END OF THE TRAIL Hubert Humphrey Concedes Loss
Hubert Humphrey faced the end of his campaign with a wish for no sympathy from friends and family. He acknowledged heavy labor defections and weak support from the Negro community while Ohio California and Illinois moved to Nixon. He delivered a concession speech at the Hall of States in the Leamington Hotel.
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Texas Democrats Maintain Grip in Election Landslide
Texas voters delivered Hubert Humphrey 25 electoral votes as the Democratic party swept statewide offices. Governor Preston Smith won with 1,626,793 votes, while Lt. Governor Ben Barnes led with 1,899,572. Crawford Martin secured attorney general. Ben Barnes and Jesse James led their races.
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Winter Nudging Panhandle: First Snow Misses Region
Cloudy cold Texas Panhandle storms brought no measurable snowfall and light sprinkles in several cities. Temperatures were forecast to fall to around 30 this morning and tonight, with a warmup to near 60 by Friday as northeast winds shift to the southeast.
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Nixon Victory Injects Twist in Paris Peace Talks
Paris AP report notes Nixon's election adds a factor to the stalled four party talks in Paris. Johnson may advise, a personal envoy could join Harriman and Vance as Nixon considers renewed peacemaking. Thieu rejects Front as independent voice, complicating expanded talks.
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Czechs Burn Soviet Flags Amid Unrest in Prague and Bratislava
Thousands of students in Bratislava tore down and burned Soviet flags on eve of Bolshevik Revolution anniversary. In Prague, troops and police sealed a 15 block area around the National Theater during a Russian ballet performance as anti-Soviet demonstrations surged.
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Five US helicopters downed in Saigon battles
UPI reports heavy enemy assaults near Saigon with five American helicopters destroyed in the capital war zone. The New Jersey fired barrages 100 miles east. a merchant ship President Jefferson was attacked but suffered no casualties. An OH-23 helicopter was also downed near Pleiku with one crewman killed and six wounded.
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Democrats Hold Congress as GOP Gains Net Five Senate Seats
Democrats retain control of Congress with a 58 to 42 Senate margin and a 243 to 192 House majority after Republicans net four House seats and seven Senate gains. Key moves include Alan Cranston winning California and Harold Hughes taking Iowa, with Goldwater returning to the Senate from Arizona.
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Nixon Pays Call On Eisenhower After Victory
President elect Richard M. Nixon visited Walter Reed Army Hospital to see former President Dwight D. Eisenhower as he prepared to take office. Nixon sought unity and peace, praising Johnson and Eisenhower and promising cooperation with the outgoing administration.
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Romney Expected to Join Nixon Cabinet as Commerce Head
Detroit's WJR reports Gov. George Romney will join the Nixon administration likely as secretary of commerce with possible alternatives in HUD or HEW. Nelson Rockefeller named as a cabinet figure and Los Angeles County DA Evelle Younger slated to be attorney general.
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Elephant in Tank At Laporte Plant To Get Skeleton
An elephant in a 200 gallon steel tank at Laporte Chemical Industries is being boiled to remove its rock hard hide. The elephant, weighing about 2000 pounds, belongs to the Passmore Edwards Museum which funded the preparation to display the skeleton and the plant aims to finish by Friday.
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Names on Election Day Show Local Loyalties
New York AP reports Nixon carried Humphrey, New York, but lost Nixon, Texas, to Humphrey in the presidential vote. Humphrey, New York, gave Humphrey 97 votes to 59 for Nixon in unofficial returns. Wallace carried Wallace, North Carolina and South Carolina, and Wallace, Arkansas, but ran second to Nixon in Wallace, Virginia and Wallace, New York.
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Oregon Vote Teeters as Morse Narrowly Trails Packwood
In Oregon a tight race developed between Senator Wayne Morse and Republican Robert Packwood as returns from Tuesday's election trickled in. Early tallies gave Packwood a small lead, but a misprinted total briefly swung momentum toward Morse. By midafternoon Packwood led Morse by about 1 406 votes with 2 557 of 2 606 precincts reporting, while Morse's office maintained its own county tally.
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