Johnson Campaign Tour Endures Torchlight Fete
President Johnson wrapped up in Chicago with a torchlight parade and a Rockford stop praised as Goldwater country. He touted desegregation progress in 51 cities and urged Republicans to regroup and uphold Lincoln Hoover Eisenhower traditions while stressing unity and peace.
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Goldwater Country
Rockford
Ill
Philadelphia
Detroit
Johnson
Lincoln
Hoover
Eisenhower
Russia
Britain
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Central Intelligence
John McCone
McGeorge Bundy
Kennedy
Dwight Eisenhowfern
Kosciuzko Park
5Th Street
Absentee voting breaks Texas records for 1966 election
Texas absentee ballots shatter records across Houston Harris County Dallas Ellis Travis County Bexar County San Antonio El Paso as officials report early tallies surpassing 1960 marks. County clerks note overwhelming in person and mailed votes with totals still rising before Friday deadline.
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Houston
Harris County
R. E. Turrentine
Turrentine
Dallas
Tom Ellis
Ellis
Tarrant County
Austin
Bertha Zuch
Travis County
San Antonio
J. Bexar County
Living Cost Rises As Meat and Housing See Increases
The consumer price index shows September 1964 costs up 1.2 percent from September 1963, with meat prices driving about a tenth of a percent rise and housing costs up about one fifth of a percent. Clothing costs also climbed due to higher wool apparel.
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National Farmers Organization
Chase
Former Beauty Queen Leona Cage Found Unconscious
Leona Cage, 27, a former beauty queen, was found unconscious in a Hollywood motel. She regained consciousness and was removed from the critical list at General Hospital after an apparent suicide attempt. Investigators say she ingested an undetermined type and quality of drugs.
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Los Angeles
UPD
Leona Cage
Hollywood
General Hospital
Miss Gage
Rumors Discounted Khrushchev Quit Reports Denied
UPI reports rumors in Moscow that Nikita S. Khrushchev quit the party Central Committee and the Supreme Soviet were dismissed as ridiculous by reliable sources. The brief note cites no corroboration and calls the chatter unfounded.
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Moscow
UPI
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Party
Supreme Soviet
Berlin Visitation Rules Eased for West Berlin Residents
West Berlin, with 2.2 million residents, allows 800000 people with close Soviet relatives to visit East Berlin under four visiting periods in the coming year. The current 14 day period runs now, with further visits over Christmas, Easter, and Whitsuntide.
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East Berlin
West Berlin
Theother
Goldwater Johnson Faces Aide Photographed Meeting
AP Wirephoto shows Republican nominee Barry Goldwater and President Lyndon B. Johnson in a staged encounter likely testing campaign optics.
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Barry Goldwater
Lyndon B. Johnson
Local birth announcements listed by families and hospitals
A long string of birth notices records babies born to multiple couples at Taylor and Porter Clinic Hospitals, Methodist and Lubbock facilities, and other local sites. Entries name the parents, addresses, baby weights, birth times, hospitals, and fathers’ occupations, including service firms, manufacturing, and trades.
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Reynaldo Ortiz
Itasca St
Porter Clinic Hospital
Hancock Manufacturing Co
Fred Worsham
Ave. L
Porter Clinic
Johnson greets American family on porch during visit
President Johnson mingled with residents on a porch draped by an American flag. He praised Holy Ghost School children and gave pins to Mrs Michalek and her six youngsters while joking about letters to him. At Balmider’s, he bought lunch and wore LBJ pins for locals. News noted fresh Soviet arms reaching Cyprus in nearby reports.
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Gerald
Michalek
Holy Ghost School
L.B
Grocer
Balsmider
Lady Bird Johnson
Embezzler Davenport Arrested in Nebraska Bank Case
In Nebraska, Davenport surrendered in the state Capitol after authorities moved to close in. Federal charge alleges two false entries totaling 240000 dollars in recent bank records. State and federal cases seek restitution. Davenport offered to apply his equity and home value to repay losses.
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Ley
Davenport
Omaha
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Charles Deford
Deford
State Capitol
Lanccaster County
Lincoln
Merle Karnopp
State Bank
Richard Williams
Cherry County
Valentine
U. S
Danvenport
Valentine Bank
Nebraska
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Priceless jewels stolen from New York museum shock officials
A daring break in at a New York museum led to the loss of the Star of India and other gems valued by experts at about 380000 dollars. Police suspect a window entry and glass cutting. a prior week theft of a jade censer caused alarm over security.
