Prayer Amendment Revives GOP Platform Debate
The GOP platform signals renewed support for a constitutional amendment to permit prayer and Bible reading in public schools, challenging House opposition led by Rep. Emanuel Celler. Becker's compromise proposal remains under discussion as party lines form around church state separation and voter sentiment.
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Supreme Court
Emanuel Celler
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House Judiciary Committee
Celler
San Francisco
Rooney to Battle Van Dyke in Fall TV Lineup
Hollywood report notes Mickey Rooney will star opposite Dick Van Dyke as ABC plans a fall ratings clash. The piece discusses networks dropping shows, the difficulty of sustaining hits, and a glimpse at how studios repurpose spaces such as 20th Century Fox for Peyton Place themed settings.
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Mickey Rooney
Dick van Dyke
Judy Garland
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Mickey
20Th Century-Fox
Peyton Place
Dentist heads Minn. Board of Education
Dr. C F McGuiggan of Marshall was elected president of the State Board of Education on Tuesday succeeding Brynolf Peterson of Aitkin. McGuiggan was nominated by Frank J Petrich while Daniel C Gearhart opposed. Peterson’s term expires Jan 1.
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Peterson
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Nine Miners Saved in France as Rescue Drill Probes Five More
In Champagnole France a massive drill bored toward an underground chamber 270 feet beneath the limestone mine where nine miners were rescued after eight days. Authorities fight to reach five missing workers amid intermittent tapping and delayed escape work.
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France
Mt. River
Jura
Andre Socie
American Soldier Stabbed to Death in Germany
Pfc. William E. Mann of Little Rock Arkansas, 32, was stabbed to death in Hanau near a bar after an argument in which a group attacked Mann and Pfc. Robert L. Martin. Another soldier, Pfc. Edward E. Bonney, was arrested. no charges filed yet. Martin survived with bruises.
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Germany
U.S. Army
William E.mann
Little Rock
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Hanau
Mann
Robert L. Martin
Army
Martin
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Edward E. Bonney
80 year old biker pedals coast to coast to Golden Gate
Lyman Frain Sr. aged 80 completed a cross country bicycle ride from Times Square to San Francisco in 86 days covering 3,244 miles on a 12 speed bike. He averaged 40 miles daily, with a peak of 109 miles downhill toward Salt Lake City. He claimed to be the first man his age to ride ocean to ocean and credited cycling with health and longevity. He was greeted by bridge officials and his son Donald in San Francisco.
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Lyman Frain Sr
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Frain
Continental Divide
Salt Lake City
Retaliation Warning From Red China In Hong Kong Paper
The Hong Kong based New Evening Post published a warning that Red China will retaliate against U.S. air strikes in North Vietnam's Tonkin Gulf. The piece cited a serious crisis and noted the United States would bear consequences. No direct Peking comment followed.
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Hong Kong
Communist New Evening Post
United States
China
North Viet Nam
Knipschield's Body Brought To Janesville
The body of circus aerialist Edward Capt Eddie Knipschield 55 who died after a fall at Detroit Tigers Stadium was brought to Janesville for burial. He was a Janesville native who began as a tumbler in the YMCA and performed on the high wire for thirty years. Funeral arrangements have not been announced. He is survived by a brother Joseph of Janesville and a sister Mrs Lucille Armitage Milwaukee.
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Edward
Eddie” Knipschield
Detroit
Tiger Stadium
Knipschield
YMCA
Joseph
Lucille Armitage
Milwaukee
Nike Hercules Unit Wins Berry Trophy
A Nike Hercules guided missile unit at Cleveland Ohio was named the winner of the 1964 Robert Ward Berry trophy. Other awards included the Commander's trophy for best firing battery in annual practice Battery B First Battalion 126th Artillery Wisconsin National Guard Milwaukee tied with Battery C First Battalion 241st Artillery Massachusetts National Guard.
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Colo
Cleveland
Ohio
Robert Ward Berry
126Th Artillery
Wisconsin National Guard
Milwaukee
241St Artillery
Massachusetts
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