Johnson trims vice presidential list for Democratic convention
President Johnson weighs expanding and pruning the list of Democratic vice presidential candidates. The roster includes Kennedy aides and Senators Thomas Dodd J W Fulbright Hubert Humphrey Eugene McCarthy and others plus governors and a mayor. A preconvention hedge to add five or six names could be announced before the Aug 24 Atlantic City convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IME
Johnson
Robert Kennedy
Thomas Dodd
Connecticut
J. W. Fulbright
Arkansas
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Eugene McCarthy
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Abraham Ribicoff
Richard Russell
Georgia
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Claiborne Pell
Rhode Island
Edmund G. Brown
California
Richard Hughes
New Jersey
Robert F. Wagner
New York
Cornelius Gallagher
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Atlantic City
Senator Russell
Barry Goldwater
Russell
Weather Forecasting and the Risk of Error
A discussion of the uncertainty in weather forecasting highlights the case of Kenneth T. C. Cheng of Taipei Formosa indicted for allegedly misinforming the public about Typhoon Gloria. The piece notes that forecasters face perils and that even cautious officials admit imperfect accuracy, with Dallas bureau saying they are right six times out of seven. It ends with a lighter note on Lubbock forecasters missing a recent cloud event and hoping for chances to improve.
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Kenneth T. C. Cheng
Taipei
Formosa
Cheng
Weather Bureau
Dallas
Lubbock
Gen. Marshall
George C. Marshall
Gen. Clark
Tom
Drastic Plan: Ancient Greek Rope Platform Tale
The brief piece reflects on an ancient Greek practice of proposing laws on a platform with a rope, suggesting it would curb bill numbers if applied today and ends with a quip about box tops, materialism, and simple life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Greece
Popular Assembly
Congress
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Morning Edition Preview
The page presents masthead details for the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal with publication notes, address, staffing credits, wire service affiliations AP and UPI, and subscription rates. A line notes the paper’s allegiance statement and a date stamp of Aug 14 1964.
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States of America
Lubbock, Tex
Lubbock Morning Avalanche
On the Line look at Tonkin attack and Goldwater bid
Special correspondent notes that the Tonkin Gulf incident hindered Barry Goldwater’s presidential chances as President Johnson reacted with bombing targets and Adlai Stevenson spoke at the UN. The piece cites cryptanalysis pride and a Dewey aide recalling wartime campaigns and a hotel encounter during Roosevelt’s 1944 bid.
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Bob Considine
York
Sen
Barry Goldwater
U. S
Gulf of Tonkin
Johnson
Amb
Adlai Stevenson
United Nations
Sen. Goldwater
Pearl Harbor
Tom Dewey
Paul Lockwood
Shor’s
N. Y
Oklahoma City
City of Hope Center Builds Future for Disabled Children
Springs Oklahoma presents the Hissom Memorial Center known as the City of Hope near the Arkansas River. The facility houses about 250 severely retarded and bedridden children and plans to expand to 600, adding less severe cases and more active treatment options. Experts from Tulsa advise on therapy, equipment, speech, and sensory stimulation while staff shortages challenge turnover.
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Kenneth L. Dixon
Springs
Okla
Arkansas River
Here
Hissom
Tulsa
Red Cross
Barren
Joseph C. Denniston Hissom
Lloyd E. Rader
Oklahoma
James G. Borren
Borren
Outrageous Bail System Reforms Urged by Andrew Tully
Andrew Tully reports on a national bail system crisis sparked by Daniel Walker of Glen Cove New York who spent 55 days jailed awaiting bail after a robbery arrest. Kennedy endorses three federal bills to widen recognizance release reduce jail time for unbailed defendants and require cash bail deposits for those released.
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Andrew Tully
Washington
Daniel Walker
Glen Cove
L.I
Congress
Walker
Robert Kennedy
Tully
Kennedy
Sam Ervin
N.C
Goodtrisk
Montgomery County
Goldwater
Roman Hruska
Nebraska
Olin Johnston
South Carolina
Commencement Address Set for Tech Summer Graduates
Charles C. Thompson will give the commencement address for about 80 Texas Tech summer graduates at 3 30 p m Wednesday on the green south of the Administration Building. Dr J M Lewis and Dr C E Hereford will offer the invocation and benediction.
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Texas Tech
Charles C. Thompson
J. M. Lewis
Lubbock
First Presbyterian Church
C. E. Hereford
First Baptist Church
Napoleon Birthday Roar to Wrong Man Across World
Henry J. Taylor argues public rallies for wrong men repeat from Napoleon to Mao Tse tung. He notes Napoleon's Corsican birth, early rise, and ambitious campaigns, then warns that despots charm masses while disasters follow, ending with a tuberculosis toll of 15 million in Geneva.
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Henry J. Taylor
Mericans
Paris
Napoleon Bonaparte
Hitler
Mao Tse - Tung
Paylor
Ajaccio
Corsica
Napoleon
Louis
Holland
Madame de Pompadour
Ecole Militaire
Europe
Bastille
Tuileries
Jean Baptiste Kleber
Cairo
Egypt
Nicolas-Jacques Conte
Battle of
Fleurus
England
Alexander Dumas
Sahara
Russia
Boswell
Geneva
Remains of Ancient Altar Unearthed in Church Foundations
Workers uncovered the altar remains during church renovations and the stone structure still stands at the nave. Craftsmen report intact carvings and historical significance guiding the restoration plan. Local historians note the discovery sheds light on medieval liturgical practices.
Louis Henri Prince of Ome After Hunting Accident
Louis Henri, Prince of Ome, was blinded in a hunting accident and became father to 12 children all born blind in the right eye.
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Louis Henri
Prince d Ome
Lind
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South Plains
Avalanche-Journal
Samen Inc
8Th Bt
Texas
Daily Press League
Associated Press
Unites Press International
DUTY
Guy Parker Suez
Glade
Mlo
Warmonger
Reo Mann Considine
Viet Nam
Dewey
Carter Clark
Mufti
Considine
Senate
Constitutional Rights Subcommittee
District of Columbia
Utopia
W. J. Durham
Texas League of Democratic Voters
Roy Boyd
New Deal
A. L. Faubian
Slaton
Shallowater
Posey
Estacado
Roosevelt
Idalon
Frenship
Cooper
Boyd
Mrs. Weller
Apoleon
Josephine
Andre Massena
Zurich
Switzerland
Bern
Knights of Malta
Galbraith
John
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