Two Arrests After Church Burning Attempt in North Carolina
Two Rocky Mount men Ronnie Howell and Kenneth Owens were arrested after an attack to burn a Black church where an integrated vacation Bible school was to open. Maj Williams said Howell admitted involvement and a paint can gasoline was thrown at the church. Authorities described a coordinated threat environment with state troopers deployed around the site.
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Blm City
N. C
Rocky Mount
Highway Patrol
C. R. Williams
Ronnie Howell
Kenneth W. Owens
Williams
Howell
Ku Klux Klan
Elm City
Maj. Williams
Dave Daniels
Monnday
Daniels
Klan
Church Fe
Grand Dragon Jones
North Carolina
Henley
Hatfield keynotes foggy San Francisco convention display
AP reports a fog clearing moment in San Francisco as Oregon Governor Mark Hatfield keynotes the Republican National Convention. Delegates and figures from Rockefeller to Scranton trade positions amid debates over Goldwater and Johnson, with Hatfield bracketing the Klan, John Birch Society, and Communist Party in a single cleaving critique. The scene shifts around Daly City and mentions Luces and Eisenhower, while a Texas family’s music tastes spark jeers. The piece ends noting Hatfield’s Ivy League look and the crowd’s applause despite controversial targets.
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San Francisco
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Mark C.hatfield
Oregon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Goldwater
Lyndon B. Johnson
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Henry Luce
Scranton
Clare Boothe Luce
Alf “Landon F
Tom Dewey
Vention
Daly City
Calif
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Hatfield
Ku Klux Klan
John Birch Society
Communist Party
Texas
Second Body Found In River
Federal state and local investigators probed a muddy Mississippi River offshoot after the discovery of two body parts. A torso found near Old River south of Tallulah was sent to the University of Mississippi Medical Center where the first body had been tentatively linked to a former student at Alcorn A&M College. Police said the second body likely belonged to Henry Dees of Meadville, missing about two months. Both corpses showed rope remnants on the clothing and bound feet.
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Tallulah
Mississippi River
Old River
Louisiana
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson Miss
Fall Negro Alcorn A&m College
Lorman
Miss
Philadelphia
Charles Moore
Meadville
Jackson
Henry Dees
Madison Parish
W. M.seaman
Mississippi
Nixon In Role Of Peacemaker At Republican Convention
Nixon arrives in San Francisco as peace maker candidate for unity at the Republican National Convention. The former vice president, a 1960 nominee, lands with wife Pat and begins talks after the standard bearer is chosen. He attends a luncheon for George Murphy and is linked with Eisenhower and Goldwater events.
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San Francisco
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
New York City
Sen
Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
George Murphy
U.S. Senate
California
Dwight D.eisenhower
Morton
Barry Goldwater
Mikoyan Figures In Impending Kremlin Shakeup
Moscow reports say Anastas I. Mikoyan first deputy premier plans to assume the Kremlin front office and step into a largely ceremonial presidency role. The move would reshuffle the line of succession, likely elevating Leonid Brezhnev and shifting duties to Kosygin while Mikoyan retires from active leadership.
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Mikoyan
Kremlin
Moscow
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Harra
Soviet Union
Cairo
Leonid Brezhnev
Khrushchev
Brezhnev
Communist Party Presidium
Buumiue Jus Holmion Niue Party Organization
Alexei Kosygin
Communist Party
Kosygin
Presidium
Mikayan
Tave
Masi
Goldwater Attacks Put GOP Rivalry Under Spotlight
In San Francisco Senator Barry Goldwater complains GOP attacks harm his campaign while Governor William Scranton resists disavowing a pointed letter aimed at Goldwater. Scranton says he will not run for vice president and both men maneuver for delegates and a possible platform clash at the national convention.
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San Francisco
Barry Goldwater
William W Scranton
Pennsylvania
Arizona
Goldwater
Scranton
Republican National Convention Schedule San Francisco
The program lists today and Wednesday events at the Cow Palace with sessions starting at 6 p.m. today and 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. It covers credentials, rules, organization, speeches by Morton Eisenhower Murphy, Laird, Halleck, and nomination steps for the president and related roll calls.
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San Francisco
Cow Palace
Roman L. Hruska
Nebraska
Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
Morton
Melvin Laird
Wiscon
North Carolina to back Goldwater at convention
The North Carolina delegation will vote unanimously for Barry Goldwater at the Republican National Convention. Delegates from Charlotte and Pinehurst, including Marcus Hickman and James Harrington, and two uncommitted members will reportedly align with Goldwater. Saxon predicted Goldwater would secure the nomination by more than 900 votes, noting Goldwater's strong California effort.
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San Francisco
Orthe Carolina
Sen
Barry
Dele- Goldwater
Arizona
Gates
Marcus Hickman
Charlotte
James Harringwine
Ton
Pinehurst
J. Herman Saxon
Tor
Goldwater
North Carolina
Leverett Saltonstall
Mass
Christian A. Herter
Scranton Forces
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Saxon
California
New Hampshire
N. C
Topless Beach Moment Stuns Crowded Shoreline in Hickory
A Hickory woman reports a beach crowd expecting to see a shark instead saw a topless woman sunbathing, causing embarrassment as onlookers gathered. The incident arises alongside a mixture of local news items and ongoing political coverage.
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Hickory
N. C
Myj
Khrushchev
Hove
Alfyndon Johnson
Goldwater
GOP
Saigop
San Fran
Bicisco
Barry Goldwa
Alter
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