Johnson Leads Nixon In Early Post Kennedy Polls
Louis Harris reports Johnson holding a lead over Nixon in an initial 1964 presidential race outlook. The survey shows Johnson strongest in the South and West, weaker in the industrial Northeast, with Goldwater slipping and Rockefeller trailing. Regional patterns favor Johnson in the North and Midwest with Southern strength seen as key.
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Rights Biggest Problem for Johnson on Civil Rights
AP report notes political necessity of advancing Kennedy era civil rights legislation as a test of Johnson’s leadership. It mentions potential action on education and training bills, a Johnson Wilkins meeting, and southern filibuster barriers in the Senate.
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D-Va
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Mental Patient Caught After Long Escape
Ogdensburg New York AP State police caught Guy Patterson 33 after he escaped and hid near Redwood 35 miles southwest of Ogdensburg Patterson had threatened President Kennedy Governor Rockefeller and other officials He was previously arrested in Plattsburgh last June Patterson claimed he was mad at everyone for not letting him go to Russia.
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Pineville
Snow Flurries Hit North Carolina Mountains
Snow fell at Grandfather Mountain with temperatures in the 30s dropping. The Weather Bureau forecast up to four inches of snow at higher elevations and flurries across the Blue Ridge with cold, partly cloudy conditions into Saturday. The Blue Ridge Parkway section remained closed.
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Cape Canaveral Renamed Kennedy Space Center Stirs Florida
Cape Canaveral becomes John F. Kennedy Space Center after President Johnson renames the area in a Thanksgiving message. Officials and locals react with mixed views while promising continued moon program progress.
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Johnson Faces Revolt Among House Liberals
A revolt among Democratic liberal lawmakers challenges party loyalty. Rep. Richard Bolling proposes stripping Southern Democrats of seniority privileges and committee chairmanships to pressure support for the national ticket and policies.
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Sam Rayburn
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Prices Set New Record Prices Set New Record
The October cost of living rose to an all time high with the CPI at 107.2. Food fell 0.5 percent while transportation rose 1 percent and housing up 0.1 percent. The turkey dinner cost $6.40, 30 cents less than 1962. About 42,000 workers gain raises, but 12,000 Chicago transit workers and 1,775 Pittsburgh transit workers face wage cuts due to city index declines. Take home pay averaged $88.31 with three dependents and $80.51 for unmarried workers.
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TV for Ruby murder trial urged by lawyer
Jack Ruby's attorney argues for live television coverage of Ruby's murder trial after he killed Lee Harvey Oswald. Judge Brown has not ruled on camera use though defense cites benefits. Ruby, 52, remains jailed without bond as investigators pursue the case amid a tense Thanksgiving in Dallas. Gov. Connally, wounded in the same incident, improves but remains hospitalized.
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Reds Intensify Space Race as Soviets Announce Rocket Tests
President Johnson faced new evidence of Soviet acceleration in space as Tass announced a two month long rocket test series in the Pacific near Marshall Islands and north of Tokyo. U S tracking stations from Turkey to the Aleutians will monitor launches from Caspian to final tracking.
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Terrorists Fail To Halt Venezuela Election
AP analysis notes FALN attacks fail to derail Sunday presidential voting in Caracas. Despite guerrilla activity and a deadly bar attack, crowds gather at rallies as Raul Leoni leads Democratic Action against six opponents. Authorities curb terrorism though reputations suffer amid hijacking and violence.
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Betancourt
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