The Miami Herald from Miami, Florida • 119

Iferaliii Cloud Cover Partly' cloudy through Friday High today In the low Mostly southeast winds 8 to 18 mph AI RIE XPRES mmx No 3-15 Newspaper of the Americas Mtmbtr Tht Inltr-Amtrlcan Prill AitociallM 56th Year From to a Two-Party State? 'Sir Thursday November 10 1966 exert will not he partisan" said House GOP leader Don Reed of Bora Raton "He is a dedicated legislator and will look to the best Interests of the State of But thoughts and actions were directed toward strengthening parties for future elections Republicans who swept all seats in Broward Palm Beach and Pinellas Counties and made inroads in such Democratic strongholds as Duval County where two GOP senators were elected sense the start of a real breakthrough "1 think in '68 we're going to elect lots more" declared Reed "Two more years of the Johnson administration will make that many more people sick" Reed thinks the Repuhli-c a forces representing roughly a fourth of each house have a real chance of influencing the "destiny of Turn to rage 2A Col 5 By BILL MANSFIELD Capital Buraau Chill Florida may be ready to make the switch from a "no-party" state to a two-party state Tuesday's elec! ion not only put Republican Claude Kirk in the governor's mansion it also gave the GOP for the first time in modern history of party affiliation should bear in mind that we have an obligation to the people of the state and the state must move forward" de-dared Senate President Verle Pope "I honestly think the type of leadership Ralph Turlington the House speaker will No longer will Republicans have to scour the countryside for candidates and workers Now there is a good prospect of victory for the GOP standard bearer The talk Wednesday was all of harmony for the good of the state "I think that all members of the Legislature regardless Those results are almost sure to spur both Dpmnrrats and Republicans into greater party action No longer can Democrats run their own campaigns independent of the party as most including candidates for governor have done in the past a real voice in the Legislature In the 4S-seat Senate where the GOP held only two seats it now holds 11 In the House with some races still undecided the Republicans will have at least 25 seats of the 177 two and a half times the number they occupied last session To Bar Bright for Bleak Filed in Deadlock Georgia Governor Suit For Gov-Elect Claude already at LvtjisUiture which Kirk aimed campaign With his state manager Robert Lee a veteran of Turn to Page 2A Col 2 500 Evacuated Top Man Short of Majority ATLANTA (UPII A suit was filed in Federal court Wednesday to bar the malap-portioned Georgia Legislature from deciding thp deadlocked gubernatorial race between segregationist Lester Maddox and Republican Rep Howard (Bo) Callaway Neither candidate won a clear majority of the vote in election and the resulting standoff threw the state's political machinery into a tailspin 1110111111)0111 Gov Carl Sandora took a firm hand on the state government's reins and said he would serve until the politiral puzzle Is unscrambled Thp deadlock was caused by a large write-in vote cast for Ellis Arnall a liberal Democrat and former governor whom Maddox defeated in a runoff primary With returns still straggling in from rural areas late Wednesday the votP with 1-609 of 1886 precincts reporting was Callaway 402917 (or 48 per cent I Maddox 386247 (46 per cpnt) and Arnall 49-021 (58 per cent) Maddox conceded at midday he couldn't catch Callaway but said he still expected victory "I predict it (the race) will go into the Legislature and we will win he said Bv ROBERT BOVD Of Our Washington Bureau WASHINGTON The Republican Party woke up Wednesday the proud and happy owner of a thriving new stand of presidential timber which could be ripe for harvest in 1968 But over at the ranch Lyndon Johnson and Hubert Humphrey proprietors the landscape was bleak and badly eroded Even Bobby Kennedy the Democrats' brightest star found his magic didn't rub off on candidates he tried to help Just about every Republican of national stature had his prestige lifted in Tuesday's election: Gov George Romney of Michigan who swept his state for his party with a magnificent display of presl-d 1 1 a 1-slze coattails and demonstrated there is a moderate Republican road to victory Gov-plect Ronald Reagan of California who crashed to a nearly one million vote triumph over popular Democrat Pat Brown and offered the conservatives their new hero to worship Former Vice President Richard Nixon who pocketed from dozens of grateful Republican candidates whom he labored long and mightily to elect Senator-elect Charles Percy of Illinois who ousted veteran Democrat Paul Douglas and offers a younger fresher moderate alternative iri case Romney stumbles The nouveau riche GOP Is also surveying a healthy secondary crop of vice preside 1 1 a 1 prospects Among them are Gov James Rhodes of Ohio whose half-million plus winning margin was bigger even than Romney's House Republican Leader