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As voters split tickets Bennington Banner, Wednesday, November 8, 1972 5 I TTT Several New England Democrats buck Nixon tide Initiates vote at Windsor threw his support to Cronin last Friday. Boston City Councilor John J. Moakley, a Democrat running as an independent, unseated Rep. Louise Day Hicks, In a close race in the states 9th District. Rep.

Robert F. Drinan, survived a strong challenge from Republican state Rep. Martin A. Llnsky to win election to a secnnd term. Republicans picked up one U.S.

House seat in Connecticut where Rep. John S. Monagan was defeated, and another in Maine where Hathaways old seat went to William S. Cohen, GOP mayor of Bangor. In Hampshire, Meldrlm Thomson a conservative publisher who upset Gov.

Walter Peterson in the Republican primary, was elected governor in a three-man race over Democrat Roger J. Crowley and independent Malcolm McLane. Thomson received less than 45 per cent of the vote. stick with McGovern, giving the South Dakota senator about 55 per cent of the vote. Humphrey polled about 65 per cent four years ago.

Democrat John F. Kerry, former head of Vietnam Veterans Against the War, lost his bid for Congress from Massachusetts 5th District when he was defeated by former state Rep. Paul W. Cronin, a Republican. Kerry had been considered the favorite until independent candidate Roger P.

Durkin piled up decisive margins in both states. Rhode Island voters Ignored a last minute campaign stop by the President and re-elected Sen. Claiborne Pell to a third term over former Gov. and U.S. Navy Secretary John H.

Cha-fee. The Democrats also retained the governors chair when Warwick Mayor Philip W. Noel defeated former state Attorney General Herbert F. Desimone, who had been considered the favorite. In New Hampshire, Democratic Sen.

Thomas J. McIntyre, a By MICHAEL WIDMER BOSTON (UPI) President Nixon swept five of the New England states Tuesday, but massive numbers of voters split their ballots and dealt the Republicans stunning defeats In several key races. In the biggest surprise, Sen. Margaret Chase Smith R-Maine, was defeated in a bid for a fifth term by Democrat William D. Hathaway, 48, a four-term congressman who gave up his House seat to challenge Mrs.

Smith, 28 years his senior. Number of upsets mark gubernatorial contests 18-year Incumbent, beat former Republicans had hoped to de- Gov. Wesley Powell, a conserva-throne U.S. senators in Rhode tive who first ran for the Sen-Island and New Hampshire, but ate in 1950. the Democratic incumbents In Vermont, Thomas P.

Sal- mon pulled off a. major upset over Luther F. Hackett, Republican Gov. Deane C. Davis' would-be, hand-picked success-sor, to become only the second Democratic governor of the state in 116 years.

But in Massachusetts, the only New England state to vote for Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern, Republican Sen. Edward W. Brooke easily defeated conservative Democrat John J. Dro-ney, a county district attorney, to win election to a second term. In the presidential contest, Nixon captured 23 of New Englands 37 electoral votes, scoring smashing victories in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut and Rhode Island.

Connecticut, which went to Hubert Humphrey by 65,000 votes in 1968, gave Nixon a 250,000 margin this time. Rhode Island supported Humphrey by a 2-1 margin four years ago but Nixon carried the state by almost 25,000 votes Tuesday. Not since the Eisenhower landslide of 1956 had a Republican presidential candidate carried either Connecticut or Rhode Island. Nixons margin in all three northern New England states was close to 2-1. Nixon carried Vermont and New Hampshire in 1968 but lost Maine.

Only in Massachusetts did traditionally Democratic voters WASHINGTON (UPI) Democrats took control of one more statehouse in Tuesdays elections, for a total of 31 governorships, despite President Nixons massive re-election victory and some unexpected tradeoffs. In 18 gubernatorial contests, Democrats won 11, the Republicans seven. There are 20 Democrat and 12 Republican holdovers, making the new total 31 to 19. One of the biggest Democrat victories came in Illinois where Daniel Walker, 50, the father of seven, defeated Republican Gov. Richard B.

Ogilvie, 49, unpopular for imposing the states first WINDSOR UPI) Twenty-four Windsor State Prison Inmates voted Tuesday on the future status of the prison. The 24, registered as Windsor voters last week, cast ballots for elected officials and on a referendum which asked whether local residents wanted the 166-year-old prison to continue operations, whether they favored construction of a new maximum security prison here or of a regional prison for convicts from three New England states. It was the first time any inmates of the prison cast votes here. Previously, prison inmates had the right to cast votes but they had to vote by absentee ballot in their home towns. The 24 voted in the prison under the supervision of two justices of the peace.

