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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1964

Page

3

The Unconquerable Captain Ras Huger and Sally Mountain

Lieut Erasmus Huger in the Confederate Navy plans a daring raid with the lightly armed Johnston to strike a Union gunboat in Myrtle Sound. Sally Mountain, once a stowaway, writes Ras during a tense wait as he seeks approval to attack from captain and headquarters in Wilmington North Carolina.

Erasmus Huger Ivy Sally Mountain Fort Donel Cumberland River Ras Sally Memphis North Carolina Ras Huger Miss Ferrady Bill Pip Richmond Navy Department Orders and Detail Wilmington South Fort Fisher Cape Fear River Larry Barker Cape Fear Bald Head Fort Caswell Smithville Barker Ras \Huger Johnston Myrtle Bill Pip, Hart, Mc Tyes Johnston Market Street Third Market Streets Huger Looking Glass Navy Orton's Creek Myrtle Sound New Bern Topsail Inlet Naval Forces

Wallace Withdrawal Opens Path for Goldwater in 1964 Race

Washington AP reports Alabama Governor George Wallace ends his independent bid for president, clearing possible gains for Barry Goldwater in Southern states. Miller urges a broad GOP outreach to moderates, while Wallace weighs platform reactions and Eisenhower’s views on Goldwater’s extremism remark.

Jack Bell Associated Press Alabama George C. Wallace Washington Barry Goldwater Johnson Wallace Goldwater Johnson Wallace CBS Face the Nation Dixie Thay William E. Miller New York Nationa

Brooke bars endorsement of Goldwater over extremism stance

Massachusetts Attorney General Edward W. Brooke the nation’s highest ranking Black Republican said he will not back GOP nominee Barry Goldwater unless he disavows many statements He criticized Goldwater's extremism in the defense of liberty remark and warned that the acceptance speech risked a call to arms for radicals. Brooke also faulted Representative William Miller’s voting record as GOP vice presidential candidate.

Miller NBC Jacob K. Javits Kenneth B Keating New York Hugh Scott Pennsylvania Clifford P. Case New Jersey Goldwater Phoenix Ariz Pennsylvan Washington Phoenix California Wallace Johnson Augusta Roy V. Harris Alabama Republian Eisenhower ABC Boston Massachusetts Edward W. Brooke GOP Barry M. Goldwater Brooke Republican Party William Miller

Klansman Urges Wallace Backing in South Carolina

Imperial Wizard Robert M. Shelton of the Ku Klux Klan urged residents near Columbia to back Alabama Governor George Wallace after he withdrew from the presidential race. He spoke at a Klan rally Saturday night denouncing Rockefeller, Johnson, the Supreme Court, and topless bathing suits.

Columbia S. C Robert M. Shelton The United Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Wallace Alabama Shelton Tuscaloosa Rockefeller Johnson U. S. Supreme Court

Crook & Crook Marine Supply Co Slogan Cited

An AP report notes the Miami based Crook and Crook Marine Supply Co uses the motto We don't aim to live up to our name reflecting a sharp satirical stance on the business and its branding.

Miami Crook & Crook Marine Supply Co

Tuaregs of Mali Linked to Sedentary Berbers

The Tuaregs of Mali are described as part of the more sedentary Berbers of North Africa, suggesting closer ties to established Berber populations in the region.

Mali North Africa

Harris Survey Shows Civil Rights Split At Goldwater Convention

Louis Harris reports a nation wide split on civil rights between Goldwater backers and the public. The survey finds 61 percent support demonstrations but only 46 percent among Goldwater supporters. Goldwater backers oppose the 1964 civil rights law at 70 percent versus 33 percent of the public.

Barry Goldwater Goldwater Harris Arizona

Public mood on protests splits Goldwater backers

Polls show broad public support for free speech while Goldwater supporters largely oppose protest tactics. Maryland primary results linked George Wallace gains to voter desire to express disapproval of civil rights protest methods, signaling a national trend to watch.

Goldwater Maryland George Wallace Alabama Iright The Washington Post Co

Science Shrinks Piles With New Non Surgical Remedy

Science reports a new healing substance called Bio-Dyne offering pile shrinkage relief from itching and pain without surgery. Case after case shows actual shrinkage and customers claim piles have ceased to be a problem. Reparation H is available as suppository or ointment from drug counters.

New York, N. Y

Lake Pend Oreille Claims World’s Largest Rainbow Trout

The lake in northwest Idaho is said to host the world’s largest rainbow trout, reportedly weighing up to 38 pounds. Local anglers and officials cite the claim as a notable fishing milestone for Lake Pend Oreille.

Lake Pend Oreille Idaho

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