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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1964
Page
2
Former US senator William F Knowland addressed about 1 000 at Municipal Auditorium Concert Hall urging Republicans to back Barry Goldwater. He warned four more years of Kennedy Johnson New Frontier risk. He endorsed Goldwater on first or second ballot and urged party unity after the June California primary.
Senator Knowland rails against appeasement and Communist ties in a rally, accusing leaders of sacrificing allies and national interests. He warned against Cuba missteps and praised a hardline stance toward the Panama Canal, while Goldwater’s campaign gains support from Californians as a new campaign HQ opens with Ivy Baker Priest Stevens.
BRUSSELS Belgium A youth Andre Beugnies 19 confessed to stealing Rubens Negroes Heads from Brussels Ancient Arts Museum hoping for ransom. The painting valued at 1 million dollars was recovered from Beugnies grandmother's home. He admitted acting alone inspired by a radio serial The Jaguar. He planned break in via skylight and rope ladder, with the loot later found intact.
A ballroom blaze at the Admiral Semmes Hotel in Mobile Alabama forced dozens of guests to evacuate. Firefighters contained the smoke and flames with no reported fatalities or serious injuries. The hotel ballroom and mezzanine suffered fire and smoke damage as guests escaped to safety.
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