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Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 05, 1968

Page

6

Paris Talks Delay Possible as Saigon Stands Firm

Vietnamese and Viet Cong leaders press for U.S. withdrawal and a settlement on their terms while Thieu rejects NLF talks in Paris. Demonstrations caution against violence as marines bolster the U.S. Embassy. Reconnaissance flights over North Vietnam continue amid halt in bombing.

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Law on Electoral Votes Cited by Freund

Freund said votes on the electoral college are not vital for victory. He described a 1860 example where unpledged electors and a deflecting party could alter outcomes. A challenge procedure exists for January 6 and could shift votes, potentially forcing the House to choose the president and the Senate the vice president.

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Texans See Themselves In Possible Key Role In 1968 Race

The article notes prospects for Wallace and the American Independent Party in Texas with campaign stops and signatures, estimating 76 to 28 percent of Texas voters for Wallace. Turnout could reach a record 3 million of 4,072,497 registered, 400,000 more than 1964. Democratic candidates face limited attention while Gov. Preston Smith backs long time home base support. Republican Paul Rogers runs without statewide cachet.

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Election Day Weather Shapes Texas Voter Day

Cloudy to mild across most of Texas for Election Day with cooler, possibly rainy conditions in the Panhandle and upper South Plains. Forecasters expect a cold front near Childress to Lubbock at polls close, with about a 50 percent rain chance ahead of the front and higher chances behind it.

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Griffin Names in Texas Ballots Cause Voting Confusion

Gen LeMay as Wallace’s running mate circulated but not on Texas ballots as a proper name. Griffin serves as stand in for LeMay in Texas and other states. Judge Shaw notes voters should have their intended vote counted and protests over ballots misread as write ins. Robert Le Tsem Jr. cites voter questions on party nominee procedures. Isom reports many inquiries and long distance calls about the correct write in process.

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Services Pending For Area Man Jeff David White

Jeff David White 79 died Monday in a Levelland hospital after living in Levelland 18 years, moving from Morton. A retired carpenter and tracker, he was a member of the Austin Street Church of Christ. Survived by his wife Thelma and two sisters Lela Mitchell and Calle Stirman of Loma Lenda California.

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Accidents Injure Four in Two Vehicle Crashes

Four people sustained minor injuries in two automobile crashes Monday afternoon. Rena Sidwell Green and Linda Blair Counts were the drivers in a two car wreck at Boston Avenue and 50th Street. A three car collision on Tellpan Street in the 600 block injured Dorothy Williams and Clinton Moner. All were treated and released from Methodist Hospital.

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Local races heat up as South Plains vote nears

Incumbents facing underdog challengers in district races include Delwin Jones Merle Rose and others across Precincts 1 2 3 for judge sheriff and commissioners. Absentee ballots set a record while turnout expected to exceed 1964 marks with radio TV and transport support planned.

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Campaigns Brace for Verdict as Nation Votes Tuesday

As polls show Nixon Humphrey and Wallace in tight race the Democratic and Republican camps push claims of momentum. Eisenhower from Walter Reed comments on Vietnam impact while Wallace campaigns in the South and Muskie joins Humphrey in Los Angeles. Turnout could top 81 percent with 73 million voters.

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Secret ballot push in Lubbock meets mixed views

Former Republican county chairman Sydney Moore notes law requires secret ballots but booths were scarce until recent pressure. League of Women Voters member Mrs. John A Anderson says private voting is a long American custom, while 1962 bond elections for machines failed. Voting machines now affordable, but booths remain largely unused as voters crowd community tables.

Decisive Win Predicted as Smith Awaits Voters Verdict

Lt. Gov. Preston Smith returned to Lubbock to await Texas voters verdicts after predicting about 70 percent of the four million registered votes in today’s general election. He projected Wallace would receive 20 percent and spoke of reorganizing the governor’s office, higher teacher salaries, and expanded educational facilities.

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Birth announcements list dozens of newborns in Lubbock area

A long sequence of birth notices names numerous families from Lubbock including Arrizala Peulter Labine Hamilton Petts Yeatman Hernandez Jones Apple Ortega Valasquez Caudillo and Zuniga. Each item records the baby’s sex weight time and hospital with fathers noted as a chiropractor salesman insurance adjuster or farm laborer and mothers at home or in professional roles.

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