Eisenhower telegram asks charges dropped in campus placard incident
Former president Dwight Eisenhower telegrammed Mayor F W Wallace requesting charges be dropped against a West Texas State University student who tossed a political placard on a railroad car platform as it pulled out of the Amarillo depot. Detectives probe burglaries including the Ralph B Latham home at 2807 Bowie with $1,048 in jewelry taken.
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Riots and political drama cross national pages
A report covers a Henderson North Carolina riot aftermath with an arrest, plus political headlines from San Francisco including Eisenhower at the GOP convention and a warning from the Soviet Union over NATO atomic weapon talks. Also noted are local society events, a memorial hospital discussion, and a marriage involving Sen Maurine Neuberger.
Republicans approve Goldwater style rights platform
The GOP platform committee adopted a victory for freedom oriented platform opposing civil rights law endorsement and stressing anti Communist foreign policy. Pennsylvania Governor Scranton plans a floor fight over charter ratification while Melvin Laird backs the mainstream approach.
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Goldwater Pulls Rank Over Scranton Question
Maj. Gen. Barry Goldwater pulling rank on Maj. William W. Scranton Sunday at the Florida caucus. When asked about Scranton’s fight against the nuclear weapons plank in the platform Goldwater joked that as Scranton’s commanding officer he would have to enlighten him on some military and legal facts.
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Riot at Henderson restaurant as race clash erupts
In Henderson North Carolina a racially charged brawl at the Motor Freight Restaurant drew about two hundred participants. Police used tear gas to quell the riot as sixteen people, four whites and twelve Negroes, were arrested and held on riot related charges awaiting court action.
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Soviet warns on NATO nuclear plan for West Germany
Russia warned the West against nuclear rearmament through a proposed NATO multi national force using Polaris submarines. Notes to the United States and allies claimed it would enable West Germany to access nuclear weapons, with the Biddle rocket ship cited though not yet armed.
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Ike's Magic Still Potent Goldwater Country
Eastbound party of 255 on a Santa Fe rail tour to San Francisco shows strong Goldwater support across Oklahoma Texas New Mexico and Arizona. Eisenhower era sentiment remains potent with delegates and newsmen noting Goldwater signs and widespread backing despite Scranton forces.
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Ike asks dropping of charge in placard incident
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower telegraphed Amarillo Mayor Wallace asking a simple assault charge against Melvin Floyd 23 be dropped after a placard tossing incident. Floyd, who said the act was unintentional, bonded at 200 dollars and faces a court appearance at 9:30 a.m. in Corporation Court.
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Missing The Angle Eyed Missing The Angle Eyed
Body found in a river near Tallulah with rope around the feet. Authorities identify three civil rights workers missing since June 21 in Philadelphia Mississippi as Michael Schwerner Andrew Goodman and James Chaney.
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Soviet Sub Snares New Anti-Submarine Buoy Device
The Sunday Times reports a Soviet submarine surfaced during U S naval exercises in the Pacific last year and seized a new minibuoy designed to detect submarines. London sources say no official confirmation exists yet.
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Guerrillas Slaughter Viet Units In Major Two Day Battle
Communist guerrillas killed wounded or captured about 200 South Vietnamese in a two day clash at Vinh Cheo Chuong Thien Province 120 miles southwest of Saigon. The Viet Cong ambushed and destroyed a relief force and seized weapons as they held ground for up to two days.
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Platform release ends hard news era at GOP convention
San Francisco report says final draft of the 1964 Republican platform closes the era of hard news as rumors and counter claims rise ahead of a Cow Palace floor roll call. Rockefeller Lodge Scranton factions push for many roll calls while Goldwater holds solid support.
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