It was not known how the prisoners voted, but the town vote was 968632 in favor of continuing the prison here, 877-707 for a new state prison and against a regional prison. 3 states fight Vt. Yankee plan MONTPELIER (UPI) Three New England states have filed objections to the Vermont Water Resources Boards recent order governing the operation of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant at Vernon. Massachusetts, New Hampshire and even Vermont filed papers Tuesday with the board. Massachusetts said the Connecticut River mixing zone p-oposed for the plant is not in accordance with law.

New Hampshire said heated water discharge would affect New Hampshire water and that the boards order did not conform with New Hampshire law. New Hampshire also asked that water temperature be monitored within its boundaries as well as in Vermont. Vermont said the board should turn authority on the issue of fogging-fog caused by discharge of heated water from the plant into the cold water of the river over to the Air Pollution Control Division of the Environmental Conservation Agency. Vermont also asked that the size of the mixing zone be limited to 3 Vi acres. The board order allowed a large area for heated water from the plant to mix with river water, permitted fogging and let the power firm dump water heated three degrees higher than that allowed under previous limits.

Salmon takes Hacketts home MONTPELIER (UPI) Democrat Governor-elect Thomas P. Salmon captured his Republican opponents home town of South Burlington in his upset victory Tuesday. Salmon got 1,692 votes to Luther F. Hacketts 1,399 in the Chittenden County community. In Rockingham, Salmons home ground, the Democrat received 1,656 votes to Hacketts 674.

In comparison, indicating considerable ticket splitting, President Nixon received 1,916 votes in South Burlington to 1,051 for McGovern. In Rockingham, President Nixon picked up 1,301 to McGoverns 1,035. Salmon credited his upset to his tax reform program and meeting the people face-to-face. Burglars leave some clues RUTLAND Burglars left a full can of beer and a flashlight on the desk of Judge Edward G. McClallen Jr.

Monday morning. His desk had been ransacked some time early Sunday morning and court records were strewn around the floor. When the judge entered his chambers Monday he also found blood spattered on the wall; two vials of blood taken from a suspected drunk driver had been smashed. Other court workers found their desks and briefcases opened and a mess made of the contents. But officials said none of the records was ruined, and only a tiny amount of money, on hand for coffee, was taken.

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Robert Docking, 47, a conservative Democrat, won re-election to a fourth term over Republican House Leader Morris Kay, 39. Lt. Gov. Thomas L. Judge, 37, of Montana beat Republican Ed Smith, 52, a former state legislator.

In Rhode Island, Mayor Phillip W. Noel, 41, of Warwick handily beat former state attorney general Herbert F. DeSimone, 42. Democrat Gov. Richard F.

Kneip, 39, defeated Republican Carveth Thompson, 40, in South Dakota and Democrat Gov. Calvin L. Rampton, 59, won a historic third term in Utah over Republican Nicholas L. Strike, a 55-year-old political novice from Salt Lake City. Indiana stayed in the GOP ranks with the victory of Republican Otis R.

Bowen, a smalltown physician, over Democrat Matthew Welsh, a former governor who served from 1961-65. Iowa Gov. Robert Ray, 44, income tax. Nixon won the state handily. The biggest Democrat disappointment was in West Virginia where John D.

Rockefeller IV, 35-year-old multimillionaire scion of the Rockefeller clan, lost to Repiublican Arch A Moore, 49, the first West Virginia governor allowed to seek re-election under a constitutional amendment. Democrats were hoping a Rockefeller victory would push the personable young secretary of state into a position of national prominence. He is married to Sharon Percy, daughter of Sen. Charles Percy, R-Ill. In North Carolina, Republican State Rep.

James E. Holshouser, 38, scored a Tnajor upset over millionaire Democrat Hargrove Skipper Bowles 53, to succeed Democrat Gov. Robert W. Scott. The state has not had a Republican governor since 1896.

But overall, Nixons coattails were insufficient to wrest the balance of power from the Democrats. They won Arkansas, Delaware, Illinois, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Utah and Vermont. Republicans -won Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Carolina, West Virginia and Washingto, the last race to be uji rjTTTfnr ECCflteG33ra(SfcP QlDfl SHAFFES MORE FEATURES MORE QUALITY MORE VALUE GRIFFIN ELECTRIC Inc. 473 Main St. Dial 7-7733 Bennington MEN'S SHOP Bennington, Vt.

