Battle For Senate Under Way Today
The 1940 race opens with Democrats hopeful for gains while Republicans insist they will retain leadership in both houses. Only 32 of 63 Senate seats and 425 House seats are in play, with Republicans holding a slim House majority and Democrats aiming to flip key contests to gain control.
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Maine
John H. Overton
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Consume Senate
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Straw Polls Forecast Mixed Presidential Race
The final Gallup poll shows Dewey leading Truman 49.5 to 44.5 with Wallace and Thurmond at 4 and 2 percent. Newspaper polls vary, listing Truman around 41.6 to 46 percent and Dewey from 34.4 to 49.2, with Wallace and Thurmond drawing minor shares. McGrath argues Gallup underestimates Truman’s strength compared to 1944.
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Iowa
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Ee Oe Sun-Times
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Fiery Crosses Reported In Florida City
The Ku Klux Klan left 2 to 4 fiery crosses in Wildwood Florida and drove through Plymouth Tavares and Lessurg with masked members in cars. Police and a local worker named W. TL Brough said the actions would not be tolerated and an unidentified white man was pursued after clashes.
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Lessurg
Orlando
Erro
Amasiedt
New Hampshire Town Reports Dewey Victory Early
HARTS LOCATION New Hampshire November 24 The small White Mountain town was first to report election returns casting 11 for Governor Thomas Dewey and 1 for President Truman. Voters gathered at dawn in the private home of town treasurer Alice Burke to cast ballots by oil lamp with 13 registered voters in town of 18. Town Clerk Oscar Macomber noted the town went to the polls for Dewey and Roosevelt in 1944.
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Oscar Macomber
Mountain precinct backs Truman in presidential vote
WAYNESVILLE Nov 2 The Catalooche precinct near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park reports seven votes for President Truman and none for Governor Dewey existing as the first results. In 1944 the precinct cast eight votes for Dewey. Medical symposium starts in Durham Duke University School of Medicine hosts a three day meeting as doctors from four southern states gather.
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Dewey
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Duke University School of Medicine
Watch Vote In Maryland And West Virginia
An Associated Press briefing notes early returns from Maryland and West Virginia in the presidential race. It highlights historical trends, the current party edge of 51 to 45 for Republicans, and 11 pivotal Senate states with seat stakes including Kentucky Minnesota Montana Oklahoma West Virginia Wyoming New Mexico Tennessee Iowa and Colorado.
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ICC Denies Emergency Rate Increase Request
The ICC rejected the railroads petition for an immediate 8 percent emergency freight rate and set hearings for November on a proposed 13 percent general rate increase. It will also consider an 8 percent advance while reviewing the long term request. Shippers and utilities urged a full hearing before any hike. Other carriers pressed for parity with rail increases and to preserve existing rail water relationships.
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Chinese Reds Boast They Will Sweep All of China
News dispatch reports the Chinese Communists claim quick surrender of Chiang Kai shek forces in Manchuria and vows to conquer all of China. Mukden fell to Reds amid bombing damage and cabinet shakeup looms as Shanghai prices soar.
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Pieping
North China
Shanaikuan
Ereet Wall
John M. Hu
Washington
Chiang Kaishek
Secretary Royall Votes at Home Precinct in Goldsboro
Secretary of the Army Kenneth Royall voted at his Goldsboro home precinct at 8 45 a m with Mrs Royall. He and his wife had flown in the night before and planned to return to Washington by plane this morning.
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Voters close energetic North Carolina campaign
Raleigh November 1 flagging a pivotal election North Carolina voters faced the polls after a highly spirited campaign. In 1499 precincts turnout aimed to decide the major contests including the presidential race and state offices with Democrats and Republicans leading the field.
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Advisory Budget Board Sets Hearings in Raleigh
The advisory budget commission in Raleigh will begin hearings November 2 through 12 on state operations. The first department heard is the division of purchase and contract, with sessions daily from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The budget will be drafted for presentation to the General Assembly in January after reviews conclude.
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Heavy Turnout Surprises High Point Greensboro Area
Early voting surged in High Point and Greensboro with precincts reporting overloaded boxes and long lines. Officials noted substantial ticket splitting, GOP turnout, and uncertainty at midday as voters pressed to the polls.
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Boon
Communists Win In Manchuria Casts Dark Shadow On Nationalist China
DEWITT MACKENZIE warns that a communist victory in Manchuria strengthens Moscow and threatens nationalist China. He predicts Mukden falling to communists could lead to a sweeping Red advance, risking a broader Asia-wide revolution and complicating U S support for Chiang Kai-shek.
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President Maintains Confidence in Early Election Returns
Partial returns from small precincts show heavy early voting. Analysts note union labor strength in industrial centers backing President Thomas amid a close race with Thomas B. Lewes. Early totals hint at a possible record turnout despite fragmented results nationwide.
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Thomas B. Lewes
Two Us Presidents Compete as Election Day Nears
The race centers on Republican Thomas Dewey and Democrat Harry S. Truman with Dewey appealing for national unity and strength while Truman pledges continuity to guard against inflation and dark days. Thurmond also appears as a minor challenger in the crowded field.
Smog Town Seeks Health Service Probe
DONOA Pa November 2 The borough asks the U S public health service to survey air above the town amid charges that fumes from zinc works of American Steel and Wire caused deaths A town meeting heard Frank Burke safety director for the United Steel Workers and Dr William Rongaus urge action preliminary tests found poison gas in air including sulfur dioxide and sulfur trioxide but details were limited The meeting pressed for investigation into whether the mills’ emissions were murderously responsible.
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