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Duncan & Bell
N P B Councilmen
Six men vied for four
council seats in the Vil-
lage of North Palm Beach
election on Tuesday.
Allan V. Eberard, who
was unopposed for a 1
year term in group 1,
received 578 votes. Herb
Watt, also unopposed and
running for a 2 year term
in group 2, garnered 585
votes. In group 3, Gordon
Duncan polled 378 votes
to defeat Fred Speaker's
338 votes. Incumbent
Thomas Bell, with 393
votes beat his opponent
Carl Taylor by only 50
votes.
A total of 744 votes
was cast, representing
only 40% of the register-
ed voters. The poor turn-
out was attributed to the
fact that no major issues
were at stake.
RunUf ection
Is Today In NPB
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RTH PALM BEACH — the total votes cast. Taylor
Incum
bent Councilman Her- ran second in the race with
bert Watt and his opponent, 254 votes. of the council.
James Taylor, face each other A member 1964, when he was for the second time today Ina since to fill a one-year ap-
run-off contest for the Group 2 pointedWatt has served as
va-
council seat, now held by cancy, chairman of the Recreation
Watt.
The run-off is open to the Advisory Board. At various
villag e's 4,404 registered vot- times during his tenurebeen ap-
from with polling places open councilman, Watt has B7 a.m. to 7 p.m. pointed to fill the positions
of
Voters in precincts 48 and 50 tax treasurervillage
s and tax collector,
will cast their ballots at Faith trea5
manag-
Lutheran Church, those er. aelor, a junior project in Precinct 49 will go to the Tine
en -
North Palm Beach Elements- �r at Pratt and Whitney,
ry School. has lived in North Palm
Watt
who is retired, polled Beach for over 11 years. He is
,
423
votes in last Tuesday's currently serving on the
�.reens committee of the
election, but the four-way L.
race prevented him from gain- _ village -operated North Palm
ing the necessary majority or Beac Country Club.