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Link, 58, a one-term Democratic congressman who had served 24 J. Evans, 47, won a third term against Albert D. Rosellini, a Democrat former governor he beat eight years ago. In other races, Democrat Sherman W. Tribbitt, 49, a hardware dealer who is the Delaware House minority leader years as state representative He beat Republican Lt.

Govi -Richard Larsen, 36, in a close race. Republican Meldrim Thomson, 60, who had bolted the GOP to run as the American Party candidate in 1970, defeated Democrat Roger J. Crowley, 59, in New Hampshire. Thomson had beaten Gov. Walter Peterson in the GOP primary.

ousted Republican Gov. Russell W. Peterson, 56. Tribbitt had accused Peterson leading the state into financial disaster. Christopher S.

Kit Bond, 33, became the first Republican governor to be elected in Missouri in 32 years and the I youngest governor in that states history. He defeated attorney Edward L. Dowd, 54, a former Thieu may now drop some of his demands troops in South Vietnam) it should at least spell it out in such a way that we can believe them before we agree that they can secretly withdraw. North Vietnam has never publicly admitted it has troops in the south, but insists all fighting is done by the Viet Cong. Thieu has refused to agree to a Vietnam cease-fire unless the North Vietnamese troops are withdrawn.

The newspaper said, however, that Thieu continues to insist on three major demands before any peace settlement North Vietnamese withdrawal, a cease-fire throughout all Indochina and no coalition government. United Press International A Saigon newspaper supported by President Nguyen Van Thieus top aide said Tuesday the president may drop his insistence that North Vietnamese publicly acknowledge, then withdraw, its forces from South Vietnam in" favor of a secret understanding with Hanoi to pull out. its army. Whatever the secret understanding, the Communists must put up guarantees so that South Vietnam and the allies can accept it, said Tin Song. The newspaper quoted a high government official as saying: If North Vietnam wants to protect its honor by refusing to sign a paper (admitting it has Over in New York County Democrats survive TROY Led by a 23, 000-vote victory for President Nixon, Rensselaer County Republicans swept a majority of county races Tuesday, but failed to dislodge incumbent Democrats from the important posts of county treasurer and sheriff.

Congressman Carleton J. King, State Senator Douglas Hudson, Assemblyman W. Kelleher and Family Court Judge Allan Dixon all won easy victories. Sheriff William A.R. Harkness and Treasurer Edward W.

Pattison provided the only Democratic victories, Pattison winning by over 10,000 votes and Harkness squeaking in by about 1,000. Stratton makes smashing win ALBANY Democratic Rep. Samuel S. Stratton was returned to Congress by a smashing 114,000 vote margin Tuesday and immediately began talking about running for governor in 1974. Democrat-Liberal Mary Anne Krupsak became the only woman currently in the state Senate by winning election over former Sen.

Robert Lynch. Republicans appear to have made firm gains in their control of the state Assembly, which they now control 79-71, and the state Senate, which they hold 32-25. A number of close races are still uidecided, however. Environment bonds appeal ALBANY State voters appear to have given strong approval to a proposed $1.15 billion environmental bond issue. In early returns, the bond issue was leading widely in both the New York metropolitan area and the upstate region, an area that has traditionally opposed bond issues.

Down in Berkshire Berkshire for McGovern PITTSFIELD Berkshire County gave the McGovem-Shriver ticket 19,385 votes and the Nixon-Agnew total was 15,769. In this city Republican Sen. Edward W. Brooke polled 15,486 votes while his opponent John Droney garnered 6,478. It was reported in Western Massachusetts there were many blank ballots cast for senator, 10 to 12 per cent here and other cities.

Early analysis is that most were cast by Democrats unwilling to vote Republican and dissatisfied with Droney nomination Business advisers form unit PITTSFIELD Eleven businessmen have formed an organization called Growth Business Consultants to provide free professional advice to fledgling businesses in the Berkshire. Persons interested in the free consulting service may contact Howard Silverman at the Urban Coalition offices. The groigi is an outgrowth of an Urban Coalition task force that was working on toe problem of getting new business under way. Faculty mass against oath NORTH ADAMS A group of North Adams State College faculty members met Tuesday to organize resistance to the state-imposed loyalty oath. The teachers, hired by the college since 1969, have reportedly been told to either sign toe oath or submit statements explaining toetr positions to NASC president James T.

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