Louisiana approves gubernatorial term amendment and stadium plan
Louisiana voters backed Amendment No. 1 allowing back to back four year terms for governor, ousting Gillis Long’s bid for a comeback and dimming Jimmie Davis. Amendment No. 10 creates a Superdome Stadium commission for the NFL team, with New Orleans hosting in 1967. McKeithen claims a forward direction as results show 62 of 64 parishes supporting the measures.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
John J. McKeithen
Vatere Gove
Yvewen
McKeithen
Gillis W. Long
Jimmie H. Davis
Long
Davis
Columbia
Alexandria
MecKeithen
Cameron and
St. Helena
Cameron
New York
NFL
Pete Rozelle
Tulane University
C. C
Taddy) Aycock
Republicans Surge Across Nation Redrawing Johnson Era House
Republicans scored a net gain of 43 in the House, winning 182 seats to Democrats 244, while capturing key governorships including California and Arkansas. Reagan's California victory and Romney's Michigan win boosted GOP hopes as Johnson faced a slimmer working majority and possible limits on Great Society programs.
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Johnson
Grams
Midwest
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Congress
Iowa
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Connecticut
Indiana
James A. Rhodes
George Romney
Michigan
Cincinnati
Robert Taft Jr
H. R. Gross
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Virginia
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Georgia
Tennessee
North Carolina
Alabama
Mississippi
George W. Grider
W. Pat Jennings
James A. Mackay
James W. Trimble
Reagan
Edmund G. Brown
Golden Gate
Charles H. Percy
Illinois
Paul H. Douglas
Robert P. Griffin
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Ilinois
Mark O. Hatfield
Oregon
Howard H. Baker Jr
Everett M. Dirksen
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Kansas
Maine
Edward W. Brooke
Massachusetts
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Gerald R. Ford
Hanoi
Viet Nam
Sen
Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
Morton
Ford
Ray C. Bliss
Stocks Advance After Elections
New York markets rose after election results favored Republicans with the Dow up 4.57 at 806.79 at noon and the overall NYSE index up 17 cents. Trading was active with advances outnumbering declines about 2 to 1 as brokers said results pleased Wall Street.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Viet Reds' Arms and Supplies Captured in Tay Ninh
American forces in Tay Ninh report uncovering a tunnel complex with a mass of enemy supplies and 95 corpses, plus a mine factory with 450 claymore mines. Other tunnels yielded eight submachine guns and large quantities of grenades and ammunition as Operation Attleboro continues with low ground action and significant air strikes.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Tay Ninh
U.S
Attleboro
William C. Westmoreland
101St Airborne Division
Tuy Hoa
Geronimo
Haiphong
Hanoi
Dien Bien Phu
Panhandle
Long Vinh
Boy Scout Office Moves to New Service Center
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT notes Boy Scout officials work from open boxes at 1029 North 6th Street Monroe as they move into the new Service Center at 1011 North 11th Street Monroe. Secretary Mrs Elouise Wade says the office is scattered on the floor and will be ready by Saturday. Ouachita Valley Council president Dave Agnew will announce the formal open house date soon.
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Boy Scout
N. 6Th St
Monroe
Boy Scout Service Center
N. N
11Th St
Elouise Wade
Ouachita Valley Council
Dave Agnew
New York Lottery Measure Advances in Statewide Vote
New York voters approved a constitutional amendment to allow a state operated lottery, with proceeds earmarked for schools. The measure now awaits legislative action to define its form. Nearby New Hampshire favored keeping its sweepstakes. Dearborn residents rejected a Viet Nam cease fire proposal 20 667 to 14 124. New York City also voted against a civilian police misconduct review board. California Proposal 16 to tighten anti pornography laws was rejected.
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Washington
New York
Empire State
New Hampshire
Viet Nam
Detroit
Dearborn
U.S
Orville L. Hubbard
New York City
Robert F. Kennedy
Dn.y
Jacob K. Javits
Rn.y
John V. Lindsay
Harlem
Lindsay
California
Federal Court Suit Filed In Georgia Race
In Georgia the governor race remains unsettled as the American Civil Liberties Union seeks a federal injunction to stop the legislature from deciding the outcome. With 1,542 of 1,886 precincts reporting Callaway leads Maddox, while write-in Ellis Arnall garners 5.9 percent. The election could trigger a runoff under state law.
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Georgia
Atlanta, Ga
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Callaway
Maddox
Ellis G. Arnall
Arnall
Scattered Showers Forecast for Twin Cities
The Twin Cities area will have cloudy skies with scattered showers today and tonight. Expect colder air tonight and Thursday with highs 76 to 82 and a low of 40 to 54. Winds southeast 8 to 18 mph shifting north tonight. Tuesday shows a Monroe high of 83 and a low around 57.
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Twin Cities
Thursay
Monroe
Chuckle Item About a Girl and Ownership Joke
A light one line gag notes a girl who ignores a man’s company unless he owns it revealing a humorous take on relationships and material bravado.
Gemini 12 Flight Delayed Again To Friday
Cape Kennedy reports the Gemini 12 mission postponed 24 hours to Friday due to an automatic pilot issue in the Titan 2 booster. Astronauts Lovell and Aldrin remain poised for a Friday launch as technicians replace a faulty gyroscope and address a power problem in the backup flight system.
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Fla
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
Air Force
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Space Agency
America
Aldrin
Rockefeller Beats Johnson to Edge Arkansas in 2-Party Bid
In Arkansas Rockefeller leads Democrat Jim Johnson by about 23 000 votes with most boxes counted. With 2272 of 2549 boxes tallied Rockefeller 222 824 Johnson 198 719 as results near completion neither side declares victory. Johnson private doubt signals loss while awaiting more rural late tallies.
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Little Rock
Ark
Winthrop Rockefeller
Arkansas
Jim Johnson
Rockefeller
Johnson
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Chep) Morrison
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