# 1967 New Zealand parliamentary term referendum

A referendum on the length of the term of Parliament was held in New Zealand on 23 September 1967. Voters were asked whether they approved of extending the term from three to four years. The change was rejected by 68.1% of voters, with a turnout of 69.7%.

The referendum was held in conjunction with a licensing hours referendum.

## Background

Prior to the referendum the length of the term of Parliament had changed multiple times since the first general election of 1853. Initially set at five years per term in the New Zealand Constitution Act 1852, the term length changed to three years in 1879, and during both World Wars the term was extended on a provisional basis, but proved to be unpopular with the electorate.

The referendum did not gain significant public attention, largely because of the licensing hours referendum that was happening at the same time.

This referendum was non-binding, so if a majority of voters supported the proposed measures, then Parliament would have had to vote on it. As the term of Parliament is an entrenched clause in the New Zealand constitution, 75% of MPs would have had to vote for it.

## Results

| Choice | | Votes | % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Three years | | 678,960 | 68.10 |
| Four years | | 317,973 | 31.90 |
| Total | | 996,933 | 100.00 |
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| Registered voters/turnout | | 1,430,320 |  |
| Source: Nohlen *et al.* | | | |


title: Edward J. Amann Jr.

abstract: Edward J. Amann Jr. was an American politician who served in the New York State Assembly from 1953 to 1973. He died on July 15, 2009, in Staten Island, New York City, New York at age 83.

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# Edward J. Amann Jr.

**Edward J. Amann Jr.** (July 17, 1925 – July 15, 2009) was an American politician who served in the New York State Assembly from 1953 to 1973.

He died on July 15, 2009, in Staten Island, New York City, New York at age 83.

## InfoBox

| Edward J. Amann Jr. | |
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| Member of the New York State Assembly from the 61st district | |
| **In office**
January 1, 1973  August 27, 1973 | |
| Preceded by | Anthony G. DiFalco |
| Succeeded by | Elizabeth Connelly |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from the 59th district | |
| **In office**
January 1, 1967  December 31, 1972 | |
| Preceded by | Dominick L. DiCarlo |
| Succeeded by | Peter G. Mirto |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from the 65th district | |
| **In office**
January 1, 1966  December 31, 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Jerome Kretchmer |
| Succeeded by | *District abolished* |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from Richmond's 1st district | |
| **In office**
January 1, 1953  December 31, 1965 | |
| Preceded by | William N. Reidy |
| Succeeded by | *District abolished* |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | (1925-07-17)July 17, 1925
Manhattan, New York City, New York |
| Died | July 15, 2009(2009-07-15) (aged 83)
Staten Island, New York City, New York |
| Political party | Republican |
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abstract: The 1946 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 5, 1946. Incumbent United States Senator Burton K. Wheeler, who was first elected to the Senate in 1922, and was re-elected in 1928, 1934, and 1940, ran for re-election. He was challenged in the Democratic primary by Leif Erickson, the Chief Justice of the Montana Supreme Court, and, following a close election, was narrowly defeated by Erickson. In the general election, Erickson faced State Senator Zales Ecton, the Republican nominee. Ultimately, Ecton defeated Erickson by a fairly wide margin, winning his first and only term in the Senate. Another Republican would not be elected Senator from Montana until 42 years later, when Conrad Burns narrowly won the 1988 election.

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# 1946 United States Senate election in Montana

The **1946 United States Senate election in Montana** took place on November 5, 1946. Incumbent United States Senator Burton K. Wheeler, who was first elected to the Senate in 1922, and was re-elected in 1928, 1934, and 1940, ran for re-election. He was challenged in the Democratic primary by Leif Erickson, the Chief Justice of the Montana Supreme Court, and, following a close election, was narrowly defeated by Erickson. In the general election, Erickson faced State Senator Zales Ecton, the Republican nominee. Ultimately, Ecton defeated Erickson by a fairly wide margin, winning his first and only term in the Senate. Another Republican would not be elected Senator from Montana until 42 years later, when Conrad Burns narrowly won the 1988 election.

