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Norwich Evening Sun (Newspaper) - November 5, 1968, Norwich, New York The evening Sun vol. 78, no. 154tuesday, november 5, 1968 Norwich new York 13815 Lotf per copy Congress Paris opener delayed As aide says May decide no talks without Saigon tight Trace by Jack Bell Washington a Early reports today indicated Ameri cars voters the most unpredictable in two decades were turning out in unusually Large numbers to decide a presidential election clouded by War abroad and disorders at Home. A forecast of fair weather for most of the nation held the Promise of a voter turnout exceeding the record 71 million of four years ago. And up and Down the Eastern Seaboard where the polls opened first Long lines were reported waiting to cast their bal. Lots for Democrat Hubert h. Humphrey Republican Richard m. Nixon american Independent George c. Wallace or Candi dates of several minor parties. In new York City a spokes Hanoi May be building Nixon says j los Angeles a Richard m. Nixon triggered an unusual election eve Campaign joust with Hubert h. Humphrey by reporting Hanoi May be taking advantage of the Vietnam bombing halt. Appearing pm a $400,000 network telethon monday night the Republican presidential candidate said a i read a very disturbing report this afternoon in which an air Force general pointed out that the North vietnamese Are moving thousands of tons of supplies Down the to Chi Minh Trail and that our bombers Are not Able to Stop Humphrey was simultaneously conducting a telethon of his own Here and the democratic presidential candidate quickly answered a question about Nixon a remarks. Humphrey accused Nixon of trying to a a frighten the american people and said a it is a to tally irresponsible the vice president said he checked with . Government officials who said the Nixon statement was not True. A a its a totally unsubstantiated charge a he went on. A now. Or. Nixon i think you know very Well that the presidents orders to Stop the bombing of the North did not include the to Chi Minh Trail. The to Chi Minh is subject to intensive american air Power As it has been in the past and is even More so now and that All the lines of Communia. Tion South of the demilitarized zone Are All subject to intensive air interception or the Trail goes through Laos to South Vietnam and bombing of it continues the . Command in Saigon reported. Before his Long session before the to cameras ended Nixon was asked about Humphreys reply to the to Chi Minh Trail statement. A if they done to know what a going on a Nixon said. A How can they Deal with it at least i know what was going on. That a Why i can Deal with casts vote at Home Montgomery Ala. Apr George c. Wallace casts his vote today in his Hometown of Clayton Ala., the Rural Community where he began his remarkable political career. Wallace will await the election returns in Montgomery. He has rented Garrett coliseum a sports Arena for his election night party. He arrived in Montgomery monday after a rally in Atlanta the last of the Campaign. He told the crowd of 6,000 to 7,000 persons both National parties had a used the South As a Doormat the past too years a and said there was no evidence they had changed. Weather considerable cloudiness with moderate temperatures today and tonight. Highs today 48 to 55. Lows tonight in 30s. Wednes Day Cloudy and Cool with rain developing. Highs in 40s and lower 50s. Man for the Board of elections said All indications showed a heavy vote under Cloudy skies and mild temperatures. Observers in Miami and Jacksonville fla., for instance re ported Long voter lines and Good weather. Estimates were that about 75,000 to 80,000 would have voted in Miami by 9 ., a Little More than had voted at that time in 1964. In Baltimore md., City precincts also reported a heavy Early turnout. One newsman said 150 persons were waiting outside his polling place when it opened at 7 ., the most he had Ever seen at that time. Voting in the Columbus Ohio area also was very heavy during opening hours with most polling places reporting voters standing in line before the polls opened at 6 30 Long lines also were seen in the Maryland and Virginia suburbs of the nations capital. In Connecticut a state that could be an important indicator of National trends the Early voter turnout ranged from very heavy in the Stamford area to heavy in the Hartford Vicinity to moderate around Bridgeport. Philadelphia and its suburbs also reported heavy Early bal. Voting. Votes were reported cast one a minute at one Delaware county voting division. In one Bucks county precinct nearly to per cent of its registered voters cast their ballots in the first hour. Democratic sen. Edward m. Kennedy and his wife Joan were among the Early voters in Boston after waiting in a three Quarter Block line on historic Beacon Hill. Early voting elsewhere in Massachusetts was reported steady. The three Way presidential contest began with Republican Richard m. Nixon a runaway a. Verite to Complete one of the greatest political comebacks in history and some doubt whether Democrat Hubert h. Humphrey could even finish ahead of Independent George c. Wallace. It ended with Humphrey Mak ing such major1 inroads