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Digitized from Box 31 of the White House Press Releases at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library [9-26-76]
POOL REPORT DESTREHAN, La.
After the speech you all heard, Ford, wearing his third shirt of the day,
a red, short-skeeved golf shirt, worked the crowd of several thousand. At ramp, local
officials gave him a commemorative plaque from the St. Charles Parish Police Jury,
to
which is equivalent County Commissioners. Had E a red rose put into shirt buttonhole.
Crowd was friendly, cheered him on with showts of "Good luck"... "You're doing a
called out
great job" etc. One man "Carter'd go wild with these good lookin' women."
uniformed Boy Scout
#xx President autographed right wrist cast of K Marky Fabre, 13, of Luling (across the
Mark said he
river broke it playing football.
About the way Ford signs urging him to Two Grain
Perspiration ran down Ford's cheeks, chin and nose. Red shirt was wet.
Trailing him were Rep. David Treen of this district (3a) and Cong. candidates
(1st)
Roberr bevergs Livingston and Frank Spooner (5th).
At end, Ford received a display of local products, including crawfish, oil,
beans, xiz sugar, corn, soybeans, wheat. A dozen children had waded into foot deep water
lifted
to get close to him at ramp. He picked HP one, a blonde girl of about six, gave her beg
a hug.
Along the way, he saw signs in the crowd urging him to "Veto Grain Bill." Local
people said this refers to the bill that would end # scandal-ridden private insper
inspection of @@@ export grain in Louisiana and Texas, put federal inspectors in
charge. Local people oppose because it threatens some 150 inspectors"
their jobs. After handshaking walk, Ford told crowd, in addition to no grain embargos,
that he would work for u responsible grain inspection legislation and, "We'll try to
do our bestfor those who have done a good job in the past."
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