## Democratic primary

### Candidates

### Results

Democratic Party primary results
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Democratic** | **Leif Erickson** | **49,419** | **52.61** |
|  | Democratic | Burton K. Wheeler (inc.) | 44,513 | 47.39 |
| Total votes | | | **93,932** | **100.00** |

## Republican primary

### Candidates

### Results

Republican Primary results
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Republican** | **Zales Ecton** | **22,731** | **66.94** |
|  | Republican | R. E. Skeen | 11,226 | 33.06 |
| Total votes | | | **33,957** | **100.00** |

## General election

### Results

United States Senate election in Montana, 1946
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Republican** | **Zales Ecton** | **101,901** | **53.47%** | **+26.91%** |
|  | Democratic | Leif Erickson | 86,476 | 45.38% | −28.06% |
|  | Socialist | Floyd P. Jones | 2,189 | 1.15% |  |
| Majority | | | 15,425 | 8.09% | −38.78% |
| Turnout | | | 190,566 |  |  |
|  | Republican **gain** from Democratic | | Swing |  |  |

## InfoBox

1946 United States Senate election in Montana
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| Nominee **Zales Ecton** Leif Erickson   Party Republican Democratic  Popular vote **101,901** 86,476  Percentage **53.47%** 45.38% | |
| ---  County results
**Ecton**:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
**Erickson**:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
No data | |
| ---  **U.S. senator before election**
Burton K. Wheeler
Democratic **Elected U.S. Senator**
Zales Ecton
Republican | |


abstract: The 1940 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Democratic Senator Vic Donahey did not run for re-election to a second term. In the open race to succeed him, Republican Mayor of Cleveland Harold Hitz Burton defeated Democratic U.S. Representative John McSweeney.

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# 1940 United States Senate election in Ohio

The **1940 United States Senate election in Ohio** took place on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Democratic Senator Vic Donahey did not run for re-election to a second term. In the open race to succeed him, Republican Mayor of Cleveland Harold Hitz Burton defeated Democratic U.S. Representative John McSweeney.

## Democratic primary

### Candidates

### Results

1940 Democratic Senate primary
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Democratic** | **John McSweeney** | **272,690** | **61.62%** |
|  | Democratic | Herbert S. Bigelow | 169,818 | 38.38% |
| Total votes | | | **442,508** | **100.00%** |

## Republican primary

### Candidates

### Results

1940 Republican Senate primary
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Republican** | **Harold Hitz Burton** | **303,339** | **52.85%** |
|  | Republican | Dudley A. White | 235,344 | 41.01% |
|  | Republican | Charles E. Wharton | 35,258 | 6.14% |
| Total votes | | | **573,941** | **100.00%** |

## General election

### Results

1940 U.S. Senate election in Ohio
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Republican** | **Harold Hitz Burton** | **1,602,498** | **52.37%** | **12.96** |
|  | Democratic | John McSweeney | 1,457,304 | 47.63% | 12.32 |
| Total votes | | | **3,059,802** | **100.00%** |
|  | Republican **gain** from Democratic | | | |

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1940 United States Senate election in Ohio
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| Nominee **Harold Burton** John McSweeney   Party Republican Democratic  Popular vote **1,602,498** 1,457,304  Percentage **52.37%** 47.63% | |
| ---  **U.S. senator before election**
Vic Donahey
Democratic **Elected U.S. Senator**
Harold Hitz Burton
Republican | |


title: 1952 Gator Bowl

abstract: The 1952 Gator Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on January 1, 1952, at Gator Bowl Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. It was the seventh annual playing of the Gator Bowl. The game pitted the Miami Hurricanes against the Clemson Tigers

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# 1952 Gator Bowl

The **1952 Gator Bowl** was an American college football bowl game played on January 1, 1952, at Gator Bowl Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. It was the seventh annual playing of the Gator Bowl. The game pitted the Miami Hurricanes against the Clemson Tigers

## Background

The Hurricanes, after losing their first game of the season to Tulane, won the next four games to lean into the AP rankings at #19 before facing #14 Kentucky. However, a 32–0 loss in Kentucky dropped them out of the rankings, though they did win three of their final four games to finish with seven regular season victories, a slight drop from the nine the previous season. This was their third bowl game in six years and first bowl game appearance outside of the Orange Bowl.

Clemson won the first three games of the season to rise to #16 in the polls before a matchup with #20 Pacific dropped them out, with a loss to South Carolina twelve days later making them 3–2. The Tigers would rebound to win their final four regular season games to finish 5th in the Southern Conference while finishing their fourth consecutive season .500 or better. This was their third bowl game in four seasons and second Gator bowl in three years.

