Pledge for Fair Civil Rights Enforcement Plank Approved
Atlantic City AP report says the Democratic Platform Committee endorsed a civil rights plank calling for fair efficient enforcement of the 1964 act. It urges elimination of economic and social causes of lawlessness and revises immigration rules to remove origin based provisions.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
Democratic Platform Committee
Communist Party
Ku Klux Klan
John Birch Society
Platform Committee
Alabama Delegates Sign Loyalty Pledge Shift at Convention
Three Alabama delegates and two alternates signed a loyalty pledge to the presidential nominee, with predictions that a majority would sign. The move could keep the Alabama delegation on the floor, altering seating dynamics and reducing potential floor fights.
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Atlantic City
Alabama
Reuben Newton
Jasper
Ala
National Committee
John M. Bailey
Roy McCord
Gadsden
Bill Hardin
Delegate Clash Looms As Demos Open Convention
Atlantic City AP Democrats open their 1964 convention pledging fair Civil Rights Act enforcement and denouncing violence. Mississippi seating remains the flashpoint between regular delegates and the Freedom Democratic group, with Rauh predicting a floor fight. Johnson’s vice presidential choice centers on Humphrey, McCarthy, or Mansfield as others jockey for position.
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Convention
Atlantic City
N.J
Freedom Democrats
Johnson
UPI
Demos
Washington
Mississippi
Freedom Democratic Party
Joseph Rauh Jr
Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
President Johnson
John F. Kennedy
South
Convention Hall
Dom
Humphrey
Rioters Burn and Loot South Viet Nam Cities
Youthful mobs in Saigon Hue and Da Nang sacked government buildings and attacked a U S barracks. A grenade wounded three rioters, another killed a woman. Fire destroyed a Roman Catholic village home as police stood by.
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S. Viet Nam
Malcolm W. Browne
Saigon
South Viet
da Nang
South China Sea
Wisconsin tornado damage hits 400 homes across three cities
A trio of twisters struck Port Washington Fond du Lac and Oak Creek with Port Washington suffering the worst damage. More than 400 homes damaged or destroyed 25 people injured none seriously. Officials warned roofs ripped off in Fond du Lac and a major cleanup effort followed as federal aid was considered.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Frances Winnemuller
Port Washington
St. Alphonsus Hospital
Wisconsin
Fond du Lac
Oak Creek
Beaver Dam
Stevens Point
Vernon Labbs
Tion
Common Council
Frank Zeidler
Department of Resource Development
Harvey O. Grasse
State Highway Commission
Robert L. Williams
Winnemuller
Mrs. Winnemuller
Gustave Schmitz
Wisconsin Demos Seek Compromise on Mississippi Seating
Wisconsin delegates weigh compromise over seating the Freedom Democratic party of Mississippi at the Democratic national convention. Rep. Robert Kastenmeier urges careful handling and a possible minority report if no acceptable solution is found. A second caucus is set for 4:30 p.m. EST as credentials committee reviews the issue.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Mississippi Freedom Democratic
Aaron Henry
Freedom Group
Clarksdale
Miss
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Atlantic City
Wisconsin
Freedom Democratic Party of
Robert Kastenmeier
Watertown
Freedom Party
Kastenmeier
Two Die in Sparta Area Crash Injures 18YearOld
An 18 year old Cataract girl and 40 year old Sparta businessman died in a two car collision two miles north of Sparta on Highway 27 71. Mary Johnson 18 of R J Melrose suffered multiple injuries. Spencer Hinds 40 owner of the 19th Hole Tavern died at St Marys Sparta.
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Sparta
la Vera W. Peters
R. 1
Spencer Hinds
Hinds
Peters
Wis
Monroe County
la Vern W. Peters
Harold Peters
Spencer
Mort) Hinds
St. Mary’s Hospital
Mary Johnson
Erland Johnson
R. J. Melrose
Four Corners
Farrell Sousek
Kenneth Clark
Arlington
Ill
Kenosha
Bennie W. Jensen
Rosholt
Edward Wavro
Jensen
Negro Assembly Denies Support To LBJ
The National Negro Republican Assembly formed in Philadelphia rejects support for both Barry Goldwater and President Johnson. George G. Fleming of East Orange was named president as about 50 Negro leaders attended the Philadelphia meeting.
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Philadelphia
National Negro Republican Assembly
Barry Goldwater
GOP
Johnson
Assembly
Republican Party
George G. Fleming
East Orange
N.J
Fleming
San Francisco
Cleo Storm Heads Toward Jamaica After Caribbean Run
Hurricane Cleo battered the Caribbean with 140 mph winds, causing at least 14 deaths, 100 injuries, and $50 million in damage in the French possessions. It remains on a path toward Jamaica and possibly Cuba, with Jamaica expected to face hurricane force winds tonight.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Cleo
Caribbean
Jamaica
Cuba
Haiti
Radio
Hispaniola
Five Beauties Disqualified From Miss United States
Five contestants are disqualified from the Miss United States pageant in Huntington for not living in their represented states Maine Vermont New Hampshire Connecticut and Rhode Island. Pageant attorney Robert Schaub says all five resided in Massachusetts. The winner will be chosen Friday.
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Huntington
W.va
Maine
Vermont
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Robert Schaub
Massachusetts
Beatles Debut at Hollywood Bowl Draws $50,000 in Half-Hour Show
The Beatles opened at the Hollywood Bowl to a packed 19,000 crowd of teens. They performed for exactly thirty minutes, ending amid constant shrieks and reports of grossing about $50,000 for the performance.
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Hollywood
Hills
Hollywood Bowl
Hillside
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Robert F. Kennedy
Joan Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy
Frank E. Mayer
Coopera
James Shil
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Eee
By Harvey Breuscher
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Arden Oss
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Wallace Brown
Richard Fuller
Larry
Harry Peters
Will Isensee
Lanham
A. E. Frederick
Lanham’s
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Camp Ripley
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Monroe
Michael Barrington
Shore
Wood
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American Casualty Co
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Medford
Taylor County
Jessie Brooks
Maywood
Robert Storm
Merrill
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