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Show ; T k : .. rynnr mMcwm V .v'''!--'i- irMi - nf r aSfe 1 They've Had Their Say, How It's Voters Places On (Polling Page B-- 8) Our Phone Numbers May Sprinkle News Depts. Xews Tips Partly cloudy with chance .of showers. Cooler Tuesday. Daytime highs near 55. Details, weather map on Page NO. 3 7 0 1 1 - The WASHINGTON (AP) final hours of the 1908 presidential campaign are being played out, shadowed at its end as at the beginning by the war in Vietnam and the meaning of the latest polls and surveys about the outcome. With the election only a day away, an Associated Press survey said the latest major public opinion polls show Republican Richard M. Nixon leading, but Democrat Hubert H. Humphrey slicing into his margin. The AP survey showed Nixon ahead in 24 states with 21G electoral votes. Humphrey-hathe lead for 21 electoral votes and third party candi- - Ebbs, HHH, Nixon Gain two-poi- Presidential Nov. 0 Oct. Oct. Ml Sent. Pace Nixon HHH Not Wallace Sure 42 40 40 12 37 1 43 30 35 31 21 These overall ever, tended 4 10 trends, 4 7 7 f how- to blur the signif- - icant were regional shifts which occurring as election day approached. Thus, the regional trends seemed to reduce Nixon's chances to win a clear majority of 270 electoral votes. Nixon was widening his lead in the Middle West and West, while Humphrey was surging in the industrial East, where a few states cast a large number of electoral votes. Here is the trend by region: Nov. EAST Humphrey Nixon Wallace Nat Sure MIDWEST , The Mountain West's First Newspaper 0c 2 34 Presidential Contest A Wallace tor 39. But 20 stales with 202 electoral votes were rated toss-upand Humphrey has been gaining ground in most of them. The AP survey was based on data gathered prior to President Johnsons decision last Thursday to halt U.S. attacks against North Vietnam. It therefore does not reflect any shifts which might have been produced by that administration order. Democratic National Chairman Lawrence F. O'Brien Sunday pointed to the results of the latest major public date George - NOVEMBER C. opinion polls, Harris and Gallup. which show Nixon's lead at two points over Humphrey. Earlier, Humphrey trailed in some polls hv as much as 15 per cent. O'Brien said Nixon's slippage indicated a Democratic chalvictory, a prediction lenged by Republican spokesman Herbert G. Klein, who said: Nixon is leading substantially in the states we need for the votes" and will capture at least 330 electoral voles, well over the 270 it will take to led a president. Kleins view- was bolstered - HomMiiiey Nixon Wallace Not Sure by a New York Times survey of political opinion in all 50 states showing: Nixon leading in 30 states with 299 electoral votes, Humphrey ahead in eight states and the District of Columbia with 77 electoral votes and George C. Wallace in front in five states with 45 electoral votes. Seven states with 117 electoral votes were said by the Times to be too close to ered too dose to call have increased by 53 electoral votes. A Washington Post smvey Sunday indicated Nixon ahead in 31 states with 295 electoral votes, Humphrey leading in seven states and the District of Columbia with (17 vote-- , and Wallace ahead in six states with 53 votes. Six slates with 123 electoral votes were rated 30 42 4$ t 4 call. Compared to the Timer survey of a month ago, Nixon lias lost 81 electoral votes and has Wallace 21. Humphrey gamed 49, while those consid Nxo'i Wallace Net Sure WEST Humphrey Nixon Wallace Not Sure It 2 33 30 :j 30 30 4 4 49 17 45 ;4 A-- 7 their voters to the pods TuesDeseret News Political Editor day. Utahns must choose between Utah candidates raced t ,e candidates for U.S. Senate. U.S. clock Monday to get in their congressmen in both the First final appeals for support from an(j second Districts, governor, the voters. secretary of state, attorney gendistrict to state Voters of the go thejeral, auditor, treasurer, (tolls Tuesday to make candi- attorney in seven districts. 69 274 some in sopselections seats in the House of Represen-aral- e date ' races over tiie state. tatives, 14 State Senate posts, in Both political parties and all two county commissioners the major candidates mar-eac- h county, four members of shaded their forces Monday for; the state school board and over one final pitch for support and 90 local school board seats, ismapped plans to get their teg -' Also oil the ballot w ill be five tered voters to the polls Tues-- proposed constitutional amend-daments and the liquor initiative. SEEN RECORD All signs point to a record turnout. Registration is at an 4 The regional pattern becomes significant in terms of the electoral vote, although such popular voting percentages are not a proper measure of the outcome state by state. It seemed probable, however., that Nixon would pick up substantial electoral support in the West and the Midwest. But Humphrey could score enough gains in the East and the industrial Midwest to kpep Nixon from going over the top in electoral votes. Perhaps the most significant development is that both Nixon and Humphrey passed Wallace on Friday and Saturday in the percentages in tiie