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A-10 Town Talk, Alexandria-Pineville, Wednesday, November 5, 1980 Long, Johnston Probably Out as Committee Heads said Ronald Reagan and his conservative philosophy of government should have a fair trial," said Long, who celebrated his 62nd birthday on Monday. "As far as I'm concerned, he will have that chance. "I'm one of the few Democrats who served under the last Republican Congress and I know that a large minority can make a meaningful contribution," said Long, Finance Committee chairman since January, 1966. "Effective minority members have always been able to make a meaningful contribution in Congress. I will continue to work hard and effectively for what I believe to be in the best interests of our nation and state." Although disappointed at losing a shot at the Energy Committee chairmanship, Johnston said the post of ranking minority member would be "a nice plum" all the same.

"WelL.the didn't put it in the bank," said Johnston, 48. WASHINGTON (AP) Emergence of a Republican majority in the U.S. Senate means Sen. Russell Long. D-Li, will almost surely be replaced as chairman of the Senate Finance Committee one of the most powerful positions in the legislative branch of government For Sen.

J. Bennett Johnston, it probably means an appointment as ranking minority member of the Senate Energy Committee rather than the chairmanship he coveted. Long, re-elected in September to another 6-year term, left today on a vacation to an undisclosed locatioa Aides said he would return Nov. 16. In winning another 6-year term in September, Long had campaigned hard on his value to Louisiana as Finance Committee chairman.

Before leaving, Long issued a statement today which said he and other minority Democrats could still "make a meaningful contribution" to government "The people of the nation, by their votes, have Massachusetts Voters Cut Property Taxes by 40 Pet I Turns Back Tears Washington when his pollster Patrick Cadell told him a Reagan landslide was a certainty. (AP Photo) President Carter closes his eyes to turn back tears as he spoke to a rally in his hometown of Plains, Tuesday morning after casting his vote. He reportedly wept on the plane back to kind of tax reform and the effect it would have on the schools," he said. Arkansas voters, who saw dramatic increases in property taxes from 300-to-700 percent after a court ordered uniform and equal assessments statewide, voted to hold property tax increases to no more than 10 percent a year. They rejected a new state constitution and a ballot question that would have allowed the legislature to raise an interest rate ceiling set at 10 percent by the existing constitution.

Missouri voters aproved a measure to limit growth of state revenues and require popular votes for local tax hikes. In Montana, voters approved the nation's first effort to index or adjust state income taxes to inflation to put an end to "bracket creep" when inflation forces taxpayers into higher tax brackets even if the real value of their income is not increased. Ohio voters overwhelmingly defeated an initiative that would have given $165 million in tax relief for low-income homeowners and renters and would have raised $1 billion with higher taxes on incomes above $30,000 and elimination of some business tax incentives. Missourians rejected a proposition aimed at blocking nuclear power plants. Washington voters said they did not want their state to be a dump for nuclear waste from out of state.

Oregonians approved a measure requiring voter approval of nuclear activity. In South Dakota, voters narrowly rejected a measure requiring voter approval of any nuclear activity including uranium mining. WASHINGTON (UPI) An anti-property tax movement that started in California two years ago took hold this year in Massachusetts where voters approved a 40 percent cut in property taxes. The Massachusetts referendum, approved by a 60-40 margin despite warnings it would force cutbacks in police and fire protection, is called Proposition 2 because property taxes will be gradully cut to 2.5 percent of market value of property. It also gives tax relief to renters.

"It's an issue whose time has come," said Barbara Anderson, executive director of Citizens for Limited Taxation, the conservative group which had backed Proposition 2 A number of other hotly contested social issues were on ballots across the country. In an apparent backlash against Cuban and Haitian refugees, voters in Dade County, voted to cut out use of Spanish as a second official language. In Iowa, voters rejected a state equal rights amendment. In other states where tax questions were on the ballot, strong advertising campaigns helped defeat measures modeled after California's Proposition 13. Some legislatures headed off the movement by passing tax relief measures.

Voters in Arizona, Michigan, South Dakota, Nevada, Oregon and Utah rejected slashes in property taxes. Ray Christensen, president of the South Dakota Education Association, said the property tax issue called Dakota Proposition would have been a "meat ax" approach to tax reform. "I'm just real glad the citizens said no to that Carter Accepts Defeat With Style tionship "the best one in history" with Reagan before officially turning over the reins of government next Jan. 20. As he spoke, campaign-weary Rosalynn Carter stood by her husband's side trying to hold back her tears.

She had one arm around daughter Amy. After his remarks, Carter went down the line shaking hands with loyal staffers and friends, kissing them, saying "God Bless You" and telling one man, "You were always there when I needed you." The scene was much more emotional in Plains, where Carter, his eyes filled with tears, voted Tuesday morning. There among his kinfolks and friends from childhood he broke down as he spoke from the platform of the quaint depot on Main Street, saying, "I have tried to honor my commitment to you." WASHINGTON (UPI) President Carter, sad-eyed and admitting that it hurts, seems determined to pass the torch to Ronald Reagan with grace and style. Calm and prepared for the bad news, Carter conceded the election to the Republican challenger with a congratulatory telephone call early Tuesday evening when the returns began to show he would be beaten by a landslide. An hour later he made his concession formal.

