Voters Choose Nixon McGovern in Nationwide Vote
Weather dampened turnout but more than 80 million Americans were expected to vote as Nixon and McGovern faced off. Voting sites spanned 18 governors 33 senators and the House with early results and notable absentee ballots from Truman Johnson and Kennedy Onassis.
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Associaten
Richard M. Nixon
George S. McGovern
Senate
Nixon
San Clemente
Calif
White House
McGovern
Mitchell
S.D
Spiro T. Agnew
Towson
Baltimore
Sargent Shriver
Rockville
Washington
John Schmitz
American Party
Tustin
Harry S. Truman
Lyndon B
Johnson
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Manhattan
House
Congress
Dixville Notch
N.H
National Election Decided Today
National voters determine outcomes as the Republican incumbent is set to vote in San Clemente amid early counts and regional returns. The race commands national attention as polling closes and results begin to flow from key districts.
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San Clemen
West German East Treaty Moves Toward Normalized Ties
Bonn approves a reconciliation pact with East Germany to normalize relations and seek UN membership. The draft outlines ambassadors in Bonn and East Berlin, West Germany's representation of West Berlin, and maintained trade privileges, with Denmark Norway and Sweden preparing recognition steps.
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Oks
E. Germany
Bonn
East Germany
West Germany
Willy Brandt
Erich Honecker
Egon Bahr
Michael Kohl
Knud B. Andersen
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United Nations
West Berlin
East Berlin
United States
Britain
France
Soviet Union
Body of Missing Syracusan Located in Plane Wreckage
The body of Joseph Grady president of Grady General Tire Co. was found in the cockpit of a Piper Cherokee near Featherstoneaugh Lake in Schenectady County. Civil Air Patrol planes searched, a State Police helicopter confirmed the pilot’s identity, and the cause of the crash was being investigated.
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Duanesburg
N. Y
Syracuse
Joseph Grady
Civil Air Patrol
Featherstoneaugh Lake
N.Y
Schenectady County
Gradey
Grady General Tire Co
Albany
Federal Aviation Administration
Herikimer
Schuyler
Utica
Penn Central Fire Injures Engineer on Harlem Division
A small blaze on a Penn Central commuter train in Hawthorne New York injured engineer John Green 39 of Carmel. He suffered second and third degree burns and was hospitalized in fair condition as delays affected other Harlem Division services.
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Penn Central
Hawthorne
N.Y
Harlem
John Green
Carmel
Indians Prepare for Talks With Nixon Administration
Indians occupying the federal bureau building in Washington faced a court order deadline as they prepared for negotiations with the Nixon administration. AIM leader Vernon Bellencourt said the group would present firm demands at the White House, while sessions with Frank Carlucci and Leonard Garment proceeded on procedural matters and a 12 member negotiating commission was discussed. A court order threatened arrest of protesters unless they vacated by 6 p.m., later stayed until 9 p.m. Wednesday.
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Washington
Nixon
Vernon Bellencourt
American Indian Movement
Bureau of Indian Affairs
White House
Belloncort
Bellencourt
AIM
U.S. Dist
John Pratt
U.S. Circuit Court
U S Airlift Delivers 700 Tons of Gear to Saigon Warfront
More than 30 U S military and chartered freighters pour into Saigon carrying over 700 tons of aircraft, munitions, and helicopter parts ahead of a cease fire. C141 and C5 transports move vast loads as Laird cites reinforcing negotiations with Hanoi and Beijing voicing criticism of U S actions.
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U.S
United States
Melvin R. Laird
North Vietnam
China
Nixon
Two More Albany Jail Escapees Recaptured
Two more inmates who escaped Albany County Jail on October 27 were recaptured in Albany. Ulysses White, 20, and Richard Williams, 16, were arrested in a basement apartment and charged with escape, leaving five of the original twelve still at large.
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Albany
N. Y
Albany County
Ulysses White
Richard Williams
Supreme Court backs reinstatement for strikers
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that workers fired for refusing to cross fellow strikers’ picket lines have an absolute right to their jobs. The decision holds that employers may not be arbitrarily replaceable during a strike when workers are victims of unfair labor practices.
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Washington
Supreme Court
California
High Court
Tentative Accord Stymied in Canarsie School Tie up
In Brooklyn Canarsie a tentative understanding to end a week long white boycotts of schools was blocked by about 2000 protesting parents. Talks with SEWOR officials reportedly included a pledge to enroll 31 black children with a safety guarantee from the local board.
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New York
Brooklyn
Canarsie
Sewor
Board of Education
Canasie
CBS Ops Security Measures Amid Election Night Coverage
CBS increased security as it prepared for full election night coverage despite a four day strike by 1,200 camera operators and technicians. Progress toward ending the Local 1212 walkout remained unseen, with the IBEW continuing the strike.
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New York
Columbia Broadcasting System
Local 1212
Radio and Television Broadcast Engineering
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Man Tries to Stow Away on McGovern Plane
A man who attempted to stow away on Senator George McGovern's campaign press plane in Philadelphia reappeared ten hours later in McGovern's hotel in Sioux Falls, D.C. He was questioned by the Secret Service and released, with officials saying he was not of protective interest.
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McGovern
Vietnam
Nixon
Philadelphia
Long Beach
Calif
Sioux Falls
George McGovern
D.C
Secret Service
Jack Warner
Warner
Lost Hunter Found in Webb County Town
State Police and forest rangers located David J. Chilson, 22, of Elbridge near Syracuse, in a remote wooded area 27 hours after he disappeared from his hunting party in Webb. Edgar Tabolt, 56, of Madison, still missing, described as an experienced woodsman, had set out Sunday morning in the same township.
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Gold Forge
N.Y
Herkimer County
Webb
David J. Chilson
Elbridge
Syracuse
Edgar Tabolt
Madison
Turnout Buoys GOP Hopes in New York State
Midmorning reports show heavier turnout than 1968 amid fair weather boosting Republicans with aims for a Nixon landslide. Democrats fear a statewide Nixon sweep while McGovern faces a late surge in polling and a potential impact on down ballot races.
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Nys
Albany
N.Y
Nixon
New York State
George McGovern
McGovern
New York
Court of Appeals
Da Nang Rice Scandal Involving Vietnamese Officials And U S Funds
Refugees in Da Nang faced rice tainted with dirt gravel and nylon slivers bought with U S aid. Officials from Vietnam and the United States clash over scale and responsibility as investigations unfold and officials debate consequences.
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U. S
DA Nang
Vietnam
Quang Tri
U.S
Asia
Nguyen van Thieu
Soviet Parade Marks 55th Bolshevik Anniversary in Moscow
In Red Square Moscow troops tanks and missiles paraded before Kremlin leaders for the 55th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution. Defense Minister Grechko opened with a six minute speech pledging a Leninist foreign policy and peaceful coexistence while denouncing imperialism. Leaders including Brezhnev and Kosygin observed from Lenin's tomb as the parade began with a drum corps marching at 120 steps per minute.
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Moscow
Kremlin
Red Square
Defense
Andrei A. Grechko
Soviet Union
Grechko
Lenin
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Communist Party
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Alexei N. Kosygin
Vietnam
Indochina
Middle East
United States
Denied Refuge Lands Meyer Lansky in Miami
Meyer Lansky, 71, reputed underworld financial genius, arrived at Miami International Airport after a two day flight from Israel via Switzerland and Latin America and was immediately arrested by the FBI on charges of evading gambling taxes. He had sought refuge denied by six nations.
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FBI
Meyer Lansky
Miami
Miami International Airport
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