New York Republicans Unite Behind Keating and Goldwater Ticket
New York Republicans joined in a unity movement backing Sen. Kenneth Keating and the Goldwater Miller national ticket. Rep. Paul Fine of the Bronx switched to support the unity, while Mrs. Clare Boothe Luce agreed to speak at the state convention. Former VP Richard Nixon also accepted an invitation to appear. The Republican state committee endorsed Keating and the Goldwater Miller ticket, aiming to unite factions for Keating’s re election and the national ticket.
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Robert T. Gra
New York
New York State
Kenneth B Keating
Barry Goldweter
Wren E. Miller
Paul A. Fine
Bronx
Keating
Goldwater
Unity Movement
Clare Boothe Luce
Richard M. Nixon
Senate
Robert’ F. Kénnnedy
Republican State Committee
Goldwater-Miller
State Committee
Fine
U.S
Barry Goldwater
William E. Milier
Johnson
Dennison Kitchel
Newport Beach
Calif
William E. Miller
New
Clare ‘York
Jbnothe Luce
Rockingham Plants Closed By Rains
Heavy weekend rain caused flood conditions in Rockingham leading to the closure of two plants Harris Furniture and Rockingham Products. Earlier US Highway 74 was submerged but later reopened as conditions improved. The Pee Dee Methodist Church and several bridges were flooded and a dam threat loomed in Ledbetter Mill village. more than seven inches of rain fell in 48 hours.
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Rockingham
N.C
Harris Furniture
Rockingham Products
Pee Dee
Ledbetter Mill Village
Harris Furniture and
West Roeckingham
Safety concerns loom in 1964 campaign survey
A Harris poll shows 53 percent of city dwellers fear going out at night and crime rising compared with a year ago. The nationwide survey notes safety anxiety as a political factor in urban areas, potentially affecting voters across regions and parties in the campaign following President Kennedy’s assassination.
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Louis Barris
Prudential
Sen. Barry
Goldwater Cisco
Lyndon Johnson
Goldwater
Reiter
Dam Breach At Whispering Pines Golf Course Sparks Flooding
A 200 year old dam at Whispering Pines private golf course broke sending water from the Little River across U S 1 between Vass and Lakeview. Heavy rains from tropical storm Cleo caused widespread flooding in eastern North Carolina with 2 to 5 inches falling in some areas and the Cape Fear basin experiencing rising creeks and streams. The broken Thagards dam, built by Revolutionary troops, threatened nearby Valley Lake and prompted rerouting of power lines. Authorities warned of continued flooding as rivers rise.
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Southern Pines
N. C
Whispering Pines
Little River
U.S. I
Vass
Lakeview
Tri Lake
O Fe
Cape Fear
Ward
Bureau
Redam
Valley Lake
Seaford
Pines
Thagards Dam
Re Ward
Thagards
Raleigh, N. C
Weather Bureau
Cleo
Dan Land
Roanoke
North Carolina
Mother sets fire to children and self in Atlanta tragedy
Kathleen Martin 26 from suburban Chambree reportedly poured gasoline on her four children and herself then set them ablaze. Only survivor Steven 8, in critical condition. Dead: Mrs Martin, four children Sarah Jean 6 Barbara Susan 4 Panela Ann 9 months. Neighbors and police describe prior divorce filings and a violent scene before dawn.
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Atlanta, Ga
Ant
Atlanta-Kospair
Kathleen Martin
Martin
Chambree
Sarah Jean
Barbara Susan
Panela
Ann
Steven
Democrat Official Resigning in North Carolina
Raleigh AB vis reports a Democratic official announces resignation and names Melighton as new executive director. Davis, publisher of the Johnstorian Son, says he will assist during the transition and remains solid with the Democratic ticket this fall.
