Maddox Gains Lead in Georgia Governor Race
ATLANTA AP Maddox moved ahead of Callaway in Georgia’s governor contest as Tuesday turnout neared completion with Arnall write-ins clouding the result. With 1,888 of 1,886 precincts reporting Maddox led 437,258 to 435,489 and Arnall had 56,089 as the election may go to the Legislature or court action.
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Lester G. Maddox
Howard H. Callaway
Georgia
Maddox
Callaway
Ellis G. Arnall
Arnal
Arnall
American Civil Liberties Union
Carl E. Sanders
Maddox and
Viet Nam War Update Details Viet Cong Supplies
Reported from Saigon describes captured Viet Cong documents showing a planned seasonal push. U.S. forces including the 1st and 25th Infantry divisions and the 196th Brigade moved in near a Special Forces camp south of the battlefield. The piece notes a large convoy system from Mekong and Saigon fronts and mentions 15100 grenades and other gear captured.
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Depuy
196Th Light Infantry
Swoi da
Mekong
Saigon
Cambodia
Laos
Viet Nam
Taft and Richardson Triumph in House Seats
Robert Taft Jr and Republican James Richardson won in Ohio and North Carolina respectively. Taft defeated Democrat John Gilligan, while Richardson unseated Democratic Rep. Harold Cooley, long time chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, signaling GOP gains.
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Robert
Vont V. Lindsay
New York City
Nixon
Reagan
Brown
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Robert Taft, Jr
Southern Republicans score big gains in Tuesday elections
In the South Republicans won two governor seats, captured a U.S. Senate seat, and gained three House posts. Claude Kirk Jr. in Florida and Winthrop Rockefeller in Arkansas led a GOP surge, with observers noting a shifting pattern across 11 Southern states. Johnson faced limited gains as Republicans touted a broader political realignment.
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Republcans
Florida
Claude Kirk Jr
Miami
Robert King High
Southern Republicans Score Notable Gains in Tuesday Voting
The vote saw Republicans win major offices across the South. Tennessee elected Howard Baker Jr. to the Senate, the first GOP senator by popular vote in the state. Georgia showed tight races with Howard Callaway leading Lester Maddox though a strong write‑in for Ellis Arnall could delay a final majority. Alabama swung to Gov. George Wallace’s wife Lurleen Wallace, narrowing GOP House representation. Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee added one seat each, Virginia added two, while Georgia’s governor race favored Maddox or Callaway amid write‑ins.
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Arnall
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Senate
Callaway
Herman E. Talmadge
Talmadge
Eugene Talmadge
State Supreme Court
M.E. Thompson
Jim Johnson
Kirk
Rockefeller
Tennessee
Howard H. Baker Jr
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Frank G. Clement
Baker
Viet Nam
Georgia
GOP
Howard Callaway
Lester G. Maddox
Ellis Arnall
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Lurleen
Congress
James D. Martin
Wallace
Florida
North Carolina
Virginia
Barry Goldwater
Atlanta
Virginians vote gives Scott narrow win in 8th district
Unofficial returns show Scott defeating Rawlings 53 190 to 39 623 in the 8th as Democrats express discontent with Rawlings. Across the state Republicans gain in the House with Wampler, Poff and Broyhill winning while Byrd and Spong push Virginia's Senate presence younger and more mixed.
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Rawlings
Wamker-Jennings
Southside
Sth
William M. Tuck
Robert L.gilliam
Richard Poff
Murray Stoller
Joel T. Broyhill
Clive DuVal
Shenandoah Valley
John O. Marsh
E. 0. McCue II
Senate
Byrd
Sen
A. Willis Rovertson
Virginia
Spong
Virginia Senate
Robertson
William C. Battle
Australia
Joseph Blackburn
House of Delegates
Lynchburg
North Carolina GOP gains reshape politics across state
In North Carolina, Republicans expand one more congressional seat, capture key county offices, and gain eight Democrats and three Republicans in Congress. Gardner defeats Cooley in the 4th District amid anti Johnson sentiment and white backlash. gains noted in the General Assembly and major metros.
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Seaboard
Jim Gardner
GOP
Harold Cooley
Congress
House Agriculture Committee
Charles Jonas
James Broyhill
Roy Taylor
W. Scott Harvey
Taylor
Buncombe County
Asheville
Horace Kornegay
Basil Whitener
Nick Galifianakis
Galifianakis
Smith Bagley
Durham
Fred Steele
Walter Jones
Jones
John East
East Carolina College
David Henderson
Alton A. Lennon
Ith
H. H. Fountain
Washington
U. S
B. Everett Jordan
Conservatives Rally Behind Romney in Michigan Victory
Republicans gain momentum with Romney sweeping Michigan for a third term and aiding GOP gains in Senate and House seats. The result strengthens Conservative forces around Goldwater while Romney weighs a 1968 bid as Javits hints at a Romney Javits ticket.
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Edmund G. Brown
Barry Goldwater
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Michigan
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Robert P. Griffin
Percy
New York
Rockefeller
Jacob K. Javits
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