October 22, 1976

Ford and Carter seek NYS Catholic vote in separate appearances at Alfred E Smith Memorial Dinner, Oct 21, NYC; Carter compares himself to Smith; Eugene McCarthy appears in newsroom at hotel during dinner and deplores Pres candidates associating themselves with religious leaders; illustrations (L)

Cincinnati wins World Series; defeat NY, 7-2, in 4th Game; illus (M)

Jimmy Carter and Pres Ford are running tight race in Midwest, with Ohio key state; Ohio Labor Fed has conducted massive get-out-vote effort for Carter under dir of Warren Smith; no Repub has ever been elected Pres without state; ints with pol leaders find Carter leading Ford in Minn and Ill; Ford seen running strong in other parts of Midwest; Carter seen assured of victory in 14 Southern and Border states and lead appears solid in Northeastern states of NY, Mass and RI; Carter seen slipping in Mich, Ind, Penna and NJ; recent polls by Chicago Sun-Times, Robert Tetter for Ford and Patrick Caddell for Carter cited; Ohio Repub Chmn Kent B McGough concedes Ford was hurt in Cleveland's ethnic wards and suburbs by E Eur remarks; Ohio Carter campaign coordinator Daniel W Horgan, Ford state mgr Keith McNamara, Ohio Dem Chmn Paul Tipps and Cuyahoga County Repub leader Robert E Hughes comment (M)

NYS Health Dept to issue operating ctf for North Central Bronx Hosp on Oct 22; corp pres Holloman says hosp will open by Oct 25; controversy remains over how much Montefiore Hosp is to be paid to provide med services for new inst; affiliation agreement signed last wk calls for $12.6-million payment; Dr Frank T Cicero, chief deputy to Health Comr Whalen, comments on amt (M)

Saul Bellow wins Nobel Prize for literature; is 1st Amer to win prize since John Steinbeck in '62; is cited 'for the human understanding and subtle analysis of contemporary culture that are combined in his work' (M)