PAGE TWENTY-EIGHT - MANCHESTER EVENING HERALD. Manchester. Conn.. Mon,, Nov. 1, 1976 r Congressional Democrats Computer being Hrained* , hope Carter will win Phone Herald, 643'27119 after 8:30 for local vote to write campaign speeches 4 By STEVE GERSTEL issues and the reply was “I don’t think WASHINGTON (UPI) - After eight there are any fundamental differences.” By TOM UHLENBROCK even hand, is the only means of main­ years of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, Carter, however, may not be inclined to ST. LOUIS (UPI) — ’Two professors and taining a delicate peace in the Middle congressional Democrats hope Jimmy mo^e quite as quickly as a Congress likely a computer have devised a means of East,” Carter wins the presidency and ends the to be impatient after eight years of writing campaign speeches that could • Africa — "A specific American Inside today I political war between the executive and Republicans in the White House. make a crowd-pleaser of the dullest of presence is necessary If we are to prevent legislative branches. Carter — although he served one term The weather candidates. , further Communist Inroads and a tar­ Area news ...12-13 Family.............. 5 The alternative, a full term for Presi­ as Georgia governor and also served as a " It’s approaching 1984,” chuckled nishing of America’s influence on this state senator — may find Congress more Sunny today, high 45-50. Fair tonight, Comics............17 Metric................ 6 dent Ford, would signal an extension of Donald C. Shields, a speech professor at awakening continent,” low near 30. Partly cloudy Wednesday Dear Abby.......17 Obituaries.......10 the partisan quarrel that has allowed him difficult to deal with than the Georgia the University of-Missouri at St. Louis. • Panama -- “We should renegotiate a with some showers possible. High in Editorial ...........♦ Sports...........10-11 legislature. to thwart Democratic programs through "All the man would need Is a good new treaty that protects America’s vital upper 50s. National weather forecast « ‘T fc e O n e ” After years of submissivness. Congress Bright liberal use of the veto. delivery.” interests in the Canal Zone,” map on Page 15. has re-asserted its own role and has no in­ Although Democrats are certain to re­ Shields and John Cragan, an associate • Grain sales — “’The embargoing of EIGHTEEN PAGES MANCHESTER, CONlC, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1976- VOL. XCVI, No. 28 PRIGEi FirrEK N CENT.S tain their Senate and House majorities, tention of again becoming an appendage of food is immoral given the starving professor at Illinois State University, wiiwuwflfciiW iii’ - ............ the edge could be thinner and the strength the executive branch. The best example is began working on the project last January millions in the world. Whether we sell or that the lawmakers—beginning last yegr of the veto, or threat of veto, even more as part of a study for the National Spdech do not sell grain to Russia will hot alter f powerful than during the 94th Congress. — started setting their own budget and not Association, a professional society of her behavior in international affairs.” The enthusiasm of possibly having a accepting the administration’s. speech teachers. Shields said the method of using a com­ Democrat in the White House is tempered Honeymoon likely Choosing foreign affairs as the subject, puter to decide what to say in a speech only a bit by the fact that Carter is a total Congress certainly will grant Carter a the professor visited Peoria, 111., to deter­ could work in anv field. stranger. “honeymoon” period and it will take some mine the typical American’s viewpoints “You could take the spectrum on abor­ Relative stranger time — if he is elected — to determine his on the topic. tion, write up all the arguments pro, con Voter turnout He has no long-term political allies or relations with the Senate and House. Peoria tests and neutral, and find out how to Interpret the issue. You take the spectrum of reac­ personal friends in Congress with the And if it turns out bad. Carter has “Peoria happens to be a Midwestern possible exception of Rep. Andrew Young promised to go over the head of the test market for several national cor­ tions and come to a democratic decision.” of Georgia. Most of the others are, at best, Congress to plead his case with the porations,” said Shields, borrowing an old PreleslinR recent acquaintances. American people. vaudevillian practice of seeing “how it One benefit of the method is it allows Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., a There would be little reason for played in Peoria.” politicians to pretest speeches before ac­ major figure among Democratic liberals Congress to grant Ford a “honeymoon” Sixty