Primary Election Battles Shape 1966 Nomination Scene
Major primaries span 11 states with Keiths and Kennedy aura shaping contests. Wisconsin nominates Lt. Gov. Lucey against David Curley while Maryland sees Sickles versus Finan. Arizona and Vermont also host GOP and Dem races as backlash and civil rights issues surface in Massachusetts and Maryland. President Humphrey looms over Democratic energy, with Knowles seeking renomination in Wisconsin and Goddard facing GOP challengers in Arizona.
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Humphrey
U.S
Wisconsin
Johnson
Patrick J. Lucey
Kennedy
Warren Knowles
Lucey
David Curley
Shimphrey
Maryland
Rep
Carlton Jr
Sickles
J. Millard Tawes
Thomas B. Sinan
U.S. Senate
Finan
Baltimore County
Agnew
Arizona
Sam Goddard
Farmer
John R. Williams
Phoenix i
Goddard
Philip H. Hoff
Thomas L. Jayes
Winston L. Prouty
Richard A. Snelling
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Colorado
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Utah
Georgia
Washington State
Hawaii
John F. Kennedy
Kenneth P. O'Donnell
Edward J. McCormack Jr
John W. McCormack
John A. Volpe
Boston
John F. Collins
Endicott
Chub) Peabody
Thomas Boylston Adams
Collins
Peabady
Edward W. Brooke
Senate
O'Donnell
Black students to enter Grenada high amid mob action
In Grenada Mississippi a Black student entry to Kunde High School was met by a white mob as 150 state troopers escorted Black children inside. A 12 year old boy was injured a reporter beaten and photographers confronted. The town faced political resignations and protests as authorities prepared for the day’s opening amid heightened tensions.
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Grenada
Miss
UPI
Mississippi
UPE
Robert Gordon
Gordon
Vorster Named South Africa Prime Minister After Verwoerd
Justice Minister B. J. Vorster was chosen to succeed Hendrik Verwoerd as prime minister. At Parliament he pledged to continue Verwoerd’s segregationist policies, calling on supporters to back the fatherland. Vorster, 80, has a wartime Nazi sympathizer past and long led the Nationalist regime’s security laws.
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South Africa
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Hendrik F
Verwoerd
Balthazar Johannes Vorster
Ballaing
Veryverd
Dmitri Isafendas
Vorsler
Louis Botha
JaniChrislaih Saints
Transport
Ben Sehoeman
Poll Shows Johnson Popularity Drops to 40 Percent
Washington UPI reports President Johnson’s job rating slipped to 40 percent the lowest since taking office. The Harris Survey cites rising food prices riots stock market turmoil and airline strikes as major causes. Gallup predicts Republicans may gain 20 to 25 House seats if Vietnam improves or public opinion shifts.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
White House
Fanl Harris
Washington Past Co
George Gallup
Morday
Johmson
Viet Nam
Gallup
U.S. News & World Report
Generous U S groups donate 1.3 billion in 1965
A UPI report notes Americans, businesses, and foundations gave about 1.3 billion dollars in 1965, far below the 6.4 billion raised in 1958, per the American Association of Fund-Raising Counsel. The Kingsport Times, an independent evening paper, provides local details and listings.
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New York
UPI
Counsel, Inc
Parents suing to force gun placement near home school
The Hancock parents sue to require a gun placed at the school closest to their home rather than the designated school. They oppose busing fairness, noting neighborhood children attend Dark Junior High over Vine Junior High. The case centers on school zoning administration. In other news, the Technical Advisory Committee will present water quality criteria to the Tennessee Stream Pollution Control Board to protect public health and welfare per federal act. The committee includes Tennessee Valley Authority representatives.
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Paul Hancock
Vine Junior
Tennnessee
Director Speaks at Chattanooga Regional Development Forum
The chairman of the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States speaks at a regional community development forum in Chattanooga. Robert P. Gerholz will emphasize meaningful roles in modernizing the community and energizing its resources to solve local problems. The forum is sponsored by the Greater Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce and the U S Chamber of Commerce.
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Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Robert P. Gerholz
Greater Chattanooga Area
Veteran Cleveland City Commissioner Retires
Veteran Cleveland city official B. Harrison Fair retires after 18 years of service and is named an honorary lifetime member. The council adopts a school budget of 1,466,150.79 dollars for the coming year, up 500,000 over last year, and receives a petition from Baptist women calling for a local ordinance regulating beer sales near churches and schools.
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B. Harrison Fair
30 Killed On Election Day in South Viet Nam
A recent South Vietnamese election, aimed at paving a path to democratic government amid total war, saw 30 killed and 167 wounded by Viet Cong sabotage. Government officials report turnout above 80 percent, despite security challenges. The vote named 117 delegates to a constituent assembly to draft a new constitution within months, with Ky and Cao Ky leading the ruling military coalition and retaining veto power over assembly actions. The article notes questions about genuine democracy and the impact of strong-man tactics on perceived legitimacy.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Viet Cong
Rene Alea Ataee
Guyen Cao Ky
Thiae Nguyen van Tiley Opes
le Pig
Aac
Ips
Gen Bradley Married in Los Angeles Court Ceremony
Omar N Bradley, 73, one of two surviving World War II five star generals, wed Esther Dora Buhler in a brief Superior Court ceremony in Los Angeles. It was his second marriage after his first wife’s death and Buhler’s third. Bradley, wartime Allied commander in Europe and first Joint Chiefs chair, is joined by the other living five star general, Ike Eisenhower.
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San Diego
Calif
UPI
Omar N. Bradley
Esther Dora Buhler
Los Angeles
Superior Court
William Mahady
Bradley
Buhler
Europe
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Eisenhower
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