Unopposed Wins Highlight Election Day Outcomes
Washington reporters note six major offices filled without opposition. Four Democratic governors and four Democratic Senate seats were won unopposed, while 76 Democrats and 2 Republicans secured House seats without a general election race. Maine’s September election produced a Democratic governor, a Republican senator and three Republican House members.
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Mitchell Denounces GOP Stunt as Fake Moscow dramatization
Democratic National Chairman Stephen A. Mitchell condemned a radio spot alleging Moscow ordered GOP defeat as malicious fakery. He urged congressional and FCC probes, and noted the recording was produced by the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee. Bing Crosby to resume radio Nov 22 on CBS.
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CBS
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Communist Party
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Labor Spends Big To Back Democrat Victory
Labor unions signal a Democratic victory in today’s election after heavy spending by AFL CIO and allied groups. Leaders claim the 83rd Congress and Eisenhower era policies hurt workers, with estimates of House gains from 30 to 49 seats and Senate gains of three to five. Expenditures include over 5400,000 by AFL and more than 300,000 by CIO, plus local and independent union outlays.
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83Rd Congress
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League For Political Education
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Tunisian Guerrillas Killed in Border Clash
Reports from Tunis say 15 Tunisian guerrillas were killed Monday in clashes in the Sidi Youssef region near the Algerian border. The fighting follows a weekend of violence that left 24 dead across Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco in confrontations between French forces and independence-minded nationalists.
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Owl delays town election in Union Mills North Carolina
In Rutherford County Union Mills voters faced a late start as an owl wandered into the community house where election officials planned to prepare for the ballot. Officials joked he was not registered before the bird was escorted outside to perch on a bush.
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Rutherford County
C. ¥. Nanney Jr
John E. Black
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Storm Warning for Gulf Small Craft From Brownsville to St Marks
United States Weather Bureau issues small craft warnings at daybreak for increasing northerly winds 20 to 30 mph today from Brownsville Texas to St Marks Florida. Forecasters warn of rough seas and hazardous conditions for coastal vessels through the day.
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United States Weather Bureau
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Texas
St. Marks
Fla
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