Larry J Hopkins

Seven-term U.S. Rep. Larry J. Hopkins eked out a 1 percentage point victory in the Republican gubernatorial primary Tuesday, while Democratic Lt. Gov. Brereton Jones won his party's nomination. In the state's most hotly contested GOP primary since 1967, the last time the Republicans captured the governorship, Hopkins edged out Lexington lawyer Larry Forgy. With 99% of the precincts reporting, Hopkins had 81,133 votes to 79,764 votes for Forgy, a difference of 1,369 votes.

Seven-term U.S. Rep. Larry J. Hopkins eked out a 1 percentage point victory in the Republican gubernatorial primary Tuesday, while Democratic Lt. Gov. Brereton Jones won his party's nomination. In the state's most hotly contested GOP primary since 1967, the last time the Republicans captured the governorship, Hopkins edged out Lexington lawyer Larry Forgy. With 99% of the precincts reporting, Hopkins had 81,133 votes to 79,764 votes for Forgy, a difference of 1,369 votes.

With 99% of the votes counted, Vice President George Bush received 56% or 731,521, and nine electoral votes, and Michael S. Dukakis had 44% or 580,549. In congressional races, with 99% to 100% of the votes counted, four Democratic and three Republican incumbents all won. The Democrats are, First District, Carroll Hubbard Jr.; Second District, William H. Natcher; Third District, Romano L. Mazzoli, and Seventh District, Carl C. Perkins.

The Army will recommend destroying obsolete chemical weapons at the eight places where they are stored rather than risk moving them to a central incinerator, a congressman who opposes the plan said Saturday. The Army will back the on-site incineration plan in a preliminary environmental impact statement to be released Tuesday, said Rep. Larry J. Hopkins (R-Ky.).

By a 283-126 vote, the House refused to outlaw President Reagan's plan to put Kuwaiti oil tankers in the Persian Gulf under the American flag and U. S. naval protection. This killed an amendment to a fiscal 1988 Coast Guard budget bill (HR 2342) that was sent to the Senate. The House later approved a symbolic gesture (below) against the "reflagging," which is set to begin in mid-July. Supporter Brian J. Donnelly (D-Mass.) called the reflagging "a wrong-headed policy . . .

Persian Gulf Policy By a 126-283 vote, the House refused to outlaw President Reagan's plan to put Kuwaiti oil tankers in the Persian Gulf under the American flag and U. S. naval protection. This killed anamendment to a fiscal 1988 Coast Guard budget bill (HR 2342) that was sent to the Senate. The House later approved a symbolic gesture (below) against the "reflagging" initiative, which is set to begin in mid-July. Supporter Brian J. Donnelly (D-Mass.