Goldwater Leads Despite Shifting Voter Climate
Harris Poll shows Goldwater still leads 58 to 42 percent among Americans. Voters say his personal appeal remains high but react less favorably to his policy positions, especially on foreign policy. Conservatives align with him on seven of nine issues, while six of nine divide broadly.
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Sen
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Goldwater
Senator Goldwater
Lyndon Jobson
Raleigh study: North Carolina per capita income 1732 in 1962
Gov. Sanford backs full report on county by county personal income. The 1962 state per capita income is estimated at 1732, up from 1420 in 1958, with calls to intensify efforts to raise the economy across all regions and citizens.
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Raleigh
Department of Tax Research
North Carolina
Sanford
Public Safety Committee Cancels Tonight Meeting
The Winston-Salem public safety committee has cancelled its meeting due to safety concerns amid icy conditions. Aldermen reported statewide per capita income growth, noting Mecklenburg tops counties and several below average due to military and farm income declines. An emphasis on education and poverty programs remains in the public debate.
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Winston-Salem, N.C
Public Safety Committee
The
Winston-Salem Board of Aldermen
North Carolina Votes Under Frigid Clear Air
Residents across the state braved 11 degree morning temps to vote on a constitutional amendment redefining legislative representation and a measure allowing married women to convey real estate without husbands consent. Turnout varied by county with Mecklenburg reporting good to heavy voting while Raleigh heavy and Durham, Greensboro, Fayetteville light.
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Tar Heel
Asheville
Buncombe County
Mecklenburg County
L. M. Grice
Ashley Park School
Mecklenburg
Wake County
Durham
Greensboro
Fayetteville
Piedmont
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Severe Northeast Snowstorm Leaves Many Dead
A sweeping blizzard across the eastern United States kills at least 71 and traps thousands. The storm dumps over two feet of snow in some areas with drifts up to 20 feet and winds up to 60 mph. Schools close from New York to Philadelphia. 3,000 travelers stranded at Kennedy Airport. Ohio and Indiana hit hard with 16 and 8.1 inches respectively. Florida records its first snow in six years as temperatures plunge nationwide.
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Associated Press
United States
New York City
Philadelphia
Kennedy International Airport
New York
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Youngstown
St. Louis
Florida
Washington
Morgantown
W. Va
$3.4 Billion Aid Proposed in New U S Budget
Washington AP report says President Johnson will request $3.4 billion for foreign aid in the next 997.9 billion budget, a reduction from the current year. Senate leader Mansfield endorses reallocating aid among regions, stressing Latin America and Alliance for Progress, with military aid to remain steady due to Vietnam and Korea commitments.
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Johoson
Congressional
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Agency For International Development
Congress
Mansfield
United States
Latin America
Britain
France
West Germany
Africa
Asia
Panama
Alliance For Progress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Defense Department
South Viet Nam
Korea
Testimony Heard On Contract Involves Baker
In Washington AP report Miami Florida vending machine operator denied to Senate investigators that commissions from a Melpar Washington area plant vending contract were to be shared with former Senate aide Robert G Baker He testified that under a July 1963 agreement with Interstate Vending of Chicago he would receive a one percent commission on gross sales from machines at Melpar Falls Church and a half percent on cafeteria sales He insisted Baker was not to share in the commissions and noted Baker helped Interstate obtain the Melpar contract but he did not know why Baker was active in the effort The Melpar contract amid broader investigations raises questions about outside business ties involving Baker who resigned as secretary of the Senate Democratic majority distant details included in the testimony and newspaper sections.
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Miami, Fla
Senate
Washington Area Defense
Robert G. Baker
Eugene A. Hancock
Automatic Vending Services, Inc
Interstate Vending of
Chicago
Falls Church
Melpar Tne
Hancock
Senate Rules Committee
Melpar
Carl T. Curtis
Rneb
Baker
Curtis
Interstate
Melpat
Balto
Witness Society
Khair
Baker Financial
Florida
Efforts Made To Break U S Panama Deadlock
The United States and Panama faced a fresh deadlock amid canal negotiations as diplomats reassessed ties and possible severance. Washington urged direct talks once order returns while Panamanian leaders pressed for withdrawal of U S diplomats and a full revision of the canal treaty.
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Wallace Stuart
Ed States
U.S
United States
Solis
Panama Canal
Edston
Win M. Martin
Panago
Galileo
Pana- Solis
Washington
Thomas C. Mann
Johnson
Kennedy
Canal Zone
Panama City
Search Pressed For Plane Crew In Snowbound Wreck In Maryland
Four SAC fliers aboard a Ba2 eight engine bomber carrying two nuclear weapons are believed to have parachuted from the stricken jet after it crashed in a snow storm along the Appalachian region about 20 miles west of Cumberland Maryland. Maj Thomas W McCormick of Yawkey West Virginia was rescued in good condition after guiding crew to jump and setting up shelter. An Air Force spokesman expressed optimism about the others safety as they await transport to an Air Force Logistics Command base.
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Clear Weath
Strategic Air Command
Thomas W. McCormick
Yawkey
W. Va
Air Force Logistics Command
Air Force
Appalachian
Cumber- Tne
Omaha
Froe
Five missing after schooner sinks off Florida
Coast Guard and Navy units searched 160 miles east of Jacksonville for five aboard the 58 foot schooner Enchantress that sank after leaving Charleston January 10 bound for St Thomas. Distress call reported knee-deep water in the cabin as passengers and captain went overboard in two dinghies. Winds 35 to 40 knots, seas 15 to 20 feet, temperatures near freezing. Voice of a child counting to 100 faded at 5:17 p.m.
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Fla
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John Pelton
Christopher de Grabosski
Enchantress
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S.C
St. Thomas
Virgin Islands
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