Governor's Tabulation in Tuesday's Governor Race
LITTLE ROCK AP reports a county-by-county tabulation of results in Tuesday's governor's race with officials confirming preliminary outcomes and noting variations across districts.
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1966
Page
7
LITTLE ROCK AP reports a county-by-county tabulation of results in Tuesday's governor's race with officials confirming preliminary outcomes and noting variations across districts.
AP provides a county-by-county tabulation from Tuesday's 3rd District congressional race in Little Rock. The report outlines results by county, highlighting leads and margins across the district.
David Pryor, a 31 year old lawyer, won the Arkansas congressional seat, defeating Republican Yon Lowe as precincts reported. Pryor thanked supporters, called for unity, and highlighted reforms from his Arkansas House tenure.
A state Game and Fish Commission member says there was nothing undercover about a August trip to Canada by him and another commissioner. Jerry Thomasson accuses Verl Hudspeth and Raymond R. Farris of using a state airplane for a private hunting run, while Hudspeth defends it as a goodwill call. He says a Canadian plane was used for a 285 mile trip and that costs to taxpayers were only for operating the aircraft. The trip was framed as a public relations visit with Canadian wildlife personnel having met Hot Springs residents the prior month. In a separate note, trumpeter swans have rebounded from 46 adults in 1935 to about 1500 across the region aided by conservation efforts.
Republicans surged in Tuesday’s elections with big names like Romney Reagan and Percy winning key governorship and Senate seats. Democrats retained Senate control but Republicans gained in the House, signaling potential challenges to Johnson’s Great Society while foreshadowing a 1968 nomination scramble.
The GOP scored heavily with Rockefeller winning a third term in New York and Brooke securing the Massachusetts Senate seat as the first in 85 years. Howard Baker Jr. won Tennessee’s Senate seat by popular vote. Claude Kirk Jr. carried Florida governor, Wallace’s Alabama win boosted a potential 1968 bid. Republicans gained eight statehouses, with Democrats losing eight. National figures touted a significant GOP shift and heated Viet Nam policy debate.
Disaster teams manned dikes around the clock near Venice as the Po River rose about an inch per hour. Evacuations climbed to 4,000 of 10,000 in the delta while five northern and central regions faced floods. Italy's cabinet planned emergency aid as 72 dead and 36 missing were reported, with estimates up to 300. In Florence, floodwater damaged the Uffizi, Santa Croce, the Cathedral Baptistry, the National Library and the State Archives, threatening centuries of art and records.
Investment broker Claude Kirk captured Florida’s governorship for the Republicans defeating Miami Mayor Robert King High. Kirk led 778,786 to 626,615 as returns from 2,426 of 2,561 precincts were tallied, aided by public concern over racial voting, costs, and the war. Kirk praised as a break from labor and civil rights influence, while High opposed Ball interests in Florida politics.
Peculiar fish in the Aswa River Nile tributary include perch weighing up to 200 pounds a large electric catfish capable of discharging 400 volts and a species that habitually swims upside down.
In Cairo, government statements and press editorials urge U S withdrawal from Viet Nam while showing no reciprocation by North Vietnam. Egypt cites its own Yemen troop presence and distrust of U S motives beyond Israel policy. The 1965 U S flyover tally is noted.
In SHOMN Germany the Bundestag pressed Chancellor Ludwig Erhard to request a formal confidence vote which he likely would lose. The Socialist motion passed 255 to 246 with Free Democrats backing it until Oct. 27. Erhard’s Christian Democratic party opposed the motion and coalition partners quit, leaving him without a majority as the government aimed to balance the budget and fund arms purchases from the United States.
The Arthritis Foundation updates pamphlets on rheumatoid and osteoarthritis, noting no case is hopeless and new treatments brighten prospects. Indomethacin shows about 80 percent relief for OA and RA, usable long term, with manageable side effects. Cautions include ulcers. false cures like daily bone breakage or cider are discouraged.
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