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Kansan Electors Cast Ford-Dole Vote in Unanimous Rite
In Topeka seven Kansas electors including Gov. Bennett and Arthur Ericsson cast a unanimous Ford-Dole ballot. Ericsson, 87 and legally blind, wrote in Ford for president saying he had long desired to vote for an individual for president. The group met at noon to certify the vote and sign the certificates.
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Topeka, Kan
UPI
Gerald Ford
Arthur Ericsson
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National Guard
Ford
Robert Dole
K-Kan
Ericsson of
Emporia
Secretary of State
Henry Jameson
Abilene
Bennett
Ruppenthal
Jameson
Kansas
Dole
Evaline Conway
Paola
Michael Harper
Fairway
Doris Selvidge
Wichita
W. A. Smiley
Norton
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