Atlantic City Prepares for 15000 Delegates and Attendees
Atlantic City expects about 15 000 conventioneers for the 35th Democratic National Convention drawing senators governors reporters and media personnel. Officials note a diverse crowd including delegates, party leaders, contributors and staff with thousands more in support roles and campaign followers.
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Atlantic City
United States
Territories
District of Columbia
Conevention
John O. Pastore
D-R.i
Convention
UPI
China cools off after Soviet snub amid Tonkin Gulf
Diplomatic reports from London indicate Moscow will not aid Beijing in any U.S. confrontation over North Vietnam. Peking reportedly has cooled plans for retaliation, despite a large army, due to limited military means and the Sino Soviet split. Chen Yi reportedly called the 1950 defense pact with Russia a scrap of paper.
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UPS
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U. S
Viet Nam
Tonkin Gulf
Peking
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Chen Yi
Izvestia
Russia
Soviet Union
Threat spurs push for Secret Service protection for Goldwater
A telephoned death threat against the GOP presidential candidate Barry Goldwater led to his chartered plane diverting to Dulles Airport. Federal officials traced the call to a Miami area account, with the caller claiming to be from Puerto Rico. The episode heightens congressional moves to extend Secret Service protection to presidential candidates from both parties.
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UPD
Barry M. Goldwater
Springfield
Ill
Goldwater
National Airport
Potomac
Dulles International Airport
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FBI
John Nolan
Underworld
Congress
National Window on House Senate Hearings and Security Plan
Report says several House Judiciary Committee members want hearings delaying action until Congress returns from the Democratic National Convention. Goodell states Secret Service is ready to act with authorization, estimating campaign protection costs at about $250 000.
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Senate
Judiciary Committee
Congress
Goodell
Secret Service
Electoral College Seen Violating One-Man Vote Rights
United Press International analyzes how winner take all electoral votes may deny equal voting power. Sen Mundt argues California voters wield far more influence than residents of Nevada or Vermont, suggesting the system clashes with one man one vote.
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Electoral College
Karl E. Mundt R S
New York State
California
United States
Nevada
New York
Delaware
Alaska
Vermont
Wyoming
Supreme Court
Warren
Drought Prompts Vermont Milk Rate Increase Plea
Vermont Agriculture Commissioner Raymond Rowley urged higher milk rates at a Syracuse meeting of 3,100 dairy farmers under Federal Milk Order Number Two. Gov. Hoff sent Rowley to seek a Sept 1 to April 1 price rise to offset drought losses. Soil bank land in Bennington County was released for grazing and haying to ease dry-season shortages.
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Syracuse
N.Y
UPI
Vermont
Raymond Rowley
Philip H. Hoff
Rowley
Hoff
Agriculture Department
Bennington County
Rutland County
Moon Phases Tied to Cloudiness Says Air Force
The Air Force reports a definite relationship between moon phases and Earth's cloudiness. However officials admit there is no understanding of why this occurs or its significance. The finding stems from Iver Lund of the Air Force Cambridge Laboratories analyzing weather data from 1905 to 1962.
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Washington
UPI
Air Force
Earth
Iver Lund
Aerospace Rsearch
Air Force Cambridge Laboratories
Television Schedule Forties and Fifties Broadcast Lineup
Television and radio listings for Friday August 21 and Saturday August 22 show a dense schedule across channels 2 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 and 36 at 6:30 7:00 7:30 8 9 10 11 and 12 hour blocks. Notable programs include Huntley Brinkley Death Valley Days The Price is Right Twilight Zone Alfred Hitchcock Hour and local news editions. Weekend morning lines feature Captain Kangaroo Rugrat style cartoons and various news weather and public affairs segments.
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Pete Williams
Destry
Detroit
John Page
Marion Harris
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Navy
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