Southwest Oklahoma voters back Carter Steed in landslide defeat of liquor and library bills
Voters across Tillman, Grady, Comanche, Caddo, Stephens, Jackson and Kiowa counties favored Carter for president and Steed for Congress while rejecting liquor-by-the-drink and libraries questions by wide margins. Kardakus leads in House Dist 56 despite Kuntz withdrawal. County results show Carter and Steed winning big in most precincts with sharp defeats of both state questions.
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Jimmy Carter
U.S
Tom Steed
Kardokus
Kuntz
Caddo County
Grady County
Comanche County
Ford
Carter
Tillman
Grady
Jackson
Caddo
Stephens
Kiowa
Tillman County
Steed
Tilman
McCarthy
County Election Board
Tillman Election Board
M. C. Stanley
Midwest City
Paul Trent
Altus
Stanley
Trent
Yes
Stephens County
Carl Albert
Wes Watkins
Ada
Watkins
Gerald Beasley Jr
Duncan
Jack Finley
Jackson County
Kiowa County
Glenn English
Carol McCurley
Yukon
English
McCurley
Carter sweep gives Democrats Georgia victory and Congress
In Georgia Jimmy Carter wins a two to one landslide, returning the state to the Democratic presidential column and delivering a clean sweep of congressional races. Reps Flynt McDonald Young Levitas Brinkley Jenkins Ginn and Mathis face easy wins. no Republican opposition in several districts. Barnard also unopposed. Defense Dept reports 220 lost aircraft last year worth about $560 million.
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Atlanta
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
White House
Carter
Ford
Washington
John J. Flynt
Griffin
Larry McDonald
Marietta
Billy Evans
Macon
Billy Adams
William Stuckey
Eastman
Playboy Magazine
New World Congress Trade Center
Plains
Flynt
Congress
Newt Gingrich
McDonald
Quincy Collins
Air Force
Andrew Young
Elliott Levitas
Young
Ed Godrix
Levita
George Warren
Jack Brinkley
Steve Dugan
Ed Jenkins
Gainesville
Louise Wofford
Phil Landru
Ronald Bo Ginn
Dawson Mathis
GOP Regains Colorado Legislature Control After Ballot Vote
Colorado voters gave Gerald Ford seven electoral votes and returned Republicans to power in both chambers as a record one million ballots were cast. Ford led statewide with 55 percent while Denver stayed Democratic with Carter at 51 percent. Incumbents fell in Denver and several districts, with key victories by Schroeder Armstrong Johnson and Evans.
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Denver
Colorado
Gerald Ford
Ford
Carter
Eugene McCarthy
Timothy Wirth
Fire Prevention Program Teaches Students Safety Tactics
Lawton firemen presented two special programs on fire prevention and safety to students at the Great Plains Area Vo-tech school. Allan Adamson Ray Catlin and Chuck Whitmore led the session sponsored by VICA with Ken Taylor in charge. Station 5 firefighters demonstrated fire types and extinguishing methods.
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Great Plains Area
Vo-tech
Lawton Fire
VICA
Allan Adamson
Ray Catlin
Chuck Whit
More
Lawton Fire Department
Ken Taylor
Billy Holaway
Richard Hoy
Jack Rhoads
Doran Bishop
Windy City Tops With Three Tall Skyscrapers
Chicago boasts the Sears Tower at 110 stories and 1,454 feet, the John Hancock Center at 100 stories and 1,127 feet, and the Standard Oil Tower at 80 stories and 1,136 feet, making the city a skyline leader.
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Chicago
Sears
John Hancock Center
Standard Oil
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Frank Evans
Melvin Takaki
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