Daily Journal (Newspaper) - November 4, 1970, Fergus Falls, Minnesota tHf ami On Thursday VOL. 96 No. 260 FERGUS FALLS DAILY JOURNAL EIGHTEEN PAGES FERGUS MINN. 56537 NOV. 4, 1970 SINGLE COPY lOc ESTABLISHED 1873 Langen Loses by 11000 By I Associated Press Writer Six Democrats and three re-election Tuesday in Minnesota's general but the fourth GOP Democrat Robert Beigland in the 7lli District appeared to be the main beneficiary of a DFL trend which swept Hubert H. into the U.S. Senate and Slate Sen. Wendell R. An- derson into the 42, a Roseau was successful in his second effort to unseat lican Rep. Odin Langen in the sprawling district which is the least populous in the 57, himself a farmer at had close calls be- fore in a district where the DFL had been known to expend con- energy in ty But Republicans Albert in the 1st An- cher in the 2nd, and John in the 6th, were to although Zwach was involved in a tight 47, piled up the biggest margin in turning back DFL challenger Elaine a Dover area and won a seventh full 64, oldest of the state's congressional had tle trouble in winning a seventh term over Clifford R. 42, Mayor of 63, claimed a third term after 32 years as a state His politically nal district had been a target where the DFL mounted a con- campaign in an effort to tip the 5-3 GOP advantage in the U.S. Terry only 32, a Princeton radio station owner and on a leave of absence as a vice president at St. Cloud State made it close for awhile but Zwach eventually The 3rd District seat changed hands when GOP Rep. Clark MacGregor decided the Senate against Republican state Rep. William 42, GoWen had about 54 per cent of the vote with slightly more than half The DFL had drafted George 52, a known Twin Cities television in an attempt to re- gain the seat after 10 years in GOP The GOP took a 5-3 edge in- to Tuesday's house but the DFL emerged with a 4-3 margin and one race DFL incumbents who won again were John Blatnik 8th Joseph Karth in the 4lh and Donald Fraser in the 5lh. 59, 12-lerm dean of the state's congressional had about 77 per cent of the vote against Dr. Paul Reed of Virginia in partial 48, easily won a Humphrey and Anderson Pile Up Impressive Victory Margins I ed to Ihe of in hiu r Humphrey succeeds By NELSON Associated Press Writer had in his own 1968 j gone J. one MINNEAPOLIS For- presidential He begun j of Minnesota's most mer Vice President Hubert Humphrey has won a return to BOB BERGLAND liy NELSON On the basis of incomplete appeared to be the major Press Writer it appeared Anderson j on against a Republican ticket MINNEAPOLIS would take office with a lopped by the hi ODIN LANGEN Burdick Crushes Kleppe Bid for Post By HUGH VAN Associated Press Writer N.D. Sen. Quentin N. kota's incumbent won a smashing victory in day's general beating his Republican Rep. Thomas S. in both ban and rural Inofficial returns Wednesday morning with 82 per cent of the state's precincts gave votes and Kleppe Burdick took an lead and never was in ing in nearly every county and in his Kleppe issued a statement con- gratulating Burdick about three hours after polls As ballot counting continued into the morning it Kleppe would lose in all but four of the state's 53 stand against the compromise farm may have been the decisive factor in his He promised to make a ditch attempt to revise Ihe term over Frank 52. when il comes up for final con- 46, overcame a major i sideration in the Senate after GOP effort in turning back of j Congress reconvenes Nov. 16. the challenge of Richard En- Kleppe had called for passage he says pinpointed eco- nomic policies as Ihe of Ihe Nixon Humphrey defeated can Congressman Clark one of the candidates for whom President Richard M. Nixon campaigned in the final week before 59, retained his i spot on the list of 1972 I tial hul lo make a show of public coolness toward the whole will be many ers for Ihe Democratic tial shall not be one of Humphrey told years intend to carve out a tion of leadership in the not by the dubious title of lar head of the but by hard has said he would not refuse a draft should one come his Afler declaring himself off the 1972 presidential he who can predict what will happen two years from 48, became tr victim of the massive larity built up by Humphrey in 25 years of Minnesota politics during which he has never lost a statewide MacGregor conceded Tuesday three and a half hours after the polls but projections based on sample precincts had long since proclaimed rey the Humphrey's victory headed a major resurgence in Minnesota's often divided with a tour of political McCarthy Sen. Wendell a lure of Republicans and seemingly popular attorney gen tually every county fair and returned to the state only rarely j known to friend anil foe in stale 1MB community celebration in the since 1368, including an alike as has slate and wound up with heavy lance at the Slate Democratic elected Minnesota's 33rd gover attacks on economic policies of the Nixon in the seized on every ment of price indexes and un- employment branding convention