GOP Gains State Capitals Cap Republican Governors Surge
Republicans seized seven governorships to push total GOP to 31 seats, with wins in Delaware Illinois Indiana Iowa New Hampshire Vermont and West Virginia while Democrats gained Montana Rhode Island and other states. The nationwide tally stands 31 GOP to 19 Democrat after midterm results.
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Washington
GOP
Richard M. Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Nixon
Maryland
Delaware
Ilinois
Indiana
Iowa
New Hampshire
Vermont
U.S
Rhode Island
Atty
Forrest H. Anderson
Montana
Tim Babcock
Chafee
Frank Licht
Humphrey
John H. Chafee
Illinois
Richard B. Ogilvie
Samuel H. Shapiro
Russell W. Peterson
du Pont Co
Charles ‘Tl. Terry
Terry
Peat
Wilmington
Ttem
Edgar 2. Whitcomb
Walter R. Peterson
Robert OD. Ray
Paul Franzenburg
Deane C. Davis
Frank Farrar
South Dakota
Wallace Votes Impact Texas Governor Race Observed
In Texas and nearby counties Wallace votes helped Republican Nixon by siphoning support from Democrats. Governor race results show Nixon with 1,115,000 votes while Paul Eggers earned 1,139,000 but lost to Lt. Gov. Preston Smith by 362,000, with Eggers lacking a third party split.
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Tarrant
Lubbock
Wallace
Nixon
George Wallace
Texas
Paul Beggers
Preston Smith
Eggers
Governors by the Associated Press show state pets and incumbents
A tabulated list presents governors and running mates with vote totals across states, noting incumbents and those elected. The figures include party affiliations and states such as Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Indiana, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin, among others.
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GOP
Arizona
Arkansas
New Mexico
South Dakota
Washington
Wisconsin
Kansas
Missouri
North Carolina
North Dakota
Texas
Utah
Ariz
Guy le McArney
Rist
Lichte Chafee I
Cambrlin Farrarel
Tex
Smithe Hovers
Rampin-T
Buehner
Daley Davis
Oconnell Evans
Wva
Sprouse Moore
Lfollette Knowls-Ice
Zoning Requests Placed Before City Council on Various Sites
Gene Blackburn seeks M-1 industrial zoning along Loop 289 for a Cornell Street strip east of University Avenue with surrounding Commercial and R-3 zones. Bull Cox and Jim mie L Mason seek permission for an office building at 16th Street and Avenue R. Clyde L. Tucker requests C-8 heavy commercial zoning on seven lots along Slide Road. Deeth EF Jennings files a new case for C-L semi commercial and C-2 local retail at the northwest corner of St. and University Ave. The commission will also review a zoning ordinance amendment to limit new requests within 12 months after denial, potential raw houses permits, and removing dance halls from permitted C-1 districts.
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Loop 289
Gene Blackburn
B. M. Wood
Cornell Street
University Avenue
16Th St
Ave. R
Bull Cox
Jimmie L. Mason
Clyde L. Tucker
J.D. Prather
Slide Road
Elgin
Flint Avenues
Jennings
St. and
University Ave
Museum Official At Tech Named In Publication
Mrs. Lou Keay, field representative of the museum at Texas Tech, named to Foremost Women in Communications 1969 70. She serves as public relations officer, distributing news releases and photos, planning events, and publicizing programs for schools tours and youth activities.
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Lou Keay
Texas, Tech
Phyllis Battelle
Arlene Francis
Pauline Frederick Mark Goodson
James C. Hagerty
Bess Myerson
Keay
Brezhnev Backs NLF Demands for Paris Talks
Soviet leader Brezhnev approved NLF demands to be presented at the Paris peace talks. The NLF seeks U.S. troop withdrawal and liquidation of all U.S. bases in Vietnam. He met with NLF representative Dany Quan Minh in Moscow to discuss the program.
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Moscow
Soviet Communist Party
Leonid J. Brezhnev
Vietnamese National Liberation Front
NLF
Paris Pelice
USS
Vietnam
U.S
Vass
Brezhnev
Dany Quant Minh
Sounds of Patriotism returns by Red Raider Band at Jones Stadium
The Red Raider Band will reprise its patriotic halftime show Sounds of Patriotism at Jones Stadium Saturday. Dean Killion notes it is the most requested intermission piece, dating back to 1966, with 10 minutes of performance including America the Beautiful and Battle Hymn of the Republic as 25 flags form a color tableau. The TCU band performs earlier in the halftime.
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Jones Stadium
Dean Killion
Raiderland
Killion
Tech
Raider Band
Columbia
India looks to improve cotton yields and synthetic fibers
Ananthan notes India aims to boost cotton yields and staple quality while expanding synthetic fibers such as viscose and nylon. He cites India’s small land base for fiber crops, large imports of long staple cotton, and loss of African textile markets as newly developing rivals build their own mills.
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Textile Research Center
Bombay
India
Ananthan
United States
Africa
Egypt
Pakistan
Dads Day Dinner Highlights Tech-TCU Saddle Game
Fintey Hurlbut reports about 240 luncheon tickets sold for the Dads Association event in Corpus Christi. Dr. W H Gordon, first president, will speak. Inductees Bobby Cavazos and Walter L Nichols to be honored. six Tech student scholars receive stipends. Spencer A Wells Memorial Honorarium to a Tech faculty member announced. The day ends with the Tech-TCU saddle game.
Tech dads’ day at Jones Stadium features Sounds of Patriotism
More than 1,200 tickets sold for three special sections as Dean Killion brings back the Goin’ Band From Raiderland intermission show Sounds of Patriotism, first shown in 1966 and revived last year. A 10 minute halftime follows the TCU band, with Tech chasing a Southwest Conference title and a Cotton Bowl berth.
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Tech
Israeli student Tal earns Texas Tech graduate honor line
Miss Tal, accepted from Israel, served as lieutenant overseeing women in army duty roles. She studied at Wittenberg University earning a BA in psychology before graduate work at Texas Tech. Her parents hold doctorates and she plans to return to Israel as a clinical psychologist for immigrants. Charles B. Darrow, inventor of Monopoly, died a millionaire in 1967.
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Army
Miss Tal
United States
U.S
Wittenberg University
Springfield
Ohio
Wittenberg
Tech
Henry Cross
Texas Tech
Vienna
University of Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Israel
Tal Hved
Lubbock
Tal
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