Texas farmer wins land title protection vote
An 82-year-old Texas farmer, Jesse Johnson, faced losing his land but won broad backing from voters as a constitutional amendment passed by 79 percent to nullify a 140 year old defect on his title. Other measures nationwide failed including a DC tuition tax credit and a Palo Alto gay rights ballot.
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Associated Press
District of Columbia
West Virginia
Palo Alto
Calif
Jesse Johnson
Washington State
Columbia launch postponed as crew readies for cleanup
NASA officials paused the Columbia mission after a pressure fault in two fuel tanks and an overpressurized auxiliary power unit. The crew was moved back to their quarters after more than four hours on board as engineers planned a 48 hour turnaround and fuel tank decontamination amid doubtful weather.
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Page AI
Columbia
Harris
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Engle and Truly
Mixed signals from governor races as results roll in
Democratic Charles Robb reclaimed Virginia for the party with a solid win over Republican J Marshall Coleman. In New Jersey Republican Thomas Kean led Democrat James Florio by 2 060 votes with absentee ballots still being counted, triggering possible recounts. Kean campaigned for Reaganomics while Florio framed the race as a referendum on Reagan’s domestic policy. Recounts and security measures were discussed by officials. Mayors across several cities were reelected or advanced to runoffs including Koch, Voinovich, Young, Caliguiri, Fraser, Hance, Roger, Milner, Whitmire, Heard, and Cornings. A constitutional amendment blocking term limits passed in Kentucky was seen as a setback for Gov Brown.
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Donald M. Rothberg
Reagan
Virginia
New Jersey
Charles 5. Robb
Lyndon B. Johnson
J. Marshall Coleman
Thomas H. Kean
James J. Florio
Kean
Florio
Brendan T. Byrne
Byrne
Hobb
Coleman
Edward Koch
New York
George Voinovich
Cleveland
Coleman Young
Detroit
Richard Caliguiri
Pittsburgh
Donald Fraser
Minneapolis
Margaret Hance
Phoenix
Charles Roger
Seattle
Thurman L. Milner
Hartford
Conn
New England
Miami
Houston
Maurice Ferre
Puerto Rico
Manolo Reboso
Kathy Whitmire
Jack Heard
Jim McCann
Albany
Erastus Cornings
Kentucky
John Y. Brown
Canandaigua
Patricia Boland
Ronald Konitski
North Tonawanda
Elizabeth Hoffman
Charlene Thomas
Long Beach
Hannah Romanoff
Marie Petrosino
Newburgh
Joan Shapiro
Norwich
Kermit “Casey” Jones
Frederick Mirabito
Jones
Ed Leahy
Rabinowitz
Leahy
Campaigning Mayor Faces Election Day Scrutiny
An on scene profile follows the mayor as campaign events unfold on Election Day. He mingles with volunteers and reporters, hails his campaign team, and faces questions about a potential change in leadership. The story captures the mood, the pressure, and the ongoing effort to secure votes amid demonstrations of strength and fatigue.
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WSYR
City Hall
Metropolitan Development Association
New York City
Oswego
Tsaw
Syracuse
Board of Elections
Dean Vlassis
Empire Room
Lectern
Brooklyn
Mayor Corning
Albany
Solvay
State voters produce landslides and squeakers in statewide elections
New York State voters delivered landslide wins for mayors in Albany, Buffalo, and New York City with races in Yonkers, Rensselaer, and Elmira facing recounts. Republicans gained several mayoralties, while women achieved historic milestones with Binghamton electing Juanita Crabb as mayor.
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Joseph Galu
Associated Press
New York State
Albany
Erastus Corning II
Buffalo
James Griffin
New York City
Edward Koeh
Yonkers
Rensselaer
Elmira
Hudson
North Tonawanda
Fulton
Lockport
Jamestown
Poughkeepsie
Ithaca
Peekskill
Rye
Gloversville
Binghamton
Plattsburgh
Johnstown
Tonawanda
Norwich
Prison bond plan wins big in city heavy but upstate slim
The state approved a $500 million prison bond plan aimed at building three 512 bed maximum security prisons, renovating others, and funding jail improvements and youth beds. Upstate counties backed away while New York City backed the measure 2 to 1, with overall support around 60 percent.
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Nassau
Westchester
Coughlin
Job Development Authority
JDA
New York City
Upstate
State Council of Churches
State Civil Liberties Union
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Wolf Democrat
Thurman Milner
Washington
Jay Rockefeller
James Y. Brown Jr
Rockefeller
San Diego
Washington, D.C
van Laserphot
Joe Engle
Richard
Van
GOP
N.J
Robb
America
National Party
East Texas
Charles
Chuck” Robb
D-Va
Lynda Byrd
Richmond
Jennifer
AP Laserphore
Thomas Kean
James Florio
Larned
Dean
Chautauqua
Orange
Niagara Falls
Batavia
Rome
Amsterdam
Stephen Pawlinga
Utica
Ronald Yehl
Salamanca
Donald Quick
Kingston
Herbert Brewer
Oneida
Juanita Crabb
Norman Shadduck
William Shaw
Raymond Bordoni
Angelo Martinelli
Gerald Loehr
Martinelli
Eugene Reppenhagen
Reppehagen
Louis Nicolella
Heraic-Journal
The
Meraki Co
Gubside
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