Armstrong Falls as Glenn Collins Triumph in Ohio Primary
In Ohio, Glenn Collins defeats incumbent Sen. Harry Armstrong in a key primary as Republicans dominate a 333-seat scramble. Collins, backed by southern counties, wins by about 1 000 votes among 24 000 cast, with Rep. Oakley Collins moving from House to Senate.
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Columbus
Ohio
Harry L. Amstrong
Logan
Oakley C. Col
Lins
Ironton
Lawrence County
Collins
Howard C. Cook
Stuck Ballot Card Delays Ohio Primary Vote Count
A stuck ballot card and a blown fuse halted ballot counting in Athens County for over three hours Tuesday night. Only 8,186 of 25,500 eligible voters cast ballots, with counting moved from Clippinger Hall to Haning Hall to speed the process.
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Herb Amey
Athens County
County Elections Board
William Hoffman
Ohio University
Clippinger Hall
Haning Hall
Hoffman
Haning
Clippinger
Dan Dry
Athens County Board of Elections
Gilligan Rhodes Lead Ohio Gubernatorial Nominations
Gov John Gilligan and former Gov James Rhodes easily won their party nominations in Ohio on Tuesday. Celeste and Hall won Democratic spots for lieutenant governor and secretary of state, defeating several rivals. Hall led late, while Celeste emphasized organization as Metzenbaum lost to John Glenn.
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Columbus
Ohio
John J. Gilligan
James A. Rhodes
Gilligan
Richard F. Celeste
Cleveland
Tony Hall
Dayton
Gilligan’s
U.S
Howard M. Metzenbaum
John Glenn
Celeste
John W. Brown
Brown
Liam K. Brown
James D. Nolan
Voters push for simpler words on constitutional amendments
Ohio voters rejected three proposed amendments aimed at pay and scheduling reforms while endorsing Issue No. 3 to create a state Ballot Board. With 99 percent counted, No. 3 drew 939 686 yes to 385 767 no. Nos. 1 and 2 failed.
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Columbus
Ohio
Nixon Refuses Demand For 64 Watergate Tapes
White House refuses to turn over 64 Watergate tapes to Congress or the courts. President Nixon reviewed Jaworski's subpoena and ordered his lawyers to fight to the Supreme Court if needed. Jaworski's spokesman said litigation would continue.
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Washington
White House
Congress
James D. St. Clair
Nixon
Leon Jaworski
Supreme Court
St. Clair
Jaworski
House Judiciary Committee
Archibald Cox
Peter W. Rodino Jr
D-N.j
Edward Hutchinson
Michigan
Tom Railsback
R-Ill
Garage Fire Damages University Lot. No Injuries
A morning blaze on Factory Street destroyed a bus and a Jeep and heavily damaged the University garage. The fire started around 11 15 a.m as a furnace ignited gasoline fumes from a bus fuel line. Two other vehicles were moved out and unharmed. Damage runs to several thousand dollars.
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Factory Street
Weather Forecast for Tonight and Thursday
Cloudy with rain likely tonight and a chance of thundershowers. Lows in the upper 40s and or low 50s. Cloudy Thursday with rain likely. Highs in the mid to upper 50s. Details, Page 2.
How Area Counties Voted
A county by county tally covers Athens Hocking Jackson Vinton Meigs Gallia and Meigs. The report notes voting patterns across districts with page references for state congressional races and regional results.
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Athens
Hocking,Jackson and Vinton
Meigs and Gallia
Meigs Hocking
Vinton Gallia Jackson
Gilligand
Rhodes-R
Glenn-D
Ware
Metzenbaum-D
Vossade
Eine
Senate
COR Ai Staid E
Csido Algentennenti
Armstrong-Reth Ad
Wallace Wins renomination for third term in Alabama
Former astronaut John Glenn Jr wins Democratic Senate nomination in Ohio on his third try. Alabama Governor George C. Wallace secures renomination for an unprecedented third term. Indiana, North Carolina and DC primaries shape November contests and self government in the capital. Morgan leads NC Dem field. runoff possible.
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Carl P. Leabsdorf
John H. Glenn Jr
Ohio
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Indiana
North Carolina
District of Columbia
Wallace
Elvin McCary
James B. Allen
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Robert Morgan
Nick Galifianakis
Morgan
Galifianakis
William E. Ste
George Wallace
Cornelia
Mother's Day Action Ad in The Messenger
On Mother's Day Sunday May 12 the town is urged to tell Mom she’s special through a Mother's Day Action Ad in The Messenger. The offer is one dollar for twenty words with the order coupon in today’s classified section.
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Glenn
Ironton Miner
Orbits
Armstrong Metzenbaum
Metzenbaum
Franklin
Montgomery
Lorain
Trumbull
Cuyahoga County
Cleveand
Robert Taft Jr
Ralph J. Perk
Perk
Canton
Peter E. Voss
Mahoning County
Meisenbaum
Glena
Miami
Greene
Butler County
Hancock County
Clark
Lucas Coun
Ralph Perk
Gilligan, Rhodes Winkasy
Ted Brown
Ing
E. W Lampson
Jefferson
Lampson
Ted W. Brown
General Assembly
New Haven, Conn
Fair Haven
Hoffa
New York
Teamsters Union
Teamster
Jimmy Hoff
Vens
James Broyhill
R-N.c
Birch E
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