persons, chosen according to age, tually giving them. period. He was given one shortly after he ahead of 1972 on Capitol Hill, has met Carter perhaps a sex and education, were asked to rank “A candidate would go to Hoboken and By GREG PEARSON the polls. This is exactly 150 more The percent of voter turnout at 11 half-a-dozen times over the last two years. became president in August, 1974. statements on several topics according to give his speech and his writers would Others know him less well. Although he retained the personal pop­ build up what went and rewrite what Herald Reporter than had voted by 11 a.m. in 1972. a.m. is 31.5 per cent, just a bit higher their preferences. A sizable voter turnout between 10 than it was in 1972. Presumably, Carter would lean heavily ularity built during 25 years in the House, Excerpts from the computer-written didn’t,” Shield said. “ But with the Through this morning, voter tur­ Pretty tourney queen and 11 a.m. pushed this year’s rate In 1972, a total of 87.4 per cent (25,- on Walter Mondale as his vice president to attempts at cooperation and conciliation speech would show how Peorians feel on national media coverage the way it is nout in Manchester was running ahead of last year’s. At 10 a.m., only 089 voters) of Manchester's eligible help him with a Congress that tends to be quickly dwindled. Democrats in Congress Diane Jene! Ramaker, a petite green-eyed various foreign affairs topics: now, he doesn’t have the opportunity. He’s slightly ahead of that in 1972, the last balky and jealous of its own powers and Republicans in the administration had blonde, has been named Queen of the 1977 Tour­ accused of flip-flopping and waffling,” Presidential election. 7,058 had voted, less than the 7,133 voters went to the polls. Most local • CIA — ‘T oppose unnecessary political observers feel that the tur­ regardless of who occupies the White too many basic differences. Every important election issue could be At 12 o’clock, after six hours of that had voted by 10 a.m. in 1972. nament of Roses in Pasadena, Calif. A secrecy, but I believe in a strong national nout will be about the same for this House. Whatever their majority — even the 94th decided that way, resulting in the perfect voting, a total of 10,807 Manchester A total of 29,137 people are eligible Pasadena College sophomore, she will reign defense. And unfortunately, in today’s election. The Democratic liberal camp in Congress failed to prove “vetoproof” — politician — a campaigner with all the residents had voted. In 1972. at the to go to the polls at Manchester’s ten world, the CIA is needed.” Polls will remain open until 8 p.m. Congress, which places heavy emphasis congressional Democrats will have to over the New Years Day festivities and the right things to say. noon count, 10,671 people had voted. voting districts today. In 1972, there • Middle East — "Step-by-step were slightly less registered voters, this evening. on social programs and is willing to shift scale down their programs in hopes of es­ Rose Bowl Classic Jan. 1. (UPI photo) diplomacy, treating all parties with an Or. as Shields put it, “A demagogue.” At 11 a.m., 9,178 voters had entered money from defense, space and foreign caping a veto. 28,700. aid, may find Carter a bit conservative. No help from Ford In his campaign. Carter has stressed — Congress will get no help from Ford on over and over — his ambition to achieve a Humphrey-Hawkins bill; national health : vomiiuo USI 1916 balanced budget by the end of his first insurance would be scaled down to a plan Ford and Carter await verdict term. And he has conceded some covering catastrophic illness; there would programs he favors may have to be be no push for closing tax loopholes, By ARNOLD SAWISLAK his hotel suite for a couple of hours presented myself and Senator Mon­ delayed or even sidetracked if new although there could be a new tax cut. In - United Press International before going to the airport where he dale to the American people and I am revenues cannot be generated. addition. Congress would be asked to ap­ will dedicate murals in the terminal perfectly willing to abide by their But certainly the Democratic-controlled prove a defense spending program larger Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter showing parts of his life. They will judgment today.” Congress will find Carter much more than the record-breaking one passed for cast ballots in their hometowns today then return to Washington for a Both candidates and their sup­ gathering of the Ford family to amenable than Ford. fiscal 1977. and millions of other Americans did porters talked confidentely, but the Major issues The only prospect for a change from the the same in a presidential election watch the returns.