"I can't stand here tonight and say it doesn't hurt," he told tearful supporters who gathered at the Sheraton Washington hotel. "The people of the United States have made their choice and of course I accept their decision," he said, biting his lip. "I have a deep appreciation, however, of the system that allows the people to make their decision," he said, promising a smooth working rela- 1 WINNER OF CARROLL FURNITURE'S OLDEST CUSTOMER CONTEST $1,000.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE Republicans Narrow Gap In Governorship Control HATTIE SPOTTSVILLE PRITCHARD "I bought a couch and a stereo console from Converse-Dawkins in 1943 and still have the stereo." "I have always bought from Carroll's and purchased a freezer in May of this year." If 5 1 IfjS I Spellman, conservative executive of Washington's largest county, assailed as a "liberal shrink" his foe, state Sen. James McDermott, a child psychologist. Capsule Results Here is a capsule of the gubernatorial results: Arkansas Republican Frank White defeated Democratic Gov.

Bill Clinton, leading with 52 percent of the vote with 95 percent of precincts counted. Delaware Republican Gov. Pierre duPont, 45, won a second term, capturing 70 percent of the vote in defeating state Rep. William Gordy. Indiana Republican Lt.

Gov. Robert Orr, 62, won the governor's race over Democrat John Hillenbrand II, garnering 58 percent of the vote with 98 percent of precincts counted. Missouri Republican former governor Christopher Bond defeated Democratic Gov. Joseph Teasdale with 53 percent of the vote with 97 percent counted. Montana Democratic Lt.

Gov. Ted Schwin-den, 55, defeated GOP state Rep. Jack Ramirez with 56 percent of the vote and 81 percent of precincts reporting. New Hampshire Gov. Hugh Gallen, 56, won second term, defeating GOP ex-governor Meldrim Thomson with 59 percent of the vote and 99 percent of precincts reporting.

North Carolina Democratic Gov. James Hunt, 43, defeated Republican state Sen. I. Beverly Lake with 62 percent of the vote and 98 precincts counted. North Dakota GOP Attorney General Allen I.

Olson defeated Gov. Arthur Link, getting 53 percent of the votes with 79 percent of precincts counted. Rhode Island Democratic Gov. J. Joseph Garrahy, 49, won third term, trouncing Providence Mayor Vincent Cianci with 74 percent of the vote and 98 percent of precincts counted.

Utah Democratic Gov. Scott Matheson, 51, won a second term over state GOP Chairman Bob Wright with 54 percent of the vote and 85 percent counted. Vermont Gov. Richard Snelling won third term by getting 59 percent of vote in race with state attorney general Jerome Diamond. Washington Republican county executive John Spellman got 57 percent of vote, with 92 percent counted, to defeat Democratic state Sen.

James McDermott. West Virginia Democratic Gov. Jay Rockefeller, -43, over ex-governor Arch Moore, getting 54 percent of the vote with 97 percent counted. United Press International Republicans seized on voter discontent to capture Democratic-held governorships in Missouri, Washington, Arkansas and North Dakota the last two in early morning squeakers to pull nearly even in control of governor's mansions. The GOP entered Tuesday's elections holding just three of the 13 governorships at stake and went awav with seven triumphs including upsets over "Arkansas' 34-year-old Gov.

Bill Clinton and North Dakota's veteran Gov. Arthur Link. Former Republican Gov. Christopher "Kit" Bond won back the Missouri governorship in a rematch with Gov. Joseph Teasdale, and GOP county executive John Spellman found success in his second run for the governorship of Washington, winning the office of Gov.

Dixy Lee Ray. The Republican victories, possibly aided by Ronald Reagan's coattails, gave the GOP a net gain of four governorships and narrowed the Democrats' control of the governorships to 27 to 23. The Republicans, who held 32 governorships before Richard Nixon got into trouble, moved their closest to parity since the post-Watergate years when they lost all but a dozen state chiefs. The Democrats' brightest star, West Virginia Democratic Gov. Jay Rockefeller, won over ex-Rcpublican Gov.

Arch Moore, capping a four-state, $10 million re-election campaign that could launch a 1984 presidential bid. North Carolina Democratic Gov. James Hunt, considered a 1984 threat to conservative Sen. Jesse Helms, racked up an easy victory. Ron Rietdorf, executive director of the Republican Governors Association, credited the GOP wins, including triumphs in the three states the Republicans held, to tough campaigning with little help from Reagan.

"I don't think the coattails are that significant," he said. "My guys have won that on their own. They've captured the issues, the imagination of the people." In Arkansas, White, 46, stopped the nations youngest governor by attacking his decision to allow large numbers of Cuban refugees to be held at Fort Chaffee, and his support of liberal jobs programs. Olson, 41, used his younger, dynamic image to spoil the 66-year-old Link's bid for a third term. Bond ousted Democratic Gov.

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