GOP Has Better Chance To Land Governorships
AP survey of 1962 politics shows Republicans more likely to gain governors than House or Senate seats. Governors prospects include California Pennsylvania Ohio Michigan New York, with Nelson Rockefeller likely to retain, boosting 1964 presidential hopes for Romney Scranton Nixon figures. House losses and Kennedy administration constraints discussed.
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Close districts shape 1990 House seat shifts
Democrats and Republicans target under 100 swing districts as AP survey hints at eight GOP gains and ten Democratic losses. With House size dropping from 437 to 435 and reapportionment after the 1990 census, California gains eight seats while New York sheds two amid a reshaped map.
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Senate map hints at potential Democratic gains this year
The piece notes possible Democratic pickups in Connecticut Idaho Kentucky Maryland South Dakota Utah and perhaps one more. Republicans may gain in Colorado Wyoming and a couple others. Democrats hold 34 of the 50 governorships with New Mexico and New Hampshire as unlikely targets. Governor Wesley Powell of New Hampshire supports John King for governor.
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Johnson Sets Ohio Campaign Tour Next Week
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson will spend Thursday and Friday in Ohio campaigning for Democratic candidates and addressing university audiences after a previously canceled appearance at the Ohio Democratic convention. He plans a two day tour across the Buckeye State.
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Giant island spiders weave nets for fishing near New Guinea
Scientists report large spider species on offshore New Guinea islands reach sizes allowing their strong webs to be repurposed as crude fish nets. Researchers map habitat, behavior, and potential ecosystem impact of these webbed tools.
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Ohioans Can't Afford DiSalle Says Rhodes
Ohio gubernatorial candidate James A. Rhodes charged the current Democratic administration has left Ohio in debt despite $300 million in new taxes and a $150 million tax demand. He attacked fiscal misreporting and criticized highway and mental health policies, pledging reform and cost-free geriatric centers.
Rhodes Questioning Highways Built by Administration
A Rhodes statement questions the existence of the so-called super highways claiming they have been built, asking where these major projects are located and suggesting skepticism about administrative claims.
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Governor DiSalle Extends Busy Campaign Schedule
Governor Michael V. DiSalle runs a rapid pre election pace with at least 34 stops across nine counties. He plans TV appearances in Columbus and Toledo events honoring Danny Thomas, Jefferson Jackson Day Dinner in Steubenville, and meetings with Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson at Athens. The week ends with visits to Mahoning and Trumbull counties and a final WBNS TV appearance in Columbus.
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Rhodes Plan Is Attacked by State Finance Director
State Finance Director James H. Maloon attacked James A. Rhodes plan to spend 150 million on college campus capital improvements. He said the money would not be available for at least 15 years and questioned funding without new taxes from the capital improvements bond retirement fund. Maloon cited a 4.1 million fund balance at start of 1962, projecting about 11 million by 1965 and reaching 150 million only by 1978.
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Today In History October 21 1962 highlights
On this day Osceola was seized at a flag of truce camp in Florida in 1837. Ferdinand Magellan sailed into the strait bearing his name in 1520. Old Ironsides was launched in Boston in 1797. Edison tested the first practical incandescent lamp in 1879. Mexico and Britain renewed diplomatic ties in 1941. Whitey Ford is 34 today.
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Dates For County Wide Chest X Rays Announced
The Butler County Tuberculosis and Health Association announced a county wide chest X ray survey from Oct 36 to Nov 15 using two mobile X ray cruisers visiting 30 locations. Eligible residents 18 and older may receive a free X ray with focus on those over 35. Aimed for 15 000 pictures, the effort stresses rapid noninvasive screening and education on tuberculosis.
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