Democrats Gain Governors Lead After Election Shift
Democrats expanded their nationwide governor count by one but lost Missouri to a Republican for the first time since 1960. Christopher Bond becomes the state's youngest governor at 33, while Illinois, Delaware, and Vermont politicians switch outcomes in a tense election that left Texas and several others undecided.
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Harry F. Rosenthal
Associated Press
Washington
APY
Missouri
Hho
Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller IV
New York
Illinois
Arch Moore
West Virginia
Moore
Walker
Ogilvie
Montana
North Dakota
Rhee Island
South Dakota
Utah
Christopher Kit) Bond
North Carolina Former Chairman Defeats Bowles in Governor Race
Lead James Holfhouser, former Republican state chairman in North Carolina, defeated Tar grove Skipper Bowles, a millionaire businessman. The governorship had been held by Democrat Robert Scott, who was ineligible to succeed himself, Arkansas Bumpers who won his first term two years ago over Republican Winthrop Rockefeller piled up a 2 1 margin over Len Blaylock, a former state welfare commissioner who had been a key man in the Rockefeller administration.
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James Holfhouser
North Carolina
Targrove
Bowles
Robert Scott
Arkansas
Bumpers
Winthrop Rockefeller
Len BE. Blaylock
Rockefeller
Bombers strike near DMZ amid typhoon weather
U S bombers conducted heavy strikes on both sides of the DMZ for the fifth day as a Pacific typhoon disrupted operations. The mission aimed to degrade North Vietnamese storage and transport facilities while support units reported scattered ground fire around Long Binh and near Quang Tri amid uncertain losses.
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Dmz
George Espert
Metiaim
Associated Press
Epcovingy
Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Quang Tri City
Jing Nan
Portland Wis
Jing Wa
China
Nim
Io Mansi
Fat Tiny
Long Binh
Narltt
Vietuin
Panhanile
Ngae An
Anjomnig
Stocks Rally On Nixon Victory Lifts Market
AP reports a sharp market surge as Nixon wins reelection. Dow Jones climbs 7.9 points to 2 70 by 10 20 am, with 4 to 1 gains. Advancers outnumber decliners. Volume supports a broad post election rally with leaders including American Telephone, Standard Oil of California, Gulf Oil, Phillips Petroleum, Bethlehem Steel, U S Steel.
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Bradbury K. Thurow
Taw
Wall Street
Nixon
Tan Jones
Levitz Furniture
American Telephone
Standard Oils of
California
Gulf Oil
British Petroleum
Phillips Petroleum
Wexxen Corp
Bethlehem Steel
Fair Weather Clears After Rain Across State
Rain from a large low pressure system dampened election day across the state. Forecasters predict fair conditions tonight and Thursday with mountain lows in the mid 30s and eastern areas near 20s to 40s. Highs reach the 50s to 60s with a weekend trend toward more clouds and a chance of rain Saturday.
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National Weather Service
Maryland
Colorado Voters Cut Off Funds For Olympic Games
Colorado voters rejected state funding for the 1976 Winter Olympics, halting federal support and likely moving the Games elsewhere. California, Oregon, Michigan, and other states voted on capital punishment, marijuana laws, tax cuts, and education funding amid a wave of constitutional amendments and bond issues.
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Vernon A. Guidry Jr
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Colorado
California
Supreme Court
Lake Placid
N.Y
California Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Maryland
New York
Florida
Oregon
Michigan
Schayls
North Dakota
Nixon plans quick start after victory in four-year term
President Nixon, brushing aside celebration, schedules three meetings with White House aides Cabinet members and heads of agencies to outline priorities for the next term. He returned to the White House after GOP festivities and may travel to his Key Biscayne home for a working trip, while praising supporters and Spiro Agnew at the victory event.
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Frank Cormier
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Fice
Ziegler
Biscayne, Fla
Oval Office
America
Spiro T. Agnew
Pat
NBC Wins Network Race In Projecting Winners
NBC led the race to project the next president on election night declaring Nixon the winner by 8 30 pm EST. CBS followed 22 minutes later while ABC hesitated until 9 21 pm EST. NBC kept an early edge, with coverage from Kentucky and other states, amid a strike affecting CBS and others.
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Jay Sharbutt
NEW York
NBC
Nixon
CBS
ABC
George McGovern
Harry Goldwater
Lyndon B. Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
White House
J Nixon
Kentucky
Tennessee
Indiana
Howard K. Smith
Walter Cronkite
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Dee) Huddleston
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