Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 3, 1976, Winnipeg, Manitoba Weather Man Taw sin mss a Felt be tilts Page 5 84 30 Novim gift 1976 final edition Carter wins Tai he t Washington up in one of the toughest presiden tial fights in Democrat Jimmy Carter swept out of the Stitth to Cap Ture the White House Early but while almost everyone conceded that Carter had president Gerald Ford remained silent and cloistered in the White election a hesitant mandate Southern More election coverage pages 6 65 Only two states were still undeclared Oregon and both houses of Congress remained solidly at this had a total of 272 electoral votes two More than necessary to assure him of Victory As the 39th president of the United Ford held electoral votes and was leading in Oregon which could throw an other six into his there were another 25 at stake in if Ford took them he would have 266 but he still would not have enough to the Ford Camp got a court order to impound new York states voting a charging voting irregularities in the new York has 41 electoral captured by trucks were dispatched to pick up All of the states voting the highly unusual action believed to be a first in this was ordered after representatives of Republican officials alleged that irregularities had occurred in Days the impoundment is it Means of safeguarding toe voting machines while a re count is conducted Carters Lead Over Ford was considered far More than could possibly be needed to any changes in the states vote total As a result of a Carter wrenched the drawn out Victory Over Ford in a Cliff hanging finale to a tedious Campaign in which be forged strength in the East to offset Republican strength in the and contrary to opinion poll predictions of voter americans took advantage of Fine weather tuesday to turn up in voting Booths in record numbers across the for hours after the polls closed tuesday critical states swirled like autumn leaves before they fell into the democratic Carter became the first Man in 100 years to make it All the Way from the deep South to the gathering his family about him in Carter pledged to unite the country and make Bis government in which All americans could be Ford went to bed in the White House without making a statement and without con ceding the Only Man Ever to occupy the presidency without being elected to National of Ford also has become the first incumbent president to be Defeated since he still bad a slim Chance of Victory when he went to bed at but within a first wis Consin and then Mississippi slates in which Carter had been were con firmed Lor the giving him the necessary elec toral votes to assure Ford support continued to gather in other president elect Jimmy Carter and wife Rosalynn share their Hap piness with supporters and news people after his narrow Victory in a photo tuesdays presidential Early today Carter had won 272 electoral College two More than the necessary election at a glance bulletin Washington api pres ident Ford conceded defeat today to Democrat Jimmy Carter in the 1976 president Ial presidential Carter won 22 states and the District of Columbia with 272 electoral votes and was leading in Ohio with 25 elec toral Ford won 26 states with 235 electoral votes and was leading in Oregon with six electoral popular vote c a r the r Ford Mccarthy Maddox returns from 94 per cent of voting Senate final for 33 of 100 seats elected 22 Holdover 40 62 elected 10 holdovers total elected 1 gains necessary 51 House for All 435 seats dem elected leading elected leading gains necessary for majority 218 Marathon presidential quest wait for Victory was Long by Paul staff correspondent Atlanta the biggest political Victory Celebration in american history also turned into one of the longest Jimmy Carter and thou Sands of part goers waited into the predawn hours for the outcome of the presidential there were still More than people crowded into the world Congress according to when Carter entered the Atlanta exhibition Hall shortly after 3 Cost As the victorious although there were a few sullen moments As the crowd watched the election results trickle in on three 30foot Tele vision Carter had never doubted for a moment during his Marathon presidential quest that he would in a Brief Victory the speech of his 22months pledged to unify our nation and make it great the former Georgia Gover nor told the crowd he would achieve his goal if he could tap the greatness that in you and the american peo its not going to be easy for any of he i dont claim to know All the he praised president Gerald Ford As the most for m i d a b 1 e opponent anyone could Ever As Ive said Many times throughout this Hes a Good and decent i Pray that i can live up to your Confidence and never disappoint if it was Carters it was also an occasion Lor self congratulation by the people of the american the millionaire Peanut Farmer from the South Georgia town of is the first southerner to be elected president since the civil War More than a Century he broke All the established rules about How to become who could do career was still virtually unknown outside Georgia when he began his remark Able political what appeared to be his biggest was his status As a political out Sider with no reputation or see Marathon Page 7 Guay appointed to will continue As chief whip see c4bteb Page 7 by Victor Mackie Ottawa prime ister said today he was following the traditional practice in Britain of making the chief government whip a Cabinet minister when he elevated Joe my for to Cabinet is minister without portfolio As such will continue to be chief government in that position he will serve to bring the Back benches and the Cabinet closer Trudeau explained at the Swearingin ceremony a t government House Barnett Barney has been named minister of National relinquishing Bis Post As minister of state for Urban since joining the govern Tianson has had his heart set on eventually Toee owing defence he served in the armed toe Queens own rifles of Canada from 1939 to joining the ranks and serving in them for three years before being made a Andre has re turned to the Cabinet to fill the position of Secretary of state for Urban affair she was minister of consumer