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265 10c HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 9, Associated Press News and Wirephofb epraDOHOs wflim great Ait, i Reagan's triumph in California paces GOP drive to recapture party strength In the Senate, where only approximately one-third of the membership comes up for election every two years, the Republican inroads were smaller. Their gain of three was chalked up in victories for Percy in Illinois, retiring Gov. Mark O. Hat in the House by electing two GOP members to break the previously solid Democratic delegation.

Robert Taft seeking a comeback to Congress after being defeated for the Senate (Continued on Page 2) field in Oregon, and Howard H. Baker Jr. of Tennessee, son-in-law of Everett M. Dirksen of Illinois, Republican leader in the Senate. The Republicans could point to impressive gains in governorships, which are historically Society' solidly Democratic South whittled the big Democratic majority to less than it was before President Johnson's 1964 landslide victory.

With most races decided, Democrats had won 244 districts and were leading in five others, while Republicans had captured 183 and were leading in three others, a net Republican gain of 43 and a potential pickup of 46. Democrats had a 295-140 House majority in the last Congress. The party out of power has won an average of 40 seats in off-year elections over the last 30 years. Although the 89th Congress approved the great bulk of the Johnson program, such measures as demonstration cities, 1966 either party. Gov.

Wallace made his announcement in Montgomery as Wallace supporters cheered his wife's victory over James Martin to succeed him as governor of Alabama. Story on Page 8. (AP Wirephoto) WALLACE SAYS HE'LL RUN Luiieen Wallace watches from the background after her acceptance speech Tuesday night as her husband. Alabama Gov. George C.

Wallace announces he'll run for the presidency in 19(8 if there are no acceptable candidates running from House of Representatives and re-elected East and slide triumph But none of the House races was close. In the 1st District, 331 of 341 precincts reporting, Democratic Rep. Tom Abernethy had 45,851 votes to 14,020 for GOP State Sen. W. B.

Alexander and 6,707 For special session power bases in president-making. President Johnson's home state of Texas sent GOP Sen. John G. Tower back for another six-year term in the Senate. Texas also joined in contributing the Republican resurgence imperiled rent supplements and medicare slipped through with majorities that could have been erased with a 25-vote change because of the traditional GOP-Southern Democrat alliance.

Thus the loss of so many Georgia's governor By DON MCKEE ATLANTA, Ga. (AP) The Georgia governor's race still so close that no one was likely to win landed in federal court today with a move to bar the sought a third term, made an almost clear sweep for the Republicans in the biggest states in which elections were held. The only big-state victory from the Democrats came in Texas where Gov. John Connally, personal and political friend of President Johnson, won easily. Romney boosted his stock in the 1968 GOP presidential nomination sweepstakes with an easy third-term victory in Michigan over Democratic State Chairman Zolton Ferency.

Republicans took over from the Democrats in Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Maryland, Nebraska, New Mexico and Nevada, as well as in California. The Alabama governorship was kept in the Wallace household when Lurleen Wallace be-(Continued on page 2) Betty Jane Long to be House speaker by GOP Democratic seats, most held by firm administration supporters, means the administration could be headed for difficulty in financing programs such as demonstration cities and rent sup-(Continued on page 2) race for in court legislature from deciding the election. A write-in campaign apparently prevented either Republican Howard H. (Bo) Callaway or Democrat Lester G. Maddox from gaining the majority, raising the possibility of a legislative election.

With thousands of votes still untabulated, the American Civil Liberties Union filed suit in federal court for an injunction against the heavily Democratic legislature's deciding the election. Callaway, surviving on urban votes, clung to a diminishing lead over Maddox, the segregationist favorite of rural voters. With 1,542 of 1,886 precincts reported, Callaway had 392,163 or 48.5 per cent, Maddox 369,823 or 45.5 per cent and write-in candidate Ellis G. Arnall 48,298, for the election-snarling 5.9 per cent. The ACLU action challenged the Georgia constitution's provi-sion allowing the legislature to elect the governor if no candidate wins a majority of the votes cast.

