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By GEORGE BOWLES Rappahannock News Special Writer
The ill-conceived U. S. Senate campaign of Del. Owen Pickett of Virginia Beach came crashing down last week. Its final collapse was the result of two major factors.
The first was- the unprecedented pressure applied by state Sen. Douglas Wilder of Richmond, who was so infuriated by Del. Pickett's conservatism that he threatened to oppose him as an independent candidate.
The second was Del. Pickett’s astonishing ineptness as a campaigner. As he travelled about the state in search of support, he left behind him instead a very nearly unbroken trail jf disappointed and turned
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