GOP gains reshape 1968 map with 25 states in GOP control
The midterm results boost GOP in the House by 47 seats to 187 total while winning at least 25 state governorships, delivering 290 electoral votes in 1968. Nixon and Goldwater call the outcomes a backlash to LBJ, with Reagan and Kirk urging sharper antiwar and fiscal messages.
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Johnson
GOP
Barry Goldwater
LBJ
Richard M. Nixon
Goldwater
Florida
California
Ronald Reagan
Texas
Claude Kirk Jr
John G. Tower
Waggoner Carr
John Connally
Michigan
George Romney
Robert P. Griffin
G. Mennen Williams
State Department
Romney
Georgia Gubernatorial Election Heads to Court
In Georgia neither Democrat Lester Maddox nor Republican Howard Callaway won a majority in Tuesday’s general election. Arnall's write-in totals rose as rural votes came in, triggering a potential General Assembly contest. The ACLU filed a federal suit, seeking to bar the Legislature from naming a governor. Hearing set for 9:30 a.m. Friday. Gov. Sanders says he will stay in office until a legal successor is chosen.
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Georgia
Lester G. Maddox
Howard Callaway
Carl Sanders
Ellis Arnall
Maddox
Callaway
Arnall
The
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Carl E. Sanders
Weather outlook Mostly cloudy with light snow flurries
Mostly cloudy tonight and Friday with occasional light snow or flurries. Little temperature change tonight as colder Friday arrives. Lows tonight 15 to 25, highs Friday in the 20s.
Conservatives Tighten Grip in Minnesota Legislature
Unofficial election returns show Conservatives win majorities in both Minnesota chambers for a third straight session. The House margin shifts to 81-54 previously, and the next session caucuses are expected to split 93-42 in favor of Conservatives.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
Oddball collection by Edward Mann showcases Nicki Ross
London Mayfair milliner Edward Mann unveils the spring 1967 Oddballs line featuring Nicki Ross modeling a lime crepe beret with Hiawatha plait and turquoise pom poms. AP Wirephoto by Cable from London.
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London
Mayfair
Edward Mann
Mann
Field Crest Nursing Home Plan Outlined For Hayfield
Preliminary plans for Field Crest Nursing Home in Hayfield outline a one floor facility for about 55 residents with mostly double rooms, some singles and four bed wards. The project costs are estimated at 350000 to 400000 with 100000 to be raised by contributions before securing a mortgage. A fund drive and site selection in Dodge County towns are planned.
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Hayfield
Minn
Field Crest
Wayne Smith
Winona
Dodge
LeVander Wins Minnesota Governor Seat Amid Cross Over
Harold LeVander, Minnesota's new Republican governor elect, plans to work from Capitol space offered by defeated Gov. Karl Rolvaag. He cites a $115 million budget surplus as reason to reject a state sales tax and credits cross over votes from DFL and independents for his victory. He forecasts tax reforms and possible state withholding of 5 percent of federal income tax for state use.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
Harold LeVander
LeVander
Victory
Karl F. Rolvaag
Democratic- Farmer-Labor Party
Hubert H. Humphrey
People
DFL
Rolvaag
Capitol
Florence
Schedule of Pages Late News-2 Sports-10 Editorial-4 VS.Mkt.-12 Society-6, 7 Comics-13 Area-9 Classified-14, 15
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Church to Abolish Segregation by 1972 Conferees Vote
The Methodist church delegates approve a plan to end segregation in all church ranks by 1972 with a 1967 target to abolish the Central Negro jurisdiction. About 20 of 800 delegates opposed the resolution.
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Chicago
Methodist Church
HUD funds plan for elderly housing in Blue Earth and New Richmond
The Department of Housing and Urban Development approved a 9300 loan for Blue Earth Minnesota to plan 600 low rent homes for elderly occupancy and an 8000 loan for New Richmond Wisconsin to plan 40 such homes.
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Washington
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Blue Earth
Minn
New Richmond
Wis
Witness Testimony Emerges in Marilyn Sheppard Trial
Unemployed former bakery truck driver Jack Krakan testified in the Sheppard murder retrial that Marilyn Sheppard gave a key to a well dressed man visiting in the kitchen between December 1953 and July 1954. Crakan identified one photo as the kitchen visitor, while criminologist Paul Kirk discussed blood type and potential defenses. The state rested after nine days and 14 witnesses. 30 witnesses appeared in the first trial.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Samuel H. Sheppard
Marilyn Sheppard
Sam
Jack Krakan
Byers
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Krakan
Sheppard House
Bay Village
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Krakaw
Marilyn
J. Spencer Houk
Houk
Paul Leland Kirk
University of California
Kirk
Bailey
Rolvaag Hints Seeds of Defeat Sown in Winds of His Victory
Gov Karl F Rolvaag facing a defeat hints seeds of loss traceable to his wartime victory two months earlier. He lost to Harold LeVander by about 65000 votes in Minnesota general election ending his seven statewide wins. He challenged party leadership and won a two to one primary against A M Keith. He concedes defeat to a national Republican trend and pledges party rebuilding while planning a brief vacation before seeking next steps.
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Congress
GOP
Herbert Hoover
House
Texas
Senate
Rolvaag
Elmer L. Andersen
DFL
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Keith
Johnson McNamara Wheeler confer on military matters
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara meets with President Johnson at the LBJ Ranch for a second time in five days. Gen Earle G. Wheeler joins them to review a number of military matters as talks include Vietnam troop buildup and draft calls.
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San Antonio
Tex
Robert S. McNamara
LBJ
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Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Viet Nam
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Gemini 12 final Titan 2 launch cleared after autopilot fix
Cape Kennedy reports the Gemini 12 mission won approval to launch Friday after a faulty autopilot caused two delays. Lovell and Aldrin train in a simulator as tools and weather cooperate for the last Gemini flight before Apollo.
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Fla
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James A. Lovell Jr
Air Force
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Atlas
Lovell
Aldrin
Unofficial Minnesota Returns Show Races Across State
Unofficial totals from 3,806 precincts list several incumbents and challengers for U S Senate governor and other offices. Notable leads include Walter Mondale and Karl Rolvaag in high profile races with Republican rivals ahead in several statewide posts and congressional districts.
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U.S. Senate
Walter F. Mondale
Robert A. Forsythe
Karl F. Rolvaag
LeVander
McNamara backs lottery to standardize draft process
Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara proposed a national lottery to fix flaws in the draft system. In a Harvard Crimson interview he criticized drafts that pick the oldest first and argued every 19 year old should be included in a lottery to clarify planning for life.
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Cambridge
Mass
Robert S. McNamara
Harvard Crimson
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