Survivors Describe Sea Ordeal After Sloop Gooney Bird Sinking
Four Connecticut men tell how their 36 foot motor sailer Gooney Bird began taking on water after striking something off Bermuda on July 13. They lived on a raft for nine days, rationing meals and water while sharks circled and planes searched. A British freighter and finally a Navy plane spotted them, ending the ordeal.
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Wilmington
Del
Mnoon
Connecticut
Stevens
Jakoosh
Pogorzelski
Taft
Bermuda
Candidates Agree On Race Issue
President Johnson and Republican nominee Barry Goldwater held a 16 minute talk on civil rights and the campaign. Johnson praised avoiding racial tensions and invited Goldwater to join the Democratic course. Goldwater said he would work with Johnson to keep civil rights tensions down. A brief White House statement summarized the session.
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Walter R. Mears
Washington
Johnson
Barry Goldwater
White House
Arizona
Goldwater
Democratic Party
Johnson-Goldwater
George Reedy
Sen
Johnson vows peace minded campaign against Goldwater
President Johnson outlines a campaign path centered on peace, prosperity, and moderation. He rejects personal attacks and insists civilian control over weapons, speaking after meeting with Goldwater to discuss racial tensions and election year issues.
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W. B. Ragsdale JR
Johnson
Atalance
Renertera
Washington
Dent Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Fis
Goldwater
Arizona
Atlantic Treaty Organization
Lnhead
United States
Social Security hike plan favored by committee leader
W JOYNES MACFARLAN calls a bill to raise the Social Security tax from 4 to 5,400, claiming the move would improve actuarial soundness and long term status. The proposal, tied to benefits increases and electronic payments, aims to bolster trust funds and assist more than 22 billion in future needs. The Ways and Means panel reports and House debate set the stage for action next week.
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W. Joynes Macfarlan
Washington
House
Across Inc . Doato
Hoffa Case Heads To Jury Verdict In Mail Fraud Trial
CHICAGO AP Hoffa and six codefendants face 13 weeks of testimony and 16,000 pages of transcript in a 21 count mail fraud and conspiracy case. The jury deliberates on whether they illegally obtained more than 20 million from the Teamsters pension fund and diverted funds for personal use. Hoffa, 51, remained silent as the eight men and four women deliberated under heavy marshal protection.
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Chicago
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
U.S
Hoffa
Rayford Lee
Richard B. Austin
Lee
Lawrence Miller
Sun Valley, Inc
Orlando
Fla
Robert F. Wagner
Banco
Db Jand
Murphy
Pension
Troit
Florida National
Iaw Wuay
Sun Valley
Senate creates bipartisan watchdog for Baker case
The Senate voted 61 to 19 to establish a permanent bipartisan committee to investigate misconduct by members and employees. The panel, three Democrats and three Republicans, aims to scrutinize outside interests and enforce discipline, a move that surprised leaders amid ongoing Baker case fallout.
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John Chadwick Washington
Bobby Baker
Senate
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
de Jof
Baker
Rules Committee
North Carolina Wallace for President May Endorse Goldwater
The North Carolina Wallace for President group in Durham may shift its support to Barry Goldwater. The executive committee meets this afternoon to decide, following the resignation of chairwoman Mrs. William Barton who opposed endorsing another candidate. Vice chair Joseph Forbes backs Goldwater. Alabama Gov. George Wallace left the race last Sunday after a Raleigh convention. Under state law the group must nominate by August 1 and reach at least 10 percent of the vote to stay active. Barton cited Wallace’s planned visit to North Carolina soon.
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Durham
William Barton
Joseph Forbes
Shawhoro
Goldwater
Alabama
George Wallace
North Carolina
Raleigh
Burton
Wallace
Rochester Riots Erupt In Negro Neighborhood
A Rochester riot erupted as hundreds of Black residents clashed with police after a street dance incident. Gov Rockefeller activated state police and National Guard. about 80 injured, 60 arrested, as tear gas and fire hoses were used to restore order.
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Frank Dobisky
Rochester
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
National Guard
Eastman
Dak Plact
Inlice
Automot
Biles
Clinton Avenue
Kelly Street
Hudson Avenue
Central Avenue
Porter W. Homer
Joseph Avenue
Baden Street
Lee Rochester
Riot fears rise as Harlem protest planned by self described Communist
A self described Communist vows to lead an anti police demonstration in Harlem despite a ban by Police Commissioner Michael J. Murphy. About 300 pickets marched outside as cries of police brutality echoed. Murphy warned mass gatherings this weekend could rekindle race violence comparable to last weekend’s bloody riots. Civil rights leaders condemn the ban while seeking de escalation amid the crisis.
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Ray Kohn
New York
Harlem
Michael J. Murphy
Murphy
Negroes Face Police Ban as New York Demonstration Sparks Riots
The Harlem and Bedford-Stuyvesant areas see violence and looting following a police ban on a Harlem demonstration. Rev Richard A Hilde of Brooklyn notes ongoing trouble as demonstrations draw protests from CORE and other groups. A fatal shooting of a 16yearold Negro youth by Lt. Thomas Gilligan triggers further protests in Manhattan with CORE pickets and Italian American neighborhood tensions.
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Avior
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Richard A. Hilde F
Brooklyn
New York City
Gilligan
National Associate
Murphy Q Ton
Grand Jury Investi
Congress of Rac
Manhattan
Thomas Gilligani
Sunday Reading From Greece Youth Tour at High Point College
For Your Sunday Reading From Greece the group travels through High Point Raleigh and Winston-Salem under the Experiment in International Living. A special report in the Sunday Enterprise previews their impressions and ties to the postwar era with the Great War series. The Enterprise also previews tomorrow’s second piece in What Our Religions Are focusing on Catholics.
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Greece
High Point College
High Point
Raleigh
Winston-Salem
Sunday Enterprise
Germany
France
Great Britain
Enterprise
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