Vance Hunt Holds No 4 AA Rating at Amarillo Dragway
In Our Town VANCE HUNT retained his No. 4 national AA fuel owner rating as Al Waits of New Orleans did not appear for their match race at Amarillo Dragway. The event drew notes to page 9. Caprock High band members spent Saturday washing cars and selling pastry to fund a trip to the Music Festival in Enid Oklahoma.
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Vance Hunt
Amarillo Dragway
al Waits
New Orleans
Caprock High
Enid
Okla
Marsha Reynolds
Borger
Negotiations End Without Deal Between Union Local 4487 and Shamrock Oil
Representatives of Local 4487 Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union and Shamrock Oil and Gas Corp recessed Sunday morning after two days of intensive talks arranged by the Federal Mediation Service. No agreement reached as sessions closed.
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4487
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union
Shamrock Oil and Gas Corp
Federal Mediation Service
Local 4487
Five states compete as 34 girls in event
The article notes 34 girls from five states with coverage across pages 1 and 7. Other items include a fatality in Sanford age 20 Daniel Perez, a touring talk in Memphis, a deadly windstorm in southwestern Japan, a Dallas police crack down, a golf classic winner earning 7500, Atlantic City politics, and National Guard field trips in Amarillo.
Cleo Strikes Hispanola As Caribbean Storm Relents
Cleo the hurricane blasted across Hispanola causing at least 14 deaths and 100 injuries with extensive damage on Guadeloupe and threats to Cuba. It lashed the Dominican Republic and Haiti with 140 mph winds, destroying homes and plantations and leaving thousands homeless while power and roads were disrupted.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Guadeloupe
Hispanola
Caribbean
Haiti
Flora
Cuba
Cleo
Basse Terre
Seven-Island
Civil Defense
Red Cross
Loyalty Oath Refused by Alabama at Democratic Convention
Alabama Democrats at the Democratic National Convention rejected a loyalty oath demanded by the Credentials Committee. They vowed to appeal to the convention if the pledge is required, risking a potential bolt as Mississippi delegation seats contest unfolds. The Platform Committee criticized communism and Goldwater, while Johnson’s nomination proceeds amid dissents over Alabama electors pledged support. The article notes an all-white Mississippi seat dispute with the FDP claiming exclusion of its members.
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Atlantic City
World Communistm
Barry Goldwater
Alabama
Neetteeween
Binlent
Ue Lickel
Johnson
Mississippi
Goldwater
Platform Committee
Credentials Committee
Freedom
Democratic
FDP
Twenty Die in Three Traffic Crashes Across Regions
Associated Press reports twenty deaths in three accidents. A nine passenger car crashed on a rural road near Scotland Neck North Carolina killing eight or more family members including Thomas Lee Draughan and Christine Cooper Draughan and four children. A separate Ohio crash killed a father and four children on a ride to buy toys. A three car collision near Gorham New Hampshire killed six with unidentified victims.
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Scotland Neck
N.C
F. C
Thomas Lee Draughan
Rt. 1
Hobgood
Christtine Cooper Draughan
Thomas Lee Jr
Arthur
Carolyn
L and Leonard
Johnny Earl Knight
Oak City
Thomas Demary
Joseph C. Demary
Eymra
Ohio
Gorham
N.H
North Carolina
Sanford
Violent Demonstrations Roil Hue Saigon and Da Nang
Reports describe violent protests across Hue and Saigon with student mobs targeting the government. In Hue about 4000 people sacked a Catholic school while Da Nang saw cyclists join marches. in Saigon 400 students planned to march on the information ministry. Several civilians were injured. police remained noninterventionist and no American casualties were reported.
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Hue
Saigon
Khanh
Here
da Nang
Government Information Ministry
Minnesota Crash Claims 5 Lives
Five people died in a late Sunday automobile collision in Aurora Minnesota. The victims include Max Rochevar Jr. 21, his brother Robert 20, sister Judith 13 all from White Plains New York and their cousin and a fifth victim. The trio had arrived by train in Superior Wisconsin to view their dead father before the crash.
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Aurora, Minn
New York State
Max Rochevar Jr
Robert
Judith
White Plains
N.Y
Superior
Wis
Shamrock Oil and Gas Strike Talks End Without Deal
After two days of intensive negotiations arranged by the Federal Mediation Service, Shamrock Oil and Gas Corp and Local 4487 OCAW recessed Sunday without agreement. The strike against Shamrock McKee plants enters its second week as operations continue with supervisory and non striking staff.
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OCAW
Shamrock McKee
Federal Mediation Service
Herring Hotel
Cash
Shamrock
Unreal Antics In Deep Bids
In Atlantic City a Democratic National Convention scene centers on choosing a running mate for President Johnson. Favorites Humphrey and McCarthy mingle with others while Johnson remains the sole decider. Gov. Harold Hughes relays Johnson’s noncommittal stance and promise to decide early in the week.
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Minnesota
Hubert Humphrey
Eugene McCarthy
Atlantic City
Johnson
Sea-Going Stallion: Thunder Captures Atlantic City Spotlight
In Atlantic City a white horse named Thunder jumps off the steel pier each night with a girl in a bathing suit on its back. Tourists along the Boardwalk, Convention Hall, and nearby hotels discuss the spectacle, debating its appeal across snack bars, gin ter hotels, and crowded benches as reporters seek opinions.
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Atlantic City
Convention Hall
Jeanette MacDonald
Texas Delegation Arrives for Democratic Convention in Atlantic City
Gov. Connally leads a 300 member Texas group arriving in Atlantic City for a reception. He hints at no fixed campaign plans but is expected to act as Johnson campaign manager. Panhandle delegates and alternates, including Walter Rogers and Max Boyer, attend. Amarillo officials Hudson Moyer and Mrs. Moyer join the gathering.
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Johnson
Minnesota
Hubert H. Humphrey
Eugene McCarthy
Atlantic City
Texas
Broadwalk
John Connally
Connally
Lyndon B. Johnson
Panhandle
Walter Rogers
Jay Taylor
James F. Smith Sr
B. Whittenburg
Claudia Brummett
Max Boyer
Kennedy Quits Massachusetts Delegate Post
Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy resigned as a Massachusetts delegate to the Democratic National Convention, signaling a bid for the U.S. Senate from New York. He wired his resignation to Gov. Endicott Peabody, with aides expecting his sister-in-law Mrs. Edward M. Ted Kennedy to succeed him at a Sunday meeting.
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UPI
Robert F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
U. S. Senate
New York
Kennedy
Endicott Peabody
Bay State
Edward M. Ted Kennedy
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Pat) Brown
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