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By DONALD M. ROTHBERG
Associated Press
HILADELPHIA — Both President
rd and Jimmy Carter are claiming
tory in the first of the 1976 debates. But
ationvvide Associated Press poll showed
that neither candidate was the clear
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IC'wanj iner ’ although Ford attracted slightly
ire new supporters.
The restrained yet contentious confron-
was laden with economic statistics
ipolitical rhetoric but barren of any new
iposals.
Caiok I thought I did well,’ Carter told re-
rtersashe left the Walnut Street Thea-
ler site of the debate. He said he had
nted to stress what he considers Ford’s
bfleadership, “and I think I did that
yadequately.”
“I enjoyed it very much,’’ Ford said on
leaving the theater. Asked who won, the
President replied, “The American
people.”
Later, Ford told supporters, “We have a
turning point in this campaign . . . The
momentum is on our side.”
The AP poll was conducted among 1,065
scientifically chosen viewers who were
questioned both before and immediately
after the debate. It showed that 34.4 per
cent of those who watched on television
thought Ford had won and 31.8 per cent
thought Carter had won. The rest, 33.8 per
cent, didn’t or couldn’t pick a winner.
Statistically, the margin between Ford
and Carter was too small for a clear winner
to be declared. Experts say that a sample of
this size could err by 2.9 per cent from what
the result would be if all viewers were pol
led.
Voters were asked their preference for
president. Carter supporters numbered
45.3 per cent before the debate and 46.9
per cent afterward. Ford was preferred by
41 per cent of the voters before the debate
and 44.9 per cent afterward.
The undecided vote dropped from 11.9
per cent before to 7.1 after.
The poll was taken for The AP by Chilton
Research Services of Radnor, Pa. The firm
specializes in high-speed telephone pol
ling.
The debate, scheduled to run 90 minut
es, was interrupted for 27 minutes by an
electronic failure that cut off the sound to
the millions watching it on television.
The candidates fielded 12 questions from
a panel of three reporters. The topics
ranged from unemployment, inflation and
taxes to amnesty, government reorganiza
tion and domestic spying by government
agencies.
Carter described Ford as insensitive to
the plight of the unemployed and said that
the President’s 56 vetoes since he took of
fice represented a “government of stale
mate.”
At the outset of the debate, F ord accused
Carter of failing to be specific in his propo
sals. The President said his Democratic
opponent was advocating programs calling
for “more spending, bigger deficits, more
inflation and more taxes.”
The second debate is scheduled for Oct.
6 in San Francisco and will cover foreign
policy and national security. A third, with
no limitation on the subject matter, will be
Oct. 22. The vice presidential candidates.
Sens. Walter F. Mondale, (D-Minn.), and
Bob Dole, (R-Kan.), will debate sometime
the week of Oct. 11.
But the candidates and their advisers felt
the first debate would be the one likely to
have the most lasting impression on the
voters and the one to set a pattern for the
others.
Members of Carter’s staff had said they
felt the former Georgia governor should
avoid strongly worded, direct attacks on
Ford which voters might resent as showing
disrespect for the presidency.
Nonetheless, the Democratic candidate
took Ford to task for what he said was a lack
of leadership and blamed the Republican
administration for what he said was a vari
ety of economic ills.
The moderator for the debate, spon
sored by the League of Women Voters, was
Edwin Newman of NBC. The questioners
were Frank Reynolds of ABC television,
Elizabeth Drew of the New Yorker, and
James P. Gannon of the Wall Street Jour
nal.
The two candidates stood behind chest-
high lecterns. During the opening minutes
of the confrontation, their voices sounded
strained.
Hamilton Jordan, Carter’s campaign
manager, said later, “I thought Jimmy was
a little nervous at first and started a little-
slow.” Jordan later added that he thought
Carter “took command of the debate.”
Jordan’s assessment was as expected as
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Vol 70 No 15 Friday, September 24, 1976 News Dept. 845-2611
8 Pages College Station, Texas Business Dept. 845-2611
IS. City Council votes 6-2
Ambulance service rejected
By DAN SULLINS ^
Dr. Salk tells Senate
may cause polio
A&M volunteers begin
fund-raising campaign
eration by the Building Code Board of Ad
justment by a unanimous vote of the coun
cil.
The council approved the final plan re
subdividing a portion of the McCulloch
Addition at Nevada and Welch Street.
The Council also adopted a resolution
authorizing the execution of the Annual
Contributions Contract and General De
pository Agreement for the Section 8 Hous
ing Assistance Payments Program.
only one used, and the Salk vaccine fell into
disuse. Salk’s vaccine is no longer even
produced in the United States.
