Democrats Lift Curtain On Conclave
Atlantic City AP Democrats began opening their 1964 convention pledging fair enforcement of the Civil Rights Act and denouncing violence on both sides. The Credentials Committee sought compromise on seating Mississippi factions, while Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party leader Joseph Rauh Jr. pressed for a loyalty pledge seat. Johnson weighed running mate choices as North South clashes simmered.
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Credentials Committee
Mississippi
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Johnson
Washington
Freedom Democratic Party
Joseph Rauh Jr
Rauh
Edmond Lebreton
Sfairs
National Defense
Associated Press
Feder- Atlantic City
White House
Johnson Toj
Spartanburg Textilers Plan Raise Noted in North and South Carolina
In Spartanburg SC two textile executives said a 5 percent pay raise will be granted to workers next month though mill details are undecided. The move could affect about 300000 textile workers across North and South Carolina and follows Cannon Mills’ September raise notice. Alice Manufacturing Co announced a 5 percent raise for non salaried workers, based on current earnings, totaling about 44 million annually in Spartanburg Cher okee and Union counties.
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Spartanburg
S.C
North Carolina
South Carolina
Cannon Mills
Kannapolis
N.C
Cannon
Alice Manufacturing Co
Easley
Cherokee
Union
Johnson dynasty approval shows strong post election momentum
Lyndon B Johnson remains favored by the public, with 75 percent rating his performance positively in a cross section survey. Foreign policy gains, economic leadership, and moving the country ahead bolster his standing, while handling corruption in government remains his weak spot.
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Lyndon
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White House
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Billy Lot Estes
Berlin
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Congress
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LBJ
Khrushchev
Vietnam
Castro
Cuba
Latin America
Tonkin Bay
America
U. S
Pfomfem
Democratic National Convention Program in Atlantic City
Atlantic City AP notes Monday agenda for the Democratic National Convention with opening events at 7 30 p m Eastern Standard Time The Most Rev Celestine J Damiano offers invocation Gov Richard J Hughes delivers welcome remarks Keynote address Sen John Pastore Official reports include rules and business and credentials Gov Carl Sanders and others speak and the convention adjourns after the benediction by Rev Franklin Clark Fry The program includes The People Speak film and a youth club address
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N. J
Platform Committee
Celestine J. Damiano
Richard J. Hughes
New Jersey
John ©. Pastore
Rhode Island
Rules and Order of Business
Carl Sanders
Georgia
J. Albert House Jr
Young Democratic Clubs
Davie Bruce Marth
American Legion
David Lawrence
Pennsylvania
Franklin Clark Fry
Civil rights plank guides Democratic platform
Atlantic City AP report on the Democratic Platform Committee advancing a civil rights section titled Democracy of Opportunity. It calls for full observance and enforcement of rights, elimination of lawlessness, and migration law reform to curb discrimination, with focus on equality for women and older Americans.
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Communist Party
Ku Klux Klan
John Birch Society
Plass
Platform Committee
Walkout Possible Aims Cloud Democratic Convention
Mississippi Negroes refuse compromise and Alabama white delegates reject loyalty pledges as Democrats seek answers at the national convention. A walkout by Southern delegations remained possible amid seating disputes over the Freedom Democratic delegation versus the all white regulars. Civil rights leaders Dr Martin Luther King and Dr Aaron Henry warned against back of the bus concessions while vigil by CORE and SNCC supported the freedom delegation.
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N. J
Mississippi
Alabama
Freedom Democratic
Leopoldville
The
Congo
Lman
Moise ‘Tshombe
South Africa
Aaron Henry
Convention Hall
Freedom Delegation
Congress of Racial Equality
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Forest City Elementary School Burned in 3 Alarm Fire
A three alarm blaze destroyed Forest City Elementary School in Forest City North Carolina. No injuries were reported. Fire Chief Bob Harrill estimated the damage at eight hundred thousand dollars. Fire crews from Rutherfordton and Spindale helped battle the fire which started in a middle room of the three story building built after 1923.
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Forest City
N.C
Jack Proctor
Proctor
Neighb
Stronger Rights Stand Is Rejected
Atlantic City AP report shows North Carolina delegate David McConnell stating the civil rights plank was approved without dissent while Alabama's Pierre Pelham calls it a Dixie victory. He notes the South won something and the party has moderated its civil rights stance.
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Atlantic City
Democratic Platform Committee
Democratic Party
Alabama
South
Platform Committee
Controversy Predicted Over N C Demo Delegate Nomination
North Carolina delegate Ray King of Charlotte forecast a challenge to the nomination of national committeeman William Webb at the delegation caucus. He urged a loyal Democrat be nominated to replace Webb and hinted at possible party realignment. Webb declined to discuss, noting his vote options and that his father had died.
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North Carolina
William Webb
Ray King
Charlotte
Webb
End
Moore
Ing
George C. Wallace
King
Alabama
Sue
North
Sanford
Youth Riots in Saigon Hue and Da Nang Burn and Clash
In Saigon Hue and Da Nang youths demonstrated against the government as rioting escalated. In Saigon students supporting the government seized and burned the Student Union. In Da Nang more than 1,000 youths attacked US barracks. a grenade wounded three, another blast killed a woman. Americans fired into the air. Villagers fled as houses burned. Khanh vowed action and urged national unity amid anti American and Buddhist opposition.
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Malcolm W. Browne
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Hue
da Nang
Khanh
Radio Today
Butland
Prem
Slier
Promulgat
South China
Sai
Hurricane Cleo Heads Toward Jamaica and Cuba
Hurricane Cleo moved past the Dominican Republic and toward Jamaica and possibly Cuba with 140 mile per hour winds. Reports say Haiti’s southwest peninsula was spared major damage while warning of severe flooding. Jamaica expected to face hurricane force winds tonight as the storm tracks across the Caribbean.
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Dominican Republic
Cleo
Caribbean
Jamaica
Cuba
Haiti
Radio
Weather Bureau
Hispaniola
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