Rain, Snow and Apathy Shift Expected 1970 Vote
Washington reports that rain and snow depressed turnout as Americans vote in midterm elections. Analysts predict Republicans may gain 2 to 5 Senate seats, but need seven for control while Democrats expected to retain House seats and win key governors. Names cited include Nelson Rockefeller Hubert Humphrey Ted Kennedy and Edmund Muskie.
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House
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Ted Kennedy
Massachusetts
Edmund S. Muskie
Heavy voting predicted in Bennington General Election
Voters gathered at Bennington polling places as officials forecast heavy turnout for today’s general election. The 10 a.m. opening and steady early lines at District 33 and 3-2 locations, plus an above normal absentee vote, signaled a busy day. The scene included political car rallies along Main Street and remarks from John Kennedy Jr. and Fred Welling.
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Bennington
John Kennedy Jr
Main Street
Eagle Hose
Fred Welling
North Bennington
BCA
Bennington Village
Six arrested in NY bomb making raids linked to Weatherman
Police arrested six people in Bronx and Manhattan apartment raids that yielded bomb making supplies, a library on demolition, and over 50 building layouts for New York and Chicago. The group includes four alleged Weatherman members. charges include conspiracy to murder and arson and to make bombs. Bail set from 2,500 to 10,000. hearings next week and grand jury later this month.
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New York
UPI
Chicago
Revolutionary Weatherman Group
Bronx
Burton B. Roberts
Manhattan
Roberts
Donald Cavellini
City College of New York
William
Weatherman
Doyle
Inside Cardinal Cushing’s busy lifetime described
Carlo Walter guides step by step through sauerkraut making. Tom Wicker cautions that politics as usual may doom the nation in today’s election. Sunderland opens its new school at last.
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Cardinal Cushing
Carlo Walter
Tom Wicker
Sunderland
Close races predicted in Vermont senate fight
Vermont voters face a bruising election with a predicted turnout of 135000 to 140000, a record for a non presidential year. Incumbent Republican Winston Prouty leads Democratic former Gov. Hoff in a razor thin Senate contest clouded by Liberty Union candidate Meyer. Governor Davis battles O'Brien for the governorship amid tax and environmental notes as Stafford runs for reelection.
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Leo O’brien
Prouty
O’brien
Senate
U.S
William Meyer
Liberty Union Party
Hoff
Vermont
Washington
Davis
James Jeffords
House
Thomas Salmon
Jeffords
International Paper Co
Lake Champlain
Salmon
Peter Diamondstone
Liberty Union
Diamondstone
John Burgess
Kelton Miller
D-Shaftsbury
Burgess
Richard Thomas
Stuart St. Peter
Liberty
Frank Davis
George Kingston Jr
Hugh Dollard
Nixon votes early for straight Republican at precinct
President Nixon voted at Concordia School Precinct 48 146 near the Western White House as polls opened. Mrs Nixon Tricia and servants Finn and Manolo Sanchez also cast ballots, all five voting straight Republican. Nixon praised firemen after a small fire at the Western White House.
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San Clemente
Calif
UPI
Nixon
White House
Wilma Willington
Concordia School
David
Julie Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Ronald Reagan
George Murphy
John Schmitz
Election at a glance in 1970 national race outlook
UPI reports on the 1970 elections detailing 35 Senate seats 435 House seats 35 governorships and numerous state and local offices. President Nixon aims to shift the Senate toward a conservative tilt while White House aides note momentum toward Republicans amid a broad campaign sweep.
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Washington
UPI
U.S. Senate
U.S. House
John Birch Society
House
White House
Senate
Dr. J C Armstrong Dies Dean of Local Physicians
Dr John Cordes Armstrong of North Bennington dies after a long illness at 71. A physician surgeon who served 42 years on duty at Putnam Memorial, he led medical staff during World War II and delivered about 2200 babies since 1928. He chaired the North Bennington School Board for 30 years, served on multiple medical bodies, and remained active in the community through a lifetime of service.
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John Cordes Armstrong
North Bennington
Putnam Memorial
Armstrong
Frank J. Hurley
Putnam
Bennington
Marcus P
Alice (Cordes) Armstrong
Bennington High School
University of Vermont Medical School
Nellie Clarke Mason
Brooklyn
N.Y
Central Islip
Long Island
Lying-In Hospital
Wyckoff Heights
New York City
Union Carbide Co
Eagle Square Mfg. Co
Shaftsbury
Cushman’s
North
North Village
Vermont
New York
Averill
Green Mountain Park
Pownal
Bennington County Medical Society
Vermont State Medical Society
American Medical Association
Mt. Anthony Lodge
F&am
Taft Commandery
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