Kennedy Forces Shift Sights To 2nd Ballot Win
Realistic Kennedy backers concede first ballot defeat in Democratic race. They push for a second roll call to win the nomination, with hopes to peel away California and Pennsylvania votes and sway Illinois and New York support. Target is Humphrey’s bloc to reach the 761 needed.
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Kennedy
Los Angeles
Sen
Jomi
Massachusetts
Mandy
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Adlair
Stevenson
California
Edmund G. Brown
Pennsylvania
Richard Daley
Chicago
Tllinois
New York
Robert B. Meyner
New Jersey
Herschel C. Loveless
Iowa
George Docking
Kansas
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Guv. Orville L. Freeman
Humphrey
Meany Warns Unemployment Jump To Dominate Speech
President George Meany told Democratic platform drafters that June jobless figures may rise by nearly one million, the largest May to June jump since World War II. He urged policies to spur growth, warning stagnation threatens growth and could hasten Communist expansion. The hearing overshadowed civil rights debates as witnesses urged full federal action to end racial discrimination in schools and employment.
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Angeles
George Meany
Meany
Eisenhower
Crash Kills Girl and Injures Mother near Burgettstown
Washington AP report details a Route 18 crash one mile north of Burgettstown that killed Beverly Knotts, 11, of Tunnellton, West Virginia, and left her mother Grace Knotts in poor condition with head injuries and possible pelvic fracture. Harold Knotts, 44, sustained minor injuries. Paramedics treated two occupants from the other car, Willard Bennett of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, with a hip fracture and abrasions, and Mary Leapline of Massillon, Ohio, with abrasions. Two more in the Bennett car had minor injuries.
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Washington, Pa
Burgettstown
West Virginia
Beverly Knotts
Tunnellton
W. Va
Grace Knotts
Washington Hospital
Mnares
Willard Bennett
Point Pleasant
Mery Leapline
Massilon
Ohio
Bennett
Flood Menaced City Evacuated In Chilean Disaster
In Valdivia, Chile, 60,000 people already evacuated, with 40,000 more to move as army and navy rush to avert floods after quakes and tidal waves. Survivors have endured a month under flood threat amid ongoing disaster response and rescue efforts. A separate report from Pennsylvania states James Montgomery Jr., 22, of Brackenridge was killed when struck by a car on Route 28 near the Butler County line, with driver William Fresi, 22, of Arnold, involved.
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Santiago
Chile
Valdivia
Tarentum
James* Montgomery Jr
Nearby
Brackenridge
Butler
Allegheny County
William Fres
Arnold
Pair Unhurt As Car Hits Post On Route 6
A Corry motorist Floyd Hoffman 21 and his passenger George McCray escaped injury when Hoffman's car veered left after dozing at the wheel near the sharp curve at the State Fish Hatchery. Damaged totaled about 150 dollars. Police said charges pending.
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Route 6
State Fish Hatchery
Floyd Hoffman
West
Washington Street
Hoffman
George McCray
TWU Set to Strike Pennsylvania Railroad July 25
TWU leader Michael J. Quill announced a definite walkout date for nonoperating Pennsylvania Railroad workers to begin around midnight July 25 or a few days later. The strike targets 46 locals in 13 eastern and midwestern states and the District of Columbia, seeking a scope rule, contractor bans, pay raises, and other changes.
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NEW York |Ap
Pennsylvania Railroad
Michael
TWU
Qvil
Pennsylvania
Railroad
Midwestern
District of Columbia
Castro Rejects U.S. Protest Over Oil Seizures
In Havana, Fidel Castro’s government rejected U.S. protests against seizure of American and British refineries in Cuba. Foreign Minister Raul Roa denounced the United States as false and hypocritical, accusing it of backing economic aggression while claiming the actions were illegal.
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Prme
Fidel Castro
U.S
Seiztve
Cuba
Raul Roa
United States
Roa
U. S
Philip Bonsal
Bonsal
Stanley Fordham
Essa
Texaco
British Dutch Shell
Moscow
Venemal
Foreign Ministry
Spectator Ploy Ends In Standstill At DNC Lodging
At the Biltmore Hotel during the Democratic National Convention a man, Lee Rhodes, 34, a beauty salon operator, threatened to jump from the sidewalk crowd. Police and newsmen persuaded him after 50 minutes, then Rhodes jumped to safety as officers led him to a hospital for observation. The incident followed a claim about a license revocation.
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Dem
LA Los Angeles
Biltmore
Lee Rhodes
Rhodes
Los Angeles
Employees May Buy Harmony Short Line Bus Firm
AP dispatch reports 200 Harmony Short Line employees voted to negotiate for the purchase of the strike bound bus firm. Harmony president William D. McCahill Jr announced plans to go out of business due to a seven week strike and rising costs. James McKelvey of Lodge 1067 said drivers and mechanics authorized union negotiations to buy the company. Harmony provides service for thousands of commuters between Pittsburgh and Allegheny Valley to Erie.
