Is GOP on its last legs in Southeastern Ohio
Robert L. Powers surveys Southeastern Ohio results showing a Democratic landslide for Johnson over Goldwater, with Taft and Mechem facing losses while Mechem’s district margins shift. Counties like Athens Gallia Hocking Perry and Vinton show mixed loyalties, and Nixon's prior leads flip to Johnson in several areas.
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Young Wins Senate Race in Ohio After Close Battle
Senator Stephen M. Young edged ahead in Ohio with a 13,074 vote lead as late Cleveland ballots favored him. Republican Rob Taft Jr. waited for official canvass before deciding on a recount, after a miscount earlier briefly gave Taft a lead. Johnson carried Ohio by over a million votes, though Young and Sweeney lagged.
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Apportionment chances shaped by Ohio election losses
Ohio Republicans lost Senate control and narrowed their House margin, signaling a broadened special session to address reapportionment. Gov. Rhodes aides weigh expanding the call as Mechem loses his seat to Democrat Pancake, with division projected 16 16 in the Senate and 75 62 GOP edge in the House.
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Buckeye Delegation to House Falls 14 Republicans 10 Democrats
Ohio voters swung four seats from Republicans to Democrats including the at large seat vacated by Robert Taft Jr. The new U S House lineup stands 14 Republicans and 10 Democrats with eight GOP gains. In Washington a post election move may send Hubert Humphrey to Europe to discuss NATO rifts.
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Republicans Net Gain In 25 Governorship Races
Washington reports Republicans gained one governorship in the 25 races on Tuesday. The party won 17 governorships, with the results seen as limited solace amid national losses.
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Barry Goldwater Buys Clown Painting For Daughter
In Phoenix area political note Barry Goldwater stopped in Scottsdale to buy paintings. He purchased a Mark Coomer clown portrait for his daughter Peggy and attached a card reading I voted for Barry. The senator kept his humor about losing to Johnson.
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Columbus Police Lieutenant Wounded In Stomach Shot
Lt. Allen Fraley, 42, was critically wounded early today when a man fired at point blank range and escaped through a second story window of a Northside rooming house. Fraley underwent emergency surgery to remove a bullet in his stomach.
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Romney GOP’s Fair-Haired Boy Shines in Michigan Victory
Michigan Gov George Romney rose as a strong Republican figure after President Johnson's national landslide. Romney won re election in Michigan by attracting Democratic voters especially in Detroit and Negro districts while Goldwater faced internal party scrutiny amid a split on civil rights policy.
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Publisher Dies At 82 In Marietta Times Chief
Will P. McKinney 82 president of The Times Co publisher of the Marietta Daily Times died in his sleep at home. He had worked in the paper for 66 years starting at age 16 when his father founded the paper in 1898. In 1908 he and brother Frank B. McKinney bought it from their father.
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Appalachia Aid Bill Chances Look Bright
The boosted Democratic majority in Congress signals progress for Johnson administration aims to extend health care for the elderly and Appalachian aid. Democrats anticipate easier passage of urban affairs, immigration reform, unemployment standards, and extended wage laws, with focus on housing, training, and regional development.
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Explorer Heads For Mars Today
The United States prepares to launch Mariner 3, a robot explorer, on an 814 month journey to Mars to take pictures and collect data. An Atlas Agena D rocket will lift between 1 22 and 3 17 p m for a July 17 encounter, within 8600 miles of Mars. The mission aims to gather first closeup information, aid future life seeking capsules, and supports a 1969 Mars landing plan.
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Bolivian Fighting Rages in La Paz as Coup Clashes Continue
In La Paz militia loyal to deposed President Victor Paz Estenssoro clash with the new military regime. Seven dead and 50 injured as air force planes attack police buildings and militiamen on a hill near the capital. Paz fled with family to Peru in a Bolivian military plane. He blames Vice President Air Force Gen. Gene Barrientos for the coup. In Tokyo Cambodia dissolves its Boy Scouts Association after Prince Norodom Sihanouk accuses the movement of links to enemies.
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