Regional Airport Rejected in Eastern North Carolina
The Civil Aeronautics Board upheld Piedmont Airlines service at Rocky Mount Kingston Goldsboro area airports, rejecting a plan for a regional Toddy airport. The decision favored maintaining existing local airports to avoid high surface-transport costs, with two dissents advocating a central Teddy-area hub for Eastern North Carolina.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Rocky Mount
Kinston
Goldshors
N.C
Eira
North Carolina
Piedmont Airlines
Piedmont
Pitt County
Greenville Airport Commission
Teddy
Greenville
Beadfort
Martin
Green
Williamston
Farmville
Snow Hill
CAB
Bureau of Economic Regulation
Russell A. Potter
Alan §. Boyd
Whitney Gilliland
Lower Half Of Body Found In Civil Rights Case
An autopsy at the University Medical Center may help the search for three missing civil rights workers. A fisherman found the decomposed lower torso, its feet bound, Sunday in Old River near the Mississippi south of Tallulah, La. The body’s gender could not be determined due to condition.
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Jackson, Miss
University Medical Center
Old River
Mississippi
Tallulah
Philadelphia
Miss
Sand and Rain Storms Trigger Arizona Wrecks
At least 17 people died in three Arizona traffic accidents caused by sand and rain storms. Eight burned to death and 17 injured when 14 vehicles piled up on Interstate 10 about 35 miles northwest of Tucson. A separate smash near Williams on U.S. 66 killed seven, while two died when a car overturned north of Mesa. The Tucson pileup began when a car slowed in a dust storm and a grain truck collided, igniting a fire.
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Tucson
Ariz
Arizona
Arizona Highway Patrol
Interstate 10
Williams
Arizona &4
Mesa
Ihe
Highway Patrol
Gates Swing Open On GOP Convention
San Francisco AP reports Republicans begin their 1964 convention with Barry Goldwater and Gov. William Scranton locked in a backstage feud. Goldwater seeks more delegates to lock the nomination while Scranton argues over strategy and debates. Ohio’s delegation split favored Goldwater with Rhodes and Smith also noted.
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Jack Bell
Harry Kelly
San Francisco
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
William W. Scranton
Goldwater
Scranton
Pennsylvania
Barry M. Goldwater
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
U. S
John W. Bricker
Fires Hit Two Negro Churches in Mississippi
Predawn fires destroyed Jerusalem Baptist Church and Bethel Methodist Church near Kingston, Mississippi. Deputy State Fire Marshal G O Perry called the fires arson. Investigators said the blazes were the work of arsonists and no injuries were reported.
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Natchez, Miss
G. O. Perry
Jerusalem Baptist Church
Kingston
Bethel Methodist Church
Kingston Road
Fires burning Negro churches hit rural Mississippi towns
A spate of fires this summer destroyed at least six Negro churches across rural Mississippi. The blazes touched Philadelphia Greenwood Moss Point Canton and Ruleville with Adams County Sheriff Odell Anders saying he knew of no civil rights activity by the pastors. Fire crews from Natchez aided firefighters at both scenes.
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Mississippi
Philadelphia
Greenwood
Moss Point
Lull Continues As Parade Of Ho Plots Around Delegates
In Frisco, a lively crowd gathers with campaign buttons and hotel lobby chatter. Reporters weave through a sea of pins as supporters, delegates, and press agents push a mix of messages for Eisenhower and Goldwater amid a shifting political circus.
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Saul Pett
Dwight D. San Francisco
Iwiins
Eisenhower
Grace
Ringo
Karl Warren
Tion
Stassen
Mark Hopkins
Goldwater
Seran
Scranton
Scranton’s Hope GOP Platform Battleground
AP reports Scranton forces wrestle with Goldwater backers over the Republican platform as Scranton seeks to derail Goldwater’s bid for the presidential nomination. Goldwater supporters push to block radical elements while Scranton accuses the candidate of nuclear irresponsibility and urges a floor fight to sway delegates.
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San Francisco
William W. Scranton
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Lowing
Republican Party
Law and Order
Scranton
GOP
Disagreement Noted With Goldwater
Louis Harris reports a large public survey showing eight of ten key issues reveal sharp public disagreement with Senator Barry Goldwater. Voters misperceive his stance on foreign policy and domestic policy including UN support, atomic options in Asia, war with Cuba, civil rights enforcement, TVA sale, Social Security, aged medical care, and farm subsidies. The piece notes widespread misperception of Goldwater's positions and calls out the survey results.
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Louis Harris
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
United States
Goldwater
United Nations
Asia
Cuba
TVA
Harris
Goldwater Lines Hold on at Start of Convention
Senator Barry Goldwater's support held firm as Republicans opened their 28th national convention. An AP survey of 1,308 delegates shows Goldwater with 740 votes, 85 above the 655 needed for nomination on first ballot. Scranton has 169, Rockefeller 103, Lodge 45, Smith 18, with 186 favorite sons.
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Thej
Goldwater
Ton
Scranton
Gates
Pennsylvania
Larry Osius
SAN Francisco
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Associated Press
William W. Scranton
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Henry Cabot Lodge
Margaret Chase Smith
Arein
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Wisconsin
John W. Byrnes
Byrnes
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Natchez
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Harris Survey
Goldwater Lines
Dormer
Civic Auditorium
Mamie
William Scranton
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Mark Hopkins Hotel
Sen
Florida
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