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(Studio) NBC News projects Ford winner in IN and Carter winner in Kentucky. Voter turnout heavy; reasons cited.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Studio) Popular vote standings for Kentucky and IN cited.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Ford and Dole begin day in hometowns, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Russell, Kansas; both will be at White House tonight.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) President and wife Betty vote in Grand Rapids. Fords' homecoming emotional; rally Monday night noted as well as unveiling today of airport mural by Paul Collins. [FORD - says mural will remind him of mother and father Dorothy and Gerald R. Ford, Senior to whom he owes everything.] President and wife return to DC; will watch returns tonight with family and Doles. Aides say heavy voter turnout may cause trouble for Ford.
REPORTER: Bob Jamieson
(Russell, Kansas) Dole returns to Russell, Kansas, to vote; is greeted by crowd. [DOLE - says he hopes he's been credit to town.] Dole votes at Simpson Elementary School; is asked why he took so long to vote. [DOLE - says he couldn't make up mind.] Dole returns to Washington, DC to watch returns with President
REPORTER: Robert Hager
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(Studio) Carter in Plains, Georgia, today; will go to Atlanta tonight. Mondale in hometown in Minnesota.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Plains, Georgia) Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter stand in line while few neighbors and son Chip and wife vote first. [CARTER - says he feels good with regard to race and outcome.] In afternoon, Carter goes into Plains to speak to crowd. [CARTER - comments on aspirations for country and attitudes of people regardless of election outcome.]
REPORTER: Don Oliver
(Minneapolis, Minnesota) Mondale votes in Afton, Minnesota, close to Wisconsin line. Afterwards tells reporters campaign has been worthwhile because election crucial to country [MONDALE - says he voted for Carter and running mate; comments on weather, campaign and polls.] Other activities of day noted, incl. viewing art exhibit of Mississippi River scenes. Mondale will watch returns from Minneapolis hotel; will go to Plains Wednesday if Democrats win, if not, back to DC.
REPORTER: Charles Quinn
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(Studio) House and Senate elections also going on today.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Studio) NBC News projects Senate race in IN to be Richard Lugar over Senator Vance Hartke. In other Senate races, Hubert Humphrey, Edward Kennedy, Edmund Muskie and Henry Jackson are certain winners; in California Senator John Tunney and S.I. Hayakawa in tight race, in Utah Senator Frank Moss also locked in battle with Orrin Hatch, in Pennsylvania race is between John Heinz and William Green and in New York between Dan. Pat. Moynihan and Senator James Buckley.
REPORTER: Catherine Mackin
(NYC) Moynihan and supporters have been confident of win since Democratic primary win over Representative Bella Abzug; polls with regard to race noted as well as Moynihan's comments with regard to race.
REPORTER: Lee McCarthy
(NYC) Buckley's problems in race noted; expenditures for campaign cited.
REPORTER: Richard Hunt
(Studio) Gubernatorial races also underway and some of names might be seen in future president races.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(Studio) NBC News projects Republican IN Governor Otis Bowen will keep seat. Bowen now leads Indiana secretary state Larry Conrad. Races for House, where Republicans hope to gain back some seats after Watergate losses, noted. Governors' races that might produce future president candidates are in West Virginia with Jay Rockefeller as Democrat and in Illinois Republican Jim Thompson.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
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(Studio) Popular vote in presidential race so far noted; Kentucky and IN winner projections noted.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Supreme Court rules if man's religion won't allow him to work on certain days, company must accommodate itself to him, adding company can't refuse employment to anyone whose religion might so conflict.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(DC) Case involves new federal law and is tested by suit involving Kentucky man who is member of Worldwide Church of God; details noted.
REPORTER: Carl Stern
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(Studio) Former CIA director and present ambassador to Iran, Richard Helms, has sent in resignation details noted.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Report on Rhodesia fighting against black ntlists. in Mozambique. At Geneva conference with regard to major rule for Rhodesia, no discernible progress made.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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(Studio) Fighting in Beirut conts.; more Syrian troops come as part of peace-keeping force, United States attempts to help make latest cease-fire work.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Jounieh, Lebanon) Report on airline set up by Christians up coast from Beirut in town of Jounieh.
REPORTER: David Weber
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(Studio) American sailor Robert Gainer, who attempted to sail around world, picked up by West German freighter.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Report on place in Paris, France, where Americans go to hear election returns; this year they can vote.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
(Paris, France) Report on Harry's Bar in Paris and how Americans vote for President there. [MAN - says it's 1-sided race; Ford will win like Truman did.] [2nd MAN - says Carter representatives new face in government] [WOMAN - says she'll write in McCarthy.] In Harry's straw poll Ford wins over Carter 277-274.
REPORTER: John Palmer
(Studio) Comments on Harry's results.
REPORTER: John Chancellor
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