A speedy hearing by a three-judge court was requested. The lawsuit said the legislative makeup "does not accord with the one-person, one-vote (Continued on Page 2) 'Great By CARL P. LEUBSDORF WASHINGTON (AP) Democrats reclaimed House control for the seventh straight Congress today but bigger-than-ex-pected Republican gains imperiled the Johnson administration's working majority on "Great Society" domestic programs. An influx of Republicans from the traditionally GOP states of the Midwest and from the once President's surgery to be delayed SAN ANTONIO, Tex. (AP) -President Johnson will not undergo surgery this week, the White House announced today, and no date or site has yet been decided upon.

Johnson had spoken hopefully of being operated on either Friday or next Tuesday at Brooke Army Medical Center here. But no date was mentioned in today's announcement. Assistant press secretary George Christian said the President still was conferring with his doctors before a final decision is made on the operations to remove a polyp from Johnson's throat and to repair a hernia in the incision from his gall bladder operation of a year ago. There was no indication when a decision would be reached or announced. Christian made it clear that nothing concerning the President's health was involved in the delay in announcing a decision.

He said a good many doctors are involved in the discussion and there just had been no decision made as yet. GOP wins 22 gubernatorial races in By JAMES SAGUS Associated Press Writer JACKSON, Miss. (AP) Sen. James Eastland held a landslide re-election triumph today, wrecking Republican ambitions with political magic that carried Mississppi's entre Demo-crate congressional ticket to victory. The 61-year-old symbol of segregation won his fifth straight term in a runaway race that many observers had thought might be close.

With the unofficial tabulations nearing completion, Eastland trailed in only five of the 82 counties and the official count could give him two of those. He had 228,726 votes from 1,924 of the 2,041 precincts, while Republican Rep. Prentiss Walker had 93,131 and Negro independent Clifton Whitley, backed by the civil rights-oriented Fredom Prnocrats, had 27,863. Eastland claimed the victory in a statement pledging a return to Washington to "rejoin the crusade for conservative government." Walker said he had no regrets and preferred to lose rather than follow "a philosophy that is not acceptable to me." The Mize chicken farmer had he-come the great hope of the Mississippi GOP by unseating a Democratic incumbent during the 1964 Goldwater landslide in this Deep South state. Walker's decision to oppose Eastland cost the GOP its first Mississippi congressional seat of the century and left the party without a major office in the state.

The Republicans suffered the one-sided loss despite an impressive array of candidates, three of them legislators. By JACK BELL WASHINGTON (AP) Republicans cut slices off the heavy Democratic majorities in Congress today, posing a question mark over the future of President Johnson's "Great Society" programs. They also racked up spectacular individual victories across the nation, including a smashing governorship triumph for exactor Ronald Reagan in teeming California. All told, they had scored a net gain of seven in governorships, making the lineup 24 to 24, with two races unsettled. Returns from Tuesday's elections a ballot-box showdown studded with portents for the GOP presidential convention in 1968 showed that: While Reagan was inundating Democratic Gov.

Edmund G. Brown in the Golden Gate State, a new GOP star was rising in industrialist Charles H. Percy of Illinois, a moderate who unseat ed Democratic Sen. Paul H. Douglas, old warhorse of liber alism.

The name of Gov. George Romney of Michigan became increasingly a name to conjure with in GOP presidential speculation. He won a third term in a breeze, flying coattails apparently made of sturdy broadcloth. Aboard that vehicle, Republican Sen. Robert P.

