THURSDAY, NOVEMBER' 10, 1966 ' THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE T El's THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1966 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAEW TTVflPU~ A /7uC jilibC.G 0, Republican Gains Alter 'Great Society' L0 Lneup By The Associated Press Republicans rebounding from a 1964 debacle have captured enough strength to seriously menace President Johnson's plans and give glitter to GOP presiden- tial hopes for 1968., The Republicans slashed deep- ly into Democratic majorities in Congress, where some of President Johnson's projects for building a "Great Society" squeaked through by as little as two, four or five votes. They rolled up a net gain of 47 House seats and drew a bead on the last two in doubt, for the most impressive off-year election show- ing since the Democrats scored 49 gains in 1958. Over the years an out-party gain of 40 is traditional in off years. The Senate, however, will have only seven newcomers in the next Congress - not enough to have much impact on legislation - but they will give a more liberal tinge to GOP ranks and put a new ac- cent on youth. In the governors' mansions, Re- publicans may be in the majority. For the most part, the gains in major legislative lineups exceeded the highest Republican expecta- tions. Governors Individually, the most spectacu-' lar contests were in governorships --a fulcrum for power in presi- dential elections. Starting with only 17 governor- ships, Republicans gained control of eight new governorships, and may hold a majority of 26 seats as Callaway is leading in only yet un- decided governor's race. If there was .any issue that cut across state lines in the governor- ship contests, it was the question of white "backlash" resentment against Negro demonstrations and riots. But it turned out to be a dan- gerous political issue that in some cases turned backlash into, back- fire. Winthrop Rockefeller's Arkan- sas victory over arch segregation- ist Jim Johnson and Republican Spiro T. Agnew's defeat in Mary- land of open-housing opponent George P. Mahoney appeared to be such examples. California's Democratic Gov. Edmund G. Brown blamed his de- feat on backlash voters reacting to recent Negro riots in Los An- geles, Oakland and San Francisco. Winner Ronald Reagan had vir- tually ignored racial issues in campaign talk. House In the House, Republican gains of more than 40 seats exceeded the off-year average and whittled the Democratic majority to the lowest it has been since 1956. Of the 435 House races, Demo- crats won 248 and the Republicans 187, with the Republicans making a net gain of 47 seats. The Demo- crats took five Republican seats while the Republicans were grab- bing off 52 Democratic seats. While the Democrats will have an apparent working majority of some 25 above the 218 mark, this could be deceptive since a big block of the Democrats are con- servative Southerners who often refuse to accept Johnson's liberal domestic proposals. In fact, a revival of the old GOP-Southern Democrat coalition that has operated in some pre- vious Congresses, would hold the whip hand.I The husky Republican gain will be reflected' in narrower majori- ties for the Democrats on House committees. With Democrats hold- ing a 295-140 margin in the 89th Congress, committees were formed roughly on a 2-1 ratio. This ratio may be trimmed in the 90th Congress to more nearly reflect the reduced majority. This is the tradition, but there is no legal requirement that committees follow party ratios exactly. Interesting to note in the Re- publican wave was the fate of 44 freshmen Democrats who swept to victory in the Johnson win two years ago and sought re-election. Of these freshmen, 24 won re- election. 17 lost and three others were trailing in undecided races. Senate A bright spot for the Democrats is that they will continue to com- mand a nearly 2-1 majority in the Senate. The Republican dent in their ranks alters the overall alignment only slightly. It is un- likely that there will be any ma- jor changes in the present Demo- crat-Republican shares of com- mittee seats. But if the legislative impact of the election-wrought changes in the Senate are not clearly dis- cernable, there will definitely be more accent on youth. Of the seven newcomers, all are in their 40's except for Wyoming's Clifford P. Hansen, who is 54 The Johnson administration lost three stalwart supporters, all of them avowed liberals, in the un- seating of Paul H. Douglas and Ron Bass, and the voluntary re- tirement of Maurine B. Neu- berger. The Republicans retained seats held by conservatives but, overall, the incoming GOP senators are expected to give the party a some- what more liberal flavor. Kiesinger Is Favored For, Erhard Post