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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1968
Page
12
See note listing President and U S Senate incumbents and challengers. Republican Richard M Nixon Charles Mosher William E Wickens Henry H Schriver Republican incumbents Humphrey Wallace and other names shown for U S Senate and state races including 18th District Representative and 74th District
A list of Lorain County official roles and candidates including judge Dilgren and naval prosecutor Stephen RK. It lists commissioners two to be elected Adrian F. Bedeski John J. Gilligan Paul J. Mikius Joseph R. Granda Andrew J. Foreman Jr. Gerald Strohacher and others across recorder treasurer engineer clerk of courts coroner sheriff and more.
Army Spec. 4 Raymond Michael Enczi, 20, of Elyria, was killed Thursday in Vietnam while on patrol near Chu Chi. He was attached to Company F of the Long Range Patrols List Infantry Airborne and died of small arms fire. He was born July 1948 in Elyria and attended Elyria High School before working at K and S Tool. He is survived by his parents and one sister. Funeral plans pending arrival of the body from Vietnam.
The report notes a hot voting day with a high near 98 degrees recorded at 1:55 PM yesterday. A cooler line shows 41 degrees at 6:55 AM. Weather conditions influence turnout and daily plans.
National straw polls show Richard Nixon with a lead over Hubert Humphrey. Lawrence F. O'Brien says the tide is turning toward Humphrey with polls tightening to about 42 to 40 in Gallup and Harris projections. Sindlinger poll places Nixon 33.3 to Humphrey 32.2 with other measures suggesting a close race.
Viet Cong led by Mrs Nguyen Thi Binh demands talks on Viet Cong terms while Saigon under President Thieu refuses to enter negotiations with the National Liberation Front. U.S. doubts delay start as Saigon braces for protests and barricades surround the embassy.
Sixteen local school levies are on the ballot including 1.25 mills for Lorain County Community College and Elyria’s 1 percent income tax. A $9.8 million bond issue for Lorain County schools tops the decisions with widespread turnout expected across Lorain County.
Local issues to appear on voting machines in this area are noted on pages 4 and 20.
A humorous line notes that a big shot is someone whose name appears on company letterheads because no one can read his signature.
The sketches for a 15 000 acre site outline a twin 3 560 foot runways with potential expansion to 12 000 feet and an east west 8 500 foot runway. A central multi story hotel houses a control tower atop the seaport complex with 192 gates arranged in four arcs. Passenger service centers include ticketing baggage checks and a moving walkway system.
Reports from Gallup and other polls depict Humphrey closing gaps with Nixon across key states. New York shows Humphrey ahead by about 3 points, while nationwide surveys indicate Nixon leading in earlier ballots but Humphrey rising. Wallace holds single digit shares with undecideds around 3 to 14 percent.
A one car crash near Port Clinton killed Robert M. Taggart 32 of Cleveland after his vehicle failed to negotiate a curve on Route 2 four miles west of Port Clinton. Passenger Leroy Bunting 27 was in critical condition with internal injuries and a fractured shoulder.
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