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Ipsukun
Abott
Harmony Short Line
William D. McCahill Jr
Harmony
James McKelvey
Lodge 1067
Mechanics Union
Pittsburgh
Allegheny Valley
Erie
McCall
Public Utilities Commission
McKelvey
McCahill
Fourteen Die in Japan Floods After Landslides Hit Inland Coast
Heavy rains across western Japan caused landslides and floods damaging homes along the inland seacoast. Unofficial reports indicate 14 people were killed. Officials said increments of rain reached inches in about twelve hours near the Takun area, home to a U S Naval air station.
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Japan
Tokyo
Twakun
U. S. Naval Air Station
Belgians Flee Congo After Assaults and Rumors
Belgian settlers flee Leopoldville as reports of assaults and rapes circulate after an army mutiny. Belgian officials say many leave across the Congo River to Brazzaville amid panic. Congolese troops march through Leopoldville while authorities deny widespread danger and urge calm.
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Congo
Bhussels
Bewumiar
Republic of Congo
Ministry of African Affairs
Congo River
Braguaville
Leopoldville
Belgium
Patrice Lumumba
Joseph Kasaviebu
Republic
Man Nabbed In Traffic Check Gets 10 Days
Ronald Petty a 19 year old from Bear Lake was jailed for 10 days after being arrested near a traffic checkpoint on Route 6 when he tried to flee Corry State Police. He pled guilty to driving without a license and failing to stop for an officer and received fines of 10 dollars on each count.
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Bear Lake
Warren County
Corry
Ronald Petty
Petty
Freehold
Justice of the Peace
Lloyd R. Price
R. D. i. Bear Lake
Arrest Drunken Jockey Hedley Woodhouse Detained
Hedley Woodhouse a renowned jockey was arrested on a public intoxication charge after reportedly causing a disturbance. His wife posted bail of 100 at 4 30 p m and he was released from jail.
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Hicksville
Hedley Woodhouse
Premier Warns Commies See Crackdown in Italy Violence
Rome AP reports Italy's pro West government warns of tougher police action unless Communists halt rioting that has killed seven and wounded hundreds. Premier Tambroni accuses Reds of using anti racism to seize power. CGIL calls a 10 hour general strike while non Communist unions plan to ignore it. The unrest centers in Reggio Emilia Bologna and Modena with street fighting and deaths.
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Rome
Italy
Fernando Tambroni
Reds
Confederation of Labor
CGIL
Reggio Emilia
Bologna
Modena
Tambroni
Chamber of Deputies
Communist Party
Crowd Boos Daly On Paar TV Show
New York AP report says crowds booed and heckled Lar Daly of Chicago on Jack Paar's TV show after Daly, in an Uncle Sam costume, urged an America First platform. Paar interrupted to demand questions and equal time rules, Daly remained focused on his message.
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New York
Jack Paar
Uncle Sam
Lar Daly
Chicago
Paar
Daly
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Johnny Kennedy
America First
Swiss watch head dies in Geneva at 80
Hans Wilsdorf, 80, German-born founder and chairman of Rolex Watch Co, died Wednesday in Geneva Switzerland. Wilsdorf built Rolex into a leading luxury watchmaker and remained a dominant figure in the industry.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Hans Wilsdorf
Rolex Watch Co
Mormon girl wins Miss USA title in Miami Beach semifinals
Linda Bemerit an 18 year old Mormon from Salt Lake City Utah won the Miss USA crown topping 42 American contenders in Miami Beach. She impressed judges with poise beauty and a Greek style white gown as her measurements 37 23 36. The crowd of 6000 gave her the loudest applause as she advanced to the final five and stood out in evening wear and swimsuit judging.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Linda Bemerit
Salt Lake City
Utah
Charles
Linda
Miani Beach
New York
Mary Rodson
Cathe
Margaret Jo Gordon
Birmingham
Lyng Ann Twistam
Winstgate
Nency Wakefield
Winter Haven
Rockefeller urges U S to resume underground nuclear tests
New York Governor Nelson A Rockefeller calls for resuming underground nuclear tests as a step toward arms control. He argues that correcting military imbalance is essential for negotiable restraint and urges action to strengthen America’s deterrent against Soviet forces. He released a 4000 word statement and urged Nixon to discuss arms control.
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New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
United States
America
Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Pioneer V Loses Voice From Deep Space Mission
Washington reports Pioneer V has lost contact after a six minute June 26 transmission from 22.5 million miles away. The 94.8 pound satellite set long distance records and demonstrated deep space radio feasibility with a five watt transmitter. Last signal received by Jodrell Bank telescope near Manchester. An Indiana county farmer, Shen Howard Nichols, 63, died after being crushed by a bull in Marion Center.
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Pioneer V
Washington
National Aeronautics && Space Administration
Pioneer Waa
Jodrell Bank
Manchester
England
Indiana
Shenh Howard Nichols
Marion
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