Gracie Allen Dies After Heart Attack at 58 in Hollywood
Gracie Allen of Burns and Allen fame died at 11:15 p.m. after a heart attack at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Hollywood. Her 34 year comedy partnership with George Burns ends with the couple at their Beverly Hills home, survivors include two adopted children Sandra and Ronald.
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Poignant RFK Moment at Democratic Convention
Tears filled the eyes of Attorney General Robert F Kennedy as he faced the crowd in Atlantic City and introduced a film on John F Kennedy. The 13 minute outburst followed his brother’s assassination and marked the most poignant moment of the four day convention as delegates wept and Kennedy quietly exited with his eyes red and moist.
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Cleo Weakens Into 40 MPH Breeze off Florida Coast
Hurricane Cleo's winds dropped to 40 mph near the eye as it lingered off Cape Kennedy and St. Augustine. The storm weakened over land but still had comeback potential with high-level winds circling the eye. Death toll rose to at least 138, with major damage in Haiti and the Caribbean shown behind its Florida coast march.
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Odd Things Happen When Hurricane Hits
Hurricane Cleo tears through Florida with bizarre scenes in Miami and West Palm Beach. A twin-engine DC3 reportedly taxied off its own runway while guards at Dade County Jail escaped barefoot during cleanup. In Delray Beach a veteran described the storm as worse than Argonne as a drive-in theater employee watched debris fly through a ruined apartment.
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Nominees and Dem Bosses Plot Strategy For Campaign
President Johnson and Sen Hubert Humphrey address the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City vowing to build the great society and defeat the Republicans. Johnson frames the contest as a choice between courage and timidity and progress versus the status quo. Athens residents saw a TV glimpse of Johnson landing at Pe den Stadium with Ohio University president Vernon Alden.
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Street Gangs Roam Saigon Amid Machete Threats
In Saigon today mobs of Buddhist youths and Catholic sections clashed while armed troops guarded streets. A Catholic paper office and school were set ablaze as violence renewed, leaving dozens injured and a disputed death toll between four and eight. The crisis tested the military junta led by Khanh and two other officers as protests and religious tensions flare.
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Ohio Democrats Return Optimistic After Democratic National Convention
Ohio delegates to the Democratic National Convention returned home cautiously hopeful about carrying the state for president and U S senator in November. Albert Porter declined to predict outcomes, saying polls and papers must decide. State Chairman Coleman praised Humphrey's selection as a strong fit for Ohio voters citing rural and labor support.
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Ohio State Fair Opens With First Lady Ribbon Cut
In Columbus the 111th Ohio State Fair opened after a 6 am ribbon cutting by Ohio's First Lady with Gov Rhodes present. A large crowd attended despite the early hour as the fair officially began.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars to elect new national commander
The 65th Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Cleveland was to end today after the election of a new national commander, expected to be John A. Jenkins of Birmingham Alabama as senior vice commander. Police and FBI agents probed a bombing at the Hazel Brannon Smith weekly newspaper office in Jackson Mississippi for clues.
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Beatles Plague Strikes New York
The Beatles arrived at Kennedy Airport in the early hours to a throng of about 3000 excited fans. Police kept fans on an observation deck as the group fled to limousines, after a chaotic scene at a Park Avenue hotel. Ringo Starr had his shirt torn and a fan snatched his St Christopher medal amid the crush.
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Man Killed Crossing Road in Hogsett
George Elen Chapman, 79, of Mud Run Hogsett, died after stepping into Route 2 Hogsett crossing a car driven by Hugh Jordan, 60, of Gallipolis Ferry. He died at Holzer Hospital from internal and skull injuries and limb fractures. The sheriff reports he was about a quarter mile north of Blain's Store. Jordan was not held.
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Weekend Warmth Gives Way to Cooler Midweek
Mostly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers tonight and Saturday. Lows near 68 to 72, highs 84 to 87. Temperatures stay about 3 to 6 degrees above normal. Cooler by mid next week as showery periods total around half an inch.
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