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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 05, 1968

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Peace Talks Postponed Until Saigon Attends Paris

PARIS AP The first scheduled peace talks since the Vietnam bombing halt were postponed because Saigon did not send a delegation. The U S and North Vietnamese envoys discussed procedural questions while awaiting South Vietnam’s participation and rejected talking with the NLF in Paris. An NLF delegation arrived in Paris as U S and North Vietnamese envoys held private meetings on the agenda.

Paris Vietnam Saigon U.S United States Nguyen van Thieu Viet Cong National Liberation Front NLF Tives North Vietnam William J. Jorden Republic of Vietnam U. S

Record Voting Predicted In American Election

Voters crowded polling places across the nation as early returns suggested a fierce race among Nixon Humphrey and Wallace. Early lines formed from New York to Florida with heavy turnout in cities like Boston Philadelphia and Baltimore under mild fall weather. Analysts warned the outcome would hinge on late returns as Wallace contested the race and polls resisted a clear winner.

Washington America Seaboard Hubert H. Humphrey Richard M. Nixon George C Miami Baltimore Columbus Ohio Maryland Virginia Connecticut Stamford Hartford Bridgeport Philadelphia

Electoral College Bargaining Ahead in Tie Scenarios

Washington AP reports no agreement among Nixon Humphrey and Wallace on handling a potential Electoral College tie. Electors meet Dec 16 to vote. if deadlocked, the House would choose a president with one vote per state. Senate would pick the vice president. Inauguration Day could see an acting president if needed.

Washington Richard M. Nixon Hubert H. Humphrey Humphrey George C. Wallace House Electoral College House of Representatives District of Columbia Wallace Nixon Congress Harvard Paul Jeund Spiro T. Agnew Edmund §. Muskie Curtis E. LeMay Senate

U.S. negotiators press Paris talks amid Saigon protests

In Paris, American negotiators adopt a delaying stance as Washington seeks to bring the Saigon regime to the conference table. Meanwhile, about five thousand peaceful demonstrators rally in Saigon in support of Thieu during the Paris talks.

U.S Paris Saigon Thieu

Students Protest No Choice Election at Ward Five

About 20 St Francis College students demonstrated outside Ward Five in St Joseph Hall Iddeford voicing protest that there is no good choice among presidential candidates this year. They plan to continue until polls close and urged peaceful action while noting broader concerns about the election and civic engagement.

St. Francis College Ward Five St. Joseph's Hall Iddeford Vietnam Humphrey Nixon Wallace Edsel Hitler Walace Biddeford Purpose & E Ber Emerson Harlem Watts Detroit Ichard Cole John Averett Edmund Muskie Hugh Kennedy New Republic Murray Kempton

Ballot Questions Span Tax Cuts Pensions and War Powers

AP reports Californians may vote for tax cuts while New Hampshire weighs revoking war declaration rights. Utah ponders a liquor by the drink measure, and Hawaii Nebraska decide on lowering the voting age. Washington approves breath and blood tests for dry drivers. New Jersey weighs a $990 million bond for housing education transit. Illinois a $1 billion pollution and water program. Virginia considers an $81 million bond for education and mental hospitals. California homeowners may gain property tax exemptions and eliminate personal property tax. New Hampshire debates retaining the right to wage war. Alabama Florida governors seek a second term. Georgia faces a three candidate impasse pattern, Pennsylvania votes on Vietnam veteran bonuses, and Arizona reviews WWII tax exemptions.

Washington New Jersey Illinois California New Hampshire Roce Alabama Florida Georgia Lester Maddox Pennsylvania West Arizona

Ghost of Luke Draws Crowds to Willow Dale Cemetery

Bradford Pa AP reports dozens haunt Willow Dale Cemetery nightly in search of a ghost named Luke. Police Chief William Neutrour jokes he needs a raise to chase ghosts while locals, including Bradford High School senior Sue Aylward, describe eerie sightings and tape-recorded screams.

Bradford Willow Dale Luke Sue Wiliam Neutrour Bradford Township Recorders Neutrour Bradford High School Comany Neatrour

Complaint Dismissal Is Sought in Kennebunk Case

Town Attorney Chester Cram and William Donahue for Herman Cohen and opponents of the SAD vote seek York County Probate Court in Alfred to sign an order dismissing the town's injunction complaint without prejudice to Kennebunk. A joint motion to dismiss may be granted by Justice Lincoln Spencer at 2 p.m. tomorrow in Alfred.

Kennebunk Chester Cram William Donahue Herman Cohen York County Fee Court Alfred Atty Cram Lincoln Spencer C Lear Atty, Cram

Early states loom large in 1964 election outlook

Analysis notes New York Connecticut and Massachusetts as pivotal early reporting states. A win in any two of the three boosts Nixon, while Humphrey could still win with all three. The piece discusses how city turnout, union defections to Wallace, and results in Ohio Illinois California shape the national outcome and reference past Kansas trends.

Washington New York Connecticut Massachusetts Richard Mon Hubert H. Humphrey Ess Ulus West Abraham A. Ribicoff Con Donald J. Irwin John G. Dow Allard K. Lowenstein New York City Dwight D. Eisenhower Humphrey George C. Wallace New Jersey Pennsylvania Michigan Ohio Ill California Texas John F. Kennedy Nixon Illinois Wallace Kentucky Florida Carolinas Louisiana Alabama Mississippi Kansas Johnson

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