Goldwater Scranton Differ On Rights Issue
AP interview shows Scranton backing progress in equal rights and calling the new civil rights law an essential step, while Goldwater continues opposition. Goldwater omits civil rights from major issues and warns that street protests could trigger violence, urging responsibility and condemning lawbreakers.
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Barry Goldwater
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Arizona
Associated Press
Three Negroes Beaten At Atlanta Rally
Three Negro members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee were mobbed and beaten as they entered a states rights rally headlined by Gov. George C. Wallace in Atlanta. A white girl with them escaped harm when shielded by a bystander. Police and officers faced crowd barriers. three officers suffered minor injuries.
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Barnett
Mississippi
George Wallace
Alabama
Atlanta, Ga
George C. Wallace
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Southern senator urges compliance with new civil rights law
Sen. Allen Ellender of Louisiana warns that resistance to the act must stay within the framework of law. He says opposing calls to flout the law would cause strife and that enforcing the new statute will be difficult in the South.
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Miss High Point Pageant Set For Weekend
Miss High Point is scheduled for the upcoming weekend as contestants prepare for the pageant. Local organizers expect strong community support and several delegates from area clubs to compete.
Platform Drafting Battle Foreshadows Goldwater Scranton Rift
GOP platform hearings begin with 100 drafters largely aligned with Goldwater as they seek a middle road on civil rights amid a possible factional clash. Scranton supporters reportedly weigh a platform challenge to test Goldwater’s delegate strength, while Melvin Laird leads the committee toward a moderate path.
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Barry Goldwater
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Goldwater
Melvin R. Laird
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Johnson
Scranton And Lodge To Confer On Ambassador Bid
Pennsylvania Governor William W. Scranton plans a Sunday meeting with Henry Cabot Lodge to discuss Scranton's bid for ambassador to South Vietnam. They will hold a 4 p.m. news conference aired on NBC. Afterward they travel to Scranton for an airport reception before heading to Chicago and Wichita.
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July 4th Celebrated Worldwide Amid Joy and Tense Clash
Americans marked Independence Day with parades and celebrations while violence flared in Jackson Michigan with a riot involving 125 Negroes and 74 police officers. In Viet Nam guerrillas overran a U S training camp, killing 45 troops and wounding 23, while leaders worldwide sent congratulatory messages to President Johnson.
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Texas
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Mich
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Johnson civil rights tour team visits Southern governors
Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges leads a three man panel to urge voluntary compliance with civil rights law. Team members include former Tennessee Governor Buford Ellington and Leroy Collins former Florida governor. Collins chosen by President Johnson to head the Community Relations Service created by the new law.
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Luther H. Hodges
Tennessee
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Leroy Collins
Florida
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Johnson
New Law
Barry Goldwater Leads Prescott Fourth of July Parade
Sen. Barry Goldwater rode as grand marshal in Prescott Arizona during a Fourth of July parade and visited the Elks Club with his wife Peggy. He declined a speech, shook hands with crowds, and noted a possible campaign appearance in Prescott if he wins the GOP nomination.
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Prescott
Ariz
Goldwater
Sunny
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Elks Club
Peggy
Phoenix
Senate
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Defection of Castro Sister Strengthens Anti Castro View
Cuban exile observers in Mexico City see Juanita Castro’s June defection as credible support for anti Castro arguments. The 31 year old sister appeared on Mexican television detailing life under Fidel Castro since 1959 and the exile movement, now split on tactics, numbers about 3,000 in roughly a dozen groups, remains constrained by Mexican law.
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Juanita Castro
Miss Castro
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Mexico
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