South. Both major party candidates were tied at 33 per cent apiece. This could mean or that either Humphrey Nixon might pick up more See HHH, NIXON on Page 7 -' 1 widely-dispute- d high. Absentee voting lias been proceeding at an unprecedented clip. proThe posal to make Utah a liquor-- ! state and the tight-- j ening races for state and nation al offices should spur the voter1 turnout. Utah has a proud voting re--! cord to defend. Since 1920, the t i o n a 1 i s t freedom fighter state has never been lower than hijacked a Houston-to-Miajet .sixth in the nation in the nu1' with 65 persons aboard today. who ber of eligible voters christened it the Republic of actually wert to the polls. New Africa" and forced it to TOPPED NATION e Salt Lake County Clerk W. Sterling Evans and secretary Tamra McNeely sort huge pile of absentee votes. A-- U.S. PLANES DETECT RED TRUCK CONVOYS of the talks came when a and diplomats said the stubborn Liberation negotiators fusal of South Vietnamese Pres-- jubilant . National not sure ident Nguyen Van Tltieu to send Front (Viet Cong) delegation said today they we.-delegation to Faris without jflew intG a riotous, that real talks on peace in Viet-- a and the woman Viet tiam wouli open Wednesday as formal guarantees for the scheduled because of Saigons jeal survival of the Saigon gov-- , Cong leader demanded a peace to'ernment threatened to jeopard- - settlement oil Viet Cong terms, determination announced ize their opening. boycott the meeting. The demand was made by Both Hanoi and Washington1 Another blow to possible sue Communist U.S. r By M. DeMAR TEL'SCHER 12 S two-hou- Utah Hopefuls Make Final Voter Appeal SOUTH Humphrey toss-up- Nixon supporters recognized Humphreys momentum but felt that he had started too far behind to overtake Nixon. Nixon makes a final televised appeal tonight for votes, lie will be the star of a couple 42 4t telethons on NBC, Eastern to p.m. EST and the oilier broadcast in the West at 9 11 p m. PST. These were Nixon only announced public activities on the day before the balloting. Nixon, appearing Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press" TV program, suggested President Johnson has been trapped into giving up his trump card in negotiations with Hanot because of Saigon's decision to avoid participation in the Paris peace talks at this time. The Republican candidate also said that if elected, he would be willing to cooperate with Johnson in any way to get the deemed helpful See LAST HOURS on Page of beamed audiences at 7 10 4, 1968 one Oct. f 5 at Cliff-Hang- er ax Peace Talk Hopes Cloudy Washington, Hanoi Assert PARIS (UP1) North - Vietnamese MONDAY, Clack Ilyins Campaign As Wallace By LOUIS HARRIS In the closing stages of the 1968 campaign, the vote lur third-partcandidate George Wallace has fallen off sharply in both the North and South, declining from 21 per cent in to 12 per cent in a survey taken last Friday and Saturday. By 55 to 28 per cent, the public agreed that President Johnson was right to halt the bombings of North Vietnam. The initial impact of the Vietnam developments resulted in a marginal advantage to Hubert Humphrey. In late October, lie trailed Nixon by six points in voters' judgments on his ability to handle the Vietnam question. In this latest survey. Mr, Humphrey drew even with his Republican opponent on this score and lead maintained a on "working for peace." The net effect of these two major changes was to narrow the contest for president 72 hours before the voting was to nationwide Nixon's begin. total was 42 per cent compared with 40 per cent for Humphrey, with Wallace at 12 per cent, and 6 per cent still undecided. Allowing for a margin ' of error, of 3 or 4 points in a probability sample of 2.559 likely voters, these results throw in doubt the final outcome of the actual popular vote, making this election too close to call. Here is the trend of the past four Harris survevs : UTAH SALT LAKE CITY Harris Survey ; 00 Information rri nsor Classified Ads Only Editorial offices: 34 E. First South 524-444- 50 PAGES 0 7 1 24-4400 -5-24-2S40 B-1- 0. VOL. -- 524-4 Only-Circulatio- n re-ce- 1 e 1 politi-'welco- SAIGON (UPI) U.S. reconnaissance planes over North Vietnam have detected numerous military truck convoys pushing toward Laos and the Ho Chi Minh Trail since end of the bombing attacks on the North, informed U.S. military sources reported today. No major ground fighting was reported but there were countless small skirmishes ranging from the Mekong Delta almost to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) and spokesman reported at least 230 guerrillas killed. In another action Sunday a U.S. Marine jet accidentally hit an American position, killing six Marines and wounding eight others. The military sources said some of the reconnaissance flights were being carried out by the top secret SR71 which succeeded the U2 and which flies at altitudes of up to 100,000 feet. Offices At Stake In the 1952 and 1964 presiden- Havana. tial elections, Utah topped the National Airlines night 1S6 ination. The state was third in hijacked only a few moments WASHINGTON (UPD Of- 1956 and second in 1960. after taking off from New fices at stake in Tuesdays elec-- ; Orleans, landed safely in HavaAn all-odrive by the na at 11:11 a.m. EDT. Turnout partisan Utah Voter No details were worked out Committee has as its goal an in President- are crease of a'tleast 10 on the return of the plane, cent yet per Hubert H. Humphrey. Demo-- 1 0ver the 1964 figure, which saw jits 58 passengers cr seven crew-cra- t; Richard M, Nixon, Repub-i76.