Goldwater Seen As Likely Nominee After 2-to-1 Lead
Sen. Barry Goldwater gains strong 2 to 1 delegate support as Republicans head into the convention night with Major support from Eisenhower and Nixon urging party unity. Scranton fights platform changes while Goldwater aims for a first ballot victory and a choice of running mate. Delegates solidify Civil Rights plank rejection and prep for Miller as potential VP pick.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Goldwater
William E. Miller
New York
GOP
Miller
New England
Illinois
North Carolina
Arkansas
Mississippi
Arizona
Denison Kitchel
Mill
Barry Goldwater
Eisenhower
Scranton Faces Defeat as Platform Clash Looms at Republican Convention
At the Republican convention in San Francisco the Scranton campaign suffered a 897 to 409 roll call defeat on a civil rights proviso as delegates edge toward today’s presidential nominee vote. Scranton promotes moderate Republicanism against Goldwater conservatism amid battles over extremism and nuclear weapons.
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Goldwater
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Cow Palace
Lewis Gulick
San Francisco
William W. Scranton
Barry Goldwater
Scranton
Republican Party
Michigan
George Romney
Secresr
New York
She Carried Safety Pin In Lung for 14 Years
Virginia Leavy, 37, of Greensburg, had an open safety pin in her lung for 14 years. Doctors at Mercy Hospital removed it after she felt a chest sensation while coughing. She had swallowed the pin in 1949 or 1950 while preparing her infant son, and it was found with rust after the removal.
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Pittsburgh
Virginia Leavy
Mercy Hospital
U S Increases Military Force In Viet Nam
The United States will add about 600 troops to South Vietnam in coming months, with nearly half as additional Special Forces. Total U S strength in Vietnam will reach about 16 000. Special Forces around 1 000. The move follows intelligence on North Vietnamese infiltration and precedes leadership changes.
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Washington
United States
South Viet Nam
U. S
Laos
U.S
Viet Nam
Maxwell D. Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
William Westmoreland
Viet Nam convoy ambushed near Phuoc Chau mountain valley
An ambush targeted a Vietnamese convoy eight miles inland from a coastal area as U.S. officials reported Viet Cong activity shifting from mountains to the coast. Sixty Vietnamese were involved and no Americans were killed or reported. The Tam Ky sector has seen a sharp rise in incidents over the past 10 days though totals remain below other regions.
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Phuoc Chau
U.S
Tam Ky
Viet Nam
Knife Charge Tossed Out
In Queens a grand jury declined to indict Arlene Del Fava under the Sullivan law for carrying a switchblade used to fend off a would be assailant. The judge called the decision an exercise of good judgment while a separate indictment was issued against the attacker for attempted rape and felonious assault.
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New York
Queens
Arlene del Fava
Supreme Court
Joseph M. Conroy
del Fava
New York University
Forest Hills
Outhouse Fire Reported At Church In Elm City
In Elm City North Carolina state troopers halted a threat of Ku Klux Klan violence as an outhouse at a Negro church was set afire Tuesday night. An integrated group planned to start vacation Bible classes with guard on site and no arrests yet made.
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Elm City
N.C
C. R. Williams
Ku Klan
Can Con
Williams
Ce A. Costen
Two Flee Fayetteville Bank With $15,400
Two men robbed the First Union National Bank branch at Treasury City in Fayetteville and escaped in a light blue 1963 Oldsmobile after ordering two bank workers and a minister to lie on the floor. Loot included at least $10,000 from teller Evangeline Allison. Reverend Wesley Lucas witnessed the scene.
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Fayetteville
N.C
First Union National Bank
Treasury City
Evangeline Allison
James M. Faircloth
Alternates Have More Fun At 1964 Republican Convention
Alternates at the Cow Palace enjoy closer access and lively views while filling delegate seats when others leave. They use radio calls to be substituted and report back to delegates, with many noting the cooler, more relaxed atmosphere and broader awareness.
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San Francisco
Edgar Morris
Columbia
S.C
L. M. Freedman
Savannah
Mikoyan Succeeded as Soviet President by Brezhnev
Anastas Mikoyan was relieved from the Soviet presidency and Leonid Brezhnev was named to full time leadership in the Communist Party. Khrushchev praised Brezhnev's four year figurehead tenure and wished Mikoyan success in his new role as first deputy premier.
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Anastas Ine Ee
Khrushchev
Supreme Soviet
Brezhnev
Communist Party
Real Er
Soviet Union
Leonid Ilyich
Mikoyan
Ciese
Sonne
Convention Program for Today’s Session Highlights
The agenda lists events from 4:30 p.m. with a convention called to order by Chairman Morton, including the National Anthem and invocations. A speech by U.S. Senate candidate George Murphy from California is noted, followed by the 6:30 p.m. pledge, anthem, and invocations, a roll call of states for vice presidential nominations, and the introduction of former vice presidents.
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Morton
Gene Arch
Glenn Ryan
The
Salvation Army
George Murphy
U.S. Senate
California
John Benton Bellamy II
John Gary
J. Clifford Wallace
San Diego East
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Harry Kelly
Pennsylvania
Hugh Scott
Scott
Justice Department
Associated Press
Polit
See Goldwater
Fayetteville Bank
Bank
Wesley Lucas
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Ure
Big Cow Palace
Miss Dot Presser
Charlotte
Gerry Hembree
Jacksonville
Fla
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