into Nix. Ones margin that Public opinion pollsters refused to Call a win. Ner. Chances also increased that none of the candidates would get the 270 electoral College votes needed to win which would Force the final decision into the House of representatives for the first time since 1825. The divisive Issue of the Viet Nam War which led to presi Dent Johnson a stepping Down and made a bloody Battlefield of the City where democrats nominated a successor remained Paramount to the last. Nixon after backing president Johnson to the Hilt on the Vietnam bombing halt that lifted Humphreys last minute Hopes questioned the move in an election eve telecast. He said he had a a very Dis. Turning report a gleaned from an unnamed air Force general that the enemy was moving thousands of tons of supplies into South Vietnam. A i think president Johnson went into the bombing halt with Good intentions a Nixon said. But he added in what appeared to be a shift in his stance John son had relied on a team of a a tired men for advice. Humphrey branded the Nixon charge a totally irresponsible a and accused the Republican of trying to a frighten the american Paris a the first scheduled peace talks since the bombing halt in Vietnam due wednesday were postponed to Day because of the absence of a delegation from the Saigon gov. Eminent. A . Delegation spokesman in announcing that the session a will not be held a added that the United states Hopes the South vietnamese government will Send a negotiating team a in the near also he said certain procedural matters involving the pro posed expanded phase of the Paris Parley have not yet been agreed on and . And North vietnamese envoys have been meeting on these a procedural the postponement followed the refusal of South vietnamese president Nguyen Van Thieu to join the proposed four party sos Sions which would also include the Viet congas National libera Tion front. A we will not talk with the Elf in Paris and no one can Force us to do such a thing Thieu said in Saigon. The Saigon Boycott embarrassed the . Delegation headed by ambassador w. A Ere la Harriman in View of pres. Ident Johnson a oct. 31 announcement of a bombing halt limed at propelling the Paris talks into a new More productive phase. They got under Way in May. Johnson said a regular session of th1 Paris talks was to take place on wednesday at which Saigon government representatives a Are free to North Vietnam had served no. Tice that Elf representatives also would be present the president said under the new a. Range ments. The South vietnamese govern ment is opposed to any move which it thinks might imply re. Condition of the Elf. The Elf in turn claims to be the a then. Tic representative of the South vietnamese people. An Elf delegation arrived in Paris monday. Until now the Paris meetings have been conducted Only by the . And North vietnamese gov. Ern ments and there was no immediate indication just when an expanded it inference might get under Way. The . Announcement of the postponement by delegation spokesman William j. Jorden said a the first meeting of the Paris talks to work out a peaceful settlement in Vietnam will not be held tomorrow nov. 6. A we continue to consult with the Republic of Vietnam on this matter and Are hopeful that its delegation to these forthcoming talks will arrive in the near future. A in addition procedures for the first meeting have not been agreed on. A was soon As a Date for the first meeting is decided it will be announced the delegation announcement put on the record for the first time what diplomatic sources had been reporting privately a that . And North vietnamese envoys had been holding unannounced meetings. South says reds plan War step up a peek at polls new Harris poll says huh is first new York a the major Public opinion polls were split As the nation began voting today. A last minute Harris poll showed Democrat Hubert h. Humphrey leading for the first time 43 to 40 per cent Over Republican Richard m. Nixon. The final Harris Survey re leased monday afternoon indicated a swing of 5 per cent to Humphrey in 24 hours. It was dismissed by John n. Mitchell Nixon a National Campaign Man Ager As a a gratuitous the final Gallup poll which was published monday morning showed Nixon ahead 42 to 40 per cent with 14 per cent for third party candidate George c. Wal lace and 4 per cent undecided. The final Harris Survey con ducted among 1,206 persons on sunday gave Humphrey 43 per cent Nixon 40, Wallace 13 and 4 per cent undecided. During a Campaign appear Ance in los Angeles Nixon commented a i done to consider Harris reliable and said he based his prediction of winning by three to five million votes on the Gallup poll. No voting Booth Interior or phys Che Delic Art but a photographers View of two Norwich High school students seen chatting through a Maze of Metal brackets supporting new York is one of 3 key bleachers at veterans Field. Daylight sifting though the Bleecher seats adds to the design effect capture by evening Sun photographer Casey Jones. Considered vote states Washington a a key to the outcome of the presidential election could come from the results of three Early reporting states new York connect Cut and Massachusetts. A Victory