Appearance Set for News Conference in New Bern
Dan Moore and Richardson Preyer traded special interest charges as they agreed to a joint news conference next Tuesday in New Bern. The runoff candidates for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination face off amid claims of influence by special interest groups. The North Carolina Association of Broadcasters organized the event to be broadcast statewide with each candidate receiving five minutes for opening remarks and ten minutes for Q&A.
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Dan Moore
Richardson Preyer
New Bern
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Preyer
North Carolina Association of Broadcast
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Boy Scout Drowns In River Near Savannah
North Carolina Boy Scout Larry Owensby of Arden, 11, drowned during a Savannah River kayak trip with Troop 26 of Skyland. Efforts to locate him used Army divers from Fort Gordon. dragging was hindered by submerged tree tops. The accident occurred on the Georgia side near Burke County as tow ropes snapped and several Scouts were swept away.
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North Carolina
Savannah River
Ft. Gordon
Augusta
Aiken County
Larry Owensby
Arden
N. C
Burke County
Owensby
Skyland
N.C
Avery Creek
Asheville
James Anthony
Savannah
Edward 4. Hill of
Brooklyn Pair Leave Russia for Home After Years as Residents
Morris and Mollie Block, a Brooklyn couple living in Odessa since 1959, flew to Copenhagen on exit permits June 3 after a long wait to depart the Soviet Union. They cited dissatisfaction with life under communism. Block said he never wants to leave the United States again. The State Department had said Russia initially barred their return, but embassy officials later reported permission for them to leave.
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Mollie Block
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Block
United States
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Eisenhower seeks wide open convention for GOP
Former president Dwight D. Eisenhower rejects puppeteer roles and argues for a wide open Republican National Convention to allow delegates a real choice. He backs unity and noninterference while avoiding a kingmaker stance, hoping the party presents a broad field to voters. Identities include Walter R. Mears and Barry Goldwater amid ongoing convention debate. The piece notes Eisenhower’s stance contrasts with reports of his involvement and highlights his preference to remain detached from direct manipulation.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Walter R. Mears
Gettysburg
Dwight D. E
Senhower
Repub
San Francisco
Eisenhower
Nee
Heself
Sany
Francisco
White House
Thellmaker
Foreign aid bill gains after House approval vote
US lawmakers celebrate the House approval of President Johnsons 3.5 billion foreign aid authorization amid pushback from Rep Passman who warns of large carve outs. Final funding still awaits approval by Appropriations and Senate, with negotiators aiming to keep the measure intact.
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Washington
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J Hine
House
Johnson
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Rep
Otto &. Passman
D-La
Pass
Passman
Laos Recon Flights Resume Opposed by Red Push
Premier Souvanna Phouma said U S reconnaissance flights over Laos would resume if he receives word of further Communist troop movements. The U S halted flights temporarily after armed jets escorted the unarmed missions, with a downed pilot later reported captured as clashes continued near the Plaine des Jarres.
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Vientiane
Laos
Souvanna’ Phouma
U. S
Luang Prabang
U.S
United States
Souvanna
Pathet Lao
China
Leonard Unger
Unger
Saivang Vaihana
Plaine Des Jarres
Charles F. Klusmann
Broader Boarding House Exemption Defeated in Senate
WASHINGTON AP The Senate refused to broaden the boarding house exemption in the civil rights bill. The measure would have exempted owner operated establishments with no more than five rooms from public accommodation provisions. An amendment to raise the limit to 10 rooms was rejected 51 to 35. A separate “double jeopardy” amendment, allowing retrial for crimes under federal law and contempt of court, was approved 79 to 17 after modification.
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Senate
Lone
America
John 0. Pastore
John S. Cooper
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Ervin
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Russell B. Long
Widow Marina Oswald to testify again before Warren Commission
Marina Oswald and her attorney William A. McKenzie boarded an elevator in Washington to appear before the Warren Commission. It was her second appearance as the panel investigates the Kennedy assassination. Her husband, Lee Harvey Oswald, was charged with Kennedy’s murder on November 22 of the previous year. The commission did not explain why she was recalled, but is expected to question her about details raised in recent hearings.
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Marina
Lee Harvey Oswald
William A. McKenzie
Washington
Warren Commission
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Vote Fraud Hearing Opened in Madison County
A State Elections Board hearing opened in Mars Hill with witness P R Elam accusing Madison County official John Robert Anderson of removing a voter registration book from a closet and witnessing a second ballot box pulled from the same closet. The session drew about 400 people as the board ordered seals after Mars Hill complaints, with investigation into alleged irregularities spanning May 30 primary voting.
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Howard Criswell JR
Marshill
N.C
State Elections Board
P. R. Elam
Mars Hill
Madison County
John Robert Anderson
Elam
Mars Hill High School
Anderson
William Joslin
Raleigh
Jim Bullock
Joslin
Roy Freeman
County Elections Board
Rayleigh
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