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...liberal Democratic Senator Ralph Yarborough, a native of East Texas cotton country, and conservative Republican George Bush, a New England-bred Ivy Leaguer (Yale '48), son of Connecticut's moderate former G.O.P. Senator Prescott Bush...
...Goldwater has never counted on the backlash, or sought to take advantage of it. Rather, he has so far found his most effective domestic issue to be that of national morality. He made a big point of it in his Prescott, Ariz., kickoff speech last week. He argues for national leadership that will end lawlessness and violence on the U.S.'s city streets not merely by force but by example...
...Prescott, Ariz., nestles in a mile-high bowl amid the pine-covered knobs of the Bradshaw and San Prieto mountains. It was there that Grandfather "Big Mike" Goldwater, the Jewish peddler, settled in 1875, laid the foundation of a prosperous family merchandising business. It was in Prescott that Uncle Morris Goldwater served as a Democratic mayor for 26 years. It was in Prescott that Barry Goldwater himself made the opening speeches in his two successful campaigns for the U.S. Senate. And it was to Prescott (pop. 13,000), his "lucky town," that Barry returned last week for the formal kickoff...
...wooden lectern set up on the stone steps of the Yavapai County courthouse. Nearby were his wife, Vice-Presidential Candidate Bill Miller and Mrs. Miller. Across the lawn to his right was the old stucco building that for years had housed the family store. These days, the Goldwaters' Prescott store occupies a more modern structure nearby. Off to Goldwater's left was "Whisky Row," dominated by the historic Palace Saloon, which still does a thriving business. Straight ahead was a bronze equestrian statue of "Bucky" O'Neill, a onetime Yavapai County sheriff who served...
...Threat. Goldwater made headlines with a pledge that if he were President he would put an end to the U.S.'s "outmoded and unfair military draft system." Actually, President Johnson four months ago ordered a Pentagon study aimed at completely revamping or even eliminating the draft, and in Prescott, Goldwater was merely beating Lyndon to the political punch...