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Each slate of electors is equal in number to the total of the state's U.S. Senators and Representatives, a device that grants small states the same disproportionate share of influence that they obtain from their two Senate votes. New York, with a population 50 times that of Nevada, has only 14 times as many electoral votes. Laws in each state award all its electoral votes to the statewide winner, no matter how large or small his plurality. The winner-take-all device applies whether the popular vote is light or heavy, and in the "one-party states...
...dissidents scrounged for a candidate willing to oppose Agnew, but were turned down by Lindsay. Rockefeller refused to cooperate with the revolt, even though some of his allies, notably Rhode Island Governor John Chafee, were leading it. Finally George Abbott of Nevada nominated Romney. The ensuing vote was a cruel slaughter: 1,128 for Agnew to 178 for Romney. The loser then followed tradition by moving to make the nomination unanimous...
...name of Gov. George Romney of Michigan was placed into nomination by the chairman of the Nevada delegation, amid great cheering from an audience which was noticeably unenthusiastic about Agnew. There was also a move underway to nominate Mayor John V. Lindsay of New York, but the Mayor himself reportedly squelched it. Lindsay, in fact, delivered a seconding speech for Agnew...
...electrical output of the U.S. And no matter how much is used, the heat is not likely to be used up. Once scientists master the technology, they should be able to recirculate condensed steam back into the ground, giving virtually unlimited life to wells in states as dry as Nevada. Even without such re-circulation, Italy's 64-year-old Larderello geothermal-power plant near Siena, where fumaroles gave Dante earthly inspiration for his Inferno six centuries ago, is still going strong...
...network of locally issued but interchangeable charge cards that went into operation nine months ago, now includes 450 participating banks in as many as 21 states. About 40% of Interbank's 8,000,000 members hold so-called Master Charge cards, jointly issued by banks in California, Nevada, Utah and Washington; the rest hold a variety of cards issued by other banks. Next year three leading New York City banks— Manufacturers Hanover Trust, Chemical Bank New York Trust and Marine Midland Grace Trust -will introduce Master Charge cards in an effort to compete with First National City Bank...