GOP Platform Half Approved As Split Over Scranton Aims
SAN FRANCISCO AP Republicans work on the first half of the 1964 platform, with Goldwater forces in control and Scranton backers pressing to insert rival planks. The closed session draft favors principles, with civil rights debate and anti-Birch Society language unresolved, and potential floor fights anticipated on June conventions.
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San Francisco
Barry Goldwater
William W. Scranton
Platform Committee
Goldwater
Scranton
Melvin Laird
Wisconsin
Johnson
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Arizona
John Birch Society
NATO
Road Strike Delay Sought in Ohio Transit Dispute
Ohio highway troubleshooter James W. Shacknessy awaited word from Frank Converse of Local 18 IUOE on a possible delay in the interstate 71 shutdown. Gov. Rhodes named Shacknessy and others as peacemakers as 14,000 engineers threaten to idle 30,000 workers and halt about $500 million in highway contracts. Masheter noted $180 million in work remains.
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Columbus
Ohio
James W. Shacknessy
Frank Converse
Local 18
International Union of Operating Engineers
Shacknessy
Ohio Turnpike Commission
P. F E. Masheter
James A. Rhodes
Shocknessy
Ohio Contractors Association
Cleveland
Masheter
Columbus Ends Sunday Sales Ban
Columbus ends its Sunday sales crackdown after Mayor M E Sensenbrenner ordered it discontinued citing vague law and enforcement issues. Judge Alan E Schwarzwalder had ruled a store open for beer sales on Sunday could sell other items, prompting the halt pending state action.
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Columbus, Ohio
Columbus
M. E. Sensenbrenner
Sensenbrenner
Alan E. Schwarzwalder
Scranton Camp Battling To Cut Barry's Strength
The AP surveys 1308 GOP delegates show Goldwater leading with 728 votes on first ballots, Scranton 165, Rockefeller 102, Lodge 45, Smith 15, Nixon 1, plus 205 uncommitted. Pennsylvania supports Scranton. Ohio caucus expected to boost Goldwater.
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Scranton
Barry
Goldwater
William W. Scranton
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Henry Cabot Lodge
Margaret Chase Smith
Richard M. Nixon
Pennsylvania
Gov. Scranton
New York
Rockefeller
Lodge
South Viet Nam
San Francisco
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Hocking County Firms Report Unusually Busy Summer
A Logan Daily News survey finds most Hocking County factories at peak employment and output. Carborundum Logan plant, Godman Shoe Co, Metalbestos division, General Hocking Brick, Coffman Stair Co, Logan Clay, Goodyear Picotrim plant and others run at or near full capacity as production shifts toward fall and upcoming 1965 model parts.
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Hocking County
Logan Daily News
Logan
Metalbestos
William Wallace Co
General Hocking
Coffman Stair Co
Logan Clay Products Co
Goodyear
Logan Picotrim
US Army shell kills four Koreans in Seoul
An Army spokesman said a US Army shell exploded on Friday in Seoul while a Korean attempting to dismantle it was killed along with three others. Police and military units investigated the incident and ensured area safety.
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Seoul, Korea
FBI Chief Sees Dead Rights Workers After Disappearance
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover announced belief that the three civil rights workers missing since June 21 in Philadelphia Mississippi are dead. He said the search would continue and more agents would be deployed in Mississippi amid ongoing racial violence and attacks on civil rights workers in Hattiesburg.
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Jackson
Miss
FBI
Johnson
J. Edgar Hoover
Mississippi
Philadelphia
Arthur Lelyveld
Cleveland
Ohio
Hattiesburg
White House
Hoover
Andy Goodman
Mickey Schwerner
James Chaney
Meridian
Hospital Groundbreaking Plans Being Completed
Groundbreaking for the new Hocking County Hospital is set for Monday at 2 p.m. Master of ceremonies is Judge Harley Meyer. Dr. J. W. Doering will recount the bond drive work and Barton Hall will speak for the trustees. Representatives from the Twigs, county medical society, and hospital staff may speak. The Logan High School senior band will perform. A live WATH broadcast was canceled. excerpts will air on local news and the full ceremony on Tuesday. Attendees are asked to bring shovels.