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Raleigh
Vis
Lcci
Ee Poeaeien Pos
Davis
Johnstonian Son
North Carolina
Safe Theft Case Brought To Close
WENTWORTH AP Mary Anne Dave Lonard Za 38 pled guilty in Rockingham Superior Court to receiving stolen goods. Judge John McLaughlin withheld prison time due to Leonard’s pregnancy with a possible five year probation on costs. Leonard, wife of Henry Leonard, was among four charged in the stolen safe case tied to a sale. She faced $200 in stolen currency as payment for a vehicle. The money was alleged to be part of the stolen safe. Leonard has one child and is expecting another. Judgment could be pronounced within five years. Leonard’s trial opened at 11 am and ended 30 minutes later after testimony from Dr. McAnally and SBI agent J. N. Minter.
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Wentworth
Mary Anne
Dave Lonard
Rockingham Superior Court
John “Jr. McLaughlin
Statesville
Leonard
Henry Lewis’ Heonard
Rome
Meagan Henkel
McLaughlin
Congressmen Return Health Aid Battle Looms
Congress reopened amid a wary mood as House leaders planned light business after convention week. The Senate faced renewed fights over elderly health care funded by Social Security credits and potential tax increases, while Dirksen sought to delay court ordered reapportionment of state legislatures.
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Edwin B. Harkinson
Washington
Congress
House
Representatives
Senate
Mike
Tor Mansfield
D-Mont
Hubert H
Schooy
D-Mind
Supreme
Eve
Giala Agcin Pa
de House
Ways and Means
Everett M. Dirksen
Goldwater Vacation Ends as Candidate Returns Home
Goldwater and wife near Newport Beach aboard the Sundance conclude a week long floating vacation. He has pressed foreign policy as a campaign issue while remaining largely silent to staff. He criticized Johnsons foreign policy stance calling it isolationist and questioned involvement in Southeast Asia amid unrest.
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Walter R. Mears
Newport Beach
Calif
Barry Goldwater
Johnson
Goldwater
California
Astal
Waters
Hisilast
Arizona
Denison Kitchél
North Carolina State Receives 200000 Gift for Stadium
Nick and Harry Carter of Greensboro donate 200000 toward a 2 million dollar football stadium at North Carolina State University. Chancellor John T Caldwell says the 40000 seat Carter Stadium could bear their names, with a 1985 target to host games if funding and land issues progress.
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Raleigh
N.C
Nick
Harry
Carter
Greensboro
J. P. Stevens Co
North Carolina
John T. Caldwell
Caldwell
Carter Stadium
Wooderfdl
State Fairgrounds
Sanders and Burch Clash Over Humphrey Pick
Geogia Governor Carl Sanders defends Humphrey as vice presidential pick as asset to Democrats while Republican Chairman Dean Burch argues it will unite and strengthen the GOP. The piece notes other players including Bevin Johnson Goldwater and Keating in the 1964 contest with references to TV radio events and upcoming primaries.
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Washington
Georgia
Carl Sanders
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dean Burch
Johnson deploys long distance bid for four year term
President Johnson from LBJ Ranch plans a nationwide campaign push by telephone to address union and business groups before the November election. He will deliver a long distance speech to the International Plasterers and Masons Union in Philadelphia and sign a major stamp plan to aid needy families. Assistant details note Humphrey and family joining for a ranch outing amid a busy political schedule.
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Frank Cormier
Johnson
City
Tex
LBJ
International Plasterers and Masons Union
Philadelphia
Texas
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Muriel
Douglas
Washington
Congress
Biloxi School Desegregation Begins Quietly
Sixteen Negro boys and girls join white first graders in Biloxi as Mississippi starts public school integration below college level for the first time. The first seven students entered Gorengflo Elementary before 8:30 am with others arriving at three more schools. Federal court order required Biloxi Jackson and Leake County to desegregate first grades this fall. Superintendent Brown anticipated no trouble as photographers were kept away and registration proceeded uneventfully.
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Jack Thornell
Biloxi
Mississippi
Gorenflo
Jackson
Leake
County
Bolte
R. D!brown
Leake County
Fenance Centers
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