Poll shows HHH in lead after bombing halt
Hubert Humphrey leads Nixon by 0.6 percentage points in a Sindlinger Daily Survey of 2,019 adults. The poll, taken Friday and Saturday after Johnson halted bombing in Vietnam, shows Humphrey up 0.8 points from the prior poll while Nixon falls 2.6 points and George Wallace rises 2.3 points.
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Philadelphia
Hubert H. Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
Johnson
Sindlinger Daily
Humphrey
Nixon
George C. Wallace
Humphrey Ends Drive Bursting With Joy
Humphrey ends his White House bid in a finale marked by a Texas welcome, a Johnson endorsement, and the largest rally of the year. Analysts say polls remain too close to forecast with days left before the election as undecided voters lean Vietnam and final results loom.
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Los Angeles
Hubert H. Humphrey
White House
Johnson
Albert E. Sindlinger
Norwood
Sindlinger
Local Man Killed By Freight Train At N 7th Street Crossing
A 50-year-old Terre Haute man, Lawrence Chester Wilson of 801 N 7th St, was struck and killed by a westbound Penn Central freight train at the N 7th Street crossing about 11 30 a m He died at St Anthony Hospital after being pronounced dead on arrival at 11 55 a m Investigating officers say he stepped into the path of the train while speaking with an unidentified man The train traveled about 25 mph and traffic backed up for blocks as onlookers gathered The body was released to Patrick J Ryan Funeral Home services pending.
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Terre Haute
Penn Central
N. 7Th St
Lawrence Chester Wilson
St. Anthony Hospital
Ryan
Wilson
7Th Street
Patrick J. Ryan Funeral Home
Weather map brief from U S Weather Bureau
The report notes river stage at 1.6 feet, fair and cooler conditions in Terre Haute and Indiana tonight, with warmer Tuesday and low 60s highs. Illinois shows fair conditions, increasing clouds, and a chance of late Tuesday showers. Temperatures range from mid 30s to 70, with a 5 percent precipitation probability tonight and Tuesday.
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Terre Waute
Indiana
Illinois
Judgment Day Tomorrow For Political Candidates
With election day less than 24 hours away polls open 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Vigo County where 70 128 voters decide 11 races. Local candidates include Vigo Circuit Judge H Ralph Johnston Ronald L Grenert and Superior Court No 2 Charles K McCrory Charles W Vincent jointly for state and county seats with campaigning by Whitcomb Ruckelshaus Myers on final day.
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John Dillon
Hungarian Hall
Leonard Conrad
Ralph Berry
Bernard Sweeney
Jack Neuderhiser
Kermit Nees
William Brighton
Vigo
John Kesler
Elden Tipton
Harry Brentlinger
William Butts
Martin
Vigo County
Democratic
Hubert Humphrey
Buenna Chaney
Terre Haute
Superior Court No. 2
Vermillion
Sullivan
Clay Counties
Edgar D. Whitcomb
William Ruckelshaus
U. S
Hulman
John T. Myers
H. Ralph Johnston
Ronald L. Grenert
Superior Court No
Charles K. McCrory
Charles W. Vincent
William F. Johnson
Flood Toll Hits 91 in Italy
The flooding in northern Italy from Strona Creek bursts dams and washes away homes and factories. Officials report 91 known dead with 48 injured and 13 missing as the disaster threatens to rise further. Venice and Florence face severe inundation, but Venice preserves its art treasures amid five feet of water.
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Italy
Strona Creek
Florence
St. Marks Square
Venice
Canals
Public Service Pays Full Taxes
Indiana utility reports 1967 real estate and personal property taxes totaling 11,788,000 across 70 counties. Taxes amount to over 27 cents of each dollar of revenue from 426,000 customers with Vigo County taxes at 3,153,922.
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Public Service Indiana
Vigo County
Nixon Makes His Final Appeal Tonight
Nixon appeals to voters on NBC with two 9 11 p m telethons for Eastern and Western audiences as aides forecast a large electoral margin. manager Herbert Klein predicts at least 330 electoral votes with potential to reach 450, noting New York and Michigan as possible losses. Nixon had spoken on Meet the Press as Johnson faced political risk.
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Los Angeles
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
NBC
Niven
Herbert Klein
New York
Michigan
Klein
Johnson
Trump
Indiana Campaign Winds Down With Unity Questions
In Indiana the 1968 campaign centers on party unity and imponderables as Birch Bayh and Robert L. Rock finish with factory visits and media events. GOP teams led by Witten D. Ruckelshaus and Edgar Whitcomb plan multi city tours while party realignments unfold and leadership shifts ripple through the Indiana Democrats and Republicans.
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George Wallace
Indiana
Witten D. Ruckelshaus
GOP
U.S
Edgar D. Whitcomb
Terre Haute
Sullivan
Vincennes
Bedford
Seymour
Whitcombs
Paoli
North Vernon
Ruckelshouses
Huntingburg
Jasper
Evansville
Gordon St. Angelo
Humphrey
St. Angelo
Roger D. Branigin
Hubert H. Humphrey
Now You Know By United Press International
Some dragonfly species remain in flight from dawn to dusk, a behavior noted by UPI.
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United Press International
Night Hawk Restaurant Fire Probed After $20,000 Loss
Fire officials in the city investigated a Sunday night blaze at the Night Hawk Restaurant 1708 Wabash Ave that caused total loss of building and contents valued at 20 000. The gas fed fire started from a ruptured gas main in the basement and required over two hours to control. No injuries reported.
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Wabash Ave
George Fallowfield
Fallowfield
Viet Peace Talks Suffer Double Jolt
In Paris the Viet Cong led by Mrs. Nguyen Thi Binh said peace would come only on their terms, while Saigon President Nguyen Van Thieu refused to join talks with the NLF. The split unsettles U S plans and prompts Saigon to bar downtown activity amid security show of force.
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Paris
UPI
Vietnam
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
Thieu
U.S
South Vietnam
Nguyen Thi Binh
United States
Ho Chi Minh
North Vietnam
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Rock
THE
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Robert L. Rock
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