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' .j i! ! i ; ; ;^iR?.ri 1 ! .1. i'-iM ! > i>I v< '' HUl::SE:-l 10L'. CAM I 'US The Gamecock Tuesday Founded 1908 Volume 77, No. 41 University of South Carolina November 5, 1984 .... mm [ ^ /^ E^: w- WHM^M^MW"^ V . yj |H n jf ^Hhh?^^65V y P^PmsP5H*i ; ' nnv { MUM I States f By David Hill with wire reports Ronald Wilson Reagan won another fou House yesterday, defeating Democratic Mondale by one of the largest margins in tial history. Republicans were struggling to translat slide into significant gains in Congress. "I wish 1 could take credit for this, bu goes to the American people," Reagan tol< waving supporters in his home state of C; "Some people act as if this is the end 73-year-old president said as a nationwide looked on. "To each one of you I say it's it 'c t ho UnmnMinn /\f ' ' II ?> IIIV, UCgllllllJl? Wl V VLI The hall then erupted into chants of "fc more years." Shortly after midnight, with votes coun precints nationally, Reagan had won 48 p< Mondale's 41. Mondale conceded the defeat shortly telephoned congratulations to Reagan. suporters gathered in St. Paul, Minn., his } won. We are all Americans. He is our pre? him tonight." Mondale won only Minnesota and the D preventing the 50-state sweep Reagan an< ^ Hk mm :. ^H||aST|jp5 I^Bsyfrss^ ^ -ntt. ..., ^ *' * fiMB alLlikc ?* I * u Vice Presiden Reagan wo i years in the White more with 89 challenger Walter Press, the vot American presiden- ty threshold < Reagan tha e the Reagan land- officials Sen whom he cal t the credit for this tion in the hi :1 chanting, placard- And, in a ulifornia. home-state cr of something," the that began h< television audience Reagan, a the end of nothing; nouncer befo was governc nir more years, four political spot suceessiui ca ted in 48 percent of From Cali! ircent of the vote to country, it sa When he fc after 11 ptn. and America face He told cheering "Instead o lome state, "He has and worked I iident and we honor Reagan eo his second te istrict of Columbia, complete for .1 his running mate, "America' IW^-. Wk pi ' ;^m^y} IK B^Ba =* '' i J _ i aommo it Cieorgc Hush, had sought. n 37 states with 381 electoral votes, led in s electoral votes. In a tally kept by the Assoc es of South Dakota pushed him over the ma .if 270 electoral votes. inked his family and supporters, Bush, camj . Paul Laxalt, R-Nev., and Edward Ro led chairman of "the finest campaign orga story of American politics." comment that brought hearty cheers fror owd, Reagan gave "special thanks for some .*re in this state almost 20 years ago." native of Dixon, 111. who worked as a sport ire becoming an actor and later entering pol ~ c ? i: r * i r * : * t_ _ ii i)i ^aiiiuniiu ociurc entering me nai light as a spokesman for Barry Goldwater' mpaing for president in 1964. fornia a "prairie fire" message spread aero? lid, "here in America, the people are in ehai icgan his first term four years ago, Reagan id "some very serious problems." f complaining together, we rolled up our si Ir^oclhpr " iv'?>viiavi . ntinued, saying ihcrc is much left to be do rni. "The recovery will not be complete unt everyone." s best days lie ahead." les for Laxalt, the campaign chain even reasonable chance to have il iated American history." ijori- But no matter the margin "I'm at peace with know led; )aign got." Ilins. Obviously beaten and tighti ni/a- his family, staff, volunteers which he said has always led n his rhink you did it again tonigh thing Mondale also directed a cc most pollsters found overwlu san- "Don't despair. This fighi litics, tonight. ional "l et us fight on." s mi- His running mate. Geraldin from New York City and the I isthe dent on the ticket of a majo rge." concession in New York. said, Mondale won another bai equal opportunity. . . he opt eeves closed again" by naming her Rcacan's R<*nnhlif?n n;irtv C - r I""" * J nc in Senate in 1980 after being on il it's headed fora net loss of one i gress convenes in January. R< T | | a a ?r? VHr ?MP^ Photo courtesy of Joe Ja nnr uur nan, said, "We've gc le most historic land , Mondalc told his zc that 1 gave it ever ing back tears, Mond; I . I - - A* , iiiiu me siaie 01 the rest of the count t.M miment to young pec ;lniingly preferred Rt t did not end tonigh ic lerraro, a U.S. Rcj first woman to run fo r party, hailed Mont: [tie, she said. "That ened a door that wi as his running mate , which gained cornn i of power lor 25 yea >r two seats when th< ^publicans currently 1 See "Landsl "jjSB * jj^B ll^K' -;J^Mp SKmm ,v ickson;77>e Stale J M at least a slide in all supporters, ything I've lie thanked Minnesota, . ? i A .1 I 1 > . /"VIin I ?ple, whom ;agan. t. It began Mcsentative r vice presi uui i it. mii a battle for II never be land of the us, aneared 2 new Conliolda 55-45 ide,'' page 5