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Secretary of State Dean Rusk says, “If we use our wits we shall not need to use our weapons.” Does this explain the Administration’s emphasis on increasing defense expenditures?

In the Texas Senatorial election, John Tower, the only Republican among the major candidates, led the field with 325,000 votes, or 31.5 per cent of the total. William Blakley, a conservative Democrat, was second with 189,000 votes (18.3 per cent). The rest were divided among moderate and Liberal Democrats. Since no candidate received a majority, there will be a runoff between Tower and Blakley in June. Tower’s advantages: 1) his unprecedented showing in the first round, which should give a morale boost to the Republican organization; 2) the active support of Goldwater and Nixon; and 3) the fact that he is a better campaigner than Blakley. His major disadvantage: despite his good showing, the Republican vote was still only one-third of the total. If Liberal Senator Yarborough remains quiet, a Liberal stay-at-home protest may prove decisive in returning the first Republican Senator from Texas.

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Secretary of State Dean Rusk says, “If we use our wits we shall not need to use our weapons.” Does this explain the Administration’s emphasis on increasing defense expenditures?

In the Texas Senatorial election, John Tower, the only Republican among the major candidates, led the field with 325,000 votes, or 31.5 per cent of the total. William Blakley, a conservative Democrat, was second with 189,000 votes (18.3 per cent). The rest were divided among moderate and Liberal Democrats. Since no candidate received a majority, there will be a runoff between Tower and Blakley in June. Tower’s advantages: 1) his unprecedented showing in the first round, which should give a morale boost to the Republican organization; 2) the active support of Goldwater and Nixon; and 3) the fact that he is a better campaigner than Blakley. His major disadvantage: despite his good showing, the Republican vote was still only one-third of the total. If Liberal Senator Yarborough remains quiet, a Liberal stay-at-home protest may prove decisive in returning the first Republican Senator from Texas.