Polls- ''Too Close to Call'' Students and Youths Assembled at the National University and Marched Down the Trans-Isthmian Highway in Front of the School
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r---------------------------------------------------------------------~ -----~ I I THE WORLD TODAY THE Celebrate Independence with Riot PANAMA CITY (UPI) - National Guard troops battled students OBSERVER protesting the military junta with tear gas, rifle butts and warning S~rving the Notre Dame and Saint Mary's Cullegc Community shots yesterday ad Panama marked the 65th anniversary of its independence. Seveml youths were hurts and scores were arrested. Vol. III, No. 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 ref~ge in the US administered Canal Zone 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 of 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 de100nstrations 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 a2ree could not be reached Sunday percent and Humphrey 37 makes the election too close to night. percent. call." O'Brien said the Gallup poll, Third party candidate George Egyptian-Israeli Jets Battle In East 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 (UPI) - 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 bums MJGs tried to enter Sinai air space north of Nantara HOUSTON (UPI)- President He said Humphrey The United States, Humpluey ncar 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 '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 lsmeli 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 appearance of the President and generate suspicion and fear years, "will be years of trial for alive. Vice President, though the tWOJ 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, "I a non-partisan dinner in New ability to live together. He will tel1 you that ' shall call forth Ogilvie Fraud In Illinois York. represent all of the people all of from American that best that Charges Johnson warmly endorsed the time," Johnson said. lies withih it." Humphrey as a "healer pnd a CHICAGO (UPI) - Republican gubernatiorial 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 Parietals fraudulent votes" cast in Chicago Tuesday "and these could was Johnson's "faithful friend 11111111111111111111111111111~ and duing these months of his : The success of a hall : determine the election." : community depends on The Cook County Board president said "masrive preparations for presidency, his loyal Vice 5 Phil McKenna, chairman ot : the right of its members : fraudulent voting have been made in an effort tc save Democratic President and proud of it." the Hall Presidents Council The two men paraded S: to establish the laws 5 candidates." (HPC), moved that the E that govern their Jives S Speaking to rallies at the Schorsch Village Community Hall and triumphantly around the presidents circulate petitions 5 in that community. As 5 the Bernard Horwich Center on the Northwest side, Ogilive said, stadium, filled nearly to regarding the individual right of : an aspect of com- : "Don't ever forget how close was the margin of Dick Nixon's loss of capacity, shaking h~nds and a hall to determine its own waving as the crown came alive -: m untiy life, parietal .: Illinois in 1960." parietal hours. The motion was 1 5 hours are the legitimate : "The margin - and' more - was furnished by the flophouse with a sea of sluttering US flags unanimously accepted at a : concern of the hall : residents and floaters and coerced voters of Chicago," he said. and Humphrey banners. meeting held last night in the They then stood together :- community. :- In that year John F. Kennedy carried Illinois over Nixon by about 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 -- : differences in each : heavily Democratic Cook County, which claims about half the and predicted a come from t:11~o week, appears at right. individual hall, and the state's population. After the election Republicans charged that behind Democratic victory in E-- 5 : possibility of differing : enough votes were stolen to swin the state's then 27 electoral votes Tuesday's election. Earlier in the meeting the : student opinions as to : to Kennedy. , As Johnson and Humphrey council defeated an amendment - - spoke, Humphrey aides rejoiced 9-6 that would have given the E practical women's : at the latest Gallup poll due for council power to "express an : visiting hours peculiar : release Monday morning. It is official opinion on any issues : ·to to particular hall, : reported to show Humphrey pertaining to the hall life of the E necessitate this issue 5 Floods HH Italy Again on I y 2 percentage potnt$: students of this university." The : being decided on an : behind Republican Richarn M. HPC's constitution presently : individual hall basis. : It is with . this : TURIN, Italy (UPI)- Flood waters pouring out of the mountains Nixon. states: "The council shall not. E Staff members said they .have an official opinion on the engulfed a cluster of hamlets in a valley in northern Italy yesterday. ~ ~~~oa~a~~u~~n~i~1 ; t~~~ ~ Heavy losltof life was reported there as rain, snow and an earthquake understood the poll gave Nixon politics or actions of the : Hall, petition the : battered wide areas of Europe from Finland to the Italian boot. 42 percent Humphry 40 percent, University Administration or on Student Life Council of : Initial reports said at least 64 persons were kiflcd in the Va.Jie George C. Wallace 14 and 4 per the politics of the other organs 5 : the University of Notre : Moss<J region about 36 miles northeast of Turin where a wall of cent was undecided. The of student government." : Da •ne du Lac, to : .vater washed away scores of homes. previous Gallup poll gave Nixon - - respond to the : It was the worst flood disaster since the Po and Arno rivers killed 39 percent, Humphrey 31, E legitimate concerns of : nore than 80 persons two years ago and destroyed many art Wallace I 5 and 15 percent 5 In future meetings the council the students of this : reasures in Florence. undecided. 5 plans to discuss the problems of : University, and to : Rushing waters built up by 72 hours of driving rain over northern "For the sake of our black students on campus, hall : recognize this right of taly Sunday crushed bridges, dams and houses and washed away American union," Johnson said, 5 autonomy, and the manner in : each individual hall : niles of highways or railroad tracks. "this man, Hubert Humphrey, which the two new dorms will should become the 37th :community- to -: be filled. President of the United States. : determine its own : And I believe and pray he will." : par ieta I hours.