An an object rescued from the memory hole -- a New York Times article
from the Vietnam era:

N.Y. TIMES, Sept. 4, 1967, p. 2

U.S. ENCOURAGED BY VIETNAM VOTE

Its lead paragraphs read:

"United States officials were surprised and
heartened today at the size of turnout in South
Vietnam's presidential election despite a
Vietcong terrorist campaign to disrupt the voting.

"According to reports from Saigon, 83 per cent
of the 5.85 million registered voters cast their
ballots yesterday. Many of them risked reprisals
threatened by the Vietcong."

Here is a link to a full-text image of the cited clipping. . . .

http://montages.blogspot.com/2005/02/us-encouraged-by-vietnam-vote.html.