Gaither Takes Sheriff Race In Potter County Contest
In Potter County the sheriff race swung to former sheriff Paul Gaither who defeated incumbent Jim Line 6817 to 5187. Gaither will face Republican Joseph De Raad in November. Potter County Justice of the Peace Place One went to Bonita Potter 6633 to 2660. Randall County Democrats named Marion Bruce as party chair with 2630 to 218.
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Sncrat
Randall County
Marion Bruce
William Q. Boyce
Potter County
Paul Gaither
Jim Line
Gaither
Joseph de Raad
Bonita Potter
Bobby Jack Jones
Goldwater Carries Potter and Randall Counties in GOP Primary
Statewide results show Barry Goldwater winning Texas and carrying Randall and Potter Counties by a 4 582 vote margin over Nelson Rockefeller who had 4 538. Rockefeller 156 next. Bush won the Republican Senate primary with 3 027 votes beating Cox Morris and Davis. Robert remains representative for the 18th District.
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Arizona
Barry Goldwater
Texas
Randall and
Potter
Nelson Rockefeller
Goldwater
Rockefeller
Pennsylvania
Harold Stassen
Margaret Chase Smith
Senate
George Bush
Bush
Jack Cox
Robert Morris
Milton W. Davis
Robert
Yarborough Triumphs In Texas Democratic Senate Primary
U.S. Senator Ralph Yarborough defeats Gordon McClendon in the Texas Democratic Senate primary, declaring a major victory at 11:20 p.m. He arrives at headquarters with his wife to jubilant support from about 100 backers and thanks Texas Democrats for the win amid an intense campaign.
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Yarborough
Texas
City Bonds Pass in Record Amarillo Turnout
Amarillo citizens voted in the largest city bond election in history, approving a 13 million dollar program over five years. Unofficial results show wide margins for municipal office building, auditorium coliseum, library, police, fire protection, street, and park improvements, with 37 precincts reporting.
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Amarillo
Highland Park School
Spelling Finalists Kight Warm Duel Ends Bee
The 1964 Globe-News Spelling Bee concluded at 5 02 p m Saturday with Bill Abell of Masterson spelling guanaco and montage to defeat Carol Martin of Mooreland Oklahoma after 29 words and 22 minutes Abell the second Moore County winner since 1951 and it was the contest 70 rounds long.
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Globe-News
Bill Abell
Masterson
Moore County
Guanaco
Abell
Carol Martin
Mooreland
Okla
Don Cartlidge
Miss Martin
Globe News
Trains Wreck in Midwest Injure 92 No Fatalities Reported
Two midwest derailments left 92 injured, 60 of them on the Indiana passenger line near La Porte, and 32 hospitalized after the Great Northern freight derailment near Minneapolis. No deaths, several in serious but non fatal condition. A Baltic & Ohio train aided stranded passengers.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Indiana Prairie
la Porte
Great Northern
Minneapolis
Rodney Nesemeir
Fargo
N.D
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Maria High School For Girls
Stevens Point
Wis
James S. Lazdaby
Garrett
Ind
Stanley W. Rathert
Auburn
B&o
Chicago
Wisconsin
Minnetonka Village
Western Star
Seattle
Gene Wicklund
Wicklund
No. 27
Potter County Democrats weigh planks for 1964 platform
Precinct conventions in Amarillo endorse a seven point packet calling for civil rights protections and labor reform. Resolutions urge anti discrimination laws, repeal of poll tax, a $1.25 minimum wage, and a Texas Labor Management Relations Act. Also backed are ethics codes for officials and fair loan rates.
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Potter County
Amarillo
North Heights
Lawndale School
Whittier School
Texas
Randall County
Kennedy Memorial
Lyndon B. Johnson
John Connally
David Crockett Junior High
Amarillo Sees Most Sunny Days in 1964 Report
The sun shone on Amarillo for 120 of 123 days in 1964 as residents are advised to expect another sunny day after the election returns. Page 2 promises detailed weather.
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Amarillo
Baby Elephant Joins Goldwater Speech at Georgia GOP Event
At the Georgia Republican convention in Atlanta a baby elephant trumpeted as Barry Goldwater spoke. He used the animal to jab at Johnson and his beagles, threatening a photo of a jackass holding the elephant by its ears. He quipped that what works for a beagle should work for an elephant.
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Atlanta
Len Barry Goldwater
Georgia
Johnson
LBJ
Goldwater Wins Easily In Texas Primary Runoff
UPI dispatch reports Gov. John Connally led incumbents to re election victories in Texas Democratic primaries while Sen. Ralph Yarborough withstood a strong challenge from conservative newcomer Gordon McLendon. In the presidential straw vote Barry Goldwater won over seven GOP hopefuls with more than 60 percent as returns poured in from 180 of 254 counties. Connally led liberal Yarborough 3 to 1 early but Yarborough secured a clear victory, setting up a probable November contest with George Bush or Jack Cox. Incumbents won easily in other Democratic races. Jack Pope defeated Sears McGee for the Supreme Court vacancy. Returns showed Connally 440,864 to Yarborough 160,107 with partial county totals.
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Dallas
UPI
John Connally
Ralph Yarborough
U. S. Senate
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Connally
Yarborough
George Bush
Jack Cox
Houston
Preston Smith
Jerry Sadler
Jim Langdon
Joe Puol
Texas Supreme Court
Appeals Court
Jack Pope
San Antonio
Sears McGee
M. T Banks
Johnnie Mae
Connally Expands Lead in Democratic Primary Race
Incumbent Governor John Connally led in the 18th District with 37,087 votes as voting neared completion, ahead of Don Yarborough at 17,158. In the U S Senate race Ralph Yarborough held a substantial edge over Gordon McLendon, and Jim Langdon led the Railroad Commission contest.
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John Connally
Connally
Don Yarborough
U.S
Ralph Yarborough
Gordon McLendon
Jesse Owens
Preston Smith
Joe Pool
John White
Ernest Q. Northcutt
Tragic escalator pileup at Baltimore stadium claims 1 child
A fatal escalator accident at Memorial Stadium during a Baltimore Cleveland game left one 13 year old girl dead and more than 40 injured. Hospitals reported several more victims including children as responders worked at the scene.
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Baltimore
Tragic Stairway Accident at Stadium Involving Maryland Safety Patrol
Emergency surgery was begun after a stairway crush at a 60 000 seat stadium where 12 600 Maryland children wearing white belts of the Safety Patrol had gathered before a game. Usher Melville Gibson said children surged upward making it hard for those at the top to react.
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School Safety Patrol da
Maryland
Melville Gibson
Amusements
Wwer
Panic and stampede join the stairway power cut scene
Witness Gibson described a chaotic moment as a crowd surged and panic rose when they failed to clear. He said someone ran to the stairway to halt the surge, while he cut the power to stop the incident.
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J. ©. (Buck) Holman
Jim Redfern
Ralph Nips
McLendon
Ralph W. Yarborough
Frank Sheldon
Washington
Larkhall
Scotland
Auditorium Coliseum
Kight
Stevens Puntero
Kathy Friday
Marlene Griba
Corina Lillibridge
Miss Lillibridge
Minnie
Emerson
Jim Clark
Larry Lawrence
Lamar School
Kennedy
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