last June in which he i marking the fourth straight endorsed Humphrey election in which voters have ever mentioning Humphrey for the highest 37, defeated lican Gen. Douglas McCarthy retires after 12 in the Senate and has said each as the product of he will devole his time lo lican I He says he will Humphrey had spent much of in at i s nee IMS a a col gubernatorial tions since 1950 and 1952. Anderson succeeds old a Republican who dropped a political bombshell last January by announcing he I would nol seek a second 1972 but has never been j benefited 1 The governor-elect is a c marlin o despite an showing j cral since 1986. Head refused to concede Armed with Ihe day despite mounting re- turns stowing Anderson with a steady 55 per cent of Republicans have not Anderson began a to build an image as a new face on the political ms nee a a co and world traveler for I about his from a massive turnout of vol an encyclopedia ers who marked U.S. Senate i Humphrey returns to f It He and his as a freshman In the S return to a apartment they had retained after departing the Capitol two the 16 years of Senate seniority he gave up in 1964 after being elected vice slopped short of a sweep for the DFL wavy-haired 6-footer with a trim appearance that echoes his days as a hockey player for the Uni- of and the U.S. Olympic team His election victory came er an 18-month campaign in which he first convinced DFL t delegates that he was their best I bet in a year in which warring Relying heavily on Anderson pounded away at ple he would be a fearlessly dealing wilh and the Once prodded by Humphrey to bo more Anderson developed a campaign style that allowed his youthful appearance to be tempered by his described don't want to be governor to bridges and Anderson frequently told Anderson's margin junked tate finally opted for j blooming theories that he had Aside from Humphrey's hurt himself by gelling involved il was the DFL unity on Page 4) Humphrey's campaign HUBERT H. HUMPHREY Wins by big margin WENDELL ANDERSON New Minnesota governor Win Races County Vote Tops Oiler Tail Counly against slate trends yesterday and ed Republican But the margin was narrower than in previous Voters in two commissioner districts unsealed ers Bennie Johnson and Otto elected Richard Dillon and A. Hubert There were no other contests on ty 51, a longtime Twin Cities T Head Wires His Congratulations MINNEAPOLIS IB lican Douglas defeat in the governor wired his congratulations this forenoon to the Stale Wendell on your race governor of the slate of Head said in the your victory comes the great obligation ami responsibility of leading the peo pie of Ihe are ready to assist you in every possible way in working for programs which will aid the people of the slate in attaining the highest possible quality of life in our of the contending that any attempt at revision would on Page 4) Conservatives Hold Control MINNEAPOLIS Con- servatives apparently will re- tain control of both houses of the Minnesota Legislature on the basis of from Tuesday's But some of the best-known names in legislative circles went down lo including Sen. Donald 0. the state's senior Former State Sen. Richard Golden won back his seat by defeating Conserva tive Eugene Conservatives won 34 a bare the DFL grabbed 33 Most of the contests decided today slipped into DFL some by thin The DFL has never controlled the upper chamber since Minnesota began electing its stale lawmakers party designation in 1913. Nixon at Slowing O'Brien Calls It GOP Defeat More than voters turned cut for the election in the y's 90 In Ihe second commissioner district Billon received votes and Johnson in the unofficial In- the fourth district gren received votes and Haase Unofficial figures show the county cast votes for Clark MacGregor and for bert H. Humphrey in The vote for representative hi Congress was for Odin Langen and for Two years ago when tbe same candidates were in the race Ihe county vote was for Langen and for By CARL P. LEUBSDORF AP Political Writer WASHINGTON laid the basis for a strong 1S72 presidential challenge with startling successes in ship contests while repelling President Nixon's drive to cap- ture control of the For the ninth straight Democrats won control of both houses of They added a handful of seats to their House margin and dropped a couple in the Senate as cans succeeded in sharply re- ducing the normal Senate and House midterm losses for the party in Ihe White But the Democrats more than made up for the congressional standoff by regaining the of Wisconsin and plus enough smaller states to win a majority of state houses for the first time since the 1964 Lyndon in San Nixon B. Johnson In many Sen ale and House traditional Democratic economic plus Ihe strength of incumbency proved more powerful than the can and campaign led by Nixon and Vice President Spiro T. But local 177. Republicans elected Now 187, vacancies 2. Democrats elected 253. Now 243, vacancies 3. Republicans won 8 cratic Democrats won 17 Republican Net gain 8. Needed for