County votes on state questions and local races
Comanche County residents weighed seven statewide questions with varied results. State Question 517 approving women's voting rights passed 17 748 to 6 233. Question 523 to shorten apportionment days won 14 645 to 8 158. Question 521 removing the word dumb passed 18 879 to 5 087. Local ballot shows 1 205 to 335 in the House District 56 race. County voters also backed retaining four state judges.
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Comanche County
James Kardakus
Tony Kuntz
Kuntz
Kardakus
Supreme Court
Court of Criminal Appeals
William A. Berry
Pat Irwin
Don Barnes
Tom Brett
Appeals Court
County Turnout Tops Old Record in Local Vote
Comanche County set a record with 26 303 voters in the Tuesday presidential election surpassing the 1972 tally. Final unofficial returns show 81 percent turnout of 32 833 registered voters across 53 precincts and absentee ballots, with Carter winning nationwide by a slim margin.
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Comanche County
Richard Nixon
George McGovern
Nixon
Jimmy Carter
Carter Election Victory Narrowly Secured State Totals
Carter's overall win stood at 272 electoral votes with two states Ohio and Oregon still too close to call as California and Maine swung to Ford. Absentee ballots prompted questions about uncounted votes while New York faced recounts and the stock market reacted to the result with the Dow Jones index dipping. Carter returned to Plains to a emotional welcome, vowing four years of presidency.
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Associated Press
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Maine
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Plains
Atlanta
Rosalynn
Oklahoma House Races See Jones and Risinghoover Win
Representative James R. Jones defeats James Inhofe by 17 305 votes to win a third term in the 1st District. Ted Ris enhoover wins the 2nd District seat over Bud Stewart by 15 769 votes. Wes Watkins and Glenn English secure easy wins in the 3rd and 6th Districts. Eng lish defeats Carol VicCurley by a large margin to claim the biggest victory.
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James R. Jones
Tulsa
James Inhofe
Congress
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D-Tahlequah
Bud Stewart
Wes Watkins
Dada
Glenn English
D-Cordell
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Inhore
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Inhofe
Lyndon Johnson
Gulf Oil Corp
Eisenhoover
Stewart
Watkins
Carl Albert
Gerald Beasley Jr
Jack C. Finley
Albert
Oklahoma
Little Giant
Buetussle
Beaten Cityan Listed Serious In Lawton Incident
An 83-year-old Lawton man Luther Cunningham was found beaten Tuesday at his home and listed in serious condition at St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City. Meals On Wheels workers found him around noon at 1416 G. he was transported by Kirk's Ambulance and airlifted by Fort Sill MAST to OKC. Police planned further investigation.
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Lawton
Oklahoma City
St. Anthony Hospital
Luther Cunningham
Cunningham
Kirk
Comanche County Memorial Hospital
Delous Allen
Fort Sill
Oklahoma City Hospital
Lake Improvements and Revenue Rise At City Lakes Meeting
Lakes and Lands Commission reviewed pumping policies and improvements at two city lakes and examined 1975-76 revenues of 104 584 50 from boat and ski permits and hunting licenses up from 54 258 50 in 1972-73. Expenditures totaled 114 584 87 with 8 639 65 from federal Revenue Sharing. A lease survey for Schoolhouse Slough facilities was referred to the City Council. Planting crops to attract game birds was discussed.
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Lakes and Lands Commission
Harrell Moore
Italian Painting Acquired by Memorial Art Gallery
The Memorial Art Gallery at the University of Rochester has acquired a 6th century Italian painting by Niccolo del Abbate. Gallery director John A. Mahey calls it a rare and important work and one of the great acquisitions by an American museum this year.
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Rochester, NY
Memorial Art Gallery
University of Rochester
Niccolo del Abbate
John A. Mahey
New freshmen flood House as 60 plus seats switch hands
Returns show at least sixty new representatives elected Tuesday amid steady GOP Dem split. Flynt defeats Gingrich in a tough race while other Democrats like Mezvinsky and Vander Veen lose seats. several freshmen replace retiring or defeated incumbents.
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House
Washington
Congress
House Ethic Committee
John J. Flynt
D-Ga
Newt Gingr
Honest People Still Existent
Mrs. Clara McHenry of 1805 Jefferson stopped at the Lawson post office around 6 30 p m to copy papers and left her purse behind. A stranger recovered it and returned the full contents, including money, to her children on the porch, leaving no identification of the giver. Mrs. McHenry praised the good Samaritan and wished to know who he was.
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Clara McHenry
Mrs. McHenry
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