Bill Guy

July 18, 2007 - 11:11pm

Ex-rival of aging Senator says age should not be issue for Lautenberg

Milton R. Young, top, and William L. GuyMilton R. Young, top, and William L. GuyAge was an issue in a 1974 U.S. Senate race in North Dakota, where a popular 55-year-old former Governor challenged a beloved 76-year-old incumbent who had won more than 60% of the vote in each of his four re-election campaigns.

But more than thirty years later, William L. Guy says he no longer sees old age as a reason to force an incumbent into retirement.

"I could still serve," said the 87-year-old Guy, who served as Governor from 1961 to 1973. “I still have quite a bit to offer".

Guy lost his Senate bid to GOP incumbent Milton Young by just 177 votes statewide. A TV ad would grind any apprehension about Young's age to a halt. The commercial depicted Young, an avid practitioner of the martial arts, karate chop a one-inch board in half with his bare hands.

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