NATION AND WORLD
University Daily Kansan, November 8, 1984
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Reagan disproves gender gap
By United Press International
WASHINGTON — For the first time in more than a generation, people under the age of 39 gave the Republican presidential nominee as big a percentage of the vote as the overall electorate.
The landmark 60 percent tally in President Reagan's victory over Walter Mondale Tuesday raised Republican hopes that the GOP is getting new and lasting vigor, and it will erase the nation's dominant party.
Television network exit polls showed that voters between the ages of 18 to 24, as well as those 18 to 29, voted for Reagan by a 3-2 margin, which matched figures for the overall electorate.
ACCORDING TO THE Gallup Poll, voters under 30 in each of the previous eight presidential elections gave the Democratic candidate a larger share of the vote than the rest of the electorate.
This year, polls found that the young turned to Reagan, 73, the nation's oldest president ever, because they saw him as a strong and effective leader — particularly when he predisposed his predecessor, Jimmy Carter.
Studies also showed that young voters, especially those in college, credited Reagan with improving the economy which they regard as increasing their chances for employment.
In addition, GOP polls found that first-time voters, reversing a 40-year trend, registered Republican voters by more than a 2-10 margin, by more than a 2-10 margin.
Curt Gans, director of the nonpartisan Committee for the Study of the American Electorate, said: *I talk about增强 among the young seems wide but thin.*
"EVERYTHING I SEE shows a short-term phenomenon. But if the support for Reagan is high, such recession is likely to second recession, then maybe it can be
construed as a long-term trend."
But John Buckley, 27, a deputy press secretary for the Reagan-Bush re-election committee, already sees some big changes.
"It's okay now for young people to be Republicans," said Buckley. "Ten years ago, if you were 18 years old and you said you were Republican, it would be tantamount to making earrings you didn't get a date for Saturday night."
"Now, it's different," Buckley said. "Young people are proud to say they are Republican."
ABC News exit polls showed the following Reagan-Mondale break down by age:
- 18 to 24, 60 percent to 39 percent.
• 18 to 29, 59 percent to 41 percent.
• 25 to 29, 58 percent to 42 percent.
• 30 to 39, 59 percent to 41 percent.
• 40 to 49, 62 percent to 38 percent.
• 30 to 59, 60 percent to 40 percent.
• 50 to 59, 58 percent to 41 percent.
• Over 60, 56 percent to 43 percent.
Nicaragua, U.S. trade charges
By United Press International
(CORINTO) Nicaragua — Nicaragua charged yesterday a U.S. warship entered its waters and unloaded speedboats as a Soviet blue freighter, entered combat jets, arrived under heavy security in the Pacific port of Corinto.
The red-and-black freighter Gokurian, identified as Soviet, pulled in at moon at the main Nicaraguan port of Corinto, about 60 miles northwest of Managua, Sandinista port authorities said.
Reporters are usually allowed on the peer but were barred yesterday by port officials, who cited special Defense Ministry orders. The ship could be seen only from afar, and its cargo was not discernible. Nothing
was unloaded from the ship
The officials said they did not have a manifest for the contents of the ship.
Two hours before the ship arrived, a suspected U.S. spy plane flew over the port and was fired upon, but was shot down by a British Signator Miguel d'Escoto
The leftist Sandinista government denied any Soviet bloc ship was carrying a cargo of combat aircraft for them, and said reports of any such shipments were a pretext for a U.S. attack. The government told its people to be prepared for a general mobilization.
In Los Angeles, President Reagan said the United States was "keeping a close watch" on the ship because of the attack that killed MG21 jet fighters. He said into
ducing MiGs to Nicaragua would indicate the country was "contemplating a being a threat to its neighbors here in the Americas."
Administration officials have warned that the United States would not tolerate introduction of advanced military aircraft in Nicaragua because it would alter the balance of power in the region.
Speedboats from CIA ships have been used by anti Sandanista rebels for raids and mining of Nicaraguan ports.
A Pentagon spokesman denied any U.S. warships were in the vicinity, but a congressional source with access to classified information told UPI1 a U.S. frigate penetrated Nicaraguan territorial waters yesterday and that a U.S. surveillance aircraft had downed nor Nicaraguan territory.
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