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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1964
Page
1
In New York Harlem riots erupt with missiles, looting, and gunfire injuring over 100 including 24 officers. One man shot dead in Brooklyn clashes as tensions flare after a court shooting incident. Police report snipers from roofs and cars amid mass arrests and loot of stores.
Funeral for 15 year old James Powell followed by protests in Harlem as crowds clash with police. Off duty officer says he acted in self defense after Powell allegedly slashed him with a knife before the shooting. Civil rights leaders urged restraint while some called for non violence, others denounced police brutality. Tensions rose with bottles, debris, and chants demanding Murphy’s removal as police faced a large, scattered crowd around 125th Street.
U S scientists report successful in space operation of two ion engines during a Space Electric Rocket Test launched from Wallops Island. The NASA Lewis Research Center and Hughes Aircraft engines, using mercury and cesium propellants, ran about an hour in vacuum, with readings confirming thrust and beam neutralization.
Alabama Governor George Wallace abandons his independent bid and invites Barry Goldwater to mount a full scale conservative push against Johnson. Miller and others weigh overtures to moderates as Goldwater eyes campaigning with Eisenhower. Wallace’s move shifts the 1964 presidential landscape in a tense posturing phase across key states.
A 78 year old Miami woman, Regina Sooner, died after a court ordered leg amputation to save her life. Hospital officials cited an undetermined exact cause of death. The operation was carried out under judicial authority amid ongoing medical debate and family response.
North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Ballentine dies at 65 in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia after heart attack at a National Plant Food Council convention. Governor Sanford and Dan Moore laud his contributions to farms and the state economy. Ballentine served as STAG president and led farm policy initiatives.
Democratic leaders in the Senate outlined an aggressive push to enact most of President Johnson's requests before the August convention in Atlantic City. Plans include advancing the 962.5 million anti poverty bill, vetoed by Goldwater, while scheduling sessions including Saturdays to finish current work.
Alabama Governor George Wallace withdraws from the presidential race, signaling the likely demise of North Carolina's Wallace for President party. Mrs. William Burton, named chair, says Wallace asked that no candidate be certified. NC State Board of Elections will not list his name on November ballot without a state convention. Burton adds Wallace did what he thought best for the nation.
Louis Harris reports a nation wide survey showing broad support for civil rights demonstrations among the public but deep splits among Goldwater backers. While 61 percent approve rights protests, only 46 percent of Goldwater supporters do. Seventy percent oppose the civil rights law among Goldwater supporters, versus 33 percent of the public. The survey finds 88 percent of Goldwater voters disapprove of Negro rights demonstrations at party conventions, and 87 percent see the civil rights drive as national in aim, while Goldwater supporters view it as a power move. The election’s outcome hinges on how voters align with these views as November nears.
Viet Cong forces swept into Cai Be, 50 miles south of Saigon, killing and wounding civilians and burning homes. They overran a local government district chief’s quarters, fatally injuring women and children, and seized machine guns and mortars before withdrawing after about three hours. Twenty civil guards were killed or injured. two prisoners were captured.
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