Auto Accident Orphans Twelve
In Ronkonkoma Nesconset and Brooklyn, a head on crash killed Clinton Plume 42 and Jean Plume 35, leaving twelve children aged 8 months to 17. Police said tire blowout caused the collision with Kare Karlsen 19. Anne Jensen 17 died. Helga Jensen 20 and Anita Knutsen 22 listed critical. The Plumes had just left the Ronkonkoma Volunteer Fire Department fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suffolk County
Roy EH
Plume
Clinton Plume
Jean
Plumes
Smithtown Boulevard
Nesconset
Kare Karlsen
St. James
Anne Jensen
Brooklyn
Karlsen
Miss Jensen
Helga
Anita Knutsen
Thorstein Feassness
Ronkonkoma
Clinton II
Goldwater's Delegate Lines Holding Firm
Sen Barry Goldwater's delegate lines stay firm with AP tally at 710 committed votes, well above the 655 needed for the nomination. Scranton probes uncommitted delegates and favorites, while former President Eisenhower's possible tilt looms as Lodge and Scott push for gains but offer no tangible shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
San Francisco
Barry Goldwater
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Petiese
Clare Boothe Luce
Goldwate
Ohio
Wisconsin
Goldwater
Associated Press
Scranton
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Henry Cabot Lodge
James A. Rhodes
John W. Byrnes
Arizona
Lodge
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Scott
Scranton Names Milton Eisenhower To Nominating Pivot
Gov. Scranton of Pennsylvania announced that Dr. Milton Eisenhower will nominate him at the Republican National Convention in San Francisco. Scranton said the civil rights issue drives his Illinois campaign and he aims to rally delegates to oppose Goldwater, with shifts in the 58 vote Illinois delegation as key.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pennsylvania
Eisenhower
Scott
Scranton
Lodge
Harrisburg
Chicago
Naham Scranton
Illinois
Milton ii
Abraham Lincoln
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Goldwater
Yulbe
Boom Year Forecast As Furniture Market Opens
The Southern Buying Syndicate leader John H. Tobin predicts a boom year for the furniture industry as the summer market opens in High Point. He notes retail sales and profits hold up and urges retailers to plan merchandising per local conditions. the opening includes Hickory showrooms and market activity along the Furniture Highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Mares
Enterprise
Southern Buying Syndicate
John H. Tobin
High Point
Tobin
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
H. E
Skin) Parker
Southern Furniture Exposition
Hickory
Hickory Furniture Mart
New Hickory Home Furnishings Mart
John Tobin
R. Is. Morin
Orange, Va
Coast to coast riots lead to 200 arrests and injuries
Police dispersed Fourth of July riots with tear gas dogs and cattle prods at five locations from Ohio to California. About 200 arrested and several officers and rioters injured. Events centered at Indian Lake Ohio Newport Rhode Island Garnett Kansas West Yellowstone Montana and Pleasanton California amid 5000 to 10000 beer fueled college youths. A sheriff called the crowd a keg of nitroglycerin awaiting ignition. Tear gas used and firecrackers blamed for triggering Saturday violence. One officer suffered a heart attack.
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Associated Press
Indian Lake
Bellefontaine
Ohio
Newport
R.1
Garnett
Kan
West Yellowstone
Mont
Pleasanton
Calif
Colo
Kansas
Garnett City
Garett
Alameda County
Johnson Plans New Proposals Toward Great Society
President Johnson, returning from a Texas holiday, signals he is pleased with Congress while cooking up long term civil rights and domestic policy proposals. He aims to balance federal state and local roles, urging studies on health education and growth as he faces Vietnam and Latin American diplomacy. In other news, youths sparked disturbances at beaches and fairs from Kansas to California, with police restoring order and several youths jailed.
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Karl R. Bauman
Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Congress
White House
Texas
Mmetropolitas
South
Viet Nam
Tshombe Plans New Congolese Government As Premier
Moise Tshombe, former Katanga secessionist leader, said he would form a new Congolese government with himself as premier designate. He outlined a plan for a national reconciliation cabinet and reported rebel support from Brazzaville. Kasavubu named him to consult with leaders and report back.
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Robin Mannock
Leopoldville
the Congo
Moise Tshombe
Katanga
Tshombe
Joseph Kasavubu
Gether
National Reconciliation
Congo
Committee of National Liberation
Brazzaville
Cyrille Adoula
Race Melee Leaves 4 Wounded
Race relations flare at Lake Texarkana as blacks swim for the first time in large numbers since civil rights bill passage. Four wounded by gunfire and 33 Negroes jailed on riot and assault charges after clashes with angry whites. Witnesses describe shots from a white man’s shotgun and ensuing rock and bottle-throwing, with extensive property damage. Names include Clifford Williams and Lee Edward Johnson among those wounded or charged. Lake Texarkana lies five miles west of Texarkana near the Arkansas border.
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Texarkana
Tex
Lake Texarkana
Here
Cass County
Linden
Clifford Williams
Arkansas
Wayne Brown
Texas
Bill Dowd
Dowd
Lee Edward Johnson
James Hutson
Eugene Sumter
William Easter
Americans Killed In Viet Nam Battle Near Da Nang
Two American Special forces men and an Australian adviser were killed during a five hour defense of Nam Dan camp west of Da Nang. At least 57 Vietnamese Special Forces and 48 Viet Cong were reported dead as the siege followed two other attacks in the central highlands. Since 1961, 151 Americans have been killed in combat in South Vietnam, with two missing and 96 dying in accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Arnett
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Central Highlands
Nam Dan
da ‘Nang
U.S
Polei Krong
High Mang Yang Pass
Malawi Celebrates Independence From Britain With Ceremonies
Malawi marks independence from British rule as Nyasaland becomes Malawi the 37th member of the Commonwealth. Prime minister elect Hastings Banda presides with Prince Philip and Sir Glyn Jones in Blantyre at a grand celebration featuring bonfires, flag raising, and nationalist dances. Britain and the United States pledge financial and technical aid to boost Malawi's economy and development efforts.
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Adrian Porter
Blantyre
Malawi
Malawii
Ufulu
Africa
Mt. Malanje
Hastings Banda
Banda
Phyland
Vesician
Harvard
Prince Philip
Jones
Britain
Commonwealth
United
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