affairs and a rising Star in the Trudeau Cabinet when he re signed Over the judges con Trudeau had made no secret of his Intel see Joe Page 7 Clark Hughes deals Ottawa up opposition Leader Joe Clark said tuesday that he will attempt to keep secret any possible conflict interest cases that might involve conservative he confirmed that he has asked his maps to Tell him on a confidential basis if they have Ever had business Deal Ings with the government that might Embarrass the he that he does not intend to make such information my interest is in being in formed the 37year old conservative Leader he would discuss any con Alicto interest situation with the my involved to see that it would not happen Clarks comments Fol Lowed disclosures that conservative my Peter Bawden Calgary South has been involved in a number of Busi Ness deals with the Liberal government since he was elected in shortly after Clark Learned of the he wrote a confidential letter to his maps asking them to Tell him of any personal involvement you might have in companies or organizations which have done any significant amount of business with the govern la the copy of which was obtained by the Canadian Clark said he was asking for the in formation because we prob can assume that the government is scanning All its files and records for material of possible embarrassment to progressive conservative party Leader Sterling Lyon is shown with two of his five children As he by Dave Banner is interviewed following his Victory tuesday in the Souri Killarney Lyon wins by election by record margin by David Lee Manitoba progressive conservative Leader Sterling Lyon won an overwhelming Victory in the Souri Killar Ney by election Gar nering nearly four times As Many votes As his closest of and moments after scoring the runaway win for the legislative Lyon told a crowd of wildly jubilant supporters his Elevation to Premier was now Only a matter of More than 70 per cent of the Rural Ridings voters turned out for the and unofficial figures showed that of them cast their ballots for the tory Jean a Souris farm running for the Liber grabbed second place with votes while new democratic party candidate Howard Nixon trailed with the unofficial results left standings in the Manitoba legislature at 31 23 conservatives and three while the outcome of the by election was never in even some of Lyons staunchest supporters expressed Surprise at the plurality he won the Lar Gest Ever in the in the 1973 provincial Gen eral Veteran tory la Earl Mckellar beat his closest opponent by a record breaking about 100 fewer than the spread tuesday the by election became necessary following the death last Spring of who had represented the area for the conservatives for 18 while his supporters Gath ered in a nearby legion Lyon spent much of tuesday night in a trailer in Wawanesa to which poll results were being transmit see Sterling Page 7 Quebec liberals soften stand on language policy Montreal up Edu cation minister Jean Bien venue announced major changes tuesday to Quebec official language act to Render the application of the Law More humane and More but the announcement was termed a an electoral Promise by Angelo president of the italian Canadian education who said a Boycott of liberals was still on for the 15 provincial Montini said in an interview that Montreal eth Nic Community was still solidly behind the Boycott which could affect the outcome in about 10 Montreal Ridings with substantial immigrant the new canadians wanted solutions not promises by election Day or they would Boycott Liberal he Bienvenue told a news conference that children wishing to enter englishman Guage schools will still have to show sufficient knowl Edge of the language to gain admission they do but Bienvenue said he will recommend in the next National Assembly sitting a review of the testing system used now to determine sufficient the minister said he re commends the government replace the language proficiency tests so As to human ize and adapt the application of the especially in the Case of five and six Earold children at the kindergarten and first Grade it has not yet been deter mined How sufficient knowl Edge will be determined without the he two other planned Amend ments to the will sufficient knowl Edge of the English language compulsory in ajl Frenchman Guage schools in Quebec As soon As possible and by the third Grade at the latest 1 1 o w children whose Mother Tongue is neither English nor French to enter English language schools if they have Brothers and Sisters already enrolled in the English language Premier Robert see Quebec Page 7 million Complex slated near Polo Park by Francis development of what could be an million office and rest equal Complex wed Jarely West of Pitta Park at Portage Avenue and Cen Tury is under Way with so Jet on million Ottice a the frit called station was announced today by Ajo Novito and the bounded by por Tage Century Ness Avenue and the Canad an National railways Oak Point is a Tafota w North american life Assurance company and Penajr invest ments for the a Beouy owned real estate company of the air Canada pension Trust it is the first in vestment of this pen air has mortgage Money in the Winnipeg but this is the first time air Canada pension Money Kas been a vested in in build eng the project has Good potential for up tips Deveter mint and shows pen airs Confidence in Winnipeg As a Good investment said a Montreal pen air spokesman in a Telephone a this present and potential financial involvement of the air Canada pension Trust fund american Idle reflects their continuing commitment to the Lon term growth of said p of Aronovitch and Leipsic teasing agents for fee designated Tion in preliminary the Park station West com plex is near the historic cab Janes on a site occupied Lor wore than 50 years by Winnipeg Supply and fuel Arono Vitch and Leipsic limited Vic president who conceived the we have wet advantages of being downtown such As and Green open today finance retail coops lagging a says Federated cooperatives Page for peo pub studies show minions eat their Way into heart Page sports rust is forming on Harry knights Page inside Ridge 30 comics see Complex 7 ;