Christian Democrats Make Endorsement For Chancellorship By The Associated Press BONN, Germany -- Powerful backing by a Gaullist faction last night placed Kurt George Kies- inger in the front-running position to succeed West Germany's pro- American chancellor, Ludwig Er- hard, as "keep Erhard" motions have disappeared. Kiesinger, 62, the minister presi- dent-premier of Baden-Wuert- temberg, won the endorsement of the Bavarian wing of Erhard's Christian Democrats. Their sup- port could be decisive when the party's ''full delegation meets today on its choice of Erhard's successor, prior to a vote in the Bundestag. Erhard's successor must come from, his Christian Democratic party. Kiesinger has a solid bloc of 49 votes out of a total of 245 in the loosely knit party. His position was further strengthened when one of the three other nominees-Eugene Gerstenmaier, 60, the Gaullist leaning president of the Bundestag announced his withdrawal from contention. Charged a Nazi The Bavarian decision to back Kiesinger came only a few hours after he had defended himself against charges that he had held a high post under the Nazis. He said in a statement he joined 'the Nazi party in 1933, the year Adolf Hitler came to power. Without saying he quit the party, he said he had become disillusioned the next year. Kiesinger, has been out of Bonn politics for eight years. It is pos- sible that other candidates more well known in the Bundestag will be put forward before the voting today. Whoever wins endorsement, however, will be in a good position to pick up some Free Democrat or Socialist votes to get the majority N needed for election by the Bundes- tag. Southern Traditionalism Upset; GOP Makes Impressive Gains. By The Associated Press Tuesday's elections have proved conclusively that the 75 year tra- dition of the solid Democratic South is dead. Republicans cap- tured two governorships and pos- sibly a third as GOP candidates scored gains all over the region. In one of the elections biggest surprises, conservative Republican Claude Kirk, Jr. defeated Miami VMayor Robert King High. Kirk, an investment banker, based his campaign on a theme of "Crime Over Miami" but his victory was obviously due in large part to a backlash effect. Kirk is thought to have picked up many votes as a result of rioting in Tallahassee earlier this year. High polled 93 per cent of the Negro' vote but received only 38 per cent of the white vote. Winthrop Rockefeller, brother of New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller, was victorious in his bid for the post held by retiring Governor Orville Faubus. Rocke- feller considered a moderate on racial issues, defeated a firm seg- regationist, Democrat Jim John- son. Rockefeller and Kirk will be- come the first Republicans gover- nors in their states since Recon- struction. In Georgia, segregationist Re- publican Howard "Bo" Callaway maintained a slim lead over his Democratic opponent, staunch segregationist Lester Maddox. For- mer governor Ellis Arnall, another racial moderate who was defeated by Maddox in a September prim- ary runoff received over 5 per cent of the vote as a write-in candidate. Neither Maddox nor Callaway received the absolute majority re- quired by Georgia law for election. Under the state constitution, the election will not be decided in the State House of Representatives. However, the American Civil Lib- erties Union filed suit in Federal District Court to block the over- whelmingly Democratic legislature from deciding the election. It is likely to be quite some time before the outcome of the Georgia race will be ultimately decided. While piling up gains in the rest of the South, the GOP suffered sharp sebacks in Alabama where Mrs. Lurleen Wallace, wife of present Governor George Wallace who was legally barred from suc- ceeding himself, swept to an easyk victory over Republican Rep. James D. Martin. The Republicans also lost two of the five Congres- sional seats won in the 1964 Gold- water sweep. In Tennessee, Republican How- ard H. Baker Jr., campaigning on an- anti-LBJ platform, defeated three-time Governor Frank Cle- ment in the race for the Senate seat vacated by Democrat Ross Bass. The Republicans also gained one House seat, raising their Ten- nessee total to four. In South Carolina and Texas, Republican Senators withstood Democratic challenges and held on to their seats. South Carolina's ex- Democratic Sen. Strom Thurmond and Gov. Rep. Albert Watson were the only Republican candidates elected. Texas Sen. John Tower defeated Democratic challenger Waggoner Carr. The failure of President Johnson to make a last minute campaign tour for Carr is seen as a 'major factor in Tower's vic- tory. Democratic Gov. John Conal- ty easily won re-election but two Democratic