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DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES-Senators John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson have effectively caught
up with the GOP ticket of Vice-President Richard Nixon and Henry Cabot Lodge, an Associated
Press pre-election survey reveals.
Kennedy Evens Election Race
WASHINGTON (M - The Pre-
sidential race may be decided In
17 states now wavering between
Republican Richard M. Nixon and
Democrat John F. Kennedy.
These states hold 267 electorial
votes - only two below the clinch-
ing number.
A new Associated Press survey
indicates Nixon and Kennedy are
running neck -and - neck three
weeks before the voters have their
say.
Over-all, Kennedy apparently
was trailing a bit in the previous
survey two weeks ago, but he
seems to have pulled up almost
even.
The AP survey - based on
soundings in all 50 states - shows
Nixon leading in 19 states with
141 electoral votes.
Kennedy v-is credited with being
ahead in 14 states with 129 votes.
However, in a few Southern states
a scattering of Democratie electors
might withhold their votes from
Kennedy even if he should take
their states.
In the previous survey, Nixon
was regarded as leading in 22
states with 161 electorial votes.
Kennedy was listed as out front
in 14 states then, too, but his
electoral vote total was 6 fewer -
123.
To make forecasting even more
risky, the Kennedy or Nixon lead
was considered so fragile in some
states that the balance might tip
the other way before Election Day,
Nov. 8.
The key to the election outcome
seemt to lie in the states grouped
in the doubtful column.
Two weeks ago, 14 states were
so listed. This time 17 states num-
bering nearly half of the nation's
537 electoral votes are ranked as
tossups.
Newest Analysis
This newest analysis drawn
from the ovservations of AP and
newspaper political experts, the
opinions of political leaders and
the results of polls - gives some
evidence that Kennedy might be
gaining an advantage in some of
the big doubtful states.
These include New York (45),
Pennsylvania (32), California (32)
and Michigan (20).
And some of the undecided states
appear to be sliding toward Nixon.
These are Minnesota (11), Utah
(4) and New Mexico (4).
In the past two weeks, Ken-
tucky (10), Colorado (6), and
Arizona (4) moved from the Nixon
column into the tossup group.
To Kennedy's Roster
Louisiana (10) switchEd from
doubtful to Kennedy's roster. And
Montana (4), credited to Kennedy
last time, became doubtful.
The other tossup states are
Ohio (25), Texas (24), North
Carolina (14), Missouri (13), Ten-
nessee (11) and Mississippi (8).'
The Quemoy-Matsu issue was
developing during the time this
survey material was being col-
lected, so the full impact of that
hot Kennedy-Nixon dispute might
not be reflected here.
But the survey does show signs
that as a result of the first two
Nixon-Kennedy television debates,
the Republican candidate bene-
fitted in some states while the
Democratic nominee made some
hay in others.
The AP survey indicates these
states now are considered for
Nixon, to a greater or lesser ex-
tent: Delaware (3), Hawaii (3),
Florida (10), Idaho (4), Illinois
(27), Iowa (10), Indiana (13),
Kansas (8), Maine (5), Nebraska
(6), New Hampshire (4) North
Dakota (4).
Also, Oklahoma (8), Oregon (6),
South Carolina (8), South Dakota
(4), Vermont (3), Virginia (12),
Wyoming (3).
Kennedy Column
Considered for Kennedy, by
varying degrees: Alabama (poss-
ibly 9 of 11), Alaska (3), Arkansas
(8), Connecticut (8), Georgia
(maximum of 12, possibly only 8),
Louisiana (10), Maryland (9),
Massachusetts (16), Nevada (3),
New Jersey (16).
Also, Rhode Island (4), Wash-
ington (9), West Virginia (8),
Wisconsin (12).
Politicians
Criticize
Editorial
Officials of both political par-
ties were loudly indignant yester-
day upon learning of the "Liberty
or Bigotry?" reprint put in cir-
culation by the United Auto Work-
ers.
The broadsheet, reprinted from
the UAW's publication, "Solidar-
ity," proclaims, "Which do you
choose? Liberty or Bigotry?" The
statue of Liberty appeared over
the word "liberty" and a hooded
Ku Klux Klansman over "big-
otry." The first page of the broad-
sheet implied that anyone who
did not vote for Sen. John F.
Kennedy supports bigotry.
UAW President Walter Reuther
disclaimed any knowledge of. the
sheet, even though it had first
appeared in his union's paper.
State AFL-CIO president August
Scholle also said he knew noth-
ing of it.
GOP Doubts
Republicans, however, doubted
these denials, for at least one
copy of the handout carried the
identification, "Published by ie
Committee on Political Education,
AFL-CIO."
,, To Publish
Reuther said that his union
would publish an editorial in a
future issue of their newspaper
which would eliminate "any pos-
sible misinterpretation." He did
not say when this editorial would
be printed.
The Michigan Fair Election
Practices Commission is now in-
vestigating the matter, and one
member, Rabbi Morris Adler, ap-
pealed for the withdrawal of the
sheet and called it "shocking."
Democratic gubernatorial can-
didate John B. Swainson called
the cartoon and its caption "un-
fortunate," while GOP guberna-
torial candidate Paul D. Bagwell
called it "an affront to the Amer-
ican people.
Johnson May
Run for Two
U.S. Offices
WASHINGTON (AP)-The Su-
preme Court yesterday brushed
off a legal move to bar Lyndon
B. Johnson from running for two
federal offices at the same time-
U.S. Senator and Vice-President.
Johnson, Democratic leader of
the Senate, is running for reelec-
tion to the Senate while running
for Vice-President on the Demo-
cratic ticket.
The Texas election code per-
mits one man to seek election to
two federal offices at the same
time.
The federal Constitution forbids
one "holding any office under the
United States" from being a mem-
ber of the House or Senate dur-
ing his continuance in office.,
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