GOP Hopefuls In Washington Meet
Alabama eight Republican congressional candidates prepared for a three day session with national GOP leaders in Washington after a Birmingham news conference. They will meet with GOP officials Friday through Sunday to discuss strategy and issues and confer with presidential nominee Barry Goldwater on Friday. The group includes Martin, Dickinson, Edwards, French, Smith, Buchanan, Pryde, and Andrews as redistricting debates loom in Montgomery.
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Washington
Alabama
Birmingham
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Montgomery
Democratic Party
Jim Martin
Gadsden
William Dickinson
James Allen
Martin
Dickinson
Jack Edwards
Mobile
Bob French
Tuscaloosa
Charles O. Smith
Russellville
John Buchanan
Marvin Pryde
Glen Andrews
Anniston
Humphrey Nomination Boom Faces Johnson Pushback
Senator Hubert H. Humphrey's vice presidential bid gains speed as backers fear President Johnson may feel pressure to back a running mate choice. Johnson insists he alone will select the second nominee and has urged state leaders to publicly back his right to decide. Humphrey says the matter is in the President's hands and the convention will honor his pick.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Humphrey
Minnesota
Demo Seeks Protection Details for Racial Demonstration
A Democratic National Convention delegate in New Jersey wired Governor Hughes asking what plans are made to protect delegates and families in Atlantic City. Attorney Pierre Pelham, a Platform 1 member, pressed for preventive and protective measures to ensure a peaceful convention amid reports of potential large scale racial demonstrations and violence.
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Mobile
New Jersey
Atlantic City
Bullock County Desegregation Order Issued
U S District Judge Frank M Johnson Jr ordered Bullock County schools to begin desegregation by the September opening and to submit a plan for total desegregation by January 15. The ruling arose from a suit by three Negro students and their parents seeking to end racial segregation.
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Montgomery
Bullock County
U. S. Dist
Frank M. Johnson Jr
County Board of Education
Johnson
Maury Smith
Hughes Joins Key Group Favoring Nomination
Governor Richard J. Hughes of New Jersey became the latest figure to join a group supporting a particular nomination, signaling growing momentum for the effort. The move adds a prominent state executive to the coalition backing the candidate.
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Richard J. Hughes
New Jersey
Negro Political Gains Are Recalled
Louisville AP Dr Herman Long president of Talladega College says Negro political power rose in the past decade and urges Urban League leaders to press for rights changes. He notes no Negro national political leader currently and views the white backlash as temporary.
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Louisville, Ky
Herman Long
Talladega, Ala
Long
National Urban League
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