Democrats Score Upset Win In Republican South Dakota
In a surprising off year upset, Democrats swept South Dakota with Richard Kneip winning the governorship and Frank Denholm James Abourezk elected to Congress. Voters blamed incumbent leadership, Karl Mundt’s absence, and state political organization weakness as the GOP faced a decisive defeat.
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Washington
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Lyndon Johnson
Frank Farrar
Lame duck session looms as lawmakers face new faces
Washington lawmakers return for a hectic lame duck session starting November 16 with more than a tenth of the House and Senate replaced by election results. The period promises tense action on Nixon era bills including trade restrictions welfare reforms crime curbs and defense funding. Many bills may be dropped as leaders warn the workload is heavy and time short.
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Nixon fails to swing blue collar vote to GOP in midterms
A UPI survey of blue collar areas shows little shift to the Republican column despite Nixon and Agnew courting labor. In New York City, Buckley drew substantial blue collar support, while states like South Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Ohio leaned Democratic or stayed loyal to incumbents. Defections from Democrats appeared in Connecticut and Tennessee.
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Mine found to be hashish in Beirut harbor
Lebanese coast guards spotted a frogman placing a mine on the American owned freighter Ikaria in Beirut harbor. They pried it loose and fired at it. the device did not explode. Inside they found 44 pounds of hashish hidden where explosives would be. The frogman escaped while the ship’s crew were questioned.
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Humphrey invites Lindsay to join Democratic party
Former Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey said he would like to see New York Mayor John V. Lindsay join the Democratic party. He noted he had not discussed a party switch with Lindsay and Lindsay, then abroad, said he had no plans to switch parties.
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New York
UPI
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John V. Lindsay
Arthur J. Goldberg
Nelson A. Rockefeller
London
Milliken Narrowly Leads Levin in Michigan Governor Race
GOP governor William G. Milliken held an 88 000 vote edge over Democrat Sander Levin as Detroit ballots remained to be counted. With 92 percent of state votes in, Milliken led 1 258 588 to 1 170 001 for 52 to 48 percent, amid delays in processing Detroit computerized ballots. Milliken could issue a statement in the morning as Detroit counting continued.
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UPI
William G. Milliken
Sander Levin
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Milliken
Levin
George Romney
Penn Central reports huge nine month loss in 1970
Penn Central Railroad, under bankruptcy protection, reported a net loss of 233.6 million dollars for the first nine months of 1970, compared with 49.03 million a year earlier. The Penn Central Co. posted a third quarter loss of 70.3 million dollars, or 2.92 per share, with current assets 506.4 million and current liabilities 649.03 million. The report notes rising operating expenses and rising revenues versus 1969, and trustees filed the figures in court and with the ICC. West Virginia voters repealed the century old head tax, voting 239,926 to 112,418 to wipe the levy. The holding company cautioned it cannot determine how the railroad’s reorganization will affect its investment value.
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Penn Central Railroad
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U.S. District Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Nixon's World Role Emphasized in European Tour and Doctrine
The piece examines President Nixon as a superpower figure, noting his European trip, the Nixon doctrine favoring allied self reliance, and a looming cold war with the Soviet Union. It portrays Nixon as disciplined, eloquent, and focused on national service, praising his Capitol Hill visit and stance of putting country first.
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