Griffin and much of the party's state slate swept in also. As for Congress, where the Democrats had ruled 295 to 140 in the House and 67 to 33 in the Senate, the count today was: Democrats elected 244 and Republicans 183. Of the still undecided contests, Democrats were leading in six, while Republicans were ahead in two, the potential GOP gain was 45. Thus the Republicans went somewhat beyond the average gain of 40 seats scored by the out-of-power party in off-year elections in recent decades. This gave Johnson food for serious thought, because the margin for financing such things as demonstration citits projects and rent subsidies already is razor thin.

amendments urban votes Pascagoula and McComb were supporting both amendments. Adams (Natchez) was the only urban county to vote against both amendments, and Jones (Laurel) was the only other urban county to oppose either, voting against consolidation. Gemini flight postponed until Friday CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. (AP) The Gemini 12 flight today was postponed another 24 hours until Friday because of a problem with an automatic pilot system in the astronauts' Titan 2 booster rocket. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced that there was no chance to correct the problem in time to hold to Thursday's launch schedule.

There was no immediate reaction on the delay from the astronauts, Navy Capt, James A. Lovell Jr. and Air Force Maj Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. The space agency rescheduled the start of their four-day flight for Friday afternoon.

An Atlas is to boost an Agena target satellite into orbit at 2:16 p.m. EST, with the Titan 2 to take off at 3:55 p.m. for Negro independent Dock Drummond. In the 2nd District, with 455 of 472 precincts reporting, Democratic Rep. Jamie Whitten had 50,960 votes to 10,560 for GOP State Sen.

S. B. Wise. (Continued on page 2) "I hope we can stay here through Fridays Monday through Fridays," Gartin said. The legislature has a habit of quitting on Thursday and not returning until Monday afternoons.

Johnson said he will not submit any other item unless the legislators finish the redis-tricting bill reasonably early. Special sessions may consider only what the governor submits to them. The system of distribution of legislative seats was designed in 1962, under the threat of a federal court suit. A federal court has promised that it will lay out the district boundaries if legislators do not do it satisfactorily by Dec. 1.

Mississippi's gather heavy JACKSON, Miss. (AP)-Two amendments to the state constitution swept toward victory today on the strength of heavy majorities in almost all of the urban counties. Never in doubt was a proposal to allow state auditors, including incumbent Hamp King, to succeed themselves as can most statewide elected officials. With 1820 of 2041 precincts reported, auditor succession led 147,692 to 94,627. The amendment to allow the legislature to consolidate counties instead of through vote of the counties involved had a small majority.

With 1821 of 2041 precincts reported, the amendment was winning 123,165 to 111,530. Both Gov. Paul Johnson and Lt. Gov. Carroll Gartin endorsed the amendments in closing days of the campaign, but neither proposal attracted much attention.

Opposition to both proposals despite their lack of relation-came from much the same areas: 3R counties were going against county consolidation by the legislature and 22 against auditor succession-and 21 of both totals were the same counties. Meanwhile, most urban counties-including those with Jack-, son, Meridian, Tupelo, Greenville, Gulfport Biloxi, Clarks-dale, Hattitsburg, Columbus, Three additional Senate seats go to Republicans JACKSON, Miss. (AP)-Miss Betty Jane Long of Meridian, was elected temporary speaker by acclamation in the Mississippi House today. Her election came after an hour of wrangling over rules and procedures that would be followed in the election to name a successor to the late Speaker Walter Sillers. The House decided to name a temporary speaker to open the session and leaders said an effort would be made later today to elect a permanent speaker.

The speaker seat had to be decided before any business could be transacted. Gov. Paul Johnson waited in the wings to address a joint session. The Senate met and announced it was ready for business, but was forced to recess until the House speaker question is settled. Lt.

Gov. Carroll Gartin told the Senate he hoped the reapportionment matter could be settled quickly. He urged the lawmakers to be ready for work when a speaker is named. land and Rep. William M.

Col-mer. On a countywide basis Eastland polled 6,360 votes as compared with 3.473 for Republican Prentiss Walker and 436 for Clifton R. Whitley, Independent. Colmer had 6.668 votes to Republican James Moye's 3,376. A county election table giving the precinct breakdown on the senatorial and congressional races may be found on Page 20.

