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(Studio) President Richard Nixon wins landslide victory in bid for reelection, with 45,861,690 popular votes, or 61%, to Senator George McGovern's 28,402,465, or 38%; John Schmitz's 1,047,030, or 1%; and Benjamin Spock's 73,678, or less than 1%. (98% votes counted) Nixon gets 521 electoral votes; McGovern 17 (winning Massachusetts and DC). Democrats gain 2 Senator seats, lose only 12 seats in House Associated Press reporter calls victory Nixon's lonely landslide.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Nixon victory credited to: his being an incumbent; his visits to China and Russia; his opposition to higher taxes, busing, amnesty, abortion, liberal welfare; Wallace exit from race.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) ADA says next Senator will be most liberal in a decade. Anti-Nixon California Republican Representative Paul McCloskey reelected. Pro-Nixon Representative Massachusetts Representative Louise Day Hicks defeated.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(NYC) In Maine, Senator Margret Chase Smith defeated by Democratic Representative William Hathaway. In Colorado, Republican Senator Gordon Allott defeated by Floyd Haskell. In Delaware, Senator Caleb Boggs unseated by Democrat Joseph Biden. Virginia Democratic Senator William Spong beaten by Representative William Scott.
REPORTER: Garrick Utley
(NYC) In Massachusetts, Democrat Studds beats Weeks. In Michigan, Democrat O'Hara beats Serotkin. Representative Hale Boggs of Louisiana and Representative Nick Begich, missing in Alaska plane crash, reelected. Representatives Ashbrook of Ohio and McCloskey of California return, as will Representative Shirley Chisholm of NYC. Georgia black, Andrew Young, elected to House.
REPORTER: Edwin Newman
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(Studio) Chicago Mayor Richard Daley's political machine has bad election. McGovern loses Illinois; States attorney Edward Hanrahan defeated; Maverick Democrat Dan. Walker wins governor
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Nixon and McGovern react to election results.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Sioux Falls, South Dakota) [McGOVERN - congratulates Nixon on victory. Says if his candidacy pushed Vietnam peace just 1 day closer, it was worth it.]
(DC) [NIXON - says great victory means great responsibility and opportunity.]
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(Studio) Crowd cheers McGovern upon his return to DC. World heads of state send congratulatory messages to Nixon.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Sioux Falls, South Dakota) McGovern says good-by to press corps, Secret Servicemen, who traveled with him during campaign. President Nixon sends telegram thanking McGovern for his election night wire. McGovern aide Frank Mankiewicz criticizes Nixon wire.
(DC) 150 supporters, Sargent Sbriver, greet McGovern on his return to DC. [McGOVERN - says cause is as bright as ever.] McGovern to rest in VI.
REPORTER: John Dancy
(White House) President News Secretary Ronald Ziegler describes mood as 1 of satisfaction. Suggests possible shake-up in White House staff.
REPORTER: Richard Valeriani
(Andrews AFB) President and Mrs. Nixon leave for rest in Florida.
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(Studio) Senator Edward Brooke of Massachusetts may make bid for 1976 Republican President nomination He is only black Senator Says Vice President Agnew not only heir to President Nixon.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Public opinion polls right about election. Harris and Gallup polls within 1 or 2% of actual final outcome.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Democrats add 1 Democratic governor to tally, winning in Texas (Dolph Briscoe over Henry Grover), among others.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(NYC) There will be 31 Democrat govs., and 19 Republicans In West Virginia, Republican Arch Moore beats John D. Rockefeller IV. Democrat Dale Bumpers wins in Arkansas; Robert Moore in Kansas. Republican Christopher Bond wins in Missouri. Democrat Thomas Salmon wins in VT. Republican James Holsbouser wins in North Carolina. Democrat Arthur Link wins in North Dakota. Republican Dan. Evans wins WA. Democrat Dan. Walker wins in Illinois, defeating incumbent Richard Ogilvie.
REPORTER: Catherine Mackin
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(Studio) California approves restoration of death penalty, abolishing busing.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(NYC) Colorado rejects bid to host 1976 winter Olympics due to cost and danger to environmental Lake Placid, New York, considered as alternative. New York, Florida, and North Carolina pass envtl. protection measures. Michigan and South Dakota reject more liberal abortion laws. Colorado, MD, WA, Texas, NM, Hawaii guarantee equal rights for women. MD, Colorado approve state lotteries. California rejects more liberal marijuana laws, stricter pornography laws, ban on union boycotts.
REPORTER: Douglas Kiker
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(Studio) American B-52's bomb North South Vietnam and DMZ (demilitarized zone) to cut down infiltration of North Vietnam troops and supplies before cease-fire. American civilian technicians arrive in South Vietnam to help Air Force in build-up.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) president Nixon sends General Alexander Haig, Henry Kissinger's deputy, to Saigon, South Vietnam.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) E. and West Germany initial treaty to ease relations.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) American Indian protesters leave Bureau of Indian Affairs which they have occupied 6 days.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Indians vacate gutted building after Nixon administration promises to investigate their grievances. Indians confiscate records implicating federal officials in illegal dealings in Indian land. White House agrees not to prosecute Indians for occupying building, but doesn't promise amnesty for those who stole records.
REPORTER: John Cochran
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(Studio) 5 hijackers take over plane in Monterrey, Mexico. Force government to free 6 bank robbers, demand $300,000 ransom, force plame to Cuba with 73 passengers aboard.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) UDR leader shot while driving home near Belfast.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Senator Edward Kennedy leads list of possible Democrat President candidates for 1976 race. His state, Massachusetts, was only 1 to go for McGovern. Senator Walter Mondale of Minnesota, Senator Birch Bayh of IN, Sargent Shriver are other possibilities.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Studio) President Nixon now has 4 years to do whatever he wants. He won a huge victory and owes nothing to any particular group (except businessmen who gave him campaign money). Classic conservatism expected.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) NBC apologizes to citizens of Sagertown, Pennsylvania. Last night reporter thought that was a misprint, supposed to read Hagerstown. It really is Sagertown! Community of about 400 families.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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