80th Congress Senate Contests Shape Senate Balance
The article outlines tight Senate races across Colorado Montana New Mexico Tennessee Illinois Iowa Kentucky Minnesota Oklahoma West Virginia Wyoming and more. It notes contest implications for committee control and presidential appointments as Republicans and Democrats vie for seats and possible seating challenges loom if results shift.
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Senate
Capitol
Colorado
Edwina C. Johnson
Will F. Nicholson
West Virginia
Chapman Revercomb
Matthew M. Neely
Revercomb
Neely
Wyoming
Edward V. Robertson
Lester C. Hunt
Hunt
Kerr
Oklahoma
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Illinois
Iowa
Kentucky
Minnesota
Montana
New Mexico
Tennessee
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Help Constipated Folks Ad
Dr Edwards relief for constipation promotes Olive Tablets sold by drugstores. The ads claim the tablets act on both upper and lower bowels to produce more unnatural like movements with no griping and complete satisfaction. Prices listed 15 and 30 cents. Ad.
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Dr.Edwards
Dr. Edwards
Charter Change Study Urges Careful Texas Voter Reflection
Texas voters were urged to study all eight proposed constitutional amendments in the upcoming election. Three speakers Ralph W. Yarborough Robert Lee Bobbitt and Dean Cc. T. McCormick argued the judges retirement amendment would improve efficiency reduce delays save money attract qualified jurists and align Texas with other states.
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Ralph W. Yarborough
Austin
Robert Lee Bobbitt
San Antonio
Cc. T. McCormick
University of Texas School of Law
State Bar of Texas
Georgia Seeks Texas Model for Public Safety Reform
Major Wayne Hinson and Georgia officials report Texas DPS as a nonpolitical model for merit and retirement reforms. They toured Chicago and Texas, noting Texas’ unified department including highway patrol, investigations, and driver licensing. Chief Fletcher cites Texas merit tests and six months training, with politics absent since 1935.
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Texas Department of Public Safety
Georgia
Texas
Wayne Hinson
Georgia Department of Public Safety
Elbert Forester
W. McLemore
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Texas Rangers
Joe Fletcher
Maj. Hinson
Hinson
Department of Public Safety
Northwestern University Traffic Institute
Chicago
Colorado
California
Highway Patrol
Bureaus of Investigation and Identification
Fletcher
Texas Public Safety Force
Eleven Airmen Killed in East Oklahoma Plane Crash
Two Oklahoma pilots died while aiding a missing plane search near Metador Texas. The B26 crash killed all four occupants of the missing aircraft and left identities of the fallen fliers withheld pending next of kin notification.
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East
Oklahoma
Johnson Predicts Victory as Texas Returns Johnson Johnson
Texas Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson declares he will win the next election and defend farmers against price supports. Coke Stevenson calls Johnson the counterfeit nominee and backs Republican Jack Porter, citing alleged primary fraud.
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Lyndon
Associated Press
Coke Stevenson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Jack Porter
Johnson
Brownsville
R. B. Creager
Texas
Porter
Lyndon Johnson
Papers Predict Dewey Runaway
Four New York City newspapers predicted Monday that Governor Thomas E. Dewey would win 330 to 345 electoral votes in Tuesday's election. Predictions based on nationwide surveys show Dewey likely to prevail with broad state support and a substantial popular vote advantage.
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Thomas E. Dewey
the Times
Truman
Times
Louisiana
Alabama
Mississippi
South Carolina
Florida
Georgia
Minnesota
Tennessee
The
Herald Tribune
Dewey
the Sun
GOP
Sun
the Journal-American
Pawling
N.Y
Manhattan
Roosevelt Hotel
New York
Henry A. Wallace
Bronx
Mr. Truman
Millions Vote As U S Elects Next President
Voters nationwide head to more than 136000 polling places to choose between Truman and Dewey in a high stakes race seen as a clash to end the Democratic era and start a Republican administration. The campaign trails close with both men urging turnout and warning of consequences.
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GOP
Senate
House
Maine
South
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Mr. Truman
Thurmond
Boxer
Truman
Congress
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White House
Corsicana
Tom L. Tyson
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Texas
Beaurmont
Jefferson County
Amarillo
Panhandle
Fort Worth
Houston
Harris County
Texas Voters Have Their Say On Politicos Charter Changes
Texans awaited a heavy Election Day turnout amid a wide ballot. Major bids for president included States Rights and Progressive tickets with Democrats and Republicans also fielding candidates. Local forecasts predicted record turnout in several cities and counties with polls opening early and closing by 7 pm.
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States Rights Party
J. Strom Thurmond
Henry Wallace
Prohibition Party
Sam Morris
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