•age 4 THE BATTALION
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1976
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that of White House Press Secretary Ron
Nessen, who said, “We compared notes on
the President’s staff and came to the con
clusion that he had won — and that he had
won ... by a wide margin.”
Reynolds asked the opening question,
directed to Carter:
“You have said you are committed to a
drastic reduction in unemployment. Can
you say now. Governor, in specific terms,
what your first step would be next January,
if you are elected, to achieve thatr 1
“Yes,” Carter began. “First of all is to
recognize the tremendous economic
strength of this country, and putting back
to work of our people as a top priority. This
is an effort that ought to be done primarily
by strong leadership in the White House.
Carter said unless unemployment was
reduced “we ll never have an end to the
inflationary spiral, and we 11 never have a
balanced budget.
He called for tax reform, incentives to
private industry to create jobs and special
programs geared to central cities where
unemployment rates are far higher than
the national average.
Carter had three minutes for his initial
answer and another two minutes to answer
a follow-up question. Then Ford got his
first chance to speak in the two minutes
alloted for comment after an opponent has
answered a question.
“1 don’t believe that Mr. Carter has been
any more specific in this case than he has
been in many other instances,” said the
President, echoing a familiar Republican
charge against Carter.
Ford said Democratic jobs programs
would add $10 billion to $30 billion each
year in additional expenditures.
The second question dealt with taxes and
was directed to Ford, who replied that he
probably would sign the tax bill recently
passed by Congress. Carter rebutted, link
ing the Republicans to a tax structure he
called “a welfare program for the rich.
Carter was asked where he’d find the
money to pay for the programs he was
promising voters. With reduced unem
ployment and a steady economic growth,
there would be $60 billion in extra money
in four years, he said.
Ford questioned whether such a di
vidend would be found. If it was, he added,
“I think the American taxpayer ought to get
an additional tax break, a tax reduction of
that magnitude.”
Later, the subject of taxes came up again
and Carter said he wanted to do away with
the kind of deductions he said were used by
the wealthy but were not available to the
average working person. He cited first-
class travel and the $5 martini lunch.”
Ford then renewed charges that Carter
had indicated in an interview that he
planned to ask for a tax increase “on about
50 per cent of the working people of this
country.” The President also said that the
tax laws which Carter claims contain gross
inequities were written by congresses con
trolled by the Democrats.
Carter has repeatedly said that he has no
intention of asking for a tax increase for low
or middle income families. He has said he
only intends to do away with provisions
that give extra advantages to high income
families.
One of the most acrimonious exchanges
occurred when Ford was asked to comment
on the anti-Washington feeling often men
tioned during the campaign.
Ford said he thought any anti-
Washington feeling “ought to be focused
on the Congress .... I don’t think the
American people are getting their money’s
worth from the majority party that runs this
Congress ....
“They spend too much money on them
selves; they have too many employes;
there’s some question about their morali-
ty.”
Ford concluded saying “I think the
American people want a Republican presi
dent to check on any excesses that come out
of the next Congress.’
Carter retorted that it s not a matter of
Republican and Democrat, it s a matter of
leadership or no leadership.
He said Ford “quite often puts forward a
program just as a public relations stunt and
never tries to put it through the Congress
by working with the Congress .... Ihe
point is that a president ought to lead this
country. Mr. Ford, so far as I know, except
for avoiding another Watergate, has not
accomplished one single major program for
this country.”
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WASHINGTON — Four mem
bers of a five-member panel of col
lege debate coaches gave a slight
edge to President Ford in his debate
with Jimmy Carter. The filth gave
Carter a narrow edge.
The Ford four said they leaned
toward him principally because he
did a better job of rebutting some of
the Democratic nominee’s argu
ments.
The five coaches from around the
country scored the nationally tele
vised event for The Associated Press
using a point system similar to that
used in collegiate debate competi
tion.
Evaluating the candidates for
their analysis, reasoning, evidence,
organization, refutation and presen
tation, the coaches voted this way:
Dr. Barbara O’Connor, California
State University at Sacramento,
22-19 for Ford.
Dr. Donn Parson, University of
Kansas, 24-23 for Ford.
Prof. William Southworth, Uni
versity of Redlands, Calif., 27-24 for
Ford.
Prof. James K. Unger,
Georgetown University, Washing
ton, D.C., 15-13 for Ford.
Prof. Melissa Maxcy Wade,
Emory University, Atlanta, 22-20 for
Carter.
In the first 1960 presidential de
bate, then-Sen. John F. Kenned)
was generally perceived as the win
ner over then-Vice Presideil
Richard M. Nixon because of ap
pearance and image. However,non
of the five judges last night gaveCu
ter or Ford a point advantage inf
presentation category, the ability
create an image of competence ad
leadership.
The four panelists who
Ford won particularly gave
edge on handling the tax and k
reaucracy questions.
Southworth particularly u
Ford credit for his remark at theed
of the tax discussion that theta
structure objected to by Carterwa
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Congress.
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Evidence
Organization
Refutation
Presentation
Total Points
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Analysis
Reasoning
Evidence
Organization
Refutation
Presentation
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A-Dr. Barbara O’Connor, Calif. Staled
at Sacramento.
D-Dr. Donn Parson, Univ. of Kansas,
C-Prof. William Southworth, Univ.otlil
lands, Calif.
D-Prof. James J. Unger, Georgetown I'*,
Washington, D.C.
E-Prof. Melissa Maxcy Wade, Enwrylli
Atlanta. j
Each judge awarded each candidate lit
points in each category.
The ballot form was adopted for use 111
AP by Unger from a form used by the Anient
Forensic Association.
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