Word: saylor
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...results turned out to be almost as muddy as the Conemaugh River waters that submerged Johnstown, the district's largest city, in the historic flood of 1889. Barring a reversal in a vote review, the Democrats captured a seat that had been held by the late John P. Saylor, a Republican, for 24 years-hardly an encouraging sign to jittery G.O.P. vote seekers. Yet the margin of victory was so razor-thin-230 votes in a turnout of more than 121,000-that it offered little comfort to Democrats hoping that massive revulsion against Watergate will turn November...
...race matched Harry M. Fox, 49, Saylor's loyal administrative assistant for all 13 of his terms, against Democrat John P. Murtha Jr., 41, a boyish-looking car-wash operator in Johnstown, three-term representative in the Pennsylvania house and lieutenant colonel in the Marine reserve. The holder of two Purple Hearts awarded during volunteer service in Viet Nam in 1966-67, Murtha becomes the first Indochina veteran to win election to Congress...
Local Impact. The Democrats held a slight edge in voter registration (111,000 to 103,000). But Saylor carried the district with 68% of the vote in 1972, and Fox's long association with the popular Congressman should have canceled out that advantage. In any case, voters obviously delivered no ringing mandate. Whether Watergate has significant impact at the local level may become clearer by April, when four more special elections will have been held to fill House vacancies...
...Mark Saylor, coming off a very successful performance in the lvy League Invitational Tournament, faired poorly in the Continental Tournament, scoring only two points...
...final 3-1 score in favor of first-seeded CCNY was "no indication of how close it was," Harvard's Mark Saylor said. "Eric Anderson had a clear draw and went for a victory," he said, and in doing so lost the game. Of the four, only Tobin managed a victory...