Nixon Humphrey Race Delivers Mixed Hopes and Lessons
In a photo finish Nixon and Humphrey traded momentum as returns rolled in from the western states. Klein noted Mrs Nixon and Julie and Tricia, plus David Eisenhower, were in another suite. Analysts weighed 1960 parallels and potential House or Senate action if no candidate wins 270 electoral votes.
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Tricia
Julie
David Eisenhower
Klein
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Pennsylvania
George C. Wallace
Humphrey
Minneapolis
Muriel
House of Representatives
Senate
House
District of Columbia
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Andrew Jackson
John Quincy Adams
William Crawford
Adams
Henry Clay
Secretary of Data
Births Across Town Prompt Mixed Names and Times
A bakery of birth notices from multiple families lists dozens of newborns with weights ranging from four pounds to seven pounds. Hospitals cited include Iverson, Titchiamd, Methodist, and Brownfield, with fathers employed at farms, pipelines, and construction firms. Also noted is a political remark from Levi Eshkol on Middle East peace and a brief Jerusalem context.
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Donald Moore
Brownfield
Pam
Methodist Hospital
Ovark Mahoning
Lean
GOS Elm &T
Lauf Cone
Great Plans Manufacture
Mroo
Larry Smith
Levelland
Soleam
State Highway Dept
Silence breaks as Smith signals Texas governorship win
Lt. Gov. Preston Smith declares victory at 11 09 p.m. amid a home gathering at 2808 20nd St. after early Texas vote trends show him near 47 percent. He reads a formal statement to reporters and TV crews, praising unity, fairness, and opportunity for all while thanking his family. The gathering includes his son Mickey, daughter Jan, and state and local officials.
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Don Williams
Avahinche-Journal
Preston Smith
20Nd St
Texas
Smith
Elmer Baum
Goa
Alevision
Baum
Mar
Ima
Tfl
Smith Place
Mickey
Austin
Jan Sehmid
29Th St
Cl RK. Smith
Lamosa
T. J
Blanchard
Lubbock
Howard C
Jan
Conrad Schmidt
Paul Eggers
Ray Westbrook
Nationwide race shifts as governors change hands
The U S presidential contest spills into statehouse races with Republicans and Democrats each winning five of 21 contests by early Wednesday. Key results include Licht defeating Chafee in Rhode Island, Peterson beating Terry in Delaware, and victories for Whitcomb in Indiana and Davis in Vermont while Texas Missouri Utah and North Dakota remained with Democrats.
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Washington
UPD
John H. Chafee
Rhode Island
Frank Licht
Hubert H. Humphrey
Charles L. Terry
Delaware
Russell W. Peterson
duPont Co
GOP
Richard M. Nixon
Indiana
Vermont
Texas
Missouri
Utah
North Dakota
South Dakota
Atty
Frank Farrar
Robert Amy
Chamberlin
Deane C. Davis
John J. Daley
Edgar D. Whitcomb
Robert L. Rock
Arizona
John R. Williams
Sam Goddard
Preston Smith
Paul Eggers
Warren E. Hearnes
St. Louis
Lawrence K. Roos
Calvin L. Rampton
Carl W. Buckner
William L. Guy
Robert P. McCarney
Republicans push to gain control as election returns roll in
Republicans chip at Democratic control of Congress as results come in. Incumbents like Saxbe and Brewster seek second terms while others in Kentucky and across the country win re elections. Democrats hold a lead in House and Senate seats with votes still being counted.
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Dirksen
Kentucky
Marlow W. Cook
Katherine Graham Peden
Senate
Thruston B. Morton
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Conn
Norris Cotton
Peter H. Dominick
Cole
Jacob K. Javits
Daniel K. Inouye
John Birch Society
Russell Long
D-La
George Aiken
R‘vt
Herman Talmadge
D-Ga
House
Richard M. Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Texas Election Bureau
Preston Smith
Paul Eggers
Ben Barnes
Doug DeCluitt
Crawford Martin
Sproesser Wynn
Robert S. Calvert
John Bennett
Albert Holds Seat as Beasley Truncated in Texas Race
Incumbent Carl Albert easily defeated Gerald L. Beasley for the House seat. Texas results show Nixon losing big margins in industrial areas but failing to deliver broad Republican gains. Democratic dominance persists in the state legislature while Texas voters split on 14 constitutional amendments and approved several state measures.
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House
Carl Albert
D-Okla
Gerald L. Beasley
Texas
Nixon
Dallas
Fort Worth
Midland
Odessa
Texas Panhandle
AHL
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Texarkana
Tarrant
el Paso
GOP
Houston
U.S
House of Representatives
Earler Cabell
Roy Wagoner
Cabell
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