Johnson Seeks Northwest Support On Columbia River Plan
President Johnson flies to Vancouver to mark the final ratification of the U S Canada Columbia River treaty while touting flood relief funds and a 4 5 million reconstruction grant for northwestern Montana. He says the project will create jobs and provide power and recreation.
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Nately
Vancouver
B.C
Northwest
Kennedy
Great Falls
Mont
Johnson
Montana
Columbia River
Congress
John F. Kennedy
Billings
Mike Mansfield
Senate
Lee Metcalf
D-Mont
Columbia River Basin
Northeast Frost Grips Region with Record-Low Sept Readings
The Associated Press reports killing frosts hit the Northeast causing vegetative damage in sections including New York State. Temperatures plummeted to record lows for September across many cities with readings like 44 in Boston and 48 in New York, signaling widespread freeze a week before anticipated floods reports Conte.
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New York State
Boston
New York
Sanford chides state Democrats on campaign and term ideas
Governor Sanford chided the State Democratic Party for not campaigning enough for the national ticket while expressing confidence that North Carolina would vote for President Johnson in November. He discussed political reform ideas including two party systems and a six-year single term as a potential compromise to the current four-year term.
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Raleigh
Sanford
Democratic Party
Goldwater
Johnson
A Moore
Maries
Farm Workers Drown As Truck Plunges Into Canal
Six farm workers died when a rain slicked road collapse pushed their truck into the Rim Ditch canal near Fort Pierce Florida. Ten survivors were rescued from an 18 foot deep 75 foot wide waterway. The Peacock Fruit and Cattle Corp owned the vehicle.
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Fort Pierce
Fla
Foley Pinkney
Eugene D. Solomon
Titusville
Surplus Cotton Use Is Urged
Washington AP reports that the Regional Uplands Cotton Growers, Inc. urges President Johnson to repurpose surplus cotton for the needy under the poverty alleviation program. Frederick H. Heidelberg of Raleigh NC voices support for using government stock to aid suffering families.
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Washington
Johnson
Frederick H. Heidelberg
Raleigh, N.C
Regional Uplands Cotton Growers, Inc
Goldwater rallies South support amid party-switches
Senator Barry Goldwater campaigned in Tennessee and Florida urging Democrats to join the Republican cause. He praised Strom Thurmond and Mallory Horne for switching sides, called for sale of parts of the TVA, and pressed President Johnson on Cuba and other issues while promising to answer voters’ questions. He addressed crowds in Knoxville and Tampa, and planned further stops in Memphis Macon and Montgomery.
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Tenn
Barry Goldwater
South
GOP
Goldwater
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Tennessee Valley Authority
Johnson
China
Ian
Memphis
River Bluff
Macon
Montgomery
Ala
Cuba
Miami
Castro
United States
White House
Viet Nam
Bobby Baker
Tampa
Fila
Thurmond to Become Goldwater Republican
Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina plans to leave the Democratic Party for a Goldwater Republican. The announcement, to be televised from Columbia at 6 15 p.m. EST, aims to help build a strong two party system in the South and introduce Barry Goldwater to supporters at Spartanburg Greenville Airport.
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Washington
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Thurmond
Columbia
S.C
South
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Spartanburg Greenville
Viet Nam Coup Leader Lam Van Phat Surrenders in Saigon
Brig. Gen. Lam Van Phat, ex interior minister and coup organizer, surrendered to Saigon authorities tonight, ending the failed rebellion. Other rebel officers, including Col. Duong Hieu Nghia and Brig. Gen. Duong Ngoc Lam, have already been detained, with Ton returning to Saigon helping quell further power grabs.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Lam van Phat
Phat
My Tho
Ries
Suxremee Soem
Gia Dinh
Nhan Minh Trang
Duong van Duc
4Th Corps
Huynh van Ton
Duong Hieu Nghia
Duong Ngoc Lam
Ton
Khanh
Nguyen Cao Ky
Four year old testifies in Su cor court case in California
Paul Mendez, a four year old, testifies in Su ror Courtee at edwood City California that he was shot multiple times by his father William Mendez last July. The boy, apparently free of resentment, waves to his father as bullets struck his lower chest abdomen arms and legs in a custody dispute.
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Paul Mendez
Suror Courtee
Edwood City
Calif
William
Betegab
Mendez
UAW Sets Friday 10 Am Strike Deadline at Ford
UAW President Walter P. Reuther announced a 10 a.m. Friday EST strike deadline at Ford Mo Co during new contract talks. He said the union is prepared to bargain in good faith to resolve unsettled questions on wages and production standards while noting Chrysler remains under threat despite a recent wage agreement.
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Gene Schroeder
Detroit
United Auto Workers Union
Ford Mo= Co
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
Reuther
Ford
Chrysler
Breakdown of Thurmond switch could reshape Deep South politics
AP analysis notes a J. Strom Thurmond party switch to the Republicans could yield the GOP its first strong statewide leadership in South Carolina since Reconstruction. The move would pit Gov. Donald Russell against a likely 1966 Democratic primary and could shift the Senate race dynamic.
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Columbia S.C
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Deep South
Thurmond
Donald S. Russell
Russell
Barry Gold
Swater
Columbia
J. Drake Edens Jr
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Kent Krell
U.S
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Olin D. Johnston
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