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...Angeles Mayor Sam Yorty, Indiana Senator Vance Hartke and House Ways and Means Chairman Wilbur Mills, a late-starting write-in entry, drew a total of 13% of the vote and little encouragement. On the Republican side, Congressmen Paul McCloskey (20%) and John Ashbrook (10%), attacking the President from the left and right respectively, failed to mount any serious threat. Looking on from afar, Richard Nixon weighed in with a comfortable 69%. Only three days after the primary, McCloskey dropped out of the race...
WILBUR D. MILLS (D-Ark.) is as American "as apple pie and a glass of milk," or at least that's how he was introduced to the people of Manchester during his first and only appearance in the New Hampshire primary campaign, where he was running as a write-in candidate...
...candidates. Chester A. Rudnickl, a master mariner from East Boston, has filed suit in a Concord, N.H., Federal Court to invalidate the primary because voters were not given a list of write-in candidates like himself and Rep. Wilbur Mills...
...more as he travels about the state in his friendly fashion; a virtual unknown from Connecticut named Ned Coll (TIME, July 19), who also is pegged at .5%; and the powerful chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Wilbur Mills, who has recently entered the race as a write-in candidate and apparently has ample funds. The question is not whether Muskie will win, but whether he will win by enough. Anything less than 50% would be dangerous...
Common Cause claims success for its efforts in behalf of the 18-year-old vote; the group sparked a heavy write-in campaign, lobbied on Capitol Hill and organized ratification coalitions and lobbies in many state capitols. Though Gardner asks for no special credit, Senator William Proxmire of Wisconsin commended Common Cause for its help "in rallying opposition to the SST and winning the fight...