in any two of these Early reporting three states would mean almost certain Victory for Republican Richard m. Nixon. Even if Hubert h. Humphrey captured All three states however it would not mean a cer Tain democratic Victory. But a Strong showing in the three states which account for 65 of the 270 electoral votes needed to win would be a hint democrats might survive an expected Strong Nixon tide in the less Populus states of the West. Defeat of democratic Sens. Abraham a. Ribicoff of Connecticut and Joseph s. Clark of Pennsylvania would be a bad sign for Humphrey. Nixon would be in trouble if passengers claim Hijacker took Cash Miami i la. Apr airline passengers Back from Cuba today said the Man who hijacked their plane seized their Money As a contraband of they got it Back from cuban officials when the plane landed at Jose Marti Airport outside Havana. Morris Bedlin a Miami Beach fla., taxi Driver said the negro Hijacker announced a a you be got a new captains when he took Over the Boeing r>7 other passengers Crew members no ghost Chaser chief says Bradford a. A people Are invading Willow Dale cemetery at night by the dozens in search of a ghost called Luke. But the police chief says hell have to have a pay raise before hell join any such Chase. A a in be done a lot of Reading on it a says sue Aylward. A and it seems that its possible and i believe in anything that a possible until proven so far the last few nights sue and Many others of All Ages have invaded the cemetery look ing for Luke variously de scribed As a White slightly blurred figure floating about two feet above the ground or a Man with a distinguished crop of Iron Gray hair wearing a Blue suit with a boutonniere. A a you a really be surprised if you were out there a says we. Liam Neatrour police chief of Bradford township. A i sat out there and just watched. There were easily 50 people who came to look for this ghost. Two of them even had tape recorders a says Neatrour. A i Tell them its a hoax and they just look at me and say they believe in sue a 16-year-old senior at Bradford High school says she is one of the believers. Two nights ago she and three of her girl friends went out to the Cern. Every on a cold dark and snowy night. Sitting on the Steps of a mausoleum they asked a ouija Board its surface illuminated by their cards headlights questions about the ghost. A we asked certain questions a says sue a like a would or. Luke come out again a the answer was a yes a but it did no to disclose any sue says her friends have taken tape recorders to the cemetery and the tapes when played Back contain ghostly screams. Neatrour who has heard the same tapes says they Are non sense. And says Neatrour a if in be got to Chase ghosts then they better raise my 727 Jet with and seven aboard. Bedlin said the Hijacker announced Over the Public address system that the Jet seizure was part of a Black nationalist movement. A the said a we re going to take Over a new ship every Day for too Days a a Bedlin told newsmen. . Garrison a Vernon tex., oilman now living in Rome Italy said the Hijacker said the Black nationalists were taking the action for a a new of. a the said they would take one a Day for too Days and that this was the first one. He was a Kook a Garrison said. Bedlin said the Man asserted Black nationalists intend to Hijack commercial lines a to show the White people that we re keeping them Down or some. Thing like Pilot Antone Hunter said the hijackers waving a revolver with a six Inch barrel ordered stewardess Sandy of Brien to collect Money from the Passen. Gers. A the made her count the Money on the floor a after miss o Brien returned to the cockpit the Captain said. It totalled $405. Democrats retain House seats held by reps. Donald j. Irwin of Connecticut and John g. Dow of new York. Victory by Democrat Allard k. Lowenstein in new York City would be another favourable Omen for democrats. Dwight d. F Tsen Howery a 1956 landslide re election Triumph began when he captured Early reporting Connecticut. This year Humphrey could be seriously damaged by possible defections of Blue Collar Union members to third party Nomine George c. Wallace in Connecticut new Jersey Pennsylvania Michigan and Ohio. The a is to Many of the big states Are their big cities where the size of the negro turnout could be crucial. The negro vote is considered heavily pro. Humphrey. Both candidates have placed heavy stress on the seven Large states of new York Pennsylvania Michigan Ohio Illinois California and Texas with a combing d total of 210 electoral votes. Saigon a the South vietnamese government said to. Day that a communist document seized a few Days ago con. Trained orders from Hanoi to step up military and political activity All Over South Vietnam after the United states stopped the bombing of North Vietnam. There was no indication yet that the enemy order is being fait into effect and the Lull in the ground War continued. But informed sources said american air attacks on the to Chi Minh Trail through Laos have been tripled since the bombing of the North was halted last Friday. The sources said that 300 air Force and Navy bombers Are now daily attacking the Jungle trails Down which North vietnamese troops