Goldwater Gets the Boost For California Vote Today
SAN FRANCISCO AP A last hour swing by undecided voters may decide California's 86 Republican presidential nominating votes in a winner take all contest between Barry Goldwater and Nelson Rockefeller. About two million Republicans expected to vote under fair skies as campaigns close. Eisenhower’s New York statement was read as aiding Goldwater. Miller says Goldwater near nominating strength if he wins California.
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Barry Goldwater
Nelson A. Rockefeller
California
Arizona
New York
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Goldwater
Dwight D. Eisenhower
William E. Miller
GOP
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Rockefeller
Pierre Salinger
White House
Alan Cranston
Oregon
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South Viet Nam
Harris-Lubell
Louis Harris
Lubell
Hollywood
Harris
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Pro Barry Forces Bid for New York Delegates
In New York the pro Goldwater forces seek 22 of 82 Republican delegates to the national convention. Rockefeller controlled state organization mobilizes regulars to prevent Goldwater gains in his home state. Democratic power struggles intensify with Carmine DeSapio seeking district leadership as Mayor Wagner fights DeSapio’s moves.
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Albany
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York State
Barry Goldwater
New York
Rockefeller
New York City
Carmine G. DeSapio
Tammy Hall
Robert F. Wagner
DeSapio
W P Carter Dies At Home
W Price Carter 64 supervisor of systems transmission for Appalachian Power Co. in Bluefield died of a heart attack at his home on College Ave Monday night. He would have retired at 65 this year. Fellow employees called him an outstanding leader and master of his trade. His body was taken to Mercer Funeral Home for pending funeral arrangements.
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Appalachian Power Co
Bluefield
College Ave
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Appalachian
Carter
Gillespie
Mercer Funeral Home
Little Mermaid Restored in Copenhagen Beheading Stirs World
The Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen returned to its perch with a new head and roses after a five week beheading. Mayor Joergensen thanked supporters from many nations as police pledge nightly patrols to prevent another attack.
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Denmark
Copenhagen
Wassard Joergensen
Edvard Eriksen
Cate Tieigure
Agai
Mayor Wassard Joergensen
Hans Christian Andersen
Harbor
Oceana Voting Tops Area Slate
In Oceana Wyoming County incumbents face challengers for mayor and town recorder as part of a city slate. Welch and Northfork run unopposed slates with five council nominees each. Other key elections occur in Morgantown and South Charleston with two year terms.
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Oceana
Wyoming County
Ivan Daniels
Roy Aliff
Dick Cook
Eldon D. Cook
Vaughn Cozort
Welch
McDowell
GOP
W. B. Swope
Northfork
Cecil Moore Jr
Morgantown
South Charleston
West Virginia Weather Forecast Cooling Trend Expected
The extended forecast shows a six degree drop below normal for five days in West Virginia. Lows around 49 and highs near 75. Rain totals may reach one inch, with rain likely on Wednesday and again toward week’s end.
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West Virginia
Typhoid Fear Grows as Aberdeen Sees 64 New Cases
Aberdeen reports 64 new typhoid cases in 24 hours the largest surge since the outbreak began 11 days ago bringing total hospital victims to 224 with 17 suspected cases. London politicians prepare for protests over the epidemic amid theories from tainted meat to hygiene and sewer conditions.
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Scotland
Glasgow
Elgin
Ian MacQueen
London
Alec Douglas-Home
Britain
States Must Define What Is Loyalty in Public Oaths
The Supreme Court ruled states may require loyalty oaths for public employees but must let workers know what counts as disloyal. It struck down vague Washington State laws but left room for future questions on school prayer, religious tests, and related issues. It also ordered Alabama to lift the NAACP ban and urged desegregation of Prince Edward County schools.
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Supreme Court
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High Tribunal
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Miami
Alabama
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
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Underworld
Los Angeles
Don Jordan
Byron R. White
White
United States
Tom C. Clark
John M Harlan
Nation's Toll On Highways Is 431
CHICAGO AP The nation counted 431 traffic fatalities over the Memorial Day weekend, from 6 p.m. Thursday to midnight Sunday, the deadliest three day holiday yet. The toll tops the 371 of 1958 and aligns with a preholiday estimate of 410 to 470, though it mirrors 418 deaths in a nonholiday weekend two weeks earlier.
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Chicago
National Safety Coun
Policy Makers Of U S Meet On Asia Policy
U S policy makers led by Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Defense Secretary Robert McNamara began two days of strategy talks in Honolulu amid a Laos crisis. They weighed possible new steps against North Viet Nam, including flyovers, carrier task groups, and regional deployments, with no official comments on outcomes.
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U.S
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North Viet Nam
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Robert S. McNamara
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Pathet Lao
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Southeast Asia
Johnson
Viet Nam
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South Viet Nam
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Southwest Asia
Center
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Defense
Robert
Psychiatric Treatment Approved For Jack Ruby
Judge Joe B. Brown in Dallas granted Jack Ruby permission to receive psychiatric treatment in the county jail before a June 19 hearing to decide if a sanity trial is warranted. Three doctors recommended considering a formal sanity hearing, based on Ruby's response to treatment.
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Dalas
Tex
Joe B. Brown
Big
Brown
Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Dallas
Robert Stubblefield
John T. Holbrook
William R. Beavers
Stubblefield
Holbrook
Beavers
Five Prospects Found On West Virginia Trade Mission
A State Commerce Department official said the Europe trip uncovered five very active prospects for new plants in West Virginia. Henry Barbour led the mission of WV businessmen educators and labor representatives who declined to name specific industrial prospects.
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Commerce Department
Europe
West Virginia
Henry Barbour
Consular Convention Signed By US And Soviet
The United States and the Soviet Union signed a consular convention in Moscow. The pact allows both governments to establish consulates in the other country and is awaiting approval by the U S Senate and Soviet Parliament. The Soviets reportedly want Chicago New York and possibly West Coast sites. The U S plans a consulate in Leningrad. Consulates would later appear in Odessa, a key wheat port.
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United States
Soviet Union
Spirdonovka Palace
Andrei A. Gromyko
U.S
Kremlin
U.S. Senate
Chicago
New York
Leningrad
Odessa
Rockefeller ballot looms as California GOP votes today
Nearly two million Republicans are expected to vote in California for the Rockefeller Goldwater ballot. The outcome could influence the upcoming GOP Convention.
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California
Rockefeller
Goldwater
Power Restore Planned for Bluefield Telephone System
General Telephone Co spokesmen announced power restoration for the Bluefield area today after Monday outages. The disruption affected direct distance dialing and some local exchanges due to defective charger equipment. Officials said power was rebuilt enough Monday afternoon to permit long distance calls, with extreme areas still experiencing weakness.
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Spoksmen
General Telephone Co
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