Congressmen lost their seats to Republicans. Republican Walter J. Hickel was declared a close winner over Democratic Gov. William A. Egan in Alaska yesterday. Egan had led through most of the early returns, and his conces- sion left only the Georgia gover- norship undecided. Egan has been Alaska's chief executive since. statehood was proclaimed in 1959. The backing o1 Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey did not help Minnesota Gov. Karl F. Rolvaag overcome his Republican oppo- nent, Harold L. Levander. Le- vander was declared the winner yesterday by a very small margin, remniscent of Rolvaag's disputed victory in 1964. Republican Robert Taft Jr. was declared the winner in Ohio yes- terday after he had trailed Rep. John J. Gilligan. The win brought a famous name back to Congress; Taft is the son of the late senator who was dubbed "Mr. Republi- can." Riots ForceI Minister's Resignation Mrs. Ghandi Takes Control of Police Till Election Can Fill Post By The Associated Press NEW DELHI, India - Prime Minister Indiri Gandhi took con-1 trol of India's police yesterday in a Cabinet change forced upon her by bloody rioting over the slaugh- ter of cows. With crucial national elections approaching early next year, Mrs. Gandhi requested the resignation of Home Minister Gulzari Lal Nanda, whose responsibilities in- cluded the police. President Sarve- palli Radhakrishnan accepted it. The Executive Committee of the ruling Congress party and oppo- sition groups had accused Nanda f failing to take adequate meas- ures to prevent the rampage in the capitaldMonday by Hindubextre- mists demanding a total ban on the slaughter of cows. Violence Erupts Eight persons were killed by po- lice bullets after a mob of tens of thousands of Hindus erupted into violence and destruction in 'front of the Parliament building and then moved to other parts of the city. It was originally hinted that De- fense Minister Y. B. Chavan, 52, would be named to replace Nanda in the Home Mnistry, the No. 2 position in the Cabinet. Internal Pressures But pressures within the party and Cabinet have forced Mrs. Gandhi to avoid any radical chan- ges with the elections so close and a successor has not been named. The Home Ministry is regarded. As the most important at present because of unrest stemming from a variety of issues in many parts of the country. It is feared that civil disturbances may worsen during election time, especially if opposition groups attempt to capi- talize on the tensions. STATE ELECTIONS: Romney Non-committal on '68; Results Prove Coattail Power DETROIT (A)-Michigan Gov. George Romney acted like a pres- idential candidate yesterday de- spite his formal statement that he had made no decision about whether he would seek the Repub- tican nomination in 1968. Romney, fresh from a landslide victory in his Tuesday bid for a third term as Michigan governor, faced a battery of questions about his national political future when he appeared at a- late morning news conference. The Michigan governor, who piled up a record lead of more than 568,000 votes over State Democratic Chairman Zolton Fer- ency, disclosed that he had been in touch with numerous Republi- -an leaders since Tuesday's tide of votes was counted. They in- cluded Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller of New York, Sens.-elect Mark Q. Hatfield of Oregon, Edward W. Brooke of Massachusetts, Charles H. Percy of Illinois and Gov.-elect Ronald Reagan of California. The Romney landslide was cred- ited with a big part in Republican interim Sen. Robert P. Griffin's successful bid for a full term. Griffin piled up a 281,000 margin over six-time Michigan Gov. G. Mennen Williams, who was de- feated in an election for the first time in his political career. Griffin became the first Michigan Repub- lican elected to the Senate in 14 years. An analysis of the Michigan re- turns of the senatorial race by a National Broadcasting Co. com- puter indicates that the rank-and- file union members were not list- ening as closely as in the past. Although the labor vote was 65 per cent for Williams, it neverthe- less was down six per cent from the 1964 election. Other interesting figures show that the Jewish vote went 58 per cent for Griffin, up an amazing 26 per cent. Observers noted that the Republicans brought in New York Sen. Jacob Javits during the ,ampaign for the expressed pur- pose of helping. Griffin in the Jewish community. The Negro vote went 95 per cent for Williams, according to the electronic vote analysis, an in- .crease of four per cent. Under impetus of the Romney vote tide, Republicans regained virtual control of both houses of the state legislature which they lost during President Johnson's smashing defeat of Sen. Barry Goldwater in the 1964 presidential