NM Voters Readying for Tuesday Election in New Mexico
Voter registration hits a record 508000 in New Mexico as the 1972 campaign narrows to Tuesday ballots. Senate race between Daniels and Domenici dominates. gubernatorial contest not on ballot. Candidates focus on jobs, economy, welfare, defense, and national issues amid Nixon McGovern backdrop.
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Albuquerque
N.M
U.S
Senate
Jack Daniels
Hobbs
Pete Domenici
New Mexico
Daniels
Domenici
Clinton P. Anderson
D-N.m
Southeast Asia
Nixon
George McGovern
McGovern
Nixon McGovern clash framed as century choice
AP report from Washington notes Nixon as heavy favorite over McGovern in a campaign dominated by non confrontational moves. Polls showed Nixon leading 59 to 36 or 60 to 32, while McGovern warned polls may mislead voters as Vietnam peace prospects clouded the election.
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Walter R. Mears
Washington
America
Nixon
George McGovern
White House
Congress
South Dakota
Gallup
McGovern
Louis Harris
Nixon in Albuquerque campaign stop boosts Domenici bid
President Nixon and Pat Nixon greeted by Pete Domenici and wife on arrival in Albuquerque where about 10 000 watched a 45 minute speech. Nixon projected confidence and highlighted a possible Senate gain while predicting populous turnout and a party struggle for control of Congress.
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Richard Nixon
Pat
Albuquerque
New Mexico
U.S. Senate
Pete Domenici
Duke City
Brooklyn
Congress
Senate
Spiro T. Agnew
McGovern accuses Nixon of deceit on peace policy
Senator George McGovern told crowds in Chicago and Waco that President Nixon has no credible plan for peace. He warned that a Nixon victory could yield four more years of war in Southeast Asia and criticized Nixon’s farm policy and Kissinger talks.
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Brooks Jackson
Associated Press
Waco, Tex
George McGovern
Nixon
Southeast Asia
Chicago
Waco
Tex
McGovern
Agriculture Department
Department of Agriculture
Thieu
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Nguyen van Thieu
White House
Paris Talks Quietly Seek Third-Party Clarifications
A South Vietnamese source says behind the scenes talks via third countries are tackling points in the U S draft peace accord with North Vietnam. Direct talks remain possible. France and the Soviet Union are named as likely go-betweens. The draft is described as unworkable in its current form. In Saigon, Viet Cong and North Vietnamese accuse the Nixon administration of rushing weapons and creating a civilian advisory corps to replace U S troops.
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Paris
United States
North Vietnam
France
Soviet Union
Saigon
South Vietnam
Local Voter Polls Highlight Chaves County Elections
Fred Buckles column finds slim leads for Domenici and Daniels in Roswell area polls. Multiple local races on the ballot include clerk Earlene Smith versus Monica W. Houghton, corporate commission candidate Larry Hess against Columbus Ferguson, and incumbents Tedious line of county and state seats across Roswell and Artesia with several unopposed incumbents.
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Fred Buckles
Santa Fe
Roswell
Chaves
Earlene Smith
Dexter
Monica W. Houghton
State Corporate Commission
Larry Hess
Columbus Ferguson
Gail Harris
Miguela
Mickey” Mendoza
Roy A. Peyon
Tommy” Thompson Jr
W. E. Smith
Gordon L. Republican
State Board of Education
George O. Teel
Demacrat
Nixon urges Domenici in New Mexico bid
President Nixon visited Albuquerque to urge voters to elect Pete Domenici to succeed retiring Senator Clinton P. Anderson. He praised Anderson and backed Domenici and Rep. Manuel Lujan, urging support for a GOP congressional slate amid a 10 000 strong crowd.
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Associated Press
Albuquerque
N.M
Richard Nixon
New Mexico
Pete Domenici
U. S
Clinton P. Anderson
Nixon
Sen. Anderson
United States Senate
Manuel Lujan
R-N.m
Ed Presson
Voting district map outlines boundaries across counties
The Record presents a voting district map showing Senate and House boundaries. Roosevelt and Eddy voters may see Chaves County candidates and vice versa depending on district. Redistricting by 1970 created new districts. DeBaca voters will ballot for Rep. Colin McMillan of Chaves County who is unopposed.
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New Mexico
Senate
House
Record
Roosevelt
Eddy County
Chaves County
Eddy
Roosevelt County
DeBaca County
Colin McMillan
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Manuel Lujan Jr
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Congressional
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Silver City
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Harry Truman
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Slim
Bobby E. Wood
Portales
James L. Bruin
R. E. Thompson
Jack B. Patterson
Robert E. Ferguson
Artesia
Richard W. Corn
T. E. Brown Jr
Fred D. Collins
Colin R. McMillan
Jackson C. Chandler
Carl Engwall
Max Coll
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Clinton Anderson
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