Texas Democrats Unite Behind Johnson for presidential push
In Austin, a party unity drive gathers Lyndon B. Johnson backers as labor dissidents threaten a rump delegation to claim Texas’ 61 votes at Los Angeles. Johnson supporters cite danger to the party and insist on loyalty to the eventual nominee.
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Dave Cheavens
Austin
Tex
Texas
R. D. Randolph
Johnson
Price Daniel
House
Sam Rayburn
Nixon
Republican Party
Rayburn
Los Angeles
Lyndon Johnson
Preacher Paid 35 Years Late For Ceremony
In Chattanooga Tennessee the Rev Carl L Athearn of Soddy received a $35 check at the Holston Methodist Conference closing session from D D Dougherty of Ridgedale dated for a ceremony on January 4 1925. The payment was for a wedding he performed.
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Chattanooga
Electronic Pacemaker Lets Barker Regulate His Heart
Carl Barker of Milwaukee relies on a transistorized pacemaker implanted by University of Minnesota surgeons in January. The device wires to his ventricular muscle and lets him set his heartbeat between 60 and 85 beats per minute, restoring work ability after multiple heart attacks.
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Carl Barker
Milwaukee
Wis
Carl, Barker
Barker
University of Minnesota
Minnesota
C. Kwalton Lillehei
Nikita's Gift Boat Returns to Manufacturer
A jet powered speedboat with a silver plaque from Dwight D. Eisenhower sits on the American embassy lawn in Moscow. After the Paris summit collapse officials decide to return the boat to its maker to recover government funds.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Moscow
Paris
Khrushchev
Three Die In Gaston County Automobile Crash
Three Gastonia youths die after a late model car leaves a rural Gaston County road and hits a utility pole. Thomas Barnett 17 Margaret Reid 18 died at once Jimmy Small 19 died at Mercy Hospital Charlotte after head injuries and a leg fracture. Hospital admission error cited in handling emergency cases since 1949 with steps taken to correct staff procedures.
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Gastonia
N.C
Gaston County
Thomas Elwood Barnett
Margaret Reid
Jimmy Small
Mercy Hospital
Charlotte
Small
Charlotte Memorial Hospital
Ernest M. Dow
Gaston Lifesaving Crew
Harold C. Green
Charlotte Memorial
Memorial
Green
Farmer Drills Two Wells Finds Oil on Second Try
Donald Blair of Gilbert Arkansas drilled two wells seeking water and hit oil on the second attempt after the first well struck petroleum. The event highlights a notable oil discovery by a local farmer.
North Carolina Governor Race Debates Education and Race
North Carolina voters watched a televised debate between candidates Terry Sanford and I Beverly Lake on fiscal policy and race. Sanford urged higher school funding and backed the states anti integration stance on climate, while Lake pressed conservative finance and opposed integration. Both claimed differing views on the economy and education programs with campus tours planned across the state.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Terry Sanford
I. Beverly Lake
Sanford
Lake
Charlotte
Elizabeth City
Washington
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