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Hocking County Hospital
Common Pleas
Harley Meyer
J. W. Doering
Citizens Committee
Barton Hall
County Medical Society
Logan High School
al Horsky
WATH
George Charles
Charles
Logan
Hospital
Deficit Shrinks as Johnson Eyes Budget Savings
Washington AP reports President Johnson expects a substantially lower deficit for the year ending June 30 than the prior $8.8 billion forecast. Revenue remains strong on a robust economy while government employment may fall short of the 2,571,000 target, with a goal of 2,497,000 and likely even lower.
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Washington
Johnson
Firemen Extinguish Small Theater Curtain Fire
Kansas City AP reports firemen put out a small blaze in a false curtain above a theater screen on Friday. An audience of 300 watched as firefighters halted the blaze while the movie continued to play.
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Kansas City
Methodists' Bishop Poll Proceeds Slowly in Midwestern Meet
Delegates to the North Central Jurisdictional Conference failed to elect a bishop on the 16th ballot. Rev. Dr. Eugene L. Smith led with 182 votes, followed by Rev. Byron Stroh and Rev. Dr. Francis E. Kerns. Dr. Carl C. Bracy withdrew after dropping to fourth place. Two more bishops must be chosen. assignment for next four years also on the agenda. Rev. Dr. Thomas M. Pryor was elected to the College of Bishops on the 11th ballot.
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Cleveland
North Central Jurisdictional Conference
The
Methodist Church
Carl C. Bracy
Mount Union College
Alliance
Ohio
Eugene L. Smith
New York
Byron Stroh
Indiana
Richard C. Raines
Francis E. Kerns
Wauwatosa
Wis
Bracy
Thomas M. Pryor
Kalamazoo
Mich
College of Bishops
Weather notes for Hocking County
Temperatures reached 88 by 11 a m matching yesterday’s high of 84. The low fell to 58 early this morning. Partly cloudy and cooler Sunday with chances of scattered showers or thundershowers in the afternoon.
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Hocking County
Realignment realigns Ohio Division of Reclamation Districts
The Ohio Division of Reclamation Districts reorganizes into five districts with new field inspector assignments. Athens County moves from District 5 to 4. Logan will host inspector Ralph Drescher covering Hocking Gallia Jackson Lawrence Meigs and Vinton counties. James Wood becomes Athens inspector. Robert Mingus moves to District 2. Bates leads inspectors and oversees law enforcement.
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Ohio Division of Reclamation
Department of Natural Resources
Irving I. Dickman
Athens County
District 4
Ralph Drescher
Logan
Hocking County
Gallia
Jackson
Lawrence
Meigs
Vinton
Morgan
Noble
Perry
Washington
James F. Wood
Albany
Athens
Robert E. Mingus
G. Orville Bates
Ohio Valley Council Names Baldridge Coordinator
Paul Baldridge, 34, of Bowling Green, named full time coordinator of the Ohio Valley Regional Development Council. He has not committed to the $9,500 post. A 1952 OSU graduate, Baldridge was one of four candidates. Headquarters site not yet chosen with locations in Athens Marietta and Jackson under consideration.
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Paul Baldridge
Bowling Green
Ohio Valley Regional Development Council
Baldridge
Wood County Planning Commission
Wood County Improvement Corp
Ohio State University
Athens
Marietta
Jackson
Soviets Launch Two Scientific Space Stations
Soviet Tass reports Electron 3 and Electron 4, unmanned stations, launched by a single booster. Electron 3 separated from the last rocket stage and Electron 4 reached orbit. Both craft carry research instrumentation and remain operational with highly elliptical orbits ranging from about 251 to 4,365 miles for Electron 3 and 285 to 41,076 miles for Electron 4.
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Moscow
Tass
Secretary of State reports income peak in 1962
Secretary of State Ted W. Brown reported an all time high of 1.3 million dollars collected by the office in the year ending June 30. The total, turned over to the general fund, topped the previous record by about 43 thousand dollars and came from corporation and election fees.
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Columbus
Ohio
Secretary of State
Ted W. Brown
Brown
General Fund
Scranton Fights Goldwater To Undercut Delegate Strength
Rank and file Republicans debate strategy to curb Goldwater's delegate lead. Scranton says grassroots support opposes Goldwater while Scott seeks to sway platform and avoid civil rights planks. Goldwater backs a hard line against Johnson policies and communism if nominated.
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San Francisco
William W. Scranton
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Scranton
Pennsylvania
Arizona
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Scott
John G. Tower
Texas
Platform Committee
Johnson
George A. Parker
District of Columbia
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Picotrim
U.S
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