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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1964
Page
5
A Virginia statewide sampling shows voters splitting between Lyndon Johnson and Barry Goldwater with two undecided. Individuals like Jim Carnes and S Wilson Sterrett express clear support for Johnson and Goldwater, while others criticize both and call for change or caution on nuclear and Viet Nam policy. The poll notes equal 12 Johnson and 12 Goldwater among respondents, with two undecided.
AP dispatch reports Southern voters show mixed views of Johnson and Goldwater with protests of civil rights policy and government size. Interviews from Florida to Texas reveal reluctance toward both candidates, with some backing Goldwater and others remaining undecided or considering Republican shifts.
A resident from Winchester expresses uncertainty about the candidates and cites reading about Cuba in the newspapers. He mentions voting for Eisenhower and Kennedy and notes Doug DeHaven as a local spokesman for the confusing race.
A cautious note suggests the opossum may be the oldest living native mammal in North America. The claim rests on fossil and evolutionary evidence, though researchers say confirmation requires more data and consensus.
Washington County Bar Association endorsed 45 year old Volney H. Campbell for the 23rd Judicial Circuit judgeship in Abingdon Virginia. He would succeed Judge Thomas L. Hutton who plans to retire January 5. Campbell is son of former state Supreme Court chief justice Preston White Campbell.
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