Holiday decorations prep for city lights in brief
The city begins preparing for Christmas decorations with wiring checks and installation. Washington Community School District will dismiss Wednesday November 6 for staff development and conferences. Teachers will host parent-teacher conferences while secondary staff may visit other schools or work on curriculum. State consultants will attend special sessions. Independence Missouri UPIs Harry S Truman votes at 8:20 am. Har ry Caray in St Louis stable after car crash. Richard Ward installs $1200 burglar camera in service station after a weekend burglary. Arthur Sammeth pleads guilty to not filing tax returns. London police note burglars listen to DJs and learn vacant home addresses.
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Washington Community School
State Department
Joint County System of
Cedar Rapids
Heavy Iowa turnout with lines at polls across state
Early reports from Iowa counties indicate a heavy voter turnout possibly setting a record, with Polk County reporting over 8,000 absentee ballots and lines of 100 to 200 voters at precincts. Counties like Linn, Black Hawk, and Woodbury noted strong voting, while candidates David Stanley Robert Ray Harold Hughes and Paul Franzenburg voted early as rain loomed and forecasts warned of possible weather impact.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Melvin Synhorst
Synhorst
Polk County
Clay
Palo Alto
O'Brien
Emmet
Dickinson
Spencer
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Fayette County
Black Hawk County
Woodbury County
Burlington
Stanley
Robert D. Ray
Ray
Roosevelt High School
Harold E. Hughes
U.S. Senate
Ida Grove
Paul Franzenburg
Conrad
Franzenburg
Red Feather Drive Aims For Near Complete 1968 Goal
Red Feather calls tonight the 1968 goal is within 10 per cent of completion. With cooperation of residents not yet contacted, organizers expect to reach the goal after tonight’s Special Residential Drive. Contacts not completed this evening will be given to co chairmen Cathy Lloyd and Lynn Rusley who will divide the workload.
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Cathy Lloyd
Lynn Rusley
Red Feather drive urged residents to aid final cleanup
Ward officials appoint ward chairmen to oversee the last cleanup phase. Duncan urged residents not yet contacted by Red Feather Volunteers to stay home until 8 30 p m so their card can be completed. A volunteer line 653 5476 offers a doorstep visit if necessary as donors push toward 36 days 36000.
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Red Feather
Duncan
Intercepted Memo Voters Washington Polls Close Eight
An intercepted memo urges voters in Washington to remember the polls close at eight. The note bears the signature WEJ and appears as a civic reminder amid localized political chatter.
Saigon blocks plans for Paris talks over Viet Cong
The United States postponed the Vietnam peace talks scheduled for Wednesday after Saigon refused to sit with the Viet Cong. U S officials said they would announce a new date when decided and noted North Vietnam and U S representatives had begun behind the scenes discussions on procedural questions. Thieu declined to send a Viet Cong inclusive delegation while leaving open a future Paris meeting.
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Nguyen Thi Binh
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
le Bourget
Paris
United States
South Vietnam
UPI
Vietnam
Saigon
U.S
William Jorden
Republic of
Jorden
Nguyen van Thieu
Johnson
North Vietnam
Thieu
Hanoi
Militant Negro Students Spark Chicago School Riots
In Chicago the militant Negro student movement led to at least 20 arrests, injuries, and looting as demonstrations spread across high schools. With all 56 public high schools closed for elections, Parker High saw intense sit ins and hostage incidents, while police cleared buildings and charged several students.
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Chicago
UPI
Liberation
U.S
James F. Redmond
Parker High School
Parker
South Side
Lindblom High School
Roosevelt University
Staughton Lynd
South Shore High School
Lynd
Record turnout in 1968 presidential election
Americans surged to polls with heavy voting across states as Nixon and Humphrey battle for the presidency. New York and Pennsylvania reported high turnout. Dixville Notch split for Humphrey while Ellsworth backed Nixon. Eisenhower reaffirmed support for Nixon as polls suggested shifting public opinion.
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Dixville Notch
N.H
Dixville
Humphrey
Nixon
Ellsworth
New Hampshire
Wallace
Johnson
North Vietnam
Republican
Louis Harris and Associates
American Independent Party
John Mitchell
New York
Washington
Democratic National Committee
Mitchell
Harris
Hollywood
Calif
ABC
Burbank
Nbc-Tv
New York City
Minneapolis
Alabama
Montgomery
Eisenhower
White House
Many go to polls in heavy Washington County turnout
Washington County voters flocked to the polls in near record numbers to elect national and local officials, approve constitutional amendments, and decide a county zoning proposal. Precincts reported long lines and extremely heavy turnout with 104 ballots by 11 am at Courthouse precinct 1 and 190 by 10 am in precinct 2, while rural areas offered no official tallies.
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UPI
United States
Hubert H. Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
George C. Wallace
House of Representatives
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Texas
Michigan
North Carolina
Raleigh
Tennessee
South Carolina
Connecticut
Alabama
Mississippi
Virginia
Louisiana
George Singelmann
Wallace
New Orleans
Singelmann
Humphrey
Nixon
Mike Ogden
Ogden
Washington County
Iowa
City Hall
Iowa Weather Forecast From United Press International
Mostly cloudy through Wednesday with occasional rain tonight turning to snow in northwest and extreme north. Southeast and south central expect occasional rain or snow northeast Wednesday. Colder air moves in Wednesday with lows near 30 northwest to 35-40 southeast and highs in the 30s to low 40s.
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United Press International
Iowa
Probate of Will and Executor Appointment in Schantz Estate
Probate of the will of William R. Schantz and the appointment of an executor are announced. The proceeding names the estate and outlines the filing and granting of administration as required by law.
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William R. Schantz
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