Nixon Still Ahead but Humphrey Narrowing in Final Polls
As the 1968 campaign ends, an AP survey shows Nixon leading in 24 states for 216 electoral votes, Humphrey ahead in 21 for 39 votes, Wallace at 39, with 20 tossups totaling 262 electoral votes. O'Brien cites polls showing narrowing gaps while Klein predicts a Nixon win of at least 330 votes. A Times poll finds Nixon leading in 30 states for 299 votes, Humphrey 8 states, Wallace 5, with seven states too close to call.
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Vietnam
Associated Press
Richard M. Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
Nixon
Humphrey
George C. Wallace
Johnson
U.S
North Vietnam
Lawrence F. O’brien
O’brien
Herbert G. Klein
Klein
New York Times
District of Columbia
The
Times
Miss Shenandoah Apple Blossom Beauty Attends Two Parades
Miss Jan Minnich of Martinsburg holder of the Miss Shenandoah title will attend two Christmas parades on Saturday November 30. She will return from college for Thanksgiving and ride in the Harrisonburg parade on the 30th afternoon and in the Winchester Retail Merchants’ parade at 6 30 p m.
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Shenandoah
Jan Minnich
Martinsburg
Harrisonburg
Winchester Retail Merchants
Virginia on Eve of Election with Muskie and Agnew in State
Virginia braces for a pivotal vote as Muskie and Agnew traverse Rich mond and await polls opening at 6 am Tuesday In nine congressional races Republicans seek gains and incumbents hold sway The ballot also includes an $81 million bond issue for colleges and mental health facilities and two referendums to sell state bonds Continued on Page 2
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Virginia
George Wallace
Richmond
Sen
Edmund S. Muskie
Maryland
Spiro T. Agnew
Muskie
William L. Scott
Andrew H. McCutcheon
Harry F. Byrd
Woman Vietnamese Leader Heads Paris Peace Delegation
Mrs Nguyen Thi Binh arrives in Paris leading a Viet Cong delegation to peace talks. She vows South Vietnam will continue fighting as long as the United States props up Saigon. Delegation joins Hanoi and Saigon talks after bombing halt. Thieu boycotts direct NLF talks.
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Nguyen Thi Binh
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Central Committee
Moscow
South ’Vietnam
Saigon
Valerian Zorin
Xuan Thuy
Hanoi
NLF
Washington
Johnson
North Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S
Thien
Dean Rusk
Washington's 14th Street Returns to Routine After Violence
Washington's 14th Street resumed normal activity after a Saturday clash left 13 injured and three cars burned. Police dispersed crowds of up to 200, tear gas used, and National Guard standby. Private Thomas Snow, 24, reportedly fired on a knife-wielding woman. another woman was struck by a stray bullet.
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14Th Street
Thomas Snow
Moore Hurt in West Virginia Helicopter Crash Rally
Rep Arch A Moore Jr and three others were injured when a chartered helicopter plunged about 30 feet at Hamlin near Charleston as Moore approached a governor campaign rally. Moore suffered three rib fractures and leg injuries. judge Dennis Knapp also injured with a broken collarbone.
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Arch A. Moore Jr
Moore
Charleston General Hospital
West Virginia
Hamlin
Dennis Knapp
Kanawha County Common Pleas Court
GOP
West Virginia Supreme Court
Lou Wells
Gaithersburg
Jack Stafford
Princeton
14 000 Ballots Forecast in Area for Election Day
Voters in Winchester Frederick and Clarke counties are seen casting about 14 000 ballots as polls open 6 a m and close 7 p m The forecast cites gains from 1964 and lists projected totals by locality Winchester 5 000 Frederick County 6 700 Clarke County 2 300 The race includes Rep John O Marsh Jr and challengers Del Pete Giesen and Louis Brooks Jr The ballot also covers two state bond issues liquor by the drink in Winchester and Frederick Clarke counties and Lord Fairfax Soil and Water Conservation District supervisors Three Amateur Radio mobile units will assist election returns
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Winchester
Frederick County
Clarke County
Frederick
Clarke
Seventh Congressional District
John O. Marsh, Jr
Strasburg
del. A.R
Pete) Giesen
Staunton
Louis A. Brooks, Jr
Waynesboro
Hubert H. Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
American Independent Party
George C. Wallace
Lord Fairfax Soil and Water Conservation District
Winchester Returns Reported by Jaycees Also
Jaycees also report returns from Winchester, detailing preliminary figures and local participation. The item notes community engagement and ongoing tally as part of the broader project.
Jordan Says Uprising Blunted by Government Action
Amman officials announced they had quashed an attempted Palestinian commando flare by dispersing shooting in Amman after army actions around refugee camps Ashrafiya and Jabal Hussein. No casualty figures were disclosed though several leaders were reportedly arrested and American residents were warned.
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Jordan
Hussein
Israel
Interior Ministry
Palestinian
Ashrafiya
Jabal Hussein
Morris Draper
U.S
Draper
Ammani
Palestine
Egypt
Airliner Hijacked To Cuba From New Orleans
A National Airlines Boeing 727 carrying 57 aboard was hijacked en route from New Orleans to Miami and forced toward Cuba. The pilot Capt Antone Hunter reported the hijack by a Black National Freedom fighter and expected to land in Havana about 10 52 a.m. EST as the State Department was notified.
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Fla
National Air Lines
Cuba
New Orleans
Antone Hunter
Federal Aviation Agency
Hunter
Havana
U.S. State Department
Velvet Tones Dance Tonight at The Silver Diner
An event ad promotes a 7 30 pm dance with the Velvet Tones at The Silver Diner. Also note Sears Roebuck catalog offers a five dollar savings on a fifty dollar order and an Elks election buffet Tuesday starting 7 pm with Daywood's style and a guest list of members wives and invited guests.
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Sears Catalog
Sears Roebuck & Co
Elks
Daywood
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