Expects Record County Vote o Upwiinls of 310,000 voten will SQ to the p^ls JiL Oftkland Courtty tomoitow to ca*t their ballots for president and other national, state and county offices, It was predicted today by County G^-Reg-Ister Daniel T. Murphy Jr. Should the turnout materi^ize it will mean a record vote for the county, Murphy said-With a last minute rush reported In' absentee ballots, Murphy upped hla prevkws forecast of 290,000 to "anywhere from 300,000 to 310,. 000 voters." It h h Temperatures are expected^ to hover around the freezing mark in the state. Snow flun^es are also forecast. PoUs open at T sja. and re-mafo open antU 0 pjn. These In liae at S p.ni. will be alhr Muphy aaU. ^ urged voters who can early. “I'd like to see vote early in the day so w usual last minute rush co the evening hours it will mostly of the working who find it diffcult i earlier,” the derk said. Although he said a countywide registration figure still had not been Arrived at because of tardiness in cancellation of many dd registrationa, Murphy ’ estimated that by the time the polls open toracHTow there will be amind 345,000 registered voters qualified to vote tomorrow in the county. tive candidates, most of whom closed cot months of campaigning over the weekend. Some R^iMblicans joined Vice Presldent*Rlchard M. Nixon in 11th hour bid for votes in Detroit today. . * It * Arthur G. Elliott Jr.,. Republican county chairman, said, "By the time poUs close at 8 p.m. to- morrow people win find that the pofisters were wrong from one end of the state to another." it * it The latest poUs showed Kennedy leading a,sweep of Michigan along with other Democratic candidates. Declining any forecasts of margins, Elliott would only say that Nixon would carry Republican na- tiooal, state and county candidates in a win in Oakland County “by a comfortabie margin." Elliott promised one mca« Me said Republican candidates would be out early Wednesday tearing down their posters dirough-out the county. it it it Remembering that past Republican victory margins have been narrowed fai previous elections, James M. Ginn, county Democratic chairman said: **We are etmUdeirt that Ike Demecrals wtH eany Ae eoaa-ty this time." He I - - I r. ■ carry tnulitioaally Oakland Ceanty. “We will hold aU our (Continued on Page 2, i The Weather Ok. WMthar Bams Wmtut (DaUlb M Pst* S) THE PONTIAC PRESS Home Edition 118th YEAR ★ ★ ★ ★ PONTIAC. MICHIGAN, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7. 19(50-44 PAGES Candidates Battle Into Campaign's Final Hours Kennedy Flays Nixon's Plans for Peace Talks ★ ★ it ’ Both Sides See Win ★ ★ State Candidates Race to the Wire Dem Camp Demanding DETROIT (AP)—Michigan candidate for governor, to Know Where GOP i ^ ® o^^^ces pounded down Got $600 000 for jy r*’® ® ' I that will end with an expected record vote in Tuesday’s WITH KENNEDY in NEW I ^ ENGLAND OP — John F I Nominees for top offices converged on vote-rich De-Kennedy opened the iast|^*'°‘‘’ ^ DemocraUc stronghold, for the closing day of his presidential campaign. RepubUcans. who have seen camDalen todav with . I‘heir grip on state offices steadily wane in the last 12 ch4.totViJpresident:y'"^. OoM . dnunatlc;^---------------------------- Richard M. Nlaon bcUedesIhere by|p _ that peace can be secured Pre’K'ent Nhron would I QIjnfy raHir ■by grades and vtelte •» thclr|''WUIIiy llOlllt the Soviet Union.” cause. He said in Providence, R. I., that the productive power of the United States -“put to great purposes” is the only real answer to the struggle with the Commu-^nists. That, Kennedy said, is the "ba. sic issue" of the campaign. Kennedy’s press serreUry, Pierre SnUnger,, said estimates MUcaied that the RepnbUrana Nixon Caravan Leaves Birmingham who control every statewide elective administrative office, pointed hopefully to newspaper surveys which forecast victory for Sen. John F. Kenpech', Densocratic presidential nominee, and Lt. Gov. John B. Swainson, their choice for governor. Rsberi M. .Montgonaery, alale vision ttme today. He said this includes Nixon’s four-hour question and answer telecast this afternoon and three "cbtrfce one-hall-hour spots. ★ ♦ ♦ "We are demanding to know from the vice president sometime during his telecast what is the origin of these funds and what commitments were made to get them," Salinger said. Salinger said the tMS.oeo represeats “the largest expenditure for television or radio ttme on the day before election In history.” 