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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1964
Page
3
Record heat and cool spell sweep U.S. excluding states
The high temperature reached 114 degrees at Hennessey Oklahoma and the low dipped to 40 at Burlington Vermont, per U.S. Weather Bureau reports. The readings exclude Alaska and Hawaii.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
President of Poland Dies at 64
Aleksander Zawadzki, president of Poland since 1952, died at 64 after a lingering illness of stomach cancer. He had been in dangerous condition for days, underwent a stomach operation last April, and after a brief convalescence returned to duties before his appearances faded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
UPI
Aleksander Zawadzki
Poland
Zawadzki
U S Officials Alarmed Over Congo Army Collapse
Washington officials report Congo's national army is breaking down amid growing chaos that could topple the Kasavubu Tshombe government. Harriman visits Brussels to seek plans with Belgium while the U N and United States debate military aid limits and African troop support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
U.S
Congo
Leopoldville
Joseph V. Kasavubu
Moise Tshombe
United States
Belgium
Cyprus clashes intensify on northwest coast front
Heavy fighting continued for a third day as Greek Cypriots pressure Turkish Cypriots along the Mansoura Kokkina corridor. UN said both sides fired mortars and automatic weapons while Greek contingents threatened retaliation in Nicosia over the arrest of three people including two Greek officers.
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Nicosia
Corpus Upi
Cyprus
United Nations
Oreen
U.N
Mansoura
Kokkina
Nixon Sees Harmony in GOP Unity Drive Ahead
Nixon said unity is forming for next week's GOP summit in Hershey as moderates rally to Goldwater. He noted Scranton and Romney view progress, with Eisenhower at Gettysburg backing repudiation of the Ku Klux Klan and other extremist groups to reassure Romney and unify the ticket.
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Washington
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
Pennsylvania
William Scranton
Nixon
Scranton
Hershey, Pa
Barry M. Goldwaters
Romney
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Hershey
Goldwater
Ku Klux Klan
Miller
Goldwaters
Eisenhower
Brown Says Johnson Has Not Decided on VP Choice
Gov Edmund Brown met with President Johnson and said the President has not yet chosen a running mate. Brown noted Johnson wants to keep the decision fluid and did not rule out governors, though Brown is unlikely to be the pick. He revealed a possible nominee spoke with him but Johnson said he knew nothing about it.
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Nixon
Michigan
George
Washington
UPI
Edmund G. Brown
Johnson
Brown
Indiana
Matthew Welsh
White House
Slain Civil Rights Workers Deaths Delayed by Weapon Match
In Jackson Mississippi suspects await arrests as no weapon matching bullets from three slain civil rights workers has been found. FBI defers comment while a rural farm search continues. Andrew Goodman 24 from New York was sent home, James Chaney 21 of Meridian, and Michael Schwerner 24 from New York await memorials and lab tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FBI
Washington
Philadelphia
Miss
Andrew Goodman
Mississippi
James Chaney
Michael Schwerner
New York
Jackson
Aid program wins approval from Senate
The Senate Public Works Committee approved the administration's $1 billion Appalachian aid program with swift, unanimous action. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Jennings Randolph, targets 11 states for five years to fund roadwork and boost agricultural and mineral resources, and awaits House Rules Committee action.
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Washington
API
Senate Public Works Committee
House Rules Committee
Senate
Jennings Randolph
DW. Va
International Law Association Holds Tokyo Convention
The general convention of the International Law Association will be held in Tokyo this year with about 250 judges and lawyers from 22 countries expected to attend.
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Tokyo
UPI
The
International Law Association
Actress Crawford to Rest One Month After Hospital Stay
Hollywood UPI reports actress Joan Crawford, treated at Cedars of Lebanon for a respiratory virus, will rest for a month after hospital release next week. She may retreat to mountains or beach, aiming to resume work on Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte with Bette Davis.
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Hollywood
UPI
Joan Crawford
Cedars of
Non Hospital
Bette Davis
Hush
Sweet Charlotte
Planes Sighted Before LBJ Speech On Vietnam Strike
Defense Secretary McNamara said Johnson announced the naval air strike on North Vietnam after enemy radar spotted U S planes. He noted the attack began about 1 15 a m August 5 and that the president spoke at 11 36 p m August 4 to show a limited operation.
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Washington
UPT
Defense
Robert §. McNamara
Johnson
Navy
U.S
McNamara
Pentagon
United States
North Viet Nam
Red China
Rockefeller offers support for GOP ticket but will stay in NY
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller backs the Republican national ticket but has no plans to campaign outside New York. His office clarified after party chairman Fred A. Young suggested he would stump nationwide. Rockefeller’s press secretary said he never made that statement.
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York State
Rockefeller
GOP
Fred A. Young
Barry M. Goldwater
William E. Miller
Robert McManus
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