race. (See related story, Page 2.) The over-all result seems to be a large question mark over the leadership of the state Democratic party. Despite his loss to Griffin, Williams who pulled the party to- gether in 1948 is not likely to be- come the forgotten man. Also mentioned are Detroit mayor Jerome Cavanaugh, Attorney Gen- eral Frank Kelley and Sec. of State James Hare. Romney's victory sweep also changed the complexion of Michi- gan's congressional delegation, as the GOP picked up. five seats lost in 1964 and hold a 12-7 edge. Democrats defeated - some' in extremely close contests -- were Weston E. Vivian of Ann Arbor, Paul H. Todd Jr. of Kalamazoo, John, C. Mackie of Flint, Billie S. Farnum of Drayton Plains and Raymond F. Clevenger of Sault Ste. Marie. Michigan's five new Republican congressmen are Garry E. Brown of Schoolcraft, Marvin Esch of Ann Arbor, Donald Riegle of Flint, Philip E. Ruppe of Hough- ton and Jack H. McDonald of Redford Township. Viet' Cong Arms Cache Discovered after Battle The IFC Academic Affairs Committee Proudly Presents AN OPEN FORUM, ON THE DRAFT with: Captain Wm. Pascoe, U.S. Selective Service CHIEF ASSISTANT To GENERAL HERSHEY & Colonel Wm. Meyers, Michigan Selective Service Nov. 10-7:30 P.M. UGLI-MULTIPURPOSE ROOM SAIGON, South Viet Nam (AP)- U.S. 1st Infantry Division troops turned from victorious combat to porter duty yesterday, hauling from Communist tunnels in Tay Ninh Province the most massive store or enemy arms and ammu- nition they have ever encountered. Eighty rocket launchers, 55 ma- chine guns and 481 mines topped an inventory over which the Americans were still toiling at dusk. They speculated that this haul, plus tons of the enemy's other dearly acquited supplies also taken in hand, was the war's largest. Maj. Gen. William Depuy, the division's commander, told news- men at his command post in Dau Tieng the bloody repulse of a Communist attack Tuesday - re- ported to have cost the enemy 450 dead-and seizure of the supplies blunted a long-planned Viet Cong offensive from that War Zone C area 65 miles northwest of Saigon. Depuy said documents taken from a captured Viet Cong indi- cated the enemy was beginning a seasonal push when the Ameri- cans-the 1st and 25th Infantry divisions and the 196th Light In- fantry Brigade--moved in. He said he believed they intend- ed first to attack Suoi Da, the site of a Special Forces camp about seven miles south of the battle- field. Associated Press correspondent John Nance reported from Zone C that the massive supply stores were found abandoned in a tunnel complex, part of a regimental command post, in the jungles only a few hundred yards from the site of Tuesday's battle. U.S. pilots pressed the air war as ground action dwindled across the country. B-52 jet bombers blasted at a Viet Cong staging area in Quang Ngai Province about 350 miles north of Saigon. American air strikes Tuesday included four on Commuist posi- tions within the old demilitarized zone between North and South Viet Nam. Targets attacked in 132 multiplane missions over the north included some in the areas of Hanoi, Haiphong and Dien Bien Phu. World News Roundup By The Associated Press NEW YORK-The stock market CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. - The moved ahead yesterday in an ad- four-day Gemini 12 satellite hunt and space walk was delayed for vance some brokers said was spur- the second time yesterday because red by Republican election gains. of problems in one of two auto- The 30-stock Dow Jones indus- matic pilot systems in the Titan 2 trial average closed up 7.69 points rocket which is to propel the at 809.91. The Associated Press craft into space. 60-stock average rose 1.9 points Navy Capt. James A. Lovell Jr. to 296.2. The average price per and Air Force Maj. Edwin E. Ald- share of all common stock on the rin Jr. are now scheduled to begin New York Stock Exchange was up their journey at 3:46 p.m. tomor- 35 cents. row, on the trail of an Agena ren- Gains. spread throughout the dezvous target launched 99 min- list with aircrafts, utilities, non- utes before them. ferrous metals, rails and airlines Launch technicians discovered leading. the latest problem in a new auto pilot unit that replaced the faulty ATLANTA, Ga.-Trickling rural one taken off the rocket Tuesday. returns placed Democrat Lester Signals flashed that indicated one G. Maddox ahead of Republican of three 'gyroscopes did not spin Howard H. Callaway last night. properly. Officials said the additional de- Neither candidate will appar- lay would not cause any further ently receive a majority because of shuffling of Gemini 12's flight a write-in movement for moder- plan. The first postponement had ate Ellis G. 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