Rockefeller Tells NH He'll Enter First-In Primary
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller announced in Concord that he will enter New Hampshire's March 10 first-in-the-nation primary if he runs for president. He called negotiations with Goldwater open and debated Nixon’s candidacy while criticizing Tito and Eisenhower.
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Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
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Kennedy
Tito
Brazil
Dartmouth Holy Cross
Dartmouth
Top Adviser Sees Him as Candidate
Nelson A. Rockefeller’s top political adviser predicts he will enter the 1964 Republican presidential race. George Hinman, a New York Republican national committeeman, told The Associated Press he believes Rockefeller will become a candidate.
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New York
George Hinman
Republican National Committee
Associated Press
Teller Fears Weather Datal Setback From Weather Datal
Washington AP says Dr Edward Teller warned a House Space subcommittee that the atomic age threatens to end the weather as a safe conversation topic. He noted satellites have boosted meteorology and warned that future control of weather could be explored to steer Pacific storms toward California. He also called for possible joint weather forecasting with the Soviet Union and cautioned against banning treaties that could be cheated.
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Edward Teller
Teller
Pacific
California
Choate Elected Chairman of Boston Herald Traveler Board
Robert B. Choate was chosen as chairman of the board of the Boston Herald Traveler Corp and will remain president of WHDH radio and television. George E. Akerson was named to succeed Choate as president and publisher. Choate, 65, has led the Herald Traveler for over 40 years and succeeds the late Sidney W. Winslow Jr., who died July 14.
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Robert B. Choate
Boston Herald-Traveler Corp
George E. Akerson
Choate
Whdh Radio and Television
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Sidney W. Winslow Jr
Winslow
Syria bans all trade with South Africa over apartheid
Damascus Syria AP reports a government decree bans all trade with South Africa to protest apartheid measures. The decree signals official Syrian stance against racial segregation and extends condemnation of Pretoria’s policy. Damascus government actions aim to pressure international scrutiny and align with anti-apartheid sentiment.
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Library Grant for Swansea Public Library Expansion
Washington UPI The Community Facilities Administration approved a 23000 grant toward a 46000 addition to the Swansea Massachusetts public library.
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UPI
Community Facilities Administration
Swansea, Mass
Westinghouse Dispute Moves to Mediation in UPI Report
The federal mediation service entered deadlocked talks between Westinghouse Electric Corp and the International Union of Electrical Workers. IUE cites seniority pension hospitalization and insurance as sticking points while wages are not in dispute. Locals at Muncie and Columbus continue wildcat strikes after contract expiry.
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Federal Mediation Service
Westinghouse Electric Corp
International Union of Electrical Workers
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Arthur Wellman
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Westinghouse
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Columbus
Ohio
Forest Fires Force Widespread Public Land Closures in East
Autum National Forest Service ordered broad closures across eastern states as drought and heat raised fire danger to extreme or explosive levels. New York banned nearly all recreation land including city woods and Long Island. Bear Mountain picnic areas exempted. Maine, Vermont, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Arkansas reported severe to extreme conditions with firefighting efforts intensified. B26 bombers were deployed to drop ammonium phosphate retardant on several parkland fires.
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Pennsylvania bans hunting and fishing under Scranton order
Governor Scranton and the Pennsylvania Forests and Waters Department moved to ban hunting and fishing statewide early Friday and closed all state wood lands to the public. The action ends the bow and arrow deer season, may delay the small game season, and restricts fishing across private and commercial waters. Around 80 forest fires remain, with officials warning the state sits on a powder keg without wind.
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William W. Scranton
Scranton
State Forests and Waters Department
Commonwealth
Bank Merger OK'd by State Officials in Boston
State Bank Commissioner John Hynes said the Charlestown Savings Bank and the Boston Penny Savings Bank merger is approved effective at the close of business Oct. 31. The deal unites two longtime Massachusetts savings banks under one charter and leadership.
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UPI
John Hynes
Charlestown Savings Bank
Boston Penny Savings Bank
JFK to Visit Maine for UMaine Convocation
President John F. Kennedy will fly to Orono for UMaine's 101st anniversary convocation, speaking 11:15 a.m. at a football field ceremony and receiving an honorary Doctor of Laws from University President Lloyd H. Elliott. He will then head to Boston for a Democratic fundraiser, with a brief overflight of the Quoddy area. The university, founded in 1862 as a land grant college, now houses about 5,000 students.
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University of Maine
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Kennedy
Lloyd H. Elliott
Boston
Eastport
Quoddy
State College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts
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