r'l9er3n..l Noveg.zber 3. 1976 Americans deny apathy through huge voter turnout By United Press International Americans, as if determined to deny forecasts of political apathy, turned out to vote in surprising numbers from coast to coast ydsterday. Pollworkers in student precincts reported very heavy voter turnout, following the nationwide trend this election. .1n East 4 1,127 of about 1,310 voters turned out; in East 2 760 of 928 turned out; in East Central 1— 716 of 900 turned out; in East 1 883 of 1,050 turned out; in South 1-1,100 of 1,4b0 turned out; and in West Central 1,065 of 1,250 turned out. FPC tentatively cuts gas price hikes WASHINGTON (UPI) The Federal Power Commission ' yesterday Tentatively shaved pennies off the natural gas price hike it granted producers earlier this year, a move that could ultimately save consumers hundreds of millions of dollars. A spokesman for the FPC said ' a commission majority approved the rates ,"in principle" and will issue the detailed order Friday. The rates appear to be mayfer jaw)lem ONE HUNDRED EAST COLLEGE AVENUE Generally good weather, although sometimes chilly, greeted voters as they lined up at polling places in early voting. In little Litchfield, N.H., the turnout was so unexpectedly heavy that election officials had to put up four extra voting booths. Among the major states: Larger counties in 'California showed early voting was higher than expected in some districts. San Fran cisco officials said voting was "hectic" in the first hours. Election officials forecast a 75 per cent turnout of 2 million registered voters in New York City, and early nearly the same as those the commission announced July 27, which almost tripled the price which producers can get on gas from new wells that is sold across state lines, but the full nationwide effect of the cutback will be large. The commission estimated the average gas using household will -have its bill increased only about SIO-15 a year, because the production price of gas is only a fraction of the retail bill. OFFICIAL PENN STATE SS RING by Josten's . Compare quality, detail, workmanship, price and gUarantee. You'll choose ours. viGtt at/ '4%11‘ 04111._ sT T It reconsidered its July 27 order after several in terest groups protested the rates as too high and un justified. The exact new rates and their scope will not be known until the order is officially effective Friday, but it appears they will be these: Gas from wells dedicated to interstate sales before 1973 cannot sell for more than 29 cents per thousand cubic feet except for ex piring contracts which can turnouts were .moderate to heavy in suburbs and upstate. Michigan, President Ford's home state, expected a record turnout of 3.7 million voters, 72 per cent of those registered. —' In Jimmy Carter's home state, Georgia, lines were so long in-early voting at some Atlanta precincts that would-be ; voters gave up in disgust after waits of up to 90. minutes and said they would come back later. Voting through the entire southland, both in Democratic and Republican areas, was heavy; weather was good. Alfred Hostede, campaign manager , , sell at 52 cents, when renegotiated. That "old gas" can also draw a penny a year additional. The commission in dicated its intent to allow gas dedicated in 1973 and 1979 to' sell at ap proximately 96 cents, plus a penny yearly "escala tor." Gas put into interstate sales Jan. 1, 1975 and thereafter could get $1.42 plus a yearly four-cent increase. A $5.00 deposit is-all it takes. LIONS, PRIDE 105 SOUTH ALLEN STREET for Sen. Hilbert H. Humphrey, said projected 73.5 per cent of the state's voting in Minnesota was "fantastically 6,252,228 registered voters would cast high," considered a good sign for the their ballots. Waiting time at polls was state's other senator, Walter Mondale, up to 90 minutes. • the Democratic vice-presidential' can- Republican officials said they had a didate. bank of 10,000 telephones used to get out Kansas, home state of GOP vice the vote for President Ford. The AFL presidential candidate Sen Robert Dole, CIO, strongly backing Jimmy Carter, estimated 80 per cent of the voters would extended an all-out effort to get union turn out. • members to the polls. -_ • Ohio had a very heavy early turnout "I've been on the phone a lot