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Voter balloting and diverse notices across states
Iowa voters faced ballots for next fall’s general election with a light turnout forecast of about 290000. In Alabama a Montgomery County group plans another wave of Negro migrants northward, while a freighter Mount Evans docked safely at Hampton Roads after leak fears. Atlantic Refining and Motorola planned a large microwave control system for Texas pipelines. China accused India of sowing discord amid border talks, and Ivory Coast president Houphouet-Boigny arrived in London for a four day visit. West German air controllers began a two day strike, and violence in Mandariapur left two dead and four injured. In Arizona, Gov Fannin will dedicate a new National Guard armory at Casa Grande. Verde Valley farmers meet June 12 on water rights. Cochise County junior college election eyed for August with bond survey work. Death notices for Demaree Bess, James H. Williams, and Dr James J. Waring report prominent careers.