Goldwater seeks quiet rights stance to ease tensions
Senator Barry Goldwater urged a pact with President Johnson to keep civil rights tensions from inflaming the 1964 campaign. He called for stricter enforcement of voting rights laws and said he would consider a formal call if Johnson would meet. Goldwater spoke in Chicago amid jeers from American Nazi demonstrators and asserted he would not inject the civil rights issue into the race. He urged letting the new civil rights law work and noted possible talks with other candidates to avoid campaign confrontation.
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Barry Goldwater
Johnson
White House
George Reedy
John*son
Arizona
Chicago
Rockwell
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Goldwater
Washington National Airport
Senate
Marine Killed While Asleep On Highway
Marine Pvt Vern W Wolcott 11I 17 was struck and killed by a car while sleeping on North Carolina Highway 258 near Richlands, northwest of Jacksonville. He belonged to the Second Marine Division at Camp Lejeune. The driver Pvt Milford D Majone 18, of Camp Lejeune, said he mistook a bag in the road. Wolcott’s companion Pvt Ronald W White told the coroner the two Marines slept beside the highway and he moved onto the pavement to avoid mosquitoes. No charges or inquest were planned.
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W. Wolcott
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Y. V. Wolcott Jr
Hauppauge
Talbert Jones
Wolcott
Senate Battle Over Baker Case Sparks Disclosure Fight
The Senate faces a financial disclosure measure linked to the Bobby Baker case. Republican leader Everett Dirksen calls the resolution a nuisance and vows to oppose it, while Majority Leader Mansfield notes debate will continue with final votes anticipated after investigations into alleged violations.
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Wilbur Martin
Associated Press
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Senate
Bobby Baker
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
Baker
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Rules Committee
Pickens
S.C
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Senate Rules Committee
Escape Landing Accident Near Charlotte Airport
Eastern Air Lines DC7B from Atlanta crash landed at Douglas Municipal Airport injuring none of the 56 aboard. Engines failed to reverse, nose wheel collapsed, plane veered at about 60 mph into a five foot embankment. damage estimated in the thousands. Passengers were drenched by a sudden downpour and transferred to another flight to Cleveland.
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Atlanta
Cleveland
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Douglas
Jess Johnson
Eastern
Flight 46
Secrecy under fire as press access push faces Senate panel
AP president Sam Ragan urged an access bill before a Senate subcommittee, arguing the 1964 act should replace vague terms in the 1946 act. He warned broad exceptions could still allow withholding of public information, notably in Defense Department procedures, and urged keeping the original language. See GOVERNMENT, Page 2-A.
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Sam Ragan
Associated Press Managing Editors Association
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N.C
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Raleigh Times
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Defense Department
Sen. Edwards
President Johnson orders FBI probe of Harlem rioting
Washington and New York reports describe Harlem riots after two nights of disorder with police firing warning shots. President Johnson announced a full FBI investigation into possible federal law violations and urged an end to violence. In Brooklyn and Manhattan, hundreds of demonstrations, injuries, arrests, and property damage occurred as crowds protested police tactics and racial tensions.
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Congress of Racial Equality
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Second Avenue
New Club
West York
Charles Jones
Chuck Stone
Chicago Defender
United States
Stone
New York Age
Chicago
Viet Cong Ambushes Widen Saigon War Toll
Near Chunong Thien Province, Viet Cong guerrillas struck twice delaying a convoy from Vi Thanh to Go Quao. Casualties were reported heavy with at least 60 wounded and likely many dead. A second ambush hit two regular Vietnamese companies aiding the convoy. Civil guard units suffered heavy losses in a nearby clash. US planes and helicopters countered with strafing and rocket strikes.
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Vinh Cheo
Chuong Thien
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Ministers Hold Secret Meeting On Cuba Sanctions
A closed session of foreign ministers from the Americas gathered to decide sanctions against Cuba and allied regimes. Delegates discussed severing air and sea links, with Venezuela pushing for exceptions for food and medical supplies while others favored broader punitive measures against Fidel Castro's government.
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Washington
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Enrique Tejera Patis
Cscs
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Brazil
Venezuela
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Jose A. Mora
OAS
Castro
Javits Will Not Support Goldwater In 1964 Race
New York Senator Jacob K. Javits said he would not support Barry Goldwater at this time for the presidency. He stressed he will remain a Republican and would not back President Johnson, warning he may act if Goldwater’s campaign does not address key issues as it develops.
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R-N.y
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
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Goldwater
Johnson
Jurge Ail Repub
Johnson Visits Kennedy Grave
President Johnson paused for a minute of private prayer at John F. Kennedy's grave as thousands of tourists watched in hushed silence. He made a spur of the moment decision to visit while returning to the White House from a Pentagon ceremony. The scene, framed by evergreen boughs and the eternal flame, drew quiet awe rather than cheers.
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Johnson
John F. Kennedy
White House
Pentagon
Chicago Stirred By Shootings Raise Tensions In City
AP reporting two racially charged shootings in Chicago over two days sparked fears of unrest. A white youth car tour through a Negro neighborhood wounded 11 year old Loretta Nolan in the leg. Police deployed three squads of Negro officers to monitor the South Side. Negro leaders and police expressed belief Chicago will avoid Harlem like riots, citing integration efforts by Superintendent O W Wilson and cautious police handling. Willie Saunders Sr. and Jr. were arrested for aggravated battery and assault in the earlier incident.
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Harlem
New York City
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Stone
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Willie Jr
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