U S Airlift Ramps Up Ahead of Cease Fire in Vietnam
The United States presses emergency airlift to South Vietnam with 20 cargo planes delivering 500 tons of military equipment and 50 civilian technicians. Bombing falls to 20 strikes, lowest since April resumption, as weather hampers operations near Saigon and at Long Binh base.
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Oklahoma liquor amendment defeated in 3 to 1 vote in state
Voters rejected the liquor amendment 3 to 1 with margins common in Tulsa and Oklahoma counties approving. Debates centered on franchising raising prices and allowing liquor advertising. Wet leaders sought court relief after ballot petition rejection and noted it could be decades before another vote. Byron Gambulos opposed franchising fearing wholesaler monopolies and challenged statewide bans in court.
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Republican Bartlett sweeps Oklahoma across 77 counties
Dent wins by 500 000 and sweeps all 77 counties. Nixon's margin stands as the greatest Oklahoma is seen since Roosevelt. Bartlett joins Sen. Henry Bellman to give Republicans both U S Senate seats for only the second time since statehood, last achieved 1924–26 during overlapping terms of Harrell and Pine.
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Nixon on Victory and America’s Peace and Prosperity
Nixon argues that a landslide win is meaningless without a true national victory. He emphasizes unity to achieve peace at home and abroad and to secure progress and prosperity for all Americans in the next four years.
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McGovern Concludes Campaign Abroad and at Home
After a 660 day trek, George McGovern appears relaxed as he returns to Mitchell to vote. He speaks of hope and endurance while acknowledging private weariness about the race and hints he will not run again for president. He visits Dakota Wesleyan University and the church his father once preached on the Plains.
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