02 Oct 1964
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1964
Page
1
Speaker John W. McCormack signaled adjournment could come by Saturday as only a few items remain. Health care for the aged and Social Security are dead for this session after House and Senate conferees failed to agree.
Madison County Board of Elections distributed voting materials to registrars despite a Superior Court restraining order. The order barred issuing registration books to replacements for seven precinct registrars. books for all 23 precincts were handed out with literacy test forms.
GOP candidate Robert Gavin told the North Carolina Realtors Association that NC should govern its own affairs with minimal federal interference. In a prepared speech he framed the party as defending individual property rights within a republic, addressing intrusions by the federal government.
Washington AP reports a recognized silver shortage prompting debate over reducing silver content in coins or replacing the metal. Congress revived silver dollar production after 30 years, with Treasury weighing hoarding risks, price impacts, and long term supply effects as the Mint remains the largest silver user.
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A sedan plowed from Santa Monica pier to the water and sank in moments. Ten hours later in Beverly Hills the mother died in a physician’s absence. An empty pill bottle was found with the son’s death. No motive could be determined for Zetzer’s action.
In New York and other ports, 10 day restraining order halts a dock strike following a national emergency. ILA President Gleason says workers will return together. some ports plan return Monday while others may resume tonight. Pickets withdraw as union officials prepare return-to-work instructions.
Sen. John Sherman Cooper demands testimony from Baker and McCloskey as the Senate Rules Committee weighs alleged corrupt and illegal transactions. Williams, Williams’ inquiry and Jordan clash over access as Baker resigns.
Senate House conferees adjourn without breaking a deadlock on proposed health care for the aged and a Social Security retirement benefit increase. President Johnson urged enactment. supporters fear the plan will die this year and hope a new Congress may revive it next year. The panel failed to recede on the health care provision, signaling continued stalemate and political calculations ahead of elections.
Fifty thousand residents move inland as Hurricane Hilda aims at the central Louisiana coast. Officials warn more evacuations likely while Morgan City and Morgan City area hospitals relocate patients and schools halt activities.
The National Farmers Organization halted its 43 day protest aimed at pressuring meat processors for higher prices. President Oren Lee Staley called it a recess while signaling possible future moves. Prices largely unchanged. Chicago cattle and hogs remained about six dollars under pre boycott levels. Staley urged members to avoid dumping holdings until market price is set.
Senator Barry Goldwater mounted a whistle stop tour into Illinois attacking President Johnson as a “Lyndon come lately” and urging renewed commitment to NATO. He criticized Johnson plans to meet NATO leaders after the election and urged voters to elect a president who believes in NATO and rebuilding the alliance. He spoke in Cairo and Hammond and did not address civil rights issues during his stops.
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