- 9 of the eligible voters make;men. But in all recent hijack-lieaparticularly C Wallace ' tlseir choice at the ballot box. (mgs of airliners George Tuesday -' non-tin- ' Indedeni. MUX,T MOVNTA1X Salt Lake County Cerk j,ave ia(u0 stav behind and re- Mine. Nguyen Thi Binh. who Candidates EvanS Monday sorted-turare on another flight. Edmund S. 5 Muskie. said the war would continue! through a mountain ot absentee T,)p jot ,.adioei tjlat the out! until the United States pulls most of them cast by, ordeied him to advise can; Curtis E. LeMav, Amer- votes, hijacker mail, but many voted in person evervone of Vietnam. Her statement ran; evidently including ican Independent. ' at the clerk's office by Ltahns; 'that they completely counter to the U.S. ellgcis Senate 34 of 100 seats to be v.ito ill not he 8t home on to Hvstis l.:Vh nrHprpd ' and Saigon position and prom-- ! is "eI1 above the black nationalist freedom a by Democratnh8 ised trouble if the talks do start. nounal absentee turnout. Ifiphter publicans. Present lineup is 63; No accurate figures are aval-Tltieu said previously Saigon 37 Democrats, Republicans.! able as to total registration. But would not attend the Paris talks GOP needs net gain of 14 scats! estimates nin from 475,000 to to take control. if the Viet Cong delegation sat 500.000 Utahns on the voter I as an equal, force and not as IlN 1. House All 435 seals to berol,spart of tire Hanoi negotiating! AMMAN, JORDAN (UPI) filled. Democrats now hold 245,1 The total vote could range! traitors, bought individuals. commando team. Today lie added, "Nobody A He warned that we have run Republicans 187, with 3 vacan- - from between 425,000 to 450,000; can force us to do that, At the group angered at King Hus-- j out of patience and suggested cies. A net interest gain of 30 would give if stand the guerrillas concentrate their Republicans control. same time. Saigon announced jseins alleged soft until Tuesday, .. plans for a huge demonstration! against Israel opened fire today energies against the Israeli; RECORD IN 6t n M (g0.v' SECTION A to reaffirm its against Hussein's loyal troops. forces occupying large areas ofi Utah's record turnout was c 6 stand a Ve, : ,At !a demonstration that The commandos used women Jordan west of the Jordan! E. in 1964, when nearly National, Foreign novv oflKe" posted la,e 16 children as human shields River, could have over-lanCity, Regional 402, COO persons cast ballots. 15 tones. 14, Editorial RePages polls show 15 Music was heard during the attek on 'Democrats generally clinging publicans 15 Man Jones Our iinntedi Officials an were No clamped loyal troops, to leads that firm plans have been said, Minor Parties In addition precariously SECTION B a factor . made as of tonight for a meet- - ate curfew on the capital city of once commmanding slde,1al which has added fuel to the City, Regional 1, 2. 4. with backed and J lJle J it Amman up niiiiiiililliiniiiiiilliiitiimiiiiiiiiiiin!i!ii!i!ii!itt ing Wednesday. some states will have one races, 9 Obituaries armored troops carriers, American sources told UPI tanks, or more of these minor party 10 Weather Map and Bedouin irreginfantrymen that as of tonight there were no candidates on the ballot ( Action Ads ulars. They set up road blocks firm plans for Wednesdays SoCharlene Mitchell; SECTION C off the and ordered everyone cialist Labor, Henning A. Blo- streets to prevent violent action Sports men; Socialist Worker. Fred MANILA 5 rolling TV Highlights (UPI)- -A by the hundreds o! thousands of Earle earthqUake swayed buildings in: Financial and Washington politically volatile Palestine ref-- ! .Halstead; Prohibition, 6,7 y;wt (;0fs it mat. .Harold Munn; Peace and Free-- ' Manila todav but no damage! Citw would wait for Saigon to join lucres. 8 Regional w terton-ethe state may dom. Eldridge Cleaver; Peace was repcrtea. The Weather; the talks. The United States has SECTION D King Hussein, who appeared: and Freedom, Dick Gregory. fit mly stated it will negotiate no to have the upper hand inj be gicen up for lost. Bureau said the quake's intensi- - Women's Pages Comics 5 would e settlement that went Two on! Jf'an Jacques Rousseau political today's struggle, separate groups ai ty was two on the Rossi-Fera- l 6, 7 Amman Radio to denounce tlv.! Peace and scale of nine end its center was Theater using the name 90 miles from Manila. 6 commando group as criminals, lUiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiminiui Freedom in different states. lity. Regional guerrilla, j Jordan Stops Anti-Israel- American Vice President '' - Demo-i'1111';- helfbf '7 1 is JlLE. - Syrian-backe- d n - Tuesday i THE NEWS .,lrV?s 1-- d 9 t, 7 4 sttc - 4 AP Wire Photo Mrs. Nguyen Thi Binh, North Vietnam's chief peace delegate, arrives in Paris. 1 J! |