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Press Telegram in Long Beach, California

06 Feb 1974

Page 6

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Long Beach, California, United States of America

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Feb 06, 1974

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6

Murtha Wins Narrow Special Election in Pa 12th District

Democrat John P. Murtha Jr. edged Republican Harry M. Fox by about 220 votes to fill the late John Saylor’s seat in Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District. The win ends a 25 year GOP hold in the district 60,530 to 60,310 with Duane H. McCormick third party trailing. Murtha cited regional economic concerns and Watergate’s shadow on voters.

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Johnstown John P. Murtha Jr Murtha Harry M. Fox Martha John P. Saylor Saylor Fox Baylor Constitutional Party Duane H. McCormick Appalachian Washington Maretha
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Senators clash over chili in mock cook-off duel

In the Senate, Sen. John Tower challenged Sen. Barry Goldwater to a chili cook-off after Goldwater mocked the Texas version as inferior. Goldwater retorted Texans may not know chili from corral leavings, and tower compared Texas and Arizona chili to Phyllis Diller and Sophia Loren. No date or location set yet.

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Barry Sen. Tower Washington UPI U.S. Senate Sen John Tower R-Tex Senate Barry M. Goldwater R-Aziz Texas Tower Wichita Falls Red River Country Arizona Phyllis Diller Sophia Loren Goldwater
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