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Segregationist Wins in Georgia Runoff Shocks Albany Nomin
In Albany Georgia Attorney James V Davis won the Democratic nomination for mayor with 7220 votes, avoiding a runoff in a high turnout. Challenger Slater King, a Negro integration leader, placed second, while architect Edward V Jones was third. Davis touted segregation as the framework for progress. King urged biracial grievance talks, but none have formed amid 14 51 voters and intermittent demonstrations over two years.
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