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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1968
Page
6
A fragmented OCR listing shows monthly price percentages for oats rye and a string of odd items including Savheang with numerous figures. The data mix includes Dec Mar May Jly Sep and percent values, but lines are garbled and inconsistent across entries.
Prague reports Soviet and Czechoslovak forces ready for potential disturbances on the eve of the Russian Revolution anniversary. Czech leaders ordered troops to barracks near Prague amid fears of disorder while red army units shift west of the capital and bolster nearby garrisons.
Sunday raids across Vietnam involved the New Jersey launching one ton shells near Da Nang and a Marine F 4 Phantom bombing near Leatherneck trench lines. Waller also attacked a Viet Cong camp near Phan Thiet as small clashes claimed several lives in the Mekong Delta and near the North Vietnam border.
Turner questioned how ballots are marked and counted noting affidavits show an unmarked ballot and that marking occurs in secret. He suggested sending affidavits to challengers at precincts to decide if ballots should be challenged and election judges to determine counting.
The article details late campaign moves in Iowa with Stanley returning to Muscatine to vote early, while Robert Ray campaigns in Des Moines to Council Bluffs across 800 miles. It notes Paul Franzenburg's city news conferences and lists several candidates for governor and other offices, plus a turnout forecast by Secretary of State Synhorst noting strong absentee voting and a 75 percent turnout expectation.
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