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PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES VISITS L-R; ENTOURAGE INCLUDES GOV. HOLSHOUSER, CONGRESSMAN BROYHILL Saturday night, March 20, 1976, was unusually hot and humid; however, the rain failed to discourage those who were anxious to be on hand for Catawba County ' s Presidential visit. On that night, more than 8,000 people gathered in and around Shuford Gymnasium, all hoping for a glimpse of the nation ' s Chief Executive. Inclement weather was responsible for the two-and-a-half hour delay on the President ' s travel from Asheville to Hickory. Ford, who was scheduled to arrive at LR at 6:30 pm, entered the gym and took the podium at 9: 10. Following the invocation, given by Dean James Unglaube, and introductory remarks by then SGA President Rob Fritz, Governor Jim Holshouser, and Tenth Dis- trict Congressman Jim Broyhill, Ford delivered a fifteen minute speech. The incumbent President praised the efforts of Hols- houser and Broyhill, and addressed the issues of inflation, unem- ployment, military capability, and federal spending. The overriding theme of the Ford speech was balance in government. Promising a balanced approach . Ford called for balance between Federal and local government, one that will give more freedom to your state and local authorities. Later, Ford explained, . . . . to me, balance means stability, and stabili- ty means a firm foundation for the United States of America. In fact, the only place I don ' t like an even balance is in election results! Concerning the economy, the President expressed optimism. Unemployment is down . . . inflation is down, too. The rate of inflation is one-half or more of what it was when I became President, and we ' re going to keep the pressure on, and keep it going down! President Ford pointed to the fact that in fighting inflation he was endeavoring to keep a tight rein on federal spending. To cdntrol those who would bust the budget, he explained, I have used my Presidential veto . . . and the American taxpayer has been saved $13 billion. If the Congress keeps sending to the Oval Office those reckless spending bills, I ' ll veto them again and again. In the area of foreign policy. Ford described our alliances with NATO countries as never better , and relations with Japan the best in the history of the U.S. 1 W :- • • ' ■ ■ f iV ' ii ' nii iiMi i President 1 f4