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Millionaire publisher Malcom S. "Steve" Forbes Jr. placed third with the support of 268 voters, or 16 percent.
Dole won at least 90 of the 93 New York ballots, bringing his total to 380. Forbes and Buchanan had 72 and 62 delegates respectively. Some 996 delegates are needed to clinch the party's nomination.
But Forbes and Buchanan appear unlikely to stand aside and allow Dole to continue unchallenged.
Forbes, who received 30 percent here despite spending $2.5 million and receiving an endorsement from former New York senator Jack Kemp, vowed to stay in the race through the Mar. 26 California primary.
--H.A. Forbes '50, in reference to the Great Hall of the Freshman Union, as quoted in the Boston Globe this week. The hall is being renovated to make room for departments in the new Humanities Complex.