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T H E W ORLD TODAY THE Celebrate Independence with PANAMA CITY (DPI) - National Guard troops battled students protesting the military junta with tear gas, rifle butts and warning OBSERVERServing the Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s College Community shots yesterday ad Panama marked the 65th anniversary of its independence. Several youths were hurts and scores were arrested. V ol. Ill, N o. 38 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1968 The demonstration was directed against the National Guard officers who deposed President Arnulfo Arias on Oct. 11 in a bloodless coup. Arias took refuge in the US administered Canal Zone tt and later flew to Washington. The bloodshed started Sunday about 11 am when about 400 Polls- “Too Close To Call students and youths assembled at the National University and marched down the Trans-Isthmian Highway in front ot the school. WASHINGTON (UPI) - The a month and the pollsters have only a two point spread, a They carried a large Panamaian flag with boots attached to the top, chairman of the Democratic confirmed it tonight.” margin the professional pollster signifying their opposition to the junta which ousted Arias. The new National Committee said Sunday Neither Harris nor Gallup poll agree makes the election too regime banned all public demonstrations on the day Arias was Vice President Hubert H. is scheduled for public release close to call,” he added. overthrown. Humphrey trailed Richard M until Monday and O’Brien did The last Gallup poll showed National Guard forces, in full battle dress, met the students head Nixon in the latest Harris and not reveal how he obtained the 44 percent for Nixon and 36 on after the parade passed the Social Security Hospital. Gallup polls by two percentage information in advance. percent for Humphrey. The points, “a margin the Representatives of either poll Harris poll gave Nixon 40 professional pollsters agree could not be reached Sunday percent and Humphrey 37 makes the election too close to night. percent. Egyptlan-lsraell Jets Battle In Eastcall.” O’Brien said the Gallup poll, Third party candidate George Lawrence F. O’Brien, who is which “practically wrote C. Wallace reportedly continued also manager of the Democratic Humphrey out of the race a few to sink slowly in both polls, JERUSALEM (UP1) - Egyptian MIGs and Israeli jets battled in presidential campaign, said “the months ago,” gave Nixon, the receiveing 12 percent in the the skies over the Israeli occupied Sinai Peninsula yesterday, a tide has been turning Hubert Republican nominee, a 42 to 40 Harris survey and 14 percent communique from Jerusalem reported. It said Israeli planes forced Humphrey’s favor for more than percent lead over Humphrey. from Gallup, according to a two intruding MIGs to return to Egypt and that one was spouting “The Harris poll also will have Democratic party spokesman. smoke. “All of our planes returned safely to their base,” the Israeli report said. The communique said the dogfight started when the two Johnson Joins HHH Campaign Russian bunts MIGs tried to enter Sinai air space north of Nantara HOUSTON (UPI) - President He said Humphrey The United States, Humpnrey near the Suez Canal at 4 pm. Johnson flew to the side of “represents the faith of one said, was caught by the In another development, informed US Navy sources in Naples, Hubert H. Humphrey in the final America - one progressive and ‘‘confluence of three Italy, said the Soviet Union has moved dredgers into Egyptian ports hours of the presidential compassionate American.” revolutions” — the technological for possible use in forcing open the Suez Canal. The waterway has i campaign Sunday and stood Humphrey, he said, had been revolution, “the desperate, quite been closed since the June, 1967 war. side by side with his Vice “my friend and co-worker for 20 revolution of the individual Meanwhile, an Israeli newspaper reported that President Johnson President before a roaring crown years.” against bigness” and the has urged Israeli Premier Levi Eshkol to cooperate with United in the Houston Astrodome. “ He is a healer and builder. He revolution of race. Nations envoy Gunnar Jarring to keep his Mideast peace mission It was the first joint campaign has worked all his life, not to He warned that the next four alive. appearance of the President and generate suspicion and fear years, “will be years of trial for Vice President, though the t\yo> among our people but to inspire the American people,” but said last month shared a platform at them with confidence in their if the voters will trust him, “1 a non-partisan dinner in New ability to live together. He will tell you that ‘ shall call forth OglMe Charges Fraud in Illinois York. represent all of the people all of from American that best that Johnson warmly endorsed the time,” Johnson said. lies within it.” Humphrey as a “healer and a CHICAGO (UPI) - Republican gubernatorial candidate Richard builder.” Humphrey, in his last B. Ogilive charged yesterday “there may be as many as 100,000 speech of the campaign, said he HPC Urges fraudulent votes” cast in Chicago Tuesday “and these could was Johnson’s “faithful friend im im inim mi ■!