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lt     name and reputation."In Brown's state issues such as education,
I   brief address to the crowd, he taxation, natural resources,
W   _·,»i   s_~, { ~.»l-` I offered no firm statement of his highways, state debt manage-
tI-   plans for the state but promised ment, government reform and
    that if he` was elected, Kentucky workmen’s compensation.
i`   ‘i‘f I would be NCAA Champions in The campus appearanceand the
l  I`  football and basketball. televised debate were typical of
  Brown added that since UK is the entire campaign which gave
his alma mater he had no doubts voters nothing to base their
that all students would vote for choice on except surface charges
_ A him. With that he exited, heading and a supposed new image for
I for Northern Kentucky Univer- Kentucky.
- ` sity and the University of It became obvious early in the
V Louisville. The brief stop was fall that Brown was reaching the
~j ’ Brown's only visit to this campus. people more effectively than
I` ‘ He canceled a scheduled debate Nunn. Polls gave him a
with former Gov. Louie B. Nunn commanding lead and as more
` . on Oct. 25 in the Student Center Democratic leaders announced
Ballroom when Ted Kennedy, a their support the Brown
. 1980 presidential candidate, campaign picked up strength.
. p scheduled an appearance in Shortly after the polls closed on
`· Louisville on the same date. election day Nunn conceded
  ` In a televised debate on the defeat. Given a choice between
I} Kentucky Educational Television the old and the new, the voters
network on Oct. 18, the made their preference clear.
7 candidates spent most of their90— Brown won the election by a
minute discussion trading landslide and for the first time
accusations. Nunn criticized state government was turned
y I Brown's extravagent lifestyle, over toabusinessman ratherthan
and accused him of gambling and a politician. _
I _ · · covering up tax returns. Brown in In his victory speech, the state's
`   return questioned Nunn abouta ssth governor said, "We have I
V _ $100,000 contribution he taken ourstateandourpeopleout `
- received from the Nixon of politicalbondage.Youdiditall.
organization. You did it right and you did it big."
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Chief justice john S. Palmore, of the Kentucky · g Jl  . _
I we Supreme Court, administers the ceremonial oath of I j `
S_ In officejohn Y. Brown jr. on the steps ofthe Capitol. . I  
[mes Brown, replacing fulian Carroll, took the official -
ball oath of ofjqce more than 12 hours before the
inauguration at a Louisville residence. " l·""l"‘
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