Unopposed was the Democratic nominee for Chancery Court Judge of the 10th District, How-Prd L. Patterson, Jr. (8,952 votes); also Circuit Judge Stanton Hall with 9,186 votes and Harold Cubley' County judge with 9,125. The county voted in favor of two proposed amendments to the state constitution, one enabling the state auditor to succeed himself, and the other em-( Continued on Page 2) McVay beats Johnson County voters OK at-large school board election plan By BARRY SCHWEID WASHINGTON (AP) With such spotlight candidates as George Romney and Ronald Reagon showing the way, Republicans scored impressive gains in governors' races across the nation. With two of the 35 races still undecided in Georgia and AlaskaRepublicans had won control of 22 statehouses.

In the process they took the governor's chair away from Democrats in nine states. The most Democrats could find to gloat about were victories in Kansas and Maine, where Republican governors had held sway. They also retained control in nine other states. Reagan's overwhelming victory in California over Gov. Edmund G.

(Pat) Brown, who Brooke handily defeated former Massachusetts Gov. En-dicott Peabody. Brooke's triumph, along with some of the other GOP new faces that emerged in the election, is likely to strengthen the party's liberal wing in the Senate. The two GOP pickups of seats now held by Democrats came in: Illinois where industrialist Charles H. Percy smashed the hopes of veteran Sen.

Paul H. Douglas for a fourth term. (Continued on page 2) The weather Official weather report: 7 a. m. temperature 63 degrees.

Highest 77 and lowest 59 during preceding 24 hours. Rainfall .13 of an inch. Extended forecast, Nov. 10-14: South Mississippi Temperatures 5 to 9 degrees above normal. Normal lows 40-53.

Normal highs 67-71 mostly minor daily temperature changes until turning cooler first of next week. Moderate to heavy precipitation in midely scattered showers. it." 1 I I By JOE HALL WASHINGTON (AP) Republicans won three additional Senate seats and made history by electing the first Negro senator chosen by popular vote. But Democrats retained control of the Senate in Tuesday's voting by a 64-36 margin. The count was 67 to 33 in the 89th Congress which adjourned last month.

Republicans captured their third seat from the Democrats in Oregon, where Gov. Mark P. Hatfield defeated Rep. Robert B. Duncan.

Democrats, despite high hopes in several states, failed to unseat any Republican in the 32 contested races. Their last hope faded when Wyoming Gov. Clifford P. Hansen, a Republican, beat Democratic Rep. Tcno Roncalio for the seat vacated bv retiring Republican Sen.

Mil-ward L. Simpson. Massachusetts Atty. Gen. Edward W.

Brooke was the Negro victor in one of the nation's most closely watched Senate races. He will be the first member of his race to serve in the Senate since Reconstruction days. Charles E. McVay defeated incumbent M. J.

Johnson 354 to 277 in Tuesday's contest for the Beat Five seat on the Forrest County Board of Education. Voting was confined to residents of Beat Five in this race but in future such contests will be conducted on a different basis. Forrest y's electorate voted 2,389 to 1,550 in favor of electing me of the county board of education from the county at large. The special election on this issue was held concurrently with a general election which produced no real surprises. A point of interest was the fact that Rock Hill and McCallum went Republican in the races for U.

S. Senator and U. S. Representative from the Fifth Congressional District. All other precincts in the county favored decisively the Democratic incumbents, Sen.

James O. East 4 THE SIGN COULD BE MISLEADING Lester Maddox, an Atlanta businessman and a segregationist, is kissed on cheek by his wife Tuesday night as he held the lead in Georgia's gubernatorial race. The sign in background could be misleading, however, since returns this morning had Maddox trailing Republican Howard (Bo) Callaway, it appeared unlikely either would have a majority as a result of write-in vote for Ellis Arnall. Race then would wind up in the legislature, and possibly in the courts. (AP Wirephoto).