'The Democratic candidate was ..jising the "give ’em -hell" style that he began three days ago. Roaring appiauiie and chanted answers indicated that the crowd liked it. ‘BACK TO WORK’ Kennedy said to expand peace and freedom “our country has to go back to work again here in the United States.’’ There are "no short ruts, no easy way, no overnight weekend meeting which will bring n change In the balance of power In the world," he said. He renewed his attack on Nixon on a l^decllne in the economy, the fallii^prestlgc of the United States, and the danger of a widening gap in nuclear weapons between the United States and the Soviet Union.’’ ★ ★ * In « speech prepared for delivery af Springfield, Kennedy said; “I believe Mr. Nixon’s failure to tell the truth to the AmCT-ican people—or perhaps his failure to understand the truth himself—is « <’fo«r demonstration of his incapacity to lean, 35-year.old Plymouth attorney and former state senator, against Paul D. Bagwell, 47, who took a leave of absence as scholarships director at Michigan State University to make a Second try for the post Bagwell lost out to Gov. G. Men-nen WUliams in 1968. but led the GOP ticket. WBliams is retiring this year after a record six terras as chief executive. * * In the Senate contest, Democrat Patrick V. McNamara, bidding for a second term, is squared off with Rep. Alvin M. Bentley of Owosso, who has represented Michigan’s 8th Congressional District for eight years. Parfy officials on both sides predicted vietdry. Democratic State ell StaeUer, riling voter reghi- One of Onklaad Cswity's worst traffic death tolls in a 48-hour span this year was recorded weekend when five persons died of injuries from four acddenti. Dead are; John Romberg. 6-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Romberg, 2 56 Wellshoro Road, Walled Lake. Grace ‘Trem-bley, 68. of 5655 Shore Drive, Or-chard Lake. James E. Hoppe, 33. of 2947 Avalon Road, Auburn Heights. Lawrence C. Spicer, 38, of 29(rf Simpson St., Rodiester. Frederick W. Horton. 52, of 9575 Buckingham Dr., Waterford Township. ((fontinued on Page 2, Q>I. 4) ‘The Romberg boy was Wiled -Saturday afternoon at Walled Lake when Jie darted in front of a car on Maple Road, Driver of the car was Pslrirta Horton, tt, of 172t 8. Commerce Road. Wnlled Uke. Walled Lake Police Chief James DetToit News Buys Times: Will Expand DETROIT (AP) — ‘The Detroit News to^ bought the Detroit ‘Times. The Times, a Hearst newspapers operation, ceased publication. The independently owned News said In a statemeiff H had hot«h( the Times plant, printing equipment and other physical assets. The News, owned by the Evening News Association, also said it acquired distribution rights to features and supplements used by the Times. ‘The News appears with today’s editions with a combinad Detroit News - Detroit ‘Times logotype on page one. ‘The N^ said paper would be expanded to hafr die regular Times Features, ‘Times subscribers will iw the News. ★ A ★ A News spokesman dedinad ts oiHnment on the sale price or what disposition would be im of the 'Times staff. Kills 5 Persons Weekend Among the | Worst This Year; Four Accidents Fatal ON TO DETROIT — Oakland Cbunty. Republicans formed many caravans of cars which to6k off from different locations to go to Detroit to hear Vice President Richard M. Nixon at noon. ‘This 4s the 40