Goldwater pledges automatic tax cuts if 1964 White House win
Sen. Barry Goldwater told Labor Day crowds that if he becomes president he will urge Congress to enact an automatic yearly income tax cut program, free of political manipulation. He tied the pledge to a broader stance against compulsory arbitration and pledged support for free collective bargaining while criticizing the Johnson administration.
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Lockport
N.Y
Barry Goldwater
White House
Congress
Phoenix
Ariz
William E. Miller
Miller
Paul F. Wagner
GOP
Los Angeles
Goldwater
Johnson
Texas Leads Traffic Toll in Major Labor Day Holiday
National Safety Council figures show Texas leading nationwide with 15 traffic deaths during the Labor Day holiday period. Across the country at least 200 people had died in traffic crashes by midnight Saturday, with totals for other categories and an estimated 490 to 590 more deaths expected through Monday, comparing to 561 deaths in 1963 for the same holiday period.
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Texas
National Safety Council
United Press International
Ohio
Illinois
New York
California
The
Safety Council
I Bandit Still Alive
A cafe holdup at Buster's Cafe in Amarillo ended with the owner Ralph H. Barnes shooting the robber. The accomplice, James R. Gifford, was killed. the wounded fourth suspect fled. Detectives identified the dead man as possibly Hartford, Connecticut, with New Hampshire plates, and funeral arrangements were pending.
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Ralph H. Barnes
Buster’s Cafe
Triangle Drive
Amarillo
James R. Gifford
Windsor Locks
Conn
Hartford
Gifford
New Hampshire
Schooler - Gordon Funeral Directors
Goldwater Plans Amarillo Stop Amid 12 Day Tour
Republican presidential candidate Senator Barry Goldwater will campaign in Amarillo on September 22, announced by the GOP National Committee. Local GOP official W Glynn Morris says details will follow within a week. Miller is not expected to accompany Goldwater on the visit.
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Sen
Barry Goldwater
Amarillo
GOP National Committee
W. Glynn Morris
Goldwater
Morris
William Miller
Explosion damages Roswell block in early morning blaze
A morning explosion and wind driven fire destroyed three downtown Roswell buildings, causing estimated damage around half a million dollars. Lt Richard Carlson reported his patrol car rocked by the blast. Flames shot 100 feet high as 60 firefighters battled the two hour blaze amid a south wind. Cause under investigation after Western Gas Company found no gas leak.
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Roswell
N.M
Richard Carlson
Away
Denby Dale six ton pie feeds England crowds
In Denby Dale England a six ton beef and potato pie baked in Hector Buckley barn and toured the village on a 16 wheeler. Pipe brass and jazz bands led the procession and thousands queued as a blessing and hymn marked the event. The pie was divided into 30000 portions sold for 10 shillings each, with a commemorative plate.
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Denby Dale
England
Hector Buckley
Denby
Cool Action Averts Panic At Wish Ernerman Wharf Fire
In San Francisco the chief steward at A Sabella's restaurant was praised by police for preventing panic among about 300 patrons who evacuated before Friday night blaze. Fire Chief William F. Murray noted the rapid exit as the fire destroyed the famed venue and a marine supply house while the maitre d hotel calmly advised patrons to leave and return once the air was clear.
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San Francisco
William F. Murray
A. Sabella
Sabella
Charles Warren
Three Armed Prisoners Captured Near Wichita Mountains
Three escaped prisoners who wounded a deputy U.S. marshal and beat a guard were surrounded and captured Saturday in a farmhouse near the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge in southwest Oklahoma. About 100 officers swarmed the area after the escape, with two farmers in Lawton spotting the fugitives inside. The men surrender without a shot fired.
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Meers
Okla
Wichita Mountains
Robert Cox
Albert Manley
Terre Haute
Ind
Vytautas Pirauskas
Worchester
Mass
U.S
Potter County
Amarillo
Lawton
Oklahoma
Texas Highway Patrol
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
G. R. Brown
FBI
Chet Willett
Brown
Leonard Wilson
Oklahoma Tax Commission
Elk City
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Kickoff! 1964 Football Preview Special Supplement
The sports section presents a special 1964 football preview supplement with long running features on professional college and high school teams. The department spent months compiling detailed profiles schedules and expectations for the season.
GUS HALL INHERITS U S COMMUNIST LEADERSHIP
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn dies in Moscow at 74 ending her long service to American communism. Tass reports the U S party shifts leadership to Gus Hall as Flynn passes after a brief illness.
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Moscow
UPI
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
U. S
Communist Party
Tass
Miss Flynn
United States
Tury
Gus Hall
Johnson cautions on draft end costs and hate rhetoric
President Johnson, at a 35 minute news conference in Washington, warned that a rapid end to the military draft could cost billions while leaving room to halt the draft next year. He urged Americans to resist the "spiritual cancer of hate" as he noted military and nuclear advances and discussed the draft with cautious language compared to Senator Goldwater.
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Washington
Johnson
John
Congressional Armed Services Committees
Jo@hnson
Johnson talks on draft end and national unity background
President discusses ending Selective Service study results and mobilization costs with Gen. Eisenhower views. He cites racial and religious strife as destructive and frames political party aims as serving the whole country, not special interests. See DRAFT on Page 25.
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Johnson
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