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Morigan
Morgan
Tiffany's
New York
Walter Hoving
Edith H. ‘Delong
Burma
Frederick H. Pough
Robbery at Hobbs store ends after 15 minute escape
Bandits armed with pistols robbed a Hobbs store vault at about 7 30 a m taking nearly 14000 dollars from the safe and money bags. Wayne Disney and Paul Creech bound and prodded before escaping and calling police. Witness Jessie Carrillo described a masked suspect as a 24 year old white male 5 feet 8 inches with a dark beard. Authorities chased leads with three stocking masks recovered.
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Wayne Disney
Disney
Paul Creech
Creech
Hobbs Police
New Mexico State Police
Jessie Carrillo
Dave Russell
Ron Prince
City Police
City Poice
Givens Barkley
Hobbs City
B. Schnaubert, Hobbs
Miller Attacks Johnson as Interim President on Campaign Swing
Rep. William E. Miller, in a late campaign push, labels Johnson an interim president with a record of dedication to ADA radical Socialist programs. He cruised the Southwest and Midwest, speaking at the College of Southern Utah and visiting Albuquerque Enid and Bartlesville while urging voters to scrutinize Humphrey's socialist associations and the ticket’s potential four year influence.
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Robert T. Gray
Albuquerque
N.M
William E. Miller
Johnson
Southwest
Midwest
Miller
Santa Barbara
Calif
Cedar City
Utah
College of Southern Utah
Enid
Bartlesville
Oklo
GOP
Sen. Humphrey
Americans Found A Trashy People
New York based report cites Keep America Beautiful and Allen H. Seed Jr stating Americans discard eight times body weight in trash yearly. Up to 20 million cubic yards litter public highways costing about 100 million dollars. Emphasis on education disposal facilities and strict enforcement to reduce litter.
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New York
APD
America
Allen H. Seed Jr
KAB
Thailand Plans New Currency Unit for Large Sales
Thailand announces a plan to issue a new currency unit intended for large transactions in Bangkok. The move targets easing big-ticket payments and could impact pricing, accounting, and cross border trade. Officials have not set a launch date or name for the unit.
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BIG Money
Bangkok
Thailand
Goldwater Attacks Polls as He Rallies Across Time Zones
Goldwater scoffs at polls forecasting a Democratic victory while touring four time zones. He urges strong leadership, morality in government, and local law enforcement, claiming public support for prayer in schools and tighter security rules. He touts an anti welfare stance and predicts a political upset next Tuesday. He condemns Johnson’s foreign policy, cites allied strains, and notes an egg shelling incident at an Arizona event.
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Goldwater
Pittsburgh
Wyoming
Nevada
Arizona
Tucson
Lou Harris
Harris
Gold
Cambodians Hit By US Air Incident Over Cambodian Border
The United States said it regrets that three unarmed U S transport planes inadvertently overflew Cambodian territory last weekend and that Cambodia was not justified in shooting one down with eight American lives lost. A South Vietnamese statement blamed weather and terrain for the pilots’ entry into Cambodian airspace and noted one aircraft was hit and crashed.
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UPI
United States
U.S
Cambodia
Saigon
U. S
U.S. Military Assistance Command
South Viet Nam
Bu Prang
Dac Dam
Cambodian
Viet Nam
Humphrey Labels Goldwater Radical in Northwest Tour
In Seattle Humphrey accuses Goldwater of being a radical who would pull out roots of social and economic gains. He cites Eisenhower and others, says Goldwater distrusts the past and misreads the future as he campaigns across the Pacific Northwest. He boasts he is a better Republican than Goldwater.
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Seattle
Wash
Sen
Hubert H. Humphrey
Northwest
Barry Goldwater
Humphrey
Eisenhower
Rockefeller
Scranton
Landon
Goldwater
Kansas
Republican Party
Minnesotan
Len
Pastor Notes Hike In Peace Interest
The Rev. Dr. Leonard J. Kramer returned from a 9000 mile trip across almost every state reporting growing church interest in international affairs and world peace. He said Christians want to study cross denominational efforts to pool resources and work for peace through the National Council of Churches program.
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New York
UPL
Leonard J. Kramer
Department of International Affairs
National Council of Churches
Kramer
Church Council
United Church Women
Department
Political figures forecast Barry Goldwater gains in 1964 election
A Republican chairman and a Bailey associate outlined optimistic projections for 1964. They cited plans to improve legal assistance at polling places, expected Goldwater victories in Texas and the South, possible wins in New Jersey, and anticipated gains of 15 or more House seats plus several in the Senate.
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FBI
Burch
Goldwater
Texas
Midwest
New Jersey
Bailey
Mississippi
Alabama
Louisiana
House of Representatives
Senate
Pawnshops Abolished in Dar es Salaam
In Dar es Salaam Tanzania the Coast Regional Commission says pawnshops are being abolished after workers bought items on credit and lost control of installments. The move aims to curb indebtedness and protect borrowers in the capital.
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Dar ES S . Tanzania
The
Coast Regional Commission
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