Nixon makes history with record vote total but not record percentage
Official figures show Nixon defeating McGovern by 17,971,294 votes while earning 60.7 percent of the vote, just shy of Lyndon B. Johnson’s 1964 share.
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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1972
Page
1
Official figures show Nixon defeating McGovern by 17,971,294 votes while earning 60.7 percent of the vote, just shy of Lyndon B. Johnson’s 1964 share.
Tokyo AP reports North Vietnam identified 15 more U S airmen captured during raids this week. Names include Lt Col John Harry Yui, Capt David Ian Drummford, Lt Col Louis Bernasconi, Lt William Mayall, and MSgt Louis Le Blanc Jr. Earlier, 10 airmen were named and eight appeared. two severely wounded were not.
President Nixon suspends 1973 meat import quotas to curb rising supermarket prices. Treasury Secretary Shultz warns no immediate price reduction, predicts a three percent overall supply increase with more domestic production. He notes foreign share may rise to eight percent and emphasizes the move targets consumer costs, not farmers.
New York officials announce indictments charging organized crime figures with paying up to 200 for early jail releases. The scheme involved a state parole officer Gene Squitieri and ex city jail guard Richard Curro, with six others named for bribery and related offenses.
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