and supplies travel to South Vietnam. The South vietnamese political warfare department issued a special release saying political commissars at the regional and provincial Levels in South Vietnam have received orders from Hanoi to increase a their military political and enemy troop action act Al ties throughout the territory of South Vietnam after the United states stops the bombing of North the special release continued a in the military Field the provincial commissars have to boost up the guerrilla warfare movement in order to conquer the whole Countryside. A in the political Field the provincial commissars have to push into action several armed propaganda teams into the towns and cities in order to car. Rout on a Large scale their pro. Gram of terrorism assassination and sabotage As Well As to support the formation of what is called the coalition government. A in the enemy troop action Field the provincial commissars have to increase their propaganda in order to sow confusion and dissension among the Arvn of the Republic of Vietnam soldiers and their dependents and especially to Lull them with illusory peace a government spokesman said the document had been captured by a Friendly troops very close to the bombing halt Day in the Mekong Delta about 50 Miles South of Saigon. A spokesman for the u. S. Command asked about the document said a we have similar he declined to comment. The Saigon governments disclosure appeared to conflict with a statement by a senior . Official last sunday that a few captured enemy documents reveal an a inkling an indication that the communist command might be preparing to de escalate the War in South Viet Nam. The senior official said you still have time to cast your ballot there is still time to vote in today a general election. Polls opened at 6 And will be open until 9 tonight. Anyone in the polling places by 9 . Will be allowed to vote. Election returns will be available to the general Public at both the Republican and democratic Headquarters. Republican Headquarters at 20 South Broad the former Rudolph jewelry store will be open throughout the Day and evening and anyone desiring information or re turns Alay Call 334-3133. Democratic Headquarters at the Corner of american Avenue and South Broad will be open throughout the evening and anyone May All 334-4385 or 334-9016 for election returns. Officials said they do not exes it any returns before to . Due to the increase in Absentee and military ballots Winch have to be counted after the figures have been taken from de venting machine s. The evening Sun will hive Complete returns in wednesday a Issue. However that his information was far from conclusive. Prior to president Johnson a bombing halt order the . Command said there a was not one scrap of hard evidence that any de escalation had been ordered by the enemy although enemy ground attacks had dropped off markedly for the previous month. Jordanian streets patrolled Amman Jordan Apar. Mored cars and steel helmeted troops today patrolled the streets of the jordanian capital still gripped by tension following widespread Street fighting monday la which 16 persons were reported killed and 40 wounded. King Hussein clamped a heavy guard on his restive divided country in an attempt to prevent further clashes Between troops Loyal to him and the Palestine guerrilla groups who have made his kingdom a base for terrorist operations against Israel. All demonstrations were banned until further notice. An 18-hour curfew Between 4 . And to a. Rn., was imposed. The government announced the arrest of an undisclosed number of guerrilla leaders charged with responsibility for mondays violence the bloodiest confrontation so far Between the and the in Zerrilla groups demanding a free hand again Israel. Tough bedouins of the Arab legion manned checkpoints at strategic intersections inside Amman. Patrol cars armed with Bren guns roared through the streets. Several intersections still bore slims of the lighting. Army troops were tearing Down Stone barricades thrown up by guerrillas and demonstrators. Telephone communications Between Amman and neighbor ing Arati capitals were restored this morning. The government charged the Victory phalanges a splinter guerrilla group precipitated the violence by attacking a police patrol before Dawn. It accused the group of being a paid agents of a foreign Power whose was to foment civil strife in Jordan and not to fight the common enemy Early vote in a crucial Quot by Albany n. Y. A Early reports from new York City and upstate polling places indicated a surprisingly heavy turnout for today selection which has been projected As perhaps the closest major race in new York state in 14 years. Skies were Cloudy Over most of the state but temperatures were mild As the Early voters went to the polls. A spokesman for the new York City Board of elections said the numbers at the polls were greater than Normal. This probably provided a Good Omen for vice president Hubert Humphreys presidential chances in the state since new York City is heavily Democrat. chuckle wakened out of Adeep sleep the Man answering the phone growled a a you have the wrong idiot you number a

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