## Game summary

Harry Mellios scored two touchdowns for Miami (the first from 11 yards out and the second from 2 yards out) in the first half, with the scores proving to be the difference in a game dominated by stagnation. Miami won the game despite having less first downs (5 to Clemson's 14), less rushing yards (119 to the Tigers' 145), less passing yards (55 to Clemson's 88), and more penalties and punts (four for 30 yards and 9 punts for 44.5 yards average). However, it was the four interceptions thrown by Clemson quarterback Billy Hair (all caught by MVP Jim Dooley, who played both offense and defense) that proved crucial to the victory.

The attendance for the game was 37,208.

## Aftermath

Miami was not invited to another bowl game until 1961 (though they did finish 6th ranked in the AP Poll in 1956). Their next Gator Bowl appearance would not be until 2000. Clemson left the Southern Conference after the game, joining the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1953. They were not invited to a bowl game again until 1957, with the next Gator Bowl appearance not being until 1977.

## InfoBox

| 1952 Gator Bowl | |
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| 1 2 3 4 Total  **Miami** 7 7 0 0 14  **Clemson** 0 0 0 0 0 | |
| Date | January 1, 1952 |
| Season | 1951 |
| Stadium | Gator Bowl Stadium |
| Location | Jacksonville, Florida |
| MVP | HB Jim Dooley (Miami) |
| Attendance | 37,208 |
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abstract: The 1941 NCAA swimming and diving championships were contested in March 1941 at Jenison Pool at Michigan State College in East Lansing, Michigan at the fifth annual NCAA-sanctioned swim meet to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate swimming and diving among its member programs in the United States. For the fifth consecutive year, Michigan topped the team standings, edging out Yale for the second straight year. It was the Wolverines' fifth title in program history and the fifth for coach Matt Mann.

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# 1941 NCAA swimming and diving championships

The **1941 NCAA swimming and diving championships** were contested in March 1941 at Jenison Pool at Michigan State College in East Lansing, Michigan at the fifth annual NCAA-sanctioned swim meet to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate swimming and diving among its member programs in the United States.

For the fifth consecutive year, Michigan topped the team standings, edging out Yale for the second straight year. It was the Wolverines' fifth title in program history and the fifth for coach Matt Mann.

## Team standings

* **(H)** = Hosts
* **(DC)** = Defending champions
* *Italics* = Debut appearance

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| Rank | Team | Points |
|  | **Michigan** **(DC)** | **61** |
|  | Yale | 58 |
|  | Ohio State | 19 |
| | Wayne (MI) | |
| 5 | Minnesota | 10 |
| | Princeton | |
| 7 | Iowa | 6 |
| 8 | *Occidental* | 5 |
| 9 | *Massachusetts State* | 3 |
| | *Williams* | |
| 11 | Brown | 2 |
| | Chicago | |
| | *Springfield* | |
| | *Villanova* | |
| 15 | Dartmouth | 1 |
| | Stanford | |

## Individual events

### Swimming

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| Event | Champion | Team | Time |
| 50-yard freestyle | Charles Barker | Michigan | 23.0 |
| 100-yard freestyle | Bill Prew | Wayne (MI) | 52.1 |
| 220-yard freestyle | Howard Johnson **(DC)** | Yale | 2:12.5 |
| 440-yard freestyle | James Welsh | Michigan | 4:51.4 |
| 1,500-meter freestyle | Rene Chouteau | Yale | 19:43.4 |
| 150-yard backstroke | Francis Heydt | Michigan | 1:37.7 |
| 200-yard butterfly | John Skinner | Michigan | 2:25.9 |
| 400-yard freestyle relay | Howard Johnson
Richard Kelly
Edward Pope
Thomas Britton | Yale | 3:31.3 |
| 300-yard medley relay | Francis Heydt
John Skinner
Clair Morse | Michigan **(DC)** | 2:58.0 |

### Diving

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| Event | Champion | Team | Score |
| One-meter diving | Earl Clark | Ohio State | 134.80 |
| Three-meter diving | Earl Clark **(DC)** | Ohio State | 165.40 |

## InfoBox

| 1941 NCAA swimming and diving championships | |
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| Host city | East Lansing, Michigan |
| Date(s) | March 1941 |
| Venue(s) | Jenison Pool
Michigan State College |
| Teams | 16 |
| Events | 11 |
| 1940 1942 | |