•■■• ■■■■■) determine the election.” and duing these months of his Z The success of a hall ; % community depends on 2 The Cook County Board president said “massive preparations for presidency, his loyal Vice Phil McKenna, chairman ot Z the right of its members I fraudulent voting have been made in an effort tc save Democratic President and proud of it.” the Hall Presidents Council Z to establish the laws E candidates.” The two men paraded (HPC), moved that the Z that govern their lives ; Speaking to rallies at the Schorsch Village Community Hall and triumphantly around the presidents circulate petitions Z in that community. As Z the Bernard Horwich Center on the Northwest side, Ogilive said, stadium, filled nearly to regarding the individual right of Z an aspect of com- Z “ Don’t ever forget how close was the margin of Dick Nixon’s loss of capacity, shaking hands and a hall to determine its own Z muntiy life, parietal Illinois in I960.” waving as the crown came alive parietal hours. The motion was E ■ hours are the legitimate* ■ “The margin — and' more — was furnished by the flophouse with a sea of sluttering US flags unanimously accepted at a Z concern of the hall Z residents and floaters and coerced voters of Chicago,” he said. and Humphrey banners. meeting held last night in the Z community. In that year John F. Kennedy carried Illinois over Nixon by about They then stood together student center amphitheater. ■ The obvious physical “ 8,800 votes out of 4.76 million cast, primarily with the help of with their wives on a platform The petition, to be circulated heavily Democratic Cook County, which claims about half the and predicted a come from Gits week, appears at right. » differences in each Z state’s population. After the election Republicans charged that behind Democratic victory in Z individual hall, and the : enough votes were stolen to swin the state’s then 27 electoral votes Tuesday’s election. Earlier in the meeting the Z possibility of differing E to Kennedy. , As Johnson and Humphrey council defeated an amendment E student opinions as to • spoke, Humphrey aides rejoiced 9-6 that would have given the Z practical women’s 2 at the latest Gallup poll due for council power to “express an Z visiting hours peculiar I release Monday morning. It is official opinion on any issues E to to particular hall, E reported to show Humphrey pertaining to the hall life of the Z necessitate this issue % Floods Hit Italy Again only 2 percentage points, students of this university.” The z being decided on an - behind Republican Richarn M. HPC’s constitution presently Z individual hall basis. E TURIN, Italy (UPI) - Flood waters pouring out of the mountains Nixon. states: “The council shall not. E It is with this % engulfed a cluster of hamlets in a valley in northern Italy yesterday. Staff members said they have an official opinion on the 2 rationale in mind that 2 Heavy loss-of life was reported there as rain, snow and an earthquake understood the poll gave Nixon politics or actions of the 1 we, as students of : . .. E battered wide areas of Europe from Finland to the Italian boot. 42 percent Humphry 40 percent, University Administration or on Hall, petition the ; jj Student Life Council of Z Initial reports said at least 64 persons were killed in the Valle George C. Wallace 14 and 4 per the politics of the other organs Mosso region about 36 miles northeast of Turin where a wall of cent was undecided. The of student government.” Z the University of Notre Z water washed away scores of homes. previous Gallup poll gave Nixon E Dame du Lac, to E It was the worst flood disaster since the Po and Arno rivers killed 39 percent, Humphrey 31, ■ respond to the z nore than 80 persons two years ago and destroyed many art Wallace 15 and 15 percent 2 legitimate concerns of 2 In future meetings the council reasuresin Florence. undecided. Z the students of this Z plans to discuss the problems of Rushing waters built up by 72 hours of driving rain over northern “For the sake of our Z University, and to E black students on campus, hall taly Sunday crushed bridges, dams and houses and washed away American union,” Johnson said, Z recognize this right of z autonomy, and the manner in niles of highways or railroad tracks. “this man, Hubert Humphrey, Z each individual hall 2 which the two new dorms will should become the 37 th Z com m unity to Z be filled.