ford
Jimmy Carter
Massachusetts
Carter
Nixon
Illinois
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Great Lakes
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Market Opinion Research Corp
Eugene J. McCarthy
McCarthy
Ohio
New York Daily News
New York
Walter Mondale
California
South
Midwest
Mervyn Dymally
Willie Brown
Alan Cranston
George Moscone
San Francisco
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Tom Bradley
Los Angeles
Moscone
Ronald Reagan
Halloween A Strange History
Halloween history is traced from Gaelic roots to colonial America. The piece notes Halloween eve customs, Jack O Grady legend, and shifts from All Saints to trick or treat. It mentions Winchester and Stephens City cautioning or hosting events with police patrols and community activities.
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Winchester
Stewart Bell
Bell
Winchester Police
Stephens City
Stephens City Fire Hall
Stephens City United Methodist Church
Trinity Lutheran Church
Frederick County
Jack O'Grady
Heaven
Hell
Jack
Gallup Poll Finds Rising Voter Interest Ahead of 1976 Vote
A Gallup Poll shows 56 percent of adults express considerable interest in the upcoming election, up from a week earlier and eight points since August. Debates and race closeness are cited as factors, with October interest rising from 48 to 56 percent across weekends. The survey involves 1,430 adults interviewed Oct 22–25 across 30 localities.
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George Gallup
Princeton
N.J
Jimmy Carter
Ford
Richard Nixon
George McGovern
Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
George Wallace
Joan Kennedy
Gallup
Derelict in duties claims flare over new county high school funding
Frederick County taxpayers association president Donald Richardson denounces the Board of Supervisors for approving funds for a proposed county high school without clear plans or guaranteed cost limits. He warns of a possible 7.5 million price tag and double taxation if the 2 million EDA grant is not secured. Board Chairman Koontz defends that loans and bonds require elected approval and notes a tight schedule.
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Frederick County Taxpayers Assn
Donald Richardson
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
New
Richardson
Autonomous’ School Board
Economic Development Administration
EDA
Philadelphia
S. Roger Koontz
Koontz
Gainesboro
Raymond Fish
Fish
Ford Moves to Unveil Nuclear Proliferation Plan
President Ford readies final proposals to curb spread of nuclear tech and weapons as the seven week report backs a review. Embassies brief 14 members of the nuclear suppliers club on the U S plan ahead of a London meeting next month. The timing strains the campaign race amid Carter’s criticism of administration leadership.
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Washington
Ford
White House
Nuclear ‘Suppliers Club
U.S
U.S.S.R
France
West Germany
East Germany
Japan
Great Britain
London
United Nations
Jimmy Carter
Mr. Softee truck operator avoids trespass charge
The trespassing charge against the operator of the Mr. Softee Ice Cream truck has been not pressed. The article notes the Redskins starting quarterback versus the Cowboys remains a coaching secret.
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Washington Redskins
Dallas Cowboys
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