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Show TTnlvrsnl wicrrf limine 141 rnlt riorpcnt Lake City, TJtah voters Join Utah In Democratic Nafion-Vid- e Sweep In Tuesday GOP Candidates Deafen In Majority Of Contests Salt Lake. Utahns Tuesday followed a national pattern, giving, overw helming endorsement to President Lyndon B. Johnson in his hid to remain in the White-House- . Throughout the land, in manner reflected hv Beehive state voters, the Democratic party piled up a 'sweeping majority which carried into office almost everv PublUhed Weekly ', candidate wearing its banner. , In Utah, Sen. Frank Moss pulled'stcadily away from Thursday, Nov. his GOP foe, Ernest Wilkinson, and won with case in what had been figured to be an extremely tight race. Calvin Rampton won the Gubernatorial nod with a similar, but not quite so fopsided, victory over .Mitch Melich. at 166 ., , Dave King, who's been In and out of Washington and previously lost & bid for the Senate, won another two-ye- ar term in Congress by whipping Thomas Judd, his Republican foe, participating In his first race for Important political of' fice. . Only Laurence Burton, ReCongressman from publican Utah's first district, managed to survive the Democratic sweep. He gained another term in a moderately-tig- ht race. The resounding Democratic win, reminiscent of FDR days, carried through state, county and local races as well. Though there was evidence of a good deal of scratch voting, It appeared such balloting merely offset Itself and that the majority of the Tuesday Impact came from straight party tickets. As a result, observers were to accurately gauge candidates won their races on personality popularity and which were assisted In their quest by the tide of Democra- unable which tic X's. On the presidential level, Sen, Barry Goldwater accumulated his only impressive victories In the Deep South, where the racial Issue obviously influenced rural white voters. Their balloting was tempered, however, by Marvin G. Jenson, an Incumbent, held his seat on the county commission for a four-ye- ar term by defeating Edwin Q. Cannon, Jr., his GOP opponent. W. G. 03111) Larson, beaten out of the commission In the last election, regained a seat for a .two-ye- ar term by surprising J. Rex Mackay, a favored Republican slightly candidate. The outcome had some element of surprise in that Mr. Larson had been the storm-cent- er of a good deal of party strife during the previous compalgn and his abto regain complete ility, endorsement of the Democratic party was in some doubt. Obviously, he managed to do so. Dr. Burton Brasher andCal-vi- n Smith, candidates for the state School Board were defeated by Mrs. Helen Ure, while Odean Hess laid claim to the Precinct 4 Granite school board seat polling more votes than his opponents Dr. J. O. Brlnton, Lynn Packard and Dick Bez-za- nt in Legislative District 24. In the Precinct 5 race, Richard Winder won the Granite school board seat by defeating Richard Kennedy, Richard P. Lindsay, William G. Petuskey and Blaine A. Wilcox. heavy support accorded Mr, Johnson by negro minorities; la some places these groups gave almost unanimous en- dorsement to the man who moved into the White House fol lowing the tragic assassination of John F. Kennedy a year ago. In races closer to home, Republicans fared a trifle better; But not much. D. Brent Scott, running on the COP ticket for j 5 i - 4965 Soutii, In Murray, Salt Lake County. Utah fcr the Murray Printing Co. Second e law poitaga Utah, year. Subscription .rate; 14.00 5, 1964 MURRAY, SALT IA r I l L E - agle-Advertis- Camera Visits Polls er "t f .-- v y . ) 1. A KEARNS COUPLE checks the sample ballot outside Academy Park school before going in to vote. 2. Mrs. Grant Barnes, District 516A judge at Monroe school, performs what seems to be the i unending task of distributing ballots. 3. Unidentified voter is issued ballot nurhber 200 o voting poll 521 4. Mognans keep up a -- . steady pace to cast votes. $, Thousands of Utohns completed this : form on Tuesday. 6. Voters kept booths busy with unusuol turnout. 7. Mrs. James D. lafsis completes ballot work of District 474 in i Murray os judges Mrs, leona Hansen and Mrs. Joe DeNiro look on. 8. Returning completed ballots ot Granger high's voting station ore Mrs. Robert Stalnoker and Mrs. Paul D. Bone. 9. Voters come and voters go, all utilizing their democratic right, 10. Voters and judges ot Viewmont discuss the rumored ballot discrepancy discovered ot one of the Soil lake county voting stations. '. t ty of the Jordan. Kay Allen, Democratic incumbent, survived in District 19 over Sherman D. Harmer. District SO again gave its nod to M. James MacFarlane over Albln M. Ross. Elmo W. Hamilton defeated Norman Dee Rlggs in District 21; Edward T. Beck won decisively over Edmund L, MeDougal In District 22) Kenneth C. Olson defeated Glenn L Latham la Dis- M andCarlE.Petterrssoo thumped Dean 8. Farniworthln District 24 to retain his House eat. In the area's lone race for the State Senate, district five, Incumbent Wendell Grover on the Demo ticket, easily ou- tdistanced Arden B, Eng ebretsen. The victories were part of ft state-wipicture which gave control of the lower house to to the Democratic party. The Senate however, may present a dlnV ent picture. The GOP still held ft wavering majority with some outlying races not yet decided. On the county level, the Democrats tweep also held true. ' -- - I 1 But Republicans were beaten 21 Number 32 1 i in Districts 19 through 24, representing a broad swathe of the area on both sides trict Volume 82 1 the state legislature Id District 18. made off with a narrow vic tory over his Demo opponent, Dr. Frani b. Schick. mid-coun- UTAH COUNTY, paid at Salt Lrkt City r de -- B ' av- - ; i |