Convict Fails in Bid For Independence Day
In Americus Georgia a 200 yard rifle shot by Patrolman Robert Benson ended a deadly spree by Melvin Weaver a convict from Franklin Ohio who seized hostages after a hospital escape. Weaver killed four people including Deputy Alan Finch and Deputy Aron Creel and wounded one before he died in a pecan grove while digging a foxhole. Richard Hale the 14 year old hostage fired at the killer after Benson shot him.
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Melvin Allen Weaver
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Ohio
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Georgia
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Benson
Weaver
Alan Finch
Finch
Aron Creel
Creel
Hubert Mayo
Mayo
Dickie Sangaree
Donalsonville
Colquitt
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Smithville
W. T. Beauchamp
Young Hale
Richard
Pecan Grove
Cpl
C. H. Bentley
Bentley
Rockefeller campaign hinges on personal appeal despite marriage
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller presses his 1964 bid with wife Happy, touring New York and planning attendance at the Governors Conference. Critics question custody of her four children, while Rockefeller defends remarriage as part of public life responsibilities.
Fewer Bald Eagles Born Raise Alarm At Patuxent Research
Scientists at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center investigate the drop in bald eagle births with about 4,000 remaining in the U S Excluding Alaska. They study pesticide exposure but remain cautious about a direct link while testing dead eagles and eggs and conducting Alaska trials to track pesticide buildup and decay.
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Jamestown Island
Virginia
John L. Buckley
Wildlife Research Center
Patuxent
James B. DeWitt
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Petersburg
Stickel
Crow causes grass fire near Moses Lake
A careless crow perched on a wire started a fire that burned fifty acres of grass near Moses Lake. The transformer sparked the blaze, spreading heat before firefighters contained it and investigators found the crow perished on the scene.
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Moses Lake
Wash
Rothschilds in Music Heading to Broadway in 1964
A musical about Europe's famed banking family the Rothschilds is being prepared for Broadway in fall 1964. It adapts Frederic Morton's biography with adapter and composer positions being lined up by producer Hillard Elkins.
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New York
Europe
Frederic Morton
Hillard Elkins
Rockefeller to stay in 1964 GOP race despite marriage
Washington AP reports Gov. Nelson Rockefeller vows to pursue the 1964 GOP presidential nomination. His aides stress a full presidential task force and a steady campaign keep him a viable contender, while party members debate whether he remains in the race amid scrutiny over his marriage to a divorced mother of four. A settlement on custody for her children is seen as easing criticism.
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Rockefeller
Margaretta Fitter Murphy
Happy
White House
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Washington
New York
George L. Hinman
Republican National
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Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
London Abolishes 11-Plus Exam To Decide School Tracks
London announces plan to end the 11 plus examination that sorted children at age ten into academic or vocational tracks. A working party will draft a procedure to abolish the test before next fall, shifting to parental choice aided by school reports and teachers’ input amid limited grammar school places.
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Britain
London School of Economics
Teachers Push NEA to End Segregation in Schools
In Detroit AP report, the National Education Association faces pressure from its Department of Classroom Teachers to end racial segregation. A resolution urges local and state groups to open membership to all teachers regardless of race color or creed, targeting 11 Southern states with separate white and Negro affiliates.
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Pat Tornillo
Dade County
Miami
Fla
South
Television Notes Buy the WBTNW carries Red Sox day games
The station WBTNW will air all daytime Boston Red Sox baseball games. The move expands live coverage for fans seeking scheduling and game access throughout the day.
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WBTNW
Red Sox
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