Eight furniture makers greet strong spring market 1964 outlook
Eight manufacturers say the spring Southern furniture market is good and the 1964 outlook is favorable. Executives from Globe Furniture Lane Co The Lane Co Unique Furniture Makers White Furniture Co and S H Millender express optimism and anticipate record sales as designers unveil new items.
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Robert Marks
Southern Furniture Exposition
Hampton O. Powell
The
Lane Co
Altavista
John Creech
Unique Furniture Makers
Winston
Salem
S. H. Millender
White Furniture Co
Mebane
MFG
Boggs Addresses Democratic Dinner in Raleigh
North Carolina Democrats heard Hale and Boggs defend conservatism while embracing change at the Jefferson Jackson Day dinner in Memorial Auditorium. Boggs, 50, called for preserving historic values amid a shifting world as Gov. Sanford and Sens. Ervin and Jordan attended, along with nine Democratic House members and state officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hale Boggs
Terry Sanford
Washington
Louisiana
Raleigh
North Carolina
Hale
House
Boggs
Memorial
Gov. Sanford
Eeene
Sens
Sam Ervin
B. Everett Jordan
Democratic House
Council of State
John McCormack
Rusk Tours Northern Viet Nam Amid Security Vigilance
U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk toured peaceful areas north of Saigon and pledged United States support. Authorities tightened security after a bombing wounded two U S servicemen as Communists planned further explosions during his three day visit. Khanh briefed Rusk on war conditions before departure.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Dean Rusk
South Vietnamese
Rusk
Nguyen Khanh
United States
Hanoi
Viet Nam
Khanh
Ben Hecht Leaves Legacy Of Words
New York AP report notes Ben Hecht died at age 70 leaving a vast written legacy. From 1910 Chicago beginnings to a career with about 70 film scripts 26 books 20 plays and hundreds of stories and articles Hecht influenced journalism theater and cinema. His wife Rose Caylor was mentioned in a West 67th Street dressing room discovery.
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NEW York
Ben
Hecht
Chicago
Russia
Racine
Wis
Rose Caylor
West 67Th Street
Johnson orders year long study on ending draft in 1970s
President Johnson announced a one year study by Defense Secretary McNamara to explore alternatives to the draft including a fully voluntary system in the next decade. He cautioned against predicting results and expressed hope for global tension easing and reallocation of military spending.
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Washington
Johnson
Ment
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Seutback
Jefferson Jackson dine sellout marks Democratic fund drive
In Raleigh the Jefferson Jackson day dinner sold out at 1600 capacity as organizers planned to raise funds. Tickets cost 50 dollars though some were complimentary and leftovers were sold at half price. Additional income came from party emblems pennants and neckties. Early attendees included 1963 Senate President T Clar ence Stone and Perry Martin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Shires
Raleigh
Jefferson- Jackson Day
China
Democratic Party
Carters
Senate
T. Clarence Stone
Perry Martin
Northampton
Martin
Hope Gone For Crash Survivors
Divers reached the wreckage of a Caravelle airliner of Middle East Airlines in the Persian Gulf and gave up all hope of survivors. The Dhahran bound flight from Beirut encountered a sand storm, with 11:30 p.m. visibility between 300 feet and 1,500 feet. Most Americans aboard worked for Aramco at Dhahran. A U.S. Navy spokesman cited sighting the plane in shallow water between Bahrain and Dhahran, with exact location 10 south southeast of Dhahran.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Persian Gulf
Middle East Airlines
Air Liban
Gulf
Dhahran
Saudi Arabia
Arabian American Oil Co
Aramco
U.S. Navy
Bahrain
Mid Air Crash Kills Airmen Near Clinton County Base
Two military transport planes collided near Clinton County Air Force Base in Wilmington Ohio. At least twelve airmen were killed with three injured and four missing. One plane burned and crashed in a plowed field as investigators worked to determine the cause amid a chaotic scene.
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Wilmington
Ohio
Clinton County
Maj
Theodore Behling
Maj. Behling
Ft. Campbell
Edward L. Schurr
Schurz
Stage Highway Patrol
Air Force
World's Fair Opens Amid Civil Rights Protests and Traffic Plans
As the New York World's Fair opens, CORE protests aim to jam parkways with cars running out of gas near the fair. Brooklyn CORE officials back the plan while national CORE disowns it. city regulators meanwhile ban such stalls with fines up to 50 dollars. Police plan to keep traffic moving.
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New York
Johnson
Brooklyn
Congress of Racial Equality
Henry A. Barnes
Barnes
Oliver Leeds
Michael Murphy
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Henry Foscue Globe Furniture Co
H. C. Powell
the Lane Co
S. H. Millender White Furniture Co
Robert Sachs
Basse-Witz Furniture
Rhett Ball Dallas Inc
J. E. Bassett SR
Bassett Furniture
Thomas Stanley JR
Stanley Furniture Co
Cess
Henry Foscue
Globe Furniture Co
High Point
More Mart
Kennedy-Johnson
Ben Hecht
Palestine Resistance Fund
Holly
President Johnson
Democrats
Jefferson-Jackson
Sir Walter Hotel
Lake
Lyndon
Shakespeare
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