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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1964
Page
8
Notes found in a shirt pocket describe cleanup after both Republican and Democratic National Conventions in Atlantic City. Five tons of debris were swept from Convention Hall after each session, including several pieces of lingerie amid reports of distracting behavior and demonstrations.
At Atlantic City the press drew praise from House Speaker John W. McCormack and Mrs. Margaret Price as press, radio, and TV representatives were welcomed to the convention. The piece notes echoes of jeers at the Republican gathering and recalls Historic Convention Hall feats, including its large organ and a 1933 walkathon and boxing round.
Willy Bogner, 22, on trial in Switzerland for negligent homicide over the avalanche deaths of U S skier Bud Werner and German medalist Barbi Henninger during an ad film shoot in the Salaver Valley. He says no guilt, cites majority decision on production choices. warns of possible three year term and fine.
Moscow reports Romania marks 20 years of the regime by hosting delegations from Moscow Peking and Tirana while Khrushchev stays away from the main events sending Mikoyan instead. Bucharest hints at conditional attendance for a 26 party conference amid Sino Soviet rift.
Sen George D Aiken says Goldwater trails by at least 100 electoral votes and may not recover. He notes Humphrey is well regarded abroad and Labor influence helped Johnson but southern support remains strong for Goldwater while Vermont could tilt if conditions shift by November 3.
Western railroads file a federal suit in Chicago to block an ICC ruling allowing water and highway carriers to use railroad flat cars for piggy back service. Railroads cite growth in trailer-on-flat-car hauling from 207,783 car loads in 1956 to 797,474 in 1963 with 63 reporting railroads. The action signals broader stakes in the freight network.
The piece notes that adding Hubert Humphrey to the Democratic ticket heightens GOP leverage against liberalism linked to ADA. It describes ADA founders and its stance on direct democracy, welfare planning, and criticism by conservatives led by Goldwater, while recountingJohnson era tensions with the group.
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