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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1964

Page

3

Johnson Gains in Harris Survey After Jenkins Affair

A Louis Harris nationwide poll shows Lyndon Johnson leading Barry Goldwater 60 to 34 percent with 6 percent undecided after the Jenkins episode and Chinese nuclear test. The survey notes morality in government is a central issue for Goldwater, while peace and nuclear responsibility favor Johnson.

Louis Harris Khrushchev Jenkins Lyndon B. Johnson Barry Goldwater Johnson Sen. Goldwater Sen.Goldwater Walter Jenkins Lyndon Johnson Goldwater America U. S

Polls Face Tough Time Explaining Voter Shifts

Public opinion polls face scrutiny as voters show varied attitudes toward Johnson and Goldwater amid concerns over security and foreign policy. The piece traces past polling misses and notes Johnson leading nationwide while British results also confound expectations.

65 Comet completes Cape Horn to Fairbanks run

Three Mercury Comets finished a 16,200 mile durability grind from Cape Horn to Fairbanks in 40 days. The cars ran day and night with no major repairs, only routine maintenance, proving the 1965 Comets are powerful and tough.

Cape Horn Fairbanks Alaska Mercury South-America

Selden Wins Wallace Backing in Alabama Race

Gov George Wallace endorsed Armistead Selden for re election while avoiding national ticket support. Wallace said If we had been in Congress together our votes would have been identical 100 percent of the time You may vote as you see fit in the presidential race. The national race can look after itself. More than 17 million trout are caught annually in Colorado streams and lakes.

Louis Harris Johnson Harris Goldwater The American Press U.S. News & World Report New Hampshire Oregon California Henry Cabot Lodge Lodge New York Nelson A. Rockefeller Rockefeller Britain Labor Gallup Daily Express Greensboro Ala George Wallace Alabama Armistead Selden Wallace Selden Congress Colorado

NASA Facility Bids For Mississippi Test Complex

A Dallas firm had the apparent low bid of 636800 for acoustics facilities at NASA Mississippi test site. The Carpenter Brothers submitted the only bid, versus an Army Engineers estimate of 487292. The project builds an acoustics lab a meteorology building a compressor building and a horn tower near the NASA complex to test Saturn V rocket stages with weather data support.

Mobile Dallas National Space and Aeronautics Administration Mississippi Carpenter Brothers Army Engineers NASA Acoustics Laboratory Hancock County

Skeleton Likely That of Carl Wayne Patty Found in Oklahoma

Oklahoma Crime Bureau officials say a skeleton found near Henryetta on October 20 matches Carl Wayne Patty of Centre Alabama. Clothing and physical features align with Patty’s description. his car was found abandoned near Weleetka in February and his mother says he had been missing since February 11.

Oklahoma City Oklahoma Crime Bureau Henryetta Okla Carl Wayne Patty Centre Ala Earl Goerke Patty Weleetka Alabama

Dickinson Attacks Grant In Alabama Campaign

Republican William Dickinson of Montgomery labels opponent George Grant a suitcase congressman who campaigns every two years Dickinson also calls Grant a modern day carpetbagger while Grant replies Dickinson is a stranger in the district Dickinson has lived in Montgomery about a year while Grant claims Dickinson owns no property or taxes in the district aside from a car license fee

Troy Ala William Dickinson Montgomery George’ Grant Dickinson Grant

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