Racial Truce Called in St Augustine After Turmoil
In St Augustine Florida a racial truce ends a month of unrest as a biracial committee works to find middle ground. The settlement aims to pause two weeks of demonstrations that drew 300 plus arrests and many injuries. Dr Martin Luther King Jr praised the progress and Gov Farris Bryant announced the interim panel ahead of a permanent bi racial group.
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King
Philadelphia
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Scranton Pins Bid on Nomination With Ike Help Hopes
In a Washington AP report Gov. William Scranton seeks Eisenhower support to block Barry Goldwater from the GOP nomination. Henry Cabot Lodge, returning from South Vietnam, met Ike at Walter Reed Hospital and said he hopes the general will announce a preferred candidate by the San Francisco convention. Goldwater holds strong Illinois and national delegate leads, while Scranton shows no first ballot pledges. Lodge refused to detail talks and said the topic of backing Scranton against Goldwater did not arise.
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William W. Scranton
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Pennsylvania
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Lodge
Walter Reed Hospital
San Francisco
Eisenhower
Goldwater
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Sters
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Maine Primary Vote Approved and Nominations Confirmed
Governor Reed and the Executive Council endorsed the June 15 primary tabulation. Kenneth M. Curtis and Kenneth P. MacLeod were confirmed as Democratic and Republican nominees for Congress. The tally lists Muskie, MclIntire, Tupper, plus write-in outcomes and several Democratic and Republican nominations across districts.
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Cape Elizabeth
Kenneth P. MacLeod
Brewer
Congress
Associated Press
U.S. Senate
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Waterville
Clifford G. MclIntire
Perham
Stanley R. Tupper
Boothbay Harbor
Henry J. Desmarais
Sanford
Herbert T. Silsby
Ellsworth
William D. Hathaway
Auburn
Henry C. Rackliff
Fort Fairfield
Louis E. Ayoob
Ayoob
Coast Guard ends search for Britt Sullivan in Europe swim bid
The Coast Guard abandoned a two day search for Britt Sullivan aged 29 who vanished Sunday during her fifth day attempting to swim from New York toward Europe.
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New York
Coast Guard
Britt Sullivan
Europe
Typhoon Winnie Devastates Manila Area Amid Casualties
Manila and central Luzon reel from Winnie with 40 reported dead from multiple outlets and 275 injured. About 376,897 left homeless as the city declares calamity. power and water scarce, transport resuming, and Sangley Point station reported no casualties while Clark Air Force Base escaped major damage.
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Philippine News Service
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Luzon
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Manila Weather Bureau
South China Sea
Philippines
Washington
Lodge warns pressure could undo Vietnam gains
Washington AP Henry Cabot Lodge said the downward spiral in South Vietnam has stopped and the United States and South Vietnam can win with realistic political and military policies. He warned that rising hostile outside pressures from the Communist side could force new actions and urged effective border supervision with North Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos to stop infiltration and reinforcements. He stressed patience and warned against discouragement while noting the need to address sanctuaries used by the Viet Cong.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
South Viet Nam
United States
Saigon
Lodge
National Press Club
U.S
North
Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Cambodia
Laos
House Set to Vote on 3.3 Billion Foreign Aid Bill
Washington AP notes the House will vote on a 3.3 billion foreign aid appropriation with Rep. Otto Passman attempting to trim the bill to 3 billion. Passman lacks support from the new Appropriations chair Rep. George Mahon who urged backing President Johnson. Johnson has fared well so far as the bill advances through the process.
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House
Otto E. Passman
Louisiana
Passman
House Appropriations Committee
George H. Mahon
D-Tex
Mahon
Johnson
Congress
Senate
Murder trial nears end in Shackford case
In Alfred, the defense for 16 year old Ernest B. Shackford Jr. urged jurors not to condemn him as morally guilty. Attorney Charles W. Smith argued mental illness influenced the knifing death of 15 year old Marcia Hanscom in Berwick last August. The state countered that no mental disease was found and called it a crime of anger by a boy rejected by a girl he liked. Judge Dufresne recessed proceedings as a verdict seemed near.
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Ernest B. Shackford Jr
Charles W. Smith
Cain
Smith
Shackford
Marcia Hanscom
Berwick
Wayne B. Hollingsworth
Hollingsworth
Armand A. Dufresne Jr
Man Burned At Sebago Fire In Massachusetts Incident
An explosion and fire at Nasons Beach Roxbury Massachusetts burned 22 year old Edward Raffoni wrecked a boat and motor. Raffoni suffered first and second degree burns on arms and legs and was treated at Center Memorial Clinic. Witnesses said gasoline ignited as he started the outboard motor and he jumped into the water to put out the flames.
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Roxbury
Mass
Nason's
Edward Raffoni
Center Memorial Clinic
Raffoni
Goldwater leads delegates as early-ballot race intensifies
Sen Barry Goldwater gains 48 of 58 Illinois delegates prompting renewed predictions of an early victory. Scranton supporters hope Eisenhower can block Goldwaters GOP nomination while eastern bias staunches.
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Barry Goldwater
Illinois
William W. Scranton
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Seaboard
Search Goes On As Town Begins Return To Normal
Philadelphia Mississippi eases fear as FBI agents and state patrols continue the search for missing civil rights workers Michael Schwerner Andrew Goodman and James Chaney. National and local civil rights groups coordinate a multiyear voter registration drive amid threats and vigilance.
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Miss
FBI
Neshoba County
Michael Schwerner
Andrew Goodman
James Chaney
Meridian
Early Goldwater Win Predicted in Illinois Delegates
AP Chicago report says Goldwater won 48 of 58 Illinois delegates to the Republican National Convention, boosting expectations of an early first ballot victory. Scranton won zero votes. Dirksen helped swing momentum by casting the first vote for Goldwater.
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