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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1964
Page
1
President Johnson secures a heavily Democratic Congress with a strong Senate and House showing. Robert F. Kennedy clinches a New York seat, while Kennedy and Jo Kennedy push aside Republicans, signaling major legislative momentum for Johnson programs.
Governor George Romney of Michigan won a second term as a Republican leader amid a national Democratic landslide. The Arkansas race saw Orval Faubus secure an unprecedented sixth term, defeating Rockefeller. Other notable outcomes included John Connally’s Texas win and Percy’s loss to Kerner as national leaders emerged.
PHOENIX AP Sen Barry Goldwater delayed conceding to President Johnson after a massive landslide. He planned to meet with advisors to craft a statement analyzing the defeat while remaining privately at his desert home.
President Johnson plans a global policy review focusing on Vietnam and a growing NATO crisis. Advisers weigh delaying travel and may send an emissary to Europe while he meets with Rusk McNamara and others to chart bipartisan goals with the Soviet Union and nuclear risk reduction.
Statesmen note that Soviet Kremlin shakeup and Red China nuclear test compel policy adaptations to U S initiatives. Those close to Johnson view the election as strengthening his foreign policy authority and ending his interim status as Kennedy’s successor.
Pope Paul VI sent a congratulatory cable to President Johnson today marking the diplomatic gesture from Vatican City. The message followed Johnson's presidency news and reflected ongoing U S Vatican relations.
Chicago officials report at least eight killed in a blaze at the Dorchester Manor Hotel in Hyde Park, with twelve hospitalized including two firemen. Fire Commissioner Robert J. Quinn says smoke inhalation likely caused deaths and notes about 20 residents of the four story brick building were rescued. cause remains undetermined.
The quip notes that a typical congressman's view of government waste is a dollar spent in another congressman's district. The line satirizes pork barrel politics and budget envy among lawmakers.
President Victor Paz Estenssoro fled La Paz after a military revolt led by Vice President Rene Barrientos as army units rallied nationwide. The president left the government palace at 8:45 a.m. with aides, destination unknown amid rumors of Chile or Peru.
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP a relay system fault in the booster rocket forced a one day postponement of the Mariner 3 Mars mission. The launch window is set for Thursday between 1 22 p m and 3 17 p m EST. Mariner 3 and Mariner 4 are twin probes planned for Mars this month with the second mission awaiting readiness depending on the first launch outcome.
Moscow radio reported President John son’s election victory and said American voters have chosen the more moderate and sober policy proposed by the Democratic party.
President Johnson hailed a landslide win over Barry Goldwater and urged national unity. Republicans brace for an intra party struggle to define post election leadership and strategy.
In Columbus Ohio Sen Stephen M Young trails and leads in alternating counts as 95 percent of precincts report. Taft Jr battles to hold a slim edge while NES shows varied tallies. President Johnson claims landslide win nationwide as recount looms and Young heads to Washington unsure of victory.
Popular vote shows Johnson leading with 61.3 percent and 486 electoral votes to Goldwater's 47. Goldwater trails in five states while Johnson carries 45 states including DC. Senate seats tally 26 Democrats and 7 Republicans with 40 Democrats and 25 Republicans held. House totals 279 Democrats and 136 Republicans with 11 Democrats and 8 Republicans leading. Governors show 17 Democrats and 7 Republicans elected, with holdovers 16 Democrats and 9 Republicans.
Vice President-elect Hubert H. Humphrey joined President Johnson in Minneapolis as he prepared to fly to Texas, placed in a position described as a heartbeat away from the presidency. The pair departed at 8 52 a.m. toward Johnson's ranch.
The Johnson wave strikes the Republican party, toppling moderates like Sen Kenneth Keating and conservatives like Rep Bruce Alger. Gov George Romney gains re election in Michigan as Johnson leads with 270 electoral votes, tallying 486 from 45 states at 10 a.m. with Goldwater at five states and 47 votes. Johnson dominates the popular vote with 39,688,467 to Goldwater's 25,008,511, 61.3 percent versus Roosevelt's 60.8 percent in 1936.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, nursing a back injury, retired for the night without commenting on Lyndon B. Johnson's victory. A spokesman said he followed the results of the Democratic win but took a sedative and went to bed after injuring his back in a Bannister fall at the Augusta National Golf Club cottage.
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