Election’76: Ford pressing flesh – like there was no tomorrow.
Since October 31st came on a Sunday in 1976, this was the last weekend before the Presidential election. According to the Harris Poll, Carter’s poll standings were falling and it was becoming a dead heat between Carter and President Ford. The last minute campaigning was at a fever-pitch.
In other news – Koreagate was about to spring to life, with reports of bribery rife on Capitol Hill and fingers pointed at Reverend Moon, with the South Korean government tangled in there as well.
Also on Capitol Hill – the Court of Appeals ruled the Nixon tapes were okay to be played and sold to the public, much to the dismay of Nixon. On a Watergate-related matter – Watergate figure John Ehrlichmann was heading off to jail.
Accused Florida Senator Gurney was acquitted of charges.
The last of the Scottsboro boys was pardoned by Alabama Governor Wallace.
A Coroner’s inquest revealed the skipper of a Ferryboat involved in a deadly collision on the Mississippi River had a blood/alcohol level above the legal limit. The accident claimed 100 lives.
New York Congressman Murphy released a preliminary report on the Legionnaires Disease outbreak in Philadelphia the past July as being possibly the result of poisoning. The Congressman did admit the potential culprit had to be pretty deranged and pretty good with chemistry. Doubts were raised.
The FDA warned against the use of Aspirin during pregnancy.
And a survivor of a sailboat accident was rescued after being adrift for a month at sea without food. Who said miracles don’t happen?
And that’s just a taste of went on this week, ending October 31, 1976 as reported on ABC Radio’s Voices In The Headlines.
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Election ’76: A Dead Heat, Tapes For Sale And The Possibility Of Poison – October 31, 1976
Since October 31st came on a Sunday in 1976, this was the last weekend before the Presidential election. According to the Harris Poll, Carter’s poll standings were falling and it was becoming a dead heat between Carter and President Ford. The last minute campaigning was at a fever-pitch.
In other news – Koreagate was about to spring to life, with reports of bribery rife on Capitol Hill and fingers pointed at Reverend Moon, with the South Korean government tangled in there as well.
Also on Capitol Hill – the Court of Appeals ruled the Nixon tapes were okay to be played and sold to the public, much to the dismay of Nixon. On a Watergate-related matter – Watergate figure John Ehrlichmann was heading off to jail.
Accused Florida Senator Gurney was acquitted of charges.
The last of the Scottsboro boys was pardoned by Alabama Governor Wallace.
A Coroner’s inquest revealed the skipper of a Ferryboat involved in a deadly collision on the Mississippi River had a blood/alcohol level above the legal limit. The accident claimed 100 lives.
New York Congressman Murphy released a preliminary report on the Legionnaires Disease outbreak in Philadelphia the past July as being possibly the result of poisoning. The Congressman did admit the potential culprit had to be pretty deranged and pretty good with chemistry. Doubts were raised.
The FDA warned against the use of Aspirin during pregnancy.
And a survivor of a sailboat accident was rescued after being adrift for a month at sea without food. Who said miracles don’t happen?
And that’s just a taste of went on this week, ending October 31, 1976 as reported on ABC Radio’s Voices In The Headlines.
As you probably know by now, Past Daily is going through a few changes. Over the past several months we’ve been introducing new features and losing old ones. We’ve begun to run ads, only because we really need the income to stay online and hope this isn’t a problem. Of course, if you consider subscribing and becoming a Patron via Patreon, you get the posts ad-free and the option to download all the audio we post here – our way of saying thank you for your support. Joining Patreon is easy and we’ve made it even easier for you by offering you a free trial to kick the tires, as it were. All you have to do is click on the red box just below, the one that says Become A Patron, and be part of the family. We’ll be offering more perks as time goes on – but we need to get stable first and we can only do that with your support. So do everybody a favor and join us – we’d love to have you!
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