04 Oct 1964
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1964
Page
1
A 116 pound Beacon Explorer B satellite will be launched to map the ionosphere and provide a laser tracking target. The experiment aims to refine orbit determination within minutes after first sighting, aiding potential conventional missile defenses.
In Buenos Aires during the welcome for French President de Gaulle police beat back supporters of exiled dictator Juan Peron. The protest disrupted De Gaulle’s speech at Plaza Francia and later at Casa Rosada. Four people injured in the melee as Peronists shouted anti Illia and Peronette slogans amid heavy security.
A Seattle AP report notes King county juvenile court judges considered a handwritten letter from a 12 year old seventh grader as literature after reading it in court. The letter asks to stay with a guardian as an underage sibling group seeks placement amid family disruption and an absent mother.
A church program announced the hymn Rise Up, O Men of God with the line The congregation will remain seated in parentheses. This reflects a quiet service detail noted in the publication.
President Johnson saluted the homeward bound 88th congress saying he knows of no congress before that has done more for the nation. He praised members in Washington.
Barry Goldwater charges President Johnson blocked a higher social security pension measure to push Medicare. He cites White House orders and partisan politics while noting broad congressional support for the bill's aims and urging stronger social security for all Americans. The President defends the measure and cites key policy achievements.
President Johnson criticized Barry Goldwater as the frightening voice of the Republican party and dismissed charges of soft on communism. He said the nuclear treaty proposal was public and not secret, calling Goldwater’s accusations impulsive and the result of an ill chosen speech writer.
Erratic Hurricane Hilda slammed into a nearly deserted coast west of New Orleans with 120 mph winds and tornadoes. Authorities reported at least 20 dead and 115 injured. Brath and Erath suffered structural damage as water tower collapses and city halls were affected. President Johnson declared a disaster area and released 1 million dollars in federal aid as chaos spread through Atchafalaya Bay and Franklin.
Fourteen crew members aboard the Ocean Driller, a $7 million oil rig 100 miles gulfward, endured Hurricane Hilda with winds over 120 mph and 50 to 60 foot seas. They evacuated none, stayed aboard to ride out the storm, reporting via radio as the eye passed overhead.
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