today," from the industrial cities to the farm "Carter said in Plains, Ga., adding that he communities. A massive voter drive by . had been informed that "in every part of organized labor apparently helped. - our country the voter turnout is The chairman of Illinois' state Board tremendous. And as you know when this of Elections, Franklin Lunding, has, happened in the primaries . . we Democratic gOVerode ..'for WASHINGTON' ( UPI ) Democrat JO Rockefeller wrested the West Virginia state house from the Republicans yesterday but in Illinois Republican James Thompson was elected to replace a Democrat. And RePublicang took back the Vermont state house-when Richard Snelling defeated State Treasurer Stella Hackel, who hoped to succeed fellow Democrat Thomas Salmon as governor. Salmon is seeking a senate seat. A Republican congressman defeated a Democratic governor in Delaware, while Democrats reclaimed the governor's office in North Carolina. Democrats also won re election in .Arkansas and retained the state house in Rhode Island, while an in cumbent Republican governor swept to an easy tFei- ~geti t fet6APA, 10 thet44 eiteqa/niii4itC 4 , e Cad/WA, _leiey, emd Wiey, ke, italt6iy, ea to win .gify, gay • We catrian 'I he me (lane itivaliced you./ The PA"- gelid, ' ' . You check them out. They're 'taking notes in your classes, they're reading Collegians in the HUB, they're eating pizzas in town: _ Then you find the One, and you,,get. it together. Now you both cram lor exams in Pattee, drink coffee in the HUB, munch late-night pizz4s in town. - Then things change, and you're on your own a'gain. 'B'ut you, start liking it, because they're all over the place. You won't forget them. They're part of you. ,Remember . . . With LaVie. Order LaVie. For Yourself. 206HU8. victory in Indiana. The switches came as, Democrats and Republicans fought to a near-standoff in 14 gubernatorial elections that seemed little affected by the race between President Ford and Jimmy Carter. In the Illinois contest, Thompson, a former U.S. attorney, defeated Secretary of State Michael Howlett, who was Chicago Mayor Richard Daley's hand-picked can didate. Howlett had defeated Gov. Dan Walker iR: the primary. In traditionally Democratic Rhode Island, Democratic Lt. Gov. Joseph Garrahy defeated Republican James Taft to win a seat being vacated by Democratic Gov. Phillip Noel. North Carolina's statehouse returned to Democratic hands as Lt. Gov. James Hunt won over Republican David Toget,her. And you're checking them out. Flaherty. The incumbent, Republican James Holshouser, was barred from seeking re-election. In Delaware, Republican In. Arkansas Democratic Rep. Pierre du Pont won big Gov. David Pryor won election beating Leon Grit over incumbent Democratic, Gov. Sherman Tribbitt. • A Republican incumbent, • Democrats also hoped to Otis Bowen, swept to an early replace' retiring Republican victory in Indiana by soundly Gov. 'Daniel Evans in defeating Democratic Washington with , Dixy Lee Secretary of State Larry Ray, former chair Man of the Conrad, but Bowen's win was Atomic Energy Commissiot. • • Mass. rejects gun ban BOSTON ( UPI 1 Massachusetts voters yesterday rejected the Brit statewide ban on handguns proposed in the,, United States. , . • 'il Partial returns showed the proposal going down to defeat by a 3 to 2 margin. The proposed ban would.have outlawed private'possession of weapons with barrels of less than, 16 inches. ' Police patrolman's associations 'oppased the measure, while liberal police chiefs such as Boston's Robert diGrazia endorsed it. At Penn State. always came in on top and I think there's as good chance of coming in on top tonight." . • Other Democratic leaders agreed. -"I think the betteithe turnout, the better it is for' us," said Gary Smith, .the Carter campaign,chairman in Louisiana. "The Democrats are turning out," said Paul Sullivan, ' Carter's Illinois campaign director. "That means apathy is dead." On the -other hand, former GrOv.' Richard B. Ogilvie, Ford's Illinois' campaign manager, said, "I think the high turnout is an excellent sign for this state." ,A . .. '., • . . W. , a , ~v .: expected and _failed to dampen' Democratic hopes elsewhere. foto by Barry II i:ehin.e6•i 1~~ It's Your Yearbook.
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