Gerald Ford of Michigan who traveled 150000 miles in the past two years to help elect GOP congressmen whose new muscle iri the House may give him virtual veto power over much of President Johnson's program With a net gain of seven to nine new Republican governors and three senators the GOP is enjoying virtually an embarrassment of riches Both the liberal and conservative wings "of the party had things to cheer about as they looked toward 1968 The libera 1-to-moderate faction rejoiced In demonstration of political pulling power by which he swept in a senator and five congressmen Romney's presl-dential prospeets were strengthened by the success of governors-elect like Nelson Rockefeller in New York his brother Winthrnp In Arkansas Raymond Shaf- Turn to Page 3A Col 0 Outlook Gov Romney coattails strong Ronald Reagan conservative hero Goldwater Says Vote Raps LBJ PHOENIX Ariz (AP) Barry Goldwater Wednesday called the Republican victories across the nation the result of LBJ was an LBJ backlash that elected Goldwater said "It was a white backlash that benefited Democrats in places like Alabama and Voters repudiated the Great Society in overwhelming numbers he said Republican gains resulted partly from a backlash against dishonesty in government runaway inflation welfare-state socialism and a no-win policy in Viet Nam big conservative victories scored by Republicans in California Ohio Florida Tennessee Texas and many other states make it clear that conservatism is the mainstream of American political convictions Goldwater said Goldwater didn't attend the Republican victory cele- bratibn in Phoenix The GOP took over the state house and won a second congressional seat In a statement released at the victory party the former presidential candidate said he didn't want to take radio and television coverage away from the victorious candidates dall James and Aureo Diaz seem to be assured of the four at-large aeats Their strong showing in St Thomas was enough to keep them ahead of four challenging Republican-D e-m a i candidates who received heavy support in St Croix but not enough to erase the lead taken by the Democrats in St Thomas Farrelly was the top vote getter with 7205 votes Ot-tlpy had 7016 Janies 6790 and Diaz 6536 Republican Bertha Bos-chulte was 30 votes behind Diaz with 6506 Ronald De-lugo was next with 6479 Gemini Put Off 2nd Time Launch Reset For Friday CAPE KENNEDY (UPIi The emergency guidance system in Gemini launcher acted up again Wednesday and forced another 24-hour delay to Friday in the start of the project's four-day- space-flight finale It was the second time that the Titan 2 rocket's automatic pilot had frustrated astronauts James Lovell and Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin and it marked the shot's third delay The flight was originally set to start Oct 31 Barring further hitches the space agency said the rendezvous and spacewalk mission will get under way at 2:08 pm Friday with the launch of target rocket The astronauts will follow In pursuit at 3:46 pm The first delay from Wednesday to today was caused by a short circuit in the power supply for the Titan 2 rocket's backup autopilot That unit was replaced early Wednesday When engineers tested the new autopilot they discovered that a gyroscope in the intricate control system was not operating properly That meant it too had to be replaced taken one out We put another one in taking that out and putting another one a spokesman reported He said both problems appeared unrelated even though they plagued the same system Under normal launch conditions the backup autopilot would not be used during flight It is designed to take over control of the rocket if the main system fails Officials will not launch two astronauts if either system is not working properly Bobby Takes Nassau Trip Sen Robert Kennedy (Dt NY) his wife and a party of friends flew to Nassau Wednesday for a postelection holiday The senator who had campaigned for several Democratic candidates around the country said he was in the Bahamas for few days rest" He did not comment on the results of elections nor would he say when he planned to leave the island The party is at exclusive Lyford Cay Club on the western tip of New Providence Island 12 miles from downtown Nassau Accompanying the Kennedy's were Mr and Mrs John Bassett of Toronto and Kirk Billings of New York Hurricane Lois Faces Oblivion Miami weathermen predicted a bleak future for Hurricane Lois Wednesday as the storm continued to scoot toward the North Atlantic some 2600 miles east northeast of South Florida "In 24 hours it probably will be less than hurricane said Forecaster Raymond Kraft at the weather bureau While the storm poses no serious threat to land the Azores may experience 40-mile an hour gales Kraft said Today's Chuckle was something about you I liked" said the glamour girl "but you spent Election by nomination His refusal to support High against Kirk was one of the factors in defeat The surprising success of the Kirk victory march he never has held