GOP Front Closes Ranks Behind Barry
In Hershey Pennsylvania AP report Republican leaders see Goldwater unity manifesto as progress toward party cohesion yet cracks remain. Eisenhower endorses Goldwater and Miller while Rockefeller and others praise the statement though reservations linger about fundamental principles. Romney cool toward the platform and nominee.
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Barry Goldwater
GOP
Dwight D Eisenhower
Goldwater
William E. Miller
United States
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
John Beye
Robert Welch
China Baits Soviet for Soft Words
In Saigon AP dispatch, Communist China accused the Soviet Union of being too cautious in denouncing the United States over its reprisal attack on North Vietnamese patrol boat bases. U.S. Ambassador Maxwell Taylor said Washington has adequate military resources to repel any Communist attack on South Vietnam. The New China News Agency criticized Soviet officials for not backing the North’s struggle.
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China
Soviet Union
United States
Peking
Kremlin
U.S
Maxwell Taylor
South Viet Nam
New China
Vietnam Crisis Deepens As Global Presses Respond
Soviet and Chinese outlets attacked U S actions in Viet Nam while Pravda Izvestia ran American statements without comment. North Viet Nam accused Washington of provocation and sabotage sending a message to the International Control Commission which arrived in Hanoi for on the spot investigations. The crisis centered on the Gulf of Tonkin incident and regional tensions.
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U.S
Red China
Union
Pravda
Izvestia
China
International Control Commission
United States
North Viet Nam
Control Commission
India
Canada
Poland
Hanoi
Taylor
Gulf of Tonkin
Warren Commission Weighs Advance Release Arrangements
Washington AP reports the Warren Commission debated contracts with media to receive the Kennedy assassination report before others while keeping its release date secret. Chief Counselor J Lee Rankin briefed reporters, with White House aides saying no release plan exists. AP President Paul Miller voiced opposition to pre-release arrangements.
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Warren Commission
Commission
J. Lee Rankin
Earl Warren
John F. Kennedy
Rankin
George Reedy
White House
Reedy
Rochester
N.Y
Paul Miller
Associated Press
Gannett Newspapers
Johnson urges registration and voting in U S
President Johnson appeals at a White House event urging all eligible Americans to register and vote this fall. He notes 35 percent voter nonparticipation in the last election and 46 million unregistered as leaders discuss democracy’s duties at home. House passes veterans pension bill. meat import limit heads to conference. food stamp bill sent to Johnson for signature amid readiness to respond to aggression. Governor Taylor comments on Vietnam jet activity and U S troop use.
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Johnson
White House
American Heritage Foundation
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Senate
Veterans Administration
Senate House Conference Committee
Congress
Revetment Plant Hires 600 for Mississippi River Work
The U S Army Engineer District Vicksburg began its 1964 revetment season at Goodrich Landing near Vicksburg, Mississippi, with about 600 seasonal workers. A barge-based plant will install concrete mats along 20 locations between Goodrich and New Orleans, covering over 26 million square feet at a $13 million cost to stabilize the riverbank during low water.
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Vicksburg
Goodrich Landing
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Louisiana
Mississippi River
Goodrich
New Orleans
James A. Betts
Corps of Engineers
Army Engineers
Baton Rouge
Greensville
Delta Point
Vidalida
St. Francisville
Mateur
Andrews
Gordon Carter
Measure passes as Senate version expands food stamp program
The Licuse accepted the Senate version on Tuesday, expanding a pilot program to 43 counties and making it permanent. Needy families receive $10 in food stamps for $6 in cash, usable at grocery stores for most foods. Projected costs rise from $25 million first year to $200 million by June 1967.
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Senate
Fall Rooms While It Is Yet Summer
Autumn plans form quickly across industries as the third quarter nears, with garment makers steel mills retailers and food processors aviation industry and building suppliers leading the push. The AP analysis notes a better than usual midyear performance across many sectors as heat and drought fade from the national outlook.
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Sam. Dawson
AP Business News
New York
Helicopter Fleet Goes Into Battle In Viet Nam
One of the largest helicopter assaults of the Vietnam War targets a Viet Cong concentration of about 3,000 in a jungle area. Ninety-six Vietnamese and U.S. Army helicopters carry nearly 1,000 troops. a young U.S. Army lieutenant is killed by a bullet through the windshield.
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Viet Nam
Robert Estes
Anson
Maine
South
Viet‘namese Air Force
Nice
Lesure
Saigon
Estes
Agriculture predicts stronger crop year and retail boost
The Agriculture Department projects 59 major crops will total 111 percent of the 1957-59 average, a bit below last year’s 112 percent but above 1961 and 1962. Retailers anticipate shoppers will spend freely this fall with more disposable income after taxes and a trend toward upgrading purchases to higher quality goods. Regions vary in prosperity, but enough should lift year-end results above last year, with growth possibly as penurious as the first half.
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Agriculture Department
Aussies Favored to Win Davis Cup
Australia’s Davis Cup team led by Roy Emerson is favored to beat Chile in the American Zone semifinals. The format Friday singles two matches Saturday doubles and two more singles Sunday. Emerson, No. 1 amateur, to play two singles. Hopman captains the team. Emerson won Wimbledon this year and the U S title last year. teammates include Stolle Newcombe Roche and Davidson.
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Australia
Roy Emerson
Chile
Sinals
Emerson
Harry Hopman
U.S
Fred Stolle
John Newcombe
Tony Roche
Owen Davidson
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