Banner Graphic, Volume 15, Number 33, Greencastle, Putnam County, 11 October 1984 — Page 3

Reagan defensive on issue of his age

By WILLIAM M. WELCH Associated Press Writer With President Reagan put on the defensive over his age and Walter F. Mondale registering improved poll ratings, their seconds are poised to meet tonight for a nationally televised debate. Vice President George Bush and Democratic challenger Geraldine Ferraro will face questions for 90 minutes in the second bout of a three-round match between the Republican and Democratic tickets. The debate at Philadelphia’s Civic Center begins at 9 p.m. EDT. Fallout from last Sunday’s MondaleReagan debate was still registering on the eve of the vice presidential debate. Mondale and Reagan exchanged barbs over their TV appearance and the White House scrambled to quell growing questions over the president’s age and stamina. Asked by reporters about statements that he appeared tired during the debate, Reagan showed irritation as he said, “No, I wasn’t tired.’’ “And with regard to the age issue and everything,” the president added, “if I had as much makeup on as he (Mondale) did, I’d have looked younger, too.” The 73-year-old former movie actor said he didn’t wear makeup when I was in pictures.” In Pittsburgh, Mondale, 56, returned the fire. “This morning the president said the problem in the debate was makeup. That’s the same answer Nixon gave,” he said, referring to the 1960 Kennedy-Nixon debates. “Mr. President, the problem isn’t makeup on the face it’s the makeup on those answers that gave you problems,” Mondale added. Responding to the growing attention being focused on Reagan’s age as a result of his halting performance Sunday, the White House released a report on Reagan’s physical examination five months ago. Spokesman Peter Roussel

Bush-Ferraro debate to set political history

WASHINGTON (AP) - With the label of underdog in dispute, Vice President George Bush and Geraldine Ferraro square off tonight in a 90-minute debate that will be watched closely not only for what they say but how they say it in the first man-versus-woman national political forum. Both camps deemed their candidates ready for the 9 p.m. EDT meeting in the Philadelphia Civic Center. Unlike Sunday’s match between President Reagan and Walter Mondale, which was limited to domestic policy, there were no limits on tonight’s topics. “She’s very feisty. She’s very good on the stump and she’s very quick,” spokeswoman Barbara Dixon said of the Democratic vice presidential candidate, Ms. Ferraro. “She’s a natural for debate style. She’s a very fast study and people are very pleased.” At the vice president’s office, spokesman Peter Teeley said, “He feels great. I think he’ll do just fine.” Both candidates staged mock debates with stand-in partners Wednesday as they wrapped up their preparations. Working at a private television studio in Manhattan,

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declared it showed the president “in A-l health.” The physician who supervised the tests at Bethesda Naval Medical Center, Capt. W.W. Karney, said it showed Reagan to be “mentally alert, robust,” and appearing younger than his years. Emboldened by his debate reviews and appearing fiestier with every appearance, Mondale declared in New York that Reagan has begun “sounding frantic.” A CBS News-New York Times poll of 515 voters showed Mondale trimming 6 points off Reagan’s margin in the last week, though Reagan still leads by 20 percentage points, 58-38, according to the survey. An ABC News-Washington Post poll put Reagan’s edge at 15 points, down 3 points from a week ago at 56-41. In the CBS-Times poll, Mondale was called a winner of last Sunday’s debate by a margin of 66 percent to 17 percent. Still another poll, done by Louis Harris for Business Week magazine, showed Mondale the winner by a 62-27 score.

Ms. Ferraro also reviewed videotapes of herself and Bush. The vice president studied papers, met with his staff and went jogging. “The fact that this is the first ever debate between a woman and a man means it is much more difficult to predict (the outcome),” said Dr. James J. Unger, director of the National Forensics Institute in Washington. “If he was debating Gerald Ferraro instead of Geraldine Ferraro, I think he would have an immense advantage,” Unger added. Because of Bush’s long political background and national experience, Unger said Ms. Ferraro “enters as an underdog.” Not so, said Bush’s press secretary. “We are the underdog by the measurement of all the mournful pundits,” Teeley said. Political polls show voters heavily favor Bush over Ms. Ferraro. Mondale was asked at a New York city news conference whether he’d given Ms. Ferraro any advice and how he thought she would do. “I talked to her this morning. I said, ‘Be yourself.’ I think she’ll do very well.”

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