public office is attributed in political circles to two significant developments The first is the mood of the voters today their discontent and disapproval of the Johnson administration policies in Washington Kirk tied High to LBJ and "labor bosses" to such a degree that the Miami mayor never could shake the identification The second was the carefully planned manner in Demos Sweep Races in Hawaii HONOLULU (UPIi Gov John A Burns won reelection Wednesday to cap a Democratic sweep of the three statewide contests in Hawaii Burns held off a strong challenge by Republican Randolph A Crosslev as 85 per cent of Hawaii's registered voters turned out at the polls Final unofficial returns gave Burns 109024 votes to 104304 for Crossiey Reps Patsy Mink and Spark Matsunaga both Democrats won hv 2-1 margins over their Republican opponents James Kealoha and John Car-roll respectively Kirk Waves Victoriously as He Leaves Coral Gables Office work forming bipartisan support for first GOP stale administration of century Kirk Organizes Bipartisan Aid To Carry Out Election Pledges 98 Are Feared Dead In Panama Flooding Callaway millionaire heir Turn to Page 2A Col 6 MADDOX CALLAWAY centers for the evacuees Although an estimate on material losses been made a $100000 appropriation to handle relief operations was expected Wednesday Some deputies reportedly had asked for a $1 million appropriation The flooded areas are practically isolated from the capital The waters swept the Pacora River bridge at the Inter-American Highway A relief and rehabilitation committee formed Monday by the government has sent 500 tons of supplies to the damaged areas by boat and plane Most of the supplies were collected in Panama City and the Canal Zone Big Saul buys sells carpet rugs for less than other dealers pav Discount Carpet Exch 7500 NW 7th Ave Adv don Burns made no secret of his satisfaction over the Kirk victory A wreath of flowers in his office bore the inscription "How sweet it Burns who had professed neutrality during the Kirk-High campaign said he was "extremely pleased that Mr Kirk was the successful The governor has been sizzling since last May when High attacking him on an issue of beat Burns for the Democratic Fire Fumes Pose Threat MT VERNON Mo CAP) Fire swept through a chemical plant here Wednesday after a quantity of nitrate smouldered in the plant for several hours Firemen said fumes from the fire could be deadly if inhaled over a period of time exceeding 10 minutes People living in the area were advised to move out of the path of the smoke and fumes All schools in the city dismissed classes as a precautionary measures The plant Is at the southeast edge of the city and northwest winds were carrying the smoke away from the city of 3000 By John McDermott Herald Political Writtr -elect Claude Kirk moved swiftly Wednesday to organize bipartisan backing for the first Republican administration of the century in Florida's statehouse His 150000-vote victory margin over Democrat Robert King High he felt amounted to a command decision by both Republican and Democratic voters for him to fulfill promises made on the campaign trails Primarily- these were to establish a business-like administration in Tallahassee operate state government without new taxps and use the power and influence of the governor's office to attack organized crime Kirk reaffirmed these pledges would be kept One step in that direction he announced would be the opening of a sub-office of the governor's office in the Miami area With 2511 of the state's 2-561 precincts counted Kirk had 794075 votes to High's 645607 This would indicate that close to 65 per cent of the state's eligihle voters had cast ballots in Tuesday's historic elections In Dade about 60 per cent voted In Tallahassee Gov Hay- Virgin Island Demos Weather Coalition Try PANAMA Some 500 survivors of the worst flooding in Panamanian history Wednesday were being evacuated from the water-damaged areas east of the capital in a move by the government to prevent an epidemic Estimates of deaths in towns 50 miles east of Panama City fluctuate between 41 and 58 Another 40 persons feared lost are being sought by the Red Cross and the National Guard The floods were touched off try heavy intermittent rainfail starting last Friday i and Pacora two I towns suffering minor damages were turned intn relief New-Used Car Sales 10 pm Service Parts open 'til 2 am LUBY CHEVROLET CITY 9200 NW 27 Avenue Adv CHARLOTTE AM A I IE VI (AP) The Democratic Party withstood a Democratic-Republican a 1 i-tion victory in St Croix and appeared to have won the Virgin Island election for a new legislature Wednesday with a 9-6 majority Final unofficial returns showed the Democratic Party winning the five St Thomas District seats and four at-large seats The tion Republican-Democratic coalition won the five St Croix district seats and one District seat in St John Democrats Alexander relly Earle Ottley Ran Jewelry Loans to S600 150 i Roofs Cleaned $14 Coated $49 SE 3rd Ave Halpert's AdvWI 7-6465 FR 3-8125.