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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1964
Page
1
LAC column by L A Sollee Sr reflects on 1964 politics and the 188th anniversary of independence. It contrasts Goldwater conservatism with Democratic liberalism, warns of central government growth, and urges preserving founding protections and personal rights.
President Johnson on Capitol Hill named 30 recipients for the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The list includes J. Frank Doble, Rep. Carl Vinson, Dean Acheson, Walt Disney, Aaron Copland, Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne, Helen Keller, John L. Lewis, Walter Lippmann, Ralph McGill, Edward R. Murrow, Samuel Eliot Morison, Leontyne Price, Carl Sandburg, and John Steinbeck among others.
Kevin Foley a 13 year old from Dorchester Massachusetts celebrated a double birthday on the Fourth of July as he was named national Yankee Dante Dandy by Philadelphia's Freedom Week committee. A three member panel chose him for poise and a five minute essay on What My American Freedom Means to Me.
Soviet Premier Khrushchev and key Communist leaders planned a late July secret emergency summit in Poland to discuss the Cuban crisis and wider Communist tensions. Juanita Castro Ruz, Fidel Castro's sister, allegedly aided the CIA for four years before fleeing to Mexico, with reports noting her opposition to her brother and possible religious conscience as factors in her defection.
The State Department said Honduran authorities seized eight or nine fishing boats off the east coast and took them to Laguna Brewer, with some U.S. boats believed involved. Four more boats were stopped, then released, after officers cited lack of proper papers. An embassy officer was dispatched to investigate and report back.
Typhoon Betty with peak winds near 98 mph moved slowly across the Western Pacific 500 miles northeast of the Philippines. Forecasters warned of unpredictable movement and said it posed no immediate threat to the Philippines while still cleaning up from Typhoon Winnie and could approach Formosa.
The Soviet Union and Cyprus signed an agreement on an oil for goods exchange. Russia will send fuel for electricity plants on the island in return for wines and spirits, involving about 400,000 tons of oil and an equivalent value.
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Long Beach and vicinity: Sunday partly cloudy near coast. Mountain areas: sunny with some high clouds. Ragieas: sunny with some high cloudiness. Inland areas: sunny with scattered clouds. Winds offshore. Coastal waters show variable seas. Tide times and heights mentioned. weather outlook includes sun and cloud cover with regional variability.
United Nations headquarters reported Haiti accusing Dominicans and Haitians of crossing from the Dominican Republic to establish a mountain stronghold in Haiti. Rene Chalmers cited planned border breaches and an organized operation led by regional figures, with invaders targeting Haitian officers and security forces after crossing at Lagones Huitres in Sud-Ouest.
Former Katanga President Moise Tshombe faced a setback in uniting Congo factions and quelling Communist backed rebellions. The National Liberation Committee pledged support but diluted it, signaling possible preference for a Lumumba faction led government. Reports also warned of new rebel movements in Kivu and North Katanga.
North Viet Nam radio in Hanoi reported alleged South Vietnamese commandos landed June 30 near Dong Hoi in Quang Binh Province to sabotage but were intercepted by local police and militia. The claim cites 32 infiltrators and seized arms, with protests lodged to the ICC.
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