McClellan and Hammerschmidt win Arkansas landslides
Sen John L McClellan clinched a sixth term in a landslide over Dr Wayne H Babbitt in a statewide race while Rep John Paul Hammerschmidt won a fourth term with over 70 percent of the vote in the 4th District Guy Hatfield trailed after 403 of 791 precincts reported McClellan claimed confidence and noted the year as a time of challenge and triumph Babbitt cited lack of funds as his main handicap in the campaign and Hammerschmidt thanked voters for the vote of confidence.
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Mrs. Nannie Howell 93 Dies in Lincoln Nebraska
Mrs. Nannie Effie Howell aged 93 of Saratoga died Tuesday at the home of her daughter in Lincoln Nebraska. She leaves a son Louie Howell of Saratoga, two daughters Marie McDonald of Lincoln and E V Buster of Springfield Missouri, a brother Harold Lee of Austin Texas, three grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Funeral services are Friday at 2 p.m. at the McNab Church of Christ with M. H. Peebles officiating, burial in Saratoga Cemetery.
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Lincoln, Neb
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Austin
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Saratoga Cemetery
Nixon secures large win as Republicans gain slim Senate
Nixon captures 60 percent nationwide as Republicans gain only nine House seats and fall short of a Senate majority after defeating four veteran GOP senators. Democratic margins widen in governorships while Arch Moore Jr. secures West Virginia reelection. Nixon sweeps the South and major industrial states, claiming a national victory buoyed by young voters.
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Colorado
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Iowa
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Delaware
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Maine
William Hathaway
House
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Arch A. Moore
Arkansas governor leads in large statewide vote count
Gov Dale Bumpers won by a large margin amid statewide returns. Other races showed Republican and Democratic candidates achieving narrow victories or clear defeats while local elections in Hope and Patmos produced several incumbents and newcomers in city offices. Weather forecasts call for fair cool tonight with possible showers later.
Endorsements Lift Bumpers In Arkansas Landslide Win
In Arkansas, long serving Sen. J. William Fulbright era ally Dale Bumpers scored a near eighty percent finish, defeating Len Blaylock as Republicans faced a sweeping Democratic dominance. With 2,539 of 2,693 precincts reporting, Bumpers led a strong slate as Kelly Bryant, Bob Riley, and Jim Guy Tucker secured re election in constitutional offices.
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Riley
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Bryant
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Jim Guy Tucker
Ed Bethune
Patterson
Mrs. Pruden
Stephens School
Hope City Board of Directors
Sam Strong
Sam Andrews
W. L. Tate
Lynn Harris
Patmos
Gary Formby
D. A. Datray
Bob Riley
Little Rock
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