Federal authorities say less than a dozen
cases of polio are reported each year in the
nation, an extremely small number com
pared with the millions vaccinated each
year.
Battalion Staff
College Station City Council men re
led an application from Mid-Tex Fire
l Safety for ambulance service for the
Rafter more than an hour’s discussion,
[he rejection came on a six to two vote,
ih council members Lane Stephenson
dAnn Hazen casting the only votes in
or.The ambulance sub-committee s re-
rt, which stated opposition to issuance
the permit, was cited in the council’s
[ision.The report stated that no com
mits had been filed against the present
ibulance service, operated by Ed Sher-
I
In other action, the council unanimously
Sected the rezoning of a nine acre tract on
lenek Lane. The land would have been
pned FamilyResidential District R-l to
ibile Home Park R-5.
The council unanimously returned con-
eration of State Highway 6 and Texas
enue, to the Planning and Zoning
mmission. Plans of the developer and
a homeowners to arrange for deed re-
irtions were cited in the council s deci-
a.
Homeowners had previously presented
etition, signed by 10 out of 11 homeow-
rsin the affected area, asking for denial
the rezoning from Single Family Resi-
ntial R-l to General Commercial Dis-
ct C-l.
Council approved rezoning two lots, lo
lled at the northwest corner of Park Place
dTexas Avenue, with the stipulation that
FT. HOOD, Tex. — The former com-
ander of the 3rd “Grey Wolf Brigade of
ie 1st Cavalry Division, Col. Milford
larshall, has been found innocent at his
)urt martial of charges that he raped an
leer candidate.
A five-officer Army court martial board
[quitted Marshall Thursday after de-
berating 55 minutes.
A division spokesman said Marshall
ould not have resume command of the
the sections first be combined to form one
lot. The lot would then be rezoned from
Single Family Residential District R-l to
General Commercial District C-l.
Rezoning of a tract of land located on FM
2818, from Single Family Residential Dis
trict R-l to Planned Industrial District
M-l, was unanimously approved by the
council.
An ordinance establishing bicycle routes
and authorizing necessary traffic and con-
Vaccine
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Polio cases caused
by live-virus polio vaccinations now exceed
cases that occur naturally, scientists say.
Dr. Jonas Salk and others told a state
Senate health subcommittee hearing
Thursday that live — virus vaccine can give
the disease to the person it is supposed to
protect.
“At the present time,” Salk said, “the
risk of acquiring polio from the live - virus
vaccine is greater than from naturally oc-
curing viruses.”
Dr. Robert A. Aldrich of the University
of Colorado Medical Center told the panel
the live— virus vaccine presented “a small
but distinct risk of polio,”
3rd Brigade because the position has al
ready been filled. Marshall was relieved of
command June 1, the day the rape charges
were filed by a 22-year-old woman.
Twenty-two character witnesses and
eight sworn statements were introduced
into the record Thursday. Several defense
witnesses were field grade officers up to the
rank of lieutenant general. They all tes
tified Marshall had a reputation for honesty
and truthfulness.
trol devices was also unanimously ap
proved .
The Housing Code Review Committee
Report was tabled until the next council
meeting, so that it could be considered
further. The council also recommended
that members of the committee be sent
letters of appreciation .
A requested amendment to the build
ing code was returned for further consid-
Salk invented the first polio vaccine, a
dead - virus type that dramatically cut the
peak number of cases of polio in the 1950s
by 95 per cent.
In 1961, federal health authorities rec
ommended that the oral, live —virus vac
cine invented by Dr. Albert Sabin be the
About 100 volunteer workers for the Col
lege Station United Chest and Texas A&M
University United Fund Drive were told to
“get out amongst ’em” when they met yes
terday to receive materials and final in
structions for their fundraising campaigns
beginning Monday.
The “get out amongst ‘em” theme was
initiated by Dr. George W. Kunze, Texas
A&M graduate dean, who is serving as
campaign chairman for the College Station
United Chest drive this year.
Texas A&M’s drive is conducted in sup
port of both the College Station United
Chest and Bryan-Brazos County United
Way. College Station’s goal is the same as
last year, $35,000, while a record $142,726
target has been established for the Bryan-
Brazos County drive.
No specific goal is set for the Texas A&M
drive since it is conducted on behalf of the
two community drives, said Dr. Charles
McCandless, the university’s campaign di
rector.
The Bryan-Brazos County United Way’s
drive also begins Monday, with all three
campaigns to continue through Oct. 16.
Dean Kunze announced receipt of three
advance contributions totaling more than
$1,000 from local business establishments.
Dr. Haskell Monroe, Texas A&M’s dean
of faculties, said the first individual con
tribution had already been made by Texas
A&M President Jack K. Williams.
