Cleo Smashes Florida Coast In Devastating Hurricane
Hurricane Cleo hit the southeast Florida coast with 115 mph winds and torrential rain causing millions in damage. Looting followed the storm as hospitals treated many injuries from flying glass. no fatalities were reported. The eye crossed Miami and moved toward Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach with power outages statewide.
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Miami
Fla
Cleo
Florida
Miami Beach
Biscayne Bay
Johnson picks Humphrey as running mate in Democratic convention
Atlantic City reports the Democratic National Convention nominating Lyndon B. Johnson for president and Hubert H. Humphrey for vice president. Johnson plans an autumn strategy at the LBJ Ranch after a celebratory event honoring their ticket and the party’s fallen leaders. Jacqueline Kennedy plans a reception as Mrs. Roosevelt, Rayburn, and Kennedy memories are saluted.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Sen
Hubert H. Humphrey
Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Humphrey
LBJ
Texas
Pedernales
Johnson - Humphrey
House
Sam Rayburn
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
Jacqueline Kennedy
Washington
Minnesota
Convention City
Johnson Calls Humphrey To Nomination In Atlantic City
President Johnson informs Mrs. Muriel Humphrey at 6:35 PM in a hotel room that they will nominate her husband for vice president. Muriel laughs and vows to prepare for both Johnson and Humphrey, joking about needing a chair if he wins more moments.
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Atlantic City
Hubert Humphrey
White House
Muriel
President Johnson
Tucker
Minnesota
Johnson
Humphrey
Mrs. Humphrey
Khanh, Two Generals Chosen to Lead South Viet Nam
In Saigon the ruling military council named Maj. Gen. Nguyen Khanh and two other top generals to govern South Vietnam for two months. Rioting police and soldiers opened fire as 2,000 protesters pressed the council compound. Casualties and injuries were reported.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Military Revolutionary Council
Nguyen Khanh
South Viet Nam
Radio Saigon
Khanh
Tran
Thien Khiem
Duong van Big Minh
Minh
National Congress
Body Of Belleville Man Recovered From River
POMEROY Meigs County authorities recovered the body of Dale Edwin Moore a 25 year old Belleville West Virginia man said to have drowned while searching for a missing friend. The body was found in the Ohio River at the Reedsville Belleville Locks and Dam by two workers. Coroner Henry Ewing said Moore had been in the water for at least a week and funeral plans were pending relatives notification.
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Pomeroy
Belleville
W. Va
Ohio River
Reedsville
Meigs County
Robert Hartenbach
Dale Edwin Moore
Dale Smith
Lloyd Brunson
Coolville
Jack White
Moore
White
Brent Biddie
Ohio
Henry Ewing
Ohio NFO to Ease Picketing With Continued Boycott
The National Farmers Organization will ease picketing while keeping the live stock market boycott to press for minimum price guarantees. The move, proposed by NFO president Orel Lee Staley, was announced in Columbus. An Athens Livestock Sales official said the holding action reduced weekly sales by 65 percent and cut revenue by about $14 000.
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Ohio
National Farmers Organization
Associated Press
NFO National
Orel Lee Staley
Columbus
Athens
Goldwater predicts Vietnam talks influence campaign
Senator Barry Goldwater, aboard a yacht off Newport Beach, warns that a Johnson administration push for a negotiated Vietnam settlement before the election would be a Communist victory. He argues Western forces should negotiate from strength and labels the war as a pivotal voter issue. He also says a settlement with Red China could be profitable if backed by strength.
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Calif
Barry Goldwater
South Viet Nam
Johnson
Red China
Southeast Asia
Goldwater
Cleveland
Ohio
Viet Nam
Mop-Topped Beatles Hit Cincy Fantabulous Concert Is Tonight
Cincinnati crowds await the Beatles third American tour stop at Cincinnati Gardens. Police, hotel guards, and private security prepare for a capacity 13 000 show as teens gush over the Fab Four and two girls win coveted tickets in a newspaper ad.
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Ringo
Ringo Starr
Cincinnati
Liverpool
Karol Burgess
Cincinnati Gardens
Kathy Reid
Kathy
Doctors Certify President Johnson Fit for Active Life
President Johnson, aged 56, won broad support for another term and received doctors’ assurance he is physically fit for an active vigorous life. He hiked, ran laps, and spoke of a near term campaign plan while planning a budget under 100 billion dollars and continuing duties at the White House. He predicted a Democratic victory in November and spoke of limited campaign travel.
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Washington
Johnson
Atlantic City
Barry Goldwater
Congress
Ohio Delegation Backs Humphrey at Democratic Natio
Ohio delegates waved placards and cheered President Johnson and Sen. Hubert Humphrey at the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City. They urged Cleveland as the 1968 site and praised Humphrey as a strong vice presidential pick. Health official Celebrezze urged elderly voters to push Medicare legislation in November.
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Sen
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
White House
California
Atlantic City
Ohio
Hubert Humphrey
Cleveland
Humphrey
Eugene McCarthy
William L. Coleman
Stephen Young
Young
Senate
Weather outlook for Friday with showers possible
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with scattered thunder showers likely Friday. Low tonight in the low 60s, Friday high near 88.
California Firm Has Low Bid On Reedsville Job
The Vinnell-Fuller Co of California was the apparent low bidder for the Reedsville Belleville naviga tion dam on the Ohio River with a combined bid of 18 364 774 by Vinnell Corp Alhambra Calif and George A Fuller Co Los Angeles The bid beat J A Jones Construction Co of Charlotte by about 549k and Dravo Corp of Pittsburgh by about 1 2 million The project is part of the Army Engineers replacement program to modernize the Ohio River system with 14 structures and is slated for 1968 completion if awarded the contract
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Vinnell-Fuller Co
California
Reedsville
Belleville
Ohio River
Harrington W. Cochran
Huntington
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Vinnell Corp
Alhambra
Calif
George A. Fuller Co
Los Angeles
Huntington Federal Building
J. A. Jones Construction Co
Charlotte
N. C
Dravo Corp
Pittsburgh
Army Engineers
Cochran
United States
Dodger
Reedsville-Belleville
Vinnell-Fuller
Ohio Valley
Two Injured In Explosion Of Oil Drum
Two men were injured in an oil drum explosion at Two Rivers Motors Co. in Point Pleasant. Melvin Johnson, 40, suffered injuries to his right hand and both legs and was in surgery at Holzer Hospital. George Love was shocked and treated, then released. Johnson was welding a pipe that sparked the blast. the end of the drum blew out striking him as Love stood nearby. Windows broke, a furnace damaged, and a water line was broken.
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Two Rivers Motors Co
Melvin Johnson
Park Dr
George Love
Jericho Rd
Holzer Hospital
Johnson
Love
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