Ford Campaigns in South by Barbara Breitenstein Yesterday
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---------~--------------------------------.,.. There were parties there once above his head. ''Alright, what is ballroom and entered the lounge. tables. when shafts of light scattered from the bid for this, the carved Boule There were deep set sofas and easy ''The members used to eat lunch Closing the club's windows, lighting up the vard Room plaque." Below the chairs, old murals decorated in here while playing cards. They had sidewalks with the dancing anima man, the crowd continued in its autumn colors and portraits of old those little white buttons near the tion of gay colors tinted slightly tide, going from one box to the sullen-faced gentlemen on the wall tables so that they could call the with the faint and incresent music other, looking at the merchandise "Reagan was here cour1esy of waiters anytime they needed that slowly drifted out on the warm and then moving onto the next. the G. E. Theatre. This was when them." the club: summer evenings. The orderly "This was once a great club," he was an actor, not a politician. ''I was an honorary member of rows of limousines would empty said Albert Harres, maitre d' at the We have had all kinds of politicians all the ladies~ bridge clubs here. their sparkling cargo of silver Indiana Club for eight years until it here. Bobby Kennedy when he They used to have only 79 members ladies in white gloves and large hats closed in March, 1975 due to was running for president came so that everytime they played, they and bronzed gentlemen in black financial difficulties. "It was the here and then he went next door to would get men and I would fill in as ties and close-cropped hair. The oldest chartered club in Indiana, talk to a bunch of kids from Notre the extra, moving among all the There were small and laughing groups would founded in 1893. All kinds of Dame and Purdue. I took him some tables. sweep their way gently into the people made their way through food so that he would have some ''And these,'' AI said as he ballroom to spend an evening these doors." thing to eat. What's-his-name was pointed to some framed card hands under the two golden chandeliers. Albert worked for 27 years at the here too, that guy who ran in 1964. on the walls, "These are perfect parties there The crowd that went to South club, starting first as an extra to Goldwater - yeah, Goldwater. He cribbage hands. Four fives and a Bend's Indiana Club yesterday was help at the big banquets and later ate here. And when President Ford jack. They are going to auction a different crowd from those of becoming a full time waiter. "We ate at Notre Dame a couple of years these off too. I don't know who yesteryear. Yesterday's crowd was had a monopoly on big banquets for ago, he ate at one of our tables. would want to buv these kinds of big. jousting and moisy, making its a long time, all different kinds of Notre Dame asked us if we had a things." · once ... way like a river into the old and people. We were really booming in certain size table, and we did. So ''Are we going to sell every run-down ballroom for the first day the 40's. We had a lot of famous that's what Ford Ate at." thing?Of course we arP. l' :hen· a by Drew J. Bauer of the two-day auctioning of the people here: Bob Hope, Ronald AI left the lounge and went tomorrow?" Col. Dun i..:ambL)l of Staff Reporter club. Reagan, Pat O'Brian, George Jes upstairs, past the private dining the Midwest Auction Service A man stood in the middle of the se! - they all performed here.'' room for the members and into a chaos holding a prized object far AI made his way out of the small paneled room full of oak (continued on page 4) server ")/7 an independent student newspaper serving notre dame and st. mary's 'vol. IX, No.l9- Monday, September 27, 1976 On Mississippi riverboat Ford campaigns in South by Barbara Breitenstein yesterday. Wall ace has stated he is travel is planned, including a trip to Senior Staff Reporter proud of Carter as a fellow south California for the next debate. erner and a fellow Democrat. scheduled for Oct. 6. In the first major travelling effort Carter has been critical of Ford Ford has left the White House of his campaign. President Ford for "hiding" in the White House, for only two other campaign trips- toured the Mississippi by riverboat saying the Republican candidate is a one-day trip to the Univcrsit~· of Saturday. stressing tax reform. and afraid to face the voters to account Michigan to open his campaign. contesting Jimmy Carter in his for the actions of his administra and a trip to Philadelphia for the native South. tion. according to the AP story. debate last Thursday night. The President campaigned along But Ford advisers now say more the levees at several river landings during the seven-hour cruise, stat ing '"We're coming down here to prove that we want the South to be with us." Ford said his trip into the Deep Th~ fighting Irish football team closed out the Northwestern South is intended to demonstrate Student Government series with a convincing 48-0 victory over the Wildcats. For that he is a national candidate and details, see page 8. (Photo by Tony Chifari) that he is not conceding any section of the country. according to an Associated Press (A P) story by allocates $87300 Dave Rilcv. "I don't concede a Pig fracas still goes on; single vote." Ford said. declaring that he believes it is now possible by Tim Creagan he will det'eat Carter in all 50 Staff Reporter students speak with Price states. "It's our distinct impression that we are on a big upswing." Ford Yesterday, in a nine-hour meeting in LaFortune Student Center, a by Jim Bowler registered with the Observer and said. "We're going to do better Student Government Committee allocated funds for twenty-two Staff Reporter Price himself. and better.'· clubs and organizations on campus Tom Soma. director of the Food The President and Mrs. Ford ·Services Advisory Council, and one Several concerned students will flew to New Orleans Saturday to The bulk of the $87,300 allocated went to the Student Union, of the students who will attend the meet this afternoon with Mr. board the Natchez. a stern-wheel $51 ,000; the Student Government, $18,200; and the Hall meeting. said that. "Mr. Price Edmund Price. Director of Notre riverboat. in which he made the President's Co~ncil, $12,100. wants to meet with the students Dame food services. to discuss first paddlestop campaign of mo and clear up the issue." student reaction to the halting of dern times. Crowds of several 'The remaining $6,000 went to the following organizations: Originally the council planned to free garbage removal by a local thousand people met Ford at ea~;h address the problem at their first stop. Baltic ............................................................................ $50 "Nov. 2 is a very critical date," Celtic Club ..................................................................... $50 Ford told the people ,at Destrehan, C.l.L.A ...................................................................... $1000 La. ·'It makes the difference whether America is going to keep World Hunger ............................................................. $250 moving forward. I want your vote Community .................................................................... $35 on that day so America will keep WSND ........................................................................ $700 moving .. .'' A. I.A. (Architecture) ........................................................ $25 "We're going to keep America No. 1. period," Ford promised, I.E. E. E. (Engineering) ..................................................... $50 calling for strong national security. Mecha (Spanish-American Club) ..................................... 5350 On the issue of tax reform, Ford Karate Club ................................................................... 550 repeated his recurring theme of Tae Kwon Do Club (Karate) ............................................... $50 reduced federal spending through tax cuts and "tax reform that Sociology Club .............................................................. $100 makes sense--makes sense to Neighborhood Study help Group .................................... $1000 you.'' Dancing Irish ................................................... : ............ $300 "This President believes the Black Cultural Arts ....................... , ................................ $800 federal government spends too much money," Ford stated. He International Students Union ........................................... 5950 farmer. continued that, if elected, "we will The controversy began a few meeting, this Wednesday. But Finance Club ...................................· ............................... S25 because of the unpredicted reaction recommend another tax reduction" Circle K ....................................................................... $115 weeks ago, when Price announced next year. that George Brown, a Michigan pig by students. Price invited Soma , Sailing Club ................................................................. 5100 farmer, could no longer make his and several other students to After his riverboat excursion, daily visits to the dining halls. For discuss the issue this afternoon. which ended in New Orleans, Ford Presidents of the clubs and organizations must call the Student 10 years, at no cost to the The meeting will be held at 4 was to have travelled to Mobile, Goverment Treasurer's Office (7417) sometime this week for further University. Brown hauled away p.m. in the South