Williams, still recovering at home from
heart surgery, also drafted a memorandum
which was included in the campus portion
of the campaign material.
The College Station United Chest sup
ports 15 agencies, and the Bryan-Brazos
County United Way has 16 organizations
relying on it for funds. Eleven organiza
tions receive support from both sources.
Fort Hood soldier
bund innocent of rape
Associated Press
Student hurt
Chemistry graduate student Ben
Lass learned about Texas A&M lac
rosse the hard way Wednesday.
He was sandwiched between two
players while attempting to score in
a scrimmage of the school’s club on
the parade grounds.
The result: a fractured rib and a
punctured lung.
He is in good condition at Beutel
Health Center, and is expected to
remain there until Sunday. If his
condition worsens he will be trans-
fered to St. Joseph’s Hospital in
Bryan.
Ben enjoyed most of his lacrosse
play while he attended Hobart Col
lege in New York.. .last year’s college
champs.
Battalion photo
by Glenna Whitley
Battalion photo by Kevin Venner
Not ha-a-a-ad
There are many things to see at the Washington County Fair which ends
Saturday night in Brenham. This sheep viewed one of the sights as it stuck
its head out of its pen Thursday. Other items to see include: quilts and
clothing; plants, fruits and vegetables; livestock and auctioning; games
and rides. You may want to stop at the fair before the football game in
Houston. Brenham is located about 30 miles south of College Station on
highway 36 and 290.
TOP OF THE NEWS
Campus
“ART OF Black Africa” will be on
display in the Rudder Exhibit Hall
through Oct. 9. The show is pre
sented by the Arts and Black Aware
ness committees.
BRADFORD JOHNSTON, as
sociate administrator for applications
for NASA, will speak on “A Forecast
for Earth Observations” at a sym
posium banquet Sept. 28. The
speech will begin at 7 p.m. in the
MSC 230.
suppliers bilked the government out
of millions of dollars by substituting
cheap grades of meat for the prime
cuts ordered by the Army.
TWO ABILENE women were ar
rested last night after a 2-hour-old
infant girl was abandoned in a serv
ice station restroom, police said. The
child was found in a trash container
Wednesday night about half an hour
after she was deposited, officer said.
The infant was reported in good con
dition at Hendrick Memorial Hospi
tal.
STUDENTS may sign up at the
MSC games desk by 6 p.m. today to
enter the Foosball Tournament.
There will be a $2 entry fee for teams
and $1 fee for individual entries.
THE DEBATE club is reorganiz
ing and will be accepting new mem
bers throughout the school year. An
interest in the club is the only mem
bership requirement. Prospective
members may call David Dally at
846-2274.
Texas
OSCAR CARRILLO has been as
sessed a seven-year probated sen
tence for felony theft in the use of
postage stamps. Jurors in Jourdan-
ton recommended the sentence yes
terday for the former state represen
tative after they returned a guilty
verdict Wednesday.
National
PATRICIA HEARST faces sen
tencing today more than six months
after a jury convicted her of armed
bank robbery. The sentence could
be as light as probation or as tough as
35 years in prison. Hearst’s defense
lawyer says she is anxious to get the
proceedings on. He said he would
move for a new trial after sentencing.
SEN. DANIEL K. INOUYE says
he has no plans to fire his administra
tive assistant who admittedly com
mitted perjury while testifying be
fore a federal grand jury. Inouye, a
Democrat from Hawaii, also denied
a report that the Senate Ethics
Committee is pressuring him to fire
the aide, Henry Giugni.
INDEPENDENT PRESIDEN
TIAL candidate Eugene McCarthy
will most likely go to the Supreme
Court today in an effort to get his
name on the ballot in Texas, his
lawyers say. The 5th U.S. Circuit
Court of Appeals in New Orlean-
srules yesterday that McCarthy won
the right to have his name on the
ballot in Texas but that he did it too
late for the November general elec
tion. McCarthy says he will probably
be on the ballot in 11 states.
A FEDERAL grand jury in Tyler
is investigating possible price fixing
and fraud by Texas companies selling
meat to the armed forces. Testimony
before a U.S. Senate committee last
spring alleged that some meat
World
MAJ. MENGISTU HAILE
MARIAM, strongman of Ethiopia’s
leftist military junta, escaped an as
sassination attempt last night in
downtown Addis Ababa, the gov
ernment announced today. It was
the first known assassination attempt
against any of the top three officers of
the Provisional Military Council.
AFRICAN DELEGATES to the
United Nations got the assembly
steering committee to recommend
yesterday that the perennial ques
tion of the white South African gov
ernment’s apartheid policy of racial
separation be debated in plenary
meetings of the Assembly.