majority 218. particularly many governors At the Western White House was reported by press secretary Ronald L. Ziegler to be very pleased with the he had the trend of by reducing normal White House losses in congressional speaking at can headquarter in said Ihe results gave Nixon working in Ihe Senale of Republicans and Southern He said he wished the GOP had done better in For Ihe national Chairman Lawrence O'Brien said Nixon and Agnew be hard put to call anything a Tonight we find the Democratic party a ty parly in The biggest Republican names among the Ronald Reagan of California and Nelson A. Rockefeller of New were easily ed in Ihe nation's two largest Bui the GOP lost heavily in the races for state Two big names among Southern Winthrop sas and Claude R. Kirk Jr. of unseated by Democrats Dale Bumpers and Reubin In rick Lucey ended six years of Republican domination by de- feating Lt. Gov. Jack Olson for In trounced Republican Roger Cloud in the wake of a loan scandal that split GOP The gubernatorial victories gave the Democrats at least 28 slate a solid base for 1972 drive just as GOP successes in 1966 helped Nixon's successful effort two years on Page 9) Returns show votes in the county for Douglas Head and For secretary of state van received votes and Erdahl For fald received and For treasurer votes for Boche and for Spannaus received voces in the county for attorney eral and Forsythe received THREE PRIMARY LOSERS WIN IN AREA ELECTIONS 950. Fergus Falls maintained Its of voting Republican yesterday when the votes cast were about Iwo lo one for Republican More than 66 per of the city's registered volers went to the Unofficial totals show rey received votes and MacGregor Bergland received voles and Langen Anderson gol voles in the city and Head Perpich received Boo Donovan dahl Wefald field Boche 896, Bjornson Spannaus Ron Anderson C. Elmer Anderson On Ihe amendments the ty vole was yes and on Amendment No. 1; yrs and no on Amendment No. Unofficial returns from the six Clerk of county area around Otter Hazel T. Holt found voters following through Vern Dobberpuhl j arc for September 15 primary 2nd candidates who were Norman Anderson Senator Cliff Maynard 357 R. F. Apparent winner VAL Has big margin RUDY PERPICH Apparent winner ARIEN ERDAHl Apparent winner GOP Hails Three Senate Victories choices in local with the exception of electing A. C. Olson as Doughs County I Raymond R. as 1st Dish id Commissioner iu and Herbert A. as 3rd District Commissioner in The counly lors was generally the 1068 figures hul In or bigger than Ihc 1966 GRANT 2nd Alvstad Dale Grayson B. Orvin Larson I where Albert Gore was New York's Democrat Lloyd M fulfilling a major three-way scoring a sol By SCHWARTZ 111 Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON j Vice increased their and Nixon gained a little ideological In the but crats kept control in Tuesday's dont Spiro T. Agnew said Gore was Ihc No. I Republicans also won in Con- and Ohio while Richard j was locked in a light wilh Defying election Democratic Incumbent Republicans were assured i in n minimum nrl Rain of three I The OOP suffered losses in soats in Ihp chamber of Con- i where Stevenson Kress has been Nixon's hit drooped incumbent Sen. most Implacable The Ralph T. Rnd majority had been 57 to where formor song and 43. I mnn Sen. George Murphy lost lo A most Republican John V. victory cumo in I Conservative James Buckley d ideological gain for the White House in national security and defense Liberal of H. replace the liberal Minnesota voters crat he defeated in Ihe ingly returned him to the Sen. Ralph where he served 16 years The Senate result fell short of becoming vice president in 19fi5 BECKER bent Charles read out predictions liy Vice President and Richard Nixon's victim in of the party by Vice President T. who carried i the presidential Spiro T. ran a poor third behind Democrat Rep. Richard Buckley has said he will vote wilh In organizing Ihc Byrd it former Democrat who WAS re-elected n an ent lo a second Is ed lo vote wilh the Although While House tanner in a Humphrey's election K. It. Ilh Alt Cecil H. Vm Vm s gives i mi n. estimated by some a seek 2nd cost Nixon aKain ln i lion 1972' 1-. Mw Bui the Republican gain broke j the voters In I a tradition that has seen and Maine Co. party in lose an I alive the presidential potential i of four seals In every 1 1'Mwe.rd Kennedy and election since 1914. j S. by I of Hush lost In 11971) will be a familiar OP Page 5) Hans C. Hanson A. C. Olson WABENA Fred Miller Manley G. 5lh Edward R. TRAVERSE 1st Gerald Raymond R. Melz i 1st 924 I 0'I loam j Howard J. 3rd Romiell Simmer A. Mh James Nils Rep. Roger Hanson j Calvin Larson 390 For district Charles 291 Kennedy Chester Gaylord Sartre Paul Hoffman 12.49S Auditor Ken Hanson Treasurer George Nelson 910 Register nf Deeds Helen 490 14.810 Sheriff I Probate County Attorney Harliin 305' 323'. 305 1501 211 The Weather FERGUS ARIA Fair through Low 24-32. High Thursday High 45. 28. At 8 a.m. 32. At Noon Maximum 48. Minimum
