Demos Open 1964 Convention Amid Civil Rights Debate
Atlantic City AP Democrats begin the 1964 convention with a civil rights enforcement pledge as backstage peacemakers seek compromise on seating the Mississippi delegation. Mississippi Freedom Democratic party leaders threaten a floor fight unless seating demands are met. Johnson weighs running mate prospects as Hubert Humphrey emerges as a leading candidate.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Platform Committee
Mississippi
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Johnson
Washington
Freedom Democratic Party
Joseph Rauh Jr
Rauh
Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
President Johnson
John F. Kennedy
South
Convention Hall
Mississippi Freedom Group
Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minne
Convention contrasts mark Goldwater and Johnson scenes
At the Republican National Convention in San Francisco Barry Goldwater dominates contests as delegates arrive, while Atlantic City hosts the Democratic gathering with low suspense and casual dress. Delegates focus on tickets and leisure, airport signs show little sign of a national event, and extra flights and cars cater to the crowds.
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Atlantic City
N. J
San Francisco
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
Rockefeller
Scranton
Lodge
Goldwater
Golden Gate City
Lawrence
Johnson
USA
Kansas
Sunflower State
Gene Doane Seeks Role as Local Insurance Agent
Advertisement notes Gene Doane aims to be the neighborhood insurance agent. A separate item marks Margaret's Case on W. 23rd, closed Aug. 24 and reopening in August.
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Gene Doane
Kansans Busy Preparing for Convention Session in Atlantic City
The Kansas Democratic delegation organized for the first convention session at the Midtown Motel. They picked up credentials, planned a 4 p.m. caucus, and faced a seating dispute over Mississippi and Alabama delegates. Temps reached 90 with high humidity as members enjoyed leisure activities nearby.
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Atlantic City
Kansas
Mississippi
Alabama
Mississippi Freedom Group
Frank Theis
Democratic Platform Backs Strong Civil Rights Enforcement
The Democratic Platform Committee approved a "Democracy of Opportunity" plank promising fair effective enforcement of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. It calls for updating immigration law to end origin-based discrimination, supports equal opportunity for women and older Americans, condemns extremism, and seeks elimination of economic and social causes of lawlessness.
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Atlantic City
Democratic Platform Committee
Platfform
Communist Party
Ku Klux Klan
John Birch Society
Alabama Delegation Shifts On Loyalty Pledge At Convention
Three Alabama delegates and two alternates signed a loyalty pledge to the presidential nominee amid signs a majority may follow. Reuben Newton and Roy McCord forecast 22 to 30 signers, potentially keeping the delegation on the convention floor and easing seating disputes. The Mississippi Freedom Democratic delegation remains a flashpoint as other groups rally outside Convention Hall.
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Atlantic City
Alabama
Reuben Newton
Jasper
Ala
National Committee
John M. Bailey
Roy McCord
Gadsden
Bill Hardin
Mississippi
Freedom Democratic
Aaron Henry
Freedom Group
Clarksdale
Miss
Henry
Martin Luthering
Freedom Party
King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Convention Hall
Freedom Delegation
Congress of Racial Equality
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Freedom
Perry Fall Festival Scores Huge Success
Perry civil leader Frank Obenland reported the 1950 festival drew 500 to 600 attendees, double last year, with events on Elm Street and a large turnout for the square dance. A donkey ball game drew about 300 spectators at Perry High School with 53 players at one table.
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Perry
Frank Obenland
Perry Civil
Perry Reservoir
Square Dance Club
Homer Thomason
Lawrence
Obenland
Lecompton
Elm Street
American Legion
Stock Market Close Mixed as 60-Stock Index Edges Up
New York closing prices show the 60-stock average at 315.6 with no change, while Stover's Candies and Rexall brands appear in a brisk business context at retailers like the Businessmen's Noon Luncheon and soda priced at 97 cents.
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New York
Enrollment Dates Set for Lawrence Elementary Students
Lawrence public schools schedule enrollment for kindergar ten through sixth grade on Tuesday by last name initial with times 8:30 to 4 p.m. First classes for 1964-65 begin Monday at Lawrence High. Kindergarten testing optional for certain five year olds with tests arranged through the Curriculum Office. New junior and senior high students must enroll now. staff for 1964-65 was announced at a Lawrence High School gathering led by Carl S Knox and Roy Cropp in attendance of local officials.
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Lawrence
June Smith
Lawrence Public Schools
Lawrence High School
Melvin E. Neely
Topeka
Kansas State Teachers Association
Kansas University
Neeley
Kansas State College
Pittsburg
Verlin Gilbert
Lawrence Education Association
Russ Mosser
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
James Surface
Carl S. Knox
Roy Cropp
No Covered Dish Event Noted at BTOE Meeting
At the Aug 24 BTOE session, Maxwell was not present for the Exalted Ruler discussion and related agenda items. The note references an absence and indicates ongoing plans without a dish gathering.
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BTOE
Ee Maxwell
Cool Weather Continues With Rain Possibility In Lawrence
Lawrence endures a third straight week of unseasonably cool August temperatures with a forecast for more clouds and scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight and Tuesday. Temperatures are expected to dip to around 60 tonight and 70 to 75 Tuesday, with a five day outlook 6 to 8 degrees below normal and precipitation up to an inch in eastern Kansas.
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Lawrence
U. S. Weather Bureau
Topeka
Kansas
Mercury
Schedule Today For Democrats Convention Program
Monday program of the Democratic National Convention features a 7:30 p.m. EST convening with invocation by The Most Rev. Celestine J. Damiano and welcome by Gov. Richard J. Hughes. Includes keynote by Sen. John O. Pastore and remarks by Gov. Carl Sanders and other party officials.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Platform Committee
Celestine J. Damiano
Richard J. Hughes
New Jersey
John O. Pastore
Rhode Island
Rules and Order of Business
Carl Sanders
Georgia
J. Albert House Jr
Young
Democratic Clubs
Davie Bruce Marth
American Legion
David Lawrence
Pennsylvania
Franklin Clark Fry
Weather forecasts and local business note for Northeast Kansas
Considerable cloudiness with scattered showers and thunder storms tonight into Tuesday. Cooler Tuesday with highs 70 to 75 and lows around 60. Tuesday sunrise 6 43 a m, sunset 7 03 p m. Miller's Bar B Que closed but to reopen Sept 8. Adv
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Kansas
Miller’s. Bar-B-Que
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