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Show to e I Viet War Frustration '035 BY LOUIS HARRIS The continuing la total halt to the bombing in North Vietnam. frustration over a lack of resolution of the Vietnamese war is having an important impact in this election, Although Hubert Humphrey has been the chief target of demonstrators in this election, Richard Nixon is drawing his current lead in the presidential race mainly from voters who want a more mihtant approach to settling the war. Paradoxically, the pul nc as a whole George strength extremes of the Hawk-Dov- e Presidential preferences di- vide sharply and differently depending on the positions people hold on the war. Among voters who want to use weapons, Nixon holds a wide lead over Humphrey (39 to 21 percent), with Wallace polling a high 27 per rent. Among those who favor escalating the war short of using atomic power, Nixon has an even larger lead over Humphrey (39 to 19 per nu-e'e- favors some form of although the margin is re'atlvely close, 48 to 43 per cent. However, only 13 per cent favor complete withdrawal, and a dear majoiity of the American public continues to oppose a uni- - vided into those who want to sustain or step up the military pressure versus those who want to scale down the military effort, the political thrust of the Vietnam issue is immediately apparent: Wallace's political" comes ftom both Vietnam spectrum: among those who want to escalate the war and among those who want to pull out altogether. now MERRY-GO-ROUN- cent), but Wallace draws 35 per cent of this vote, only 4 points behind Nixon. At the other end of the spectrum, the division is much closer. Among those w'ho want' the United States to get out of Vietnam completely, Nixon leads Humphrey by two points (35 to 33 pc--r cent), with Wallace rolling up 21 per cent. But among voters who want a gradual troop withdrawal by the United States, Humphrey leads Nixon by two po!nts (40 to 38 per cent), with Wallace slipping to 14 per cent. When the electorate Is di- - POLITICAL DIVISION OVER VIETNAM STAND ON VIETNAM Stand on Vietnam Step Up $cae Down Voting for: Nixon Humphrey Wallace Not sura gation to find out who is really lying. It might t lso be worth the committees time to check into Wilsons using as his own private automobile, a new Ford leased by the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee. The leasing arrangement may violate the limited code of ethics adopted by the House last April. BETTER DEAL - WASHINGTON When this column reported that Rep. Bob Wilson, had been recorded as voting on the House floor on days he was actually campaigning in California, he fumed that we were liars. The House Ethics Committee was sufficiently impressed with the charge, however, that it has ordered an investi- - The staff director, I. Lee Potter, refused to divulge how Z ADVIITISBMtNTUL. much the committee pays for Wilson to drive around in a new Ford, except that it was a better deal than the other Hold auto companies offered. PotA leading1 ter also stressed that the car PHOENIX, Ariz. dentri firm discovered the secret is made available to Wilson as thai holds dentures tight. Discovery committee chairman. of two imported led to1 FirmDiscoversWay To Dentures powders this news. When mixed, these pew--1 ders formed a denture adhesive far superior to most commercial products. Calling it Super Dent, offi- -' cials said "Super Dent is so fantas-- 1 tic folks can eat almost any food new. Its a blessing for folks who could never enjoy eating before! Buper Dent is at drug counters now. the congressMeanwhile, man from California has put out statements implying that his ghost voting was merely a routine clerical error which happens frequently. Actuallly, each congressional office is supposed to chech the Con- - Record every for any errors the individual congressman. Then the errors are supposed to be corrected the following day. VOTE RECORDED gressional morining involving In Wilsons case, he was recorded as voting on Sept. 9, 10 and 16 when hr was really far away in California. Yet he didnt request a correction until the Republican whip, Illinois Les Arends, Rep. called him back to Washington and told him to set tha Congressional PerCent Military Military 40 28 38 38 26 6 IS It Whp Nixon Humonrey lt in Handling Viatnam? Total Voters Per Cant & 25 u WaMar Not sura 24 The pressure on Humphrey within his ow r. party has boon to veer more toward the rather than Johnson positions on Vietnam. But as part of the Johnson HOW LEASING! Administration, he has found it awkward to embrace a position too far from the Presidents own. On the pivotal Vietnam issue, Humphrey has failed so ;ar to satisfy either Doves or Hawks, both of whom are hoping for an end to the Vietnam stalemate by changes on the Washington scene. 69 (MOBILES Sales Gimmicks the Doves. 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He sometimes asks a congressman on the other side to abstain from voting to balance out the absent congressmans failure to vote. DENIED ROLE 3 downtown 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday thru Friday 9 straight. Kennedy has denied, however, that he had anything to do with Wilsons ghost voting. At first, Cooke tried to keep Kennedys name out of the investigation. But Jennings called Cooke back on the carpet and lectured him: Now listen, I want the truth, the whole truth and nothing but he truth. The whole concept of Democratic government is at stake here. Cooke finally blurted: Walter Kennedy asked me to record Congressman Wilson as being here and voting on those days. Will Kennedy back that up? asked Jennings. No, he prcbably wont, said Cooke. Two witnesses, legislative aide Ben Guthrie and legal adviser Bill Hollowell, heard Cookes statement. Now it is up to the House Ethics Committee to separate the facts from the falsehoods. M hours daily October 7, 1968 Monday, 9 cratic Party earlier this year has come from McCarthy and Kennedy supporters who felt he had too Hawkish a position on Vietnam. Yet when pitted against Nixon and Wallace in the election itself, Humphrey does poorly with Hawks and no better than Nixon among Panel Eyes Ghost Votes DREW PEARSON and JACK ANDERSON Percent The irony of these results, of course, is that criticism of Humphrey within the Demo- D bttwn DESERET NEWS, CALL (801) 364-561- OR YOUR LOCAL TRAVEL AGENT 5 UTAH POWER & LIGHT CO. . 5 |