Nixon Leads In Final Monitor Presidential Poll
The Christian Science Monitor projects Nixon winner in 34 states with 333 electoral votes, 63 above the 270 needed, while Humphrey could reach 286 if he wins listed "possible" states, possibly forcing a House decision. Wallace is allotted 45 electoral votes from five states.
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Long-Time Austin Resident Charley Fox Dies at Home
Charles Fox aged 90 of Austin died at his home on 308 3rd Ave NW. He celebrated his 90th birthday last May 11 and was known as Charley to friends. A longtime businessman linked to the Fox Hotel and a candy and tobacco wholesale, he belonged to the Raspberry Club which met at the former Fox Hotel. Funeral arrangements are pending with Jordan Mortuary.
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Envoys Press Peace Basis as Talks Drag On in Paris
In Paris the United States and North Vietnam argued over a basis for peace talks at the 28th session. Officials hinted a bombing halt may come soon, while a U S embassy spokesman noted no comment on substantive exchanges. An observer mission from South Vietnam arrived to prepare direct links to Saigon as talks continued.
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White House
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AHS Faces Phase One Feasibility Study On Junior High Convert
Austin High School could become a junior high in a phased plan by Shaver & Co. The study, presented to the School Board and teachers, outlines converting the building for 1200 students after a new high school and vocational school are built. It proposes floor plan changes, new gym, locker design, and improved traffic flow with modern audio visual and central control systems.
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Salina
Kan
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Robert Kula
Dick Herbert
Pilot
Shaver
Central Bank
Nixon rallies 7500 at Rochester Airport in Minnesota
Nixon told a crowd of more than 7,500 at Rochester Airport that Quie would be his Orville Freeman, pledging an agriculture secretary who speaks for farmers. He criticized LBJ and Humphrey, urged volunteer military service, and promised states’ rights and farmer bargaining power. Weather was sunny as Minnesota teetered in a toss-up race.
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White House
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James Goetz
United Citizens For Nixon-Agnew
Mower County
Austin
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Mabel man killed in three car crash on Highway 44
Gregory B. Danielson, 27, of Mabel died Tuesday night in a three car collision on Minnesota Highway 44 in Fillmore County. Derald Iverson, 36, Canton, Minn., and Clarence Parker, 57, Cresco, Iowa were the other drivers. Iverson was hospitalized in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The statewide 1968 traffic toll rose to 827.
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Iowa
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la Crosse
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Earthquake Shakes Fairbanks Area Causes No Injuries
A 20 second quake rattled Fairbanks Alaska area tilting shelves and triggering seismographs with readings from 6.5 to 7 on the Richter scale. No injuries or major damage reported as a University of Alaska instrument swung off its needle five miles west of Fairbanks.
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American Planes Press North Viet Panhandle Raid
American fighter bombers pressed heavy raids across North Viet Nam's southern panhandle as Thieu warned Hanoi remains unbending on a bombing halt. U.S. missions near 184 on Tuesday caused fuel and ammo storage damage despite fog, with B52s dropping 700 plus tons on base camps and staging routes near Cambodia and Saigon.
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Air Force
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Smuggled Sidewinder Missile Shipped to Moscow
West German Attorney General Ludwig Martin disclosed in Karlsruhe that a stolen ten foot Sidewinder air to air missile and two navigation instruments were smuggled to Moscow. The missile traveled as ordinary air freight and the instruments were packed in luggage and flown separately.
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De Gaulle Ends State Visit to Turkey
President Charles de Gaulle wrapped up a five day state visit to Ankara with a joint communique with President Cevdet Sunay urging Czechoslovakia to determine its own fate. The document avoided NATO mentions signaling Turkish reluctance over France curbing its alliance role and called for East-West détente through non aligned policies.
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Turkey
Cevdet Sunay
Czechoslovakia
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de Gaulle
Sunay
Bombings Seen in Michigan Polls
Michigan Secretary of State James M. Hare warned of possible disruptive incidents at polling places on Election Day including bombings and Molotov cocktails as voters head to the polls.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
James M. Hare
Nobel Prizes 1968 Awarded to Onsager Alvarez and Others
Chemistry prize goes to Lars Onsager of Yale for Onsager reciprocity relations. Physics prize awarded to Luis W. Alvarez of UC Berkeley for decisive contributions to elementary particle physics. Earlier medicine prize shared by three American professors deciphering the genetic code. Peace prize to Rene Cassin and literary prize to Yasunari Kawabata. Awards worth 70000 dollars each.
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Stockholm
Lars Onsager
Yale University
Luis W. Alvarez
University of California At Berkeley
United States
Rene Cassin
Yasutari Kawabata
Onsager
Husband Held in Wife's Death in Rabbitt Minn
Mrs. Maxine Pelto a 33 year old mother of six was found shot to death in her Rabbitt Minnesota home. Police were holding her husband Tuesday night in connection with the death. The victim was discovered by her 13 year old daughter when she returned home from school at lunch time.
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Maxine Pelto
St. Louis County
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