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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1964
Page
15
In Atlantic City, President Johnson informs Muriel Humphrey that her husband will be the nominee that evening. Mrs Humphrey jokes about dressing up for the two of them while awaiting the announcement and the call from the White House.
In Atlantic City AP reports the Democratic party honors three leaders who died since the last convention Sam Rayburn Eleanor Roosevelt and John F Kennedy A film by Robert F Kennedy will depict Kennedys achievements from his inauguration to his assassination Mrs Roosevelt widow of Franklin D Roosevelt died November 7 1962 Adlai E Stevenson will pay tribute and James A Farley will lead the memorial for Rayburn who died November 16 1961
Hubert Humphrey basks in victory after President Johnson nominates him in person. The 1950 West Virginia primary shifted fate as Kennedy overturned a potential defeat and propelled Humphrey toward the 1960 nomination.
Sixteen year old William T. Dukes Jr. of Eastlake drowned while swimming a 150 foot wide retention basin near Ohio 306 in Mentor. His companion, 17 year old David Simpkins of Ashtabula, said Dukes panicked and pulled him under before disappearing. SCUBA divers recovered the body.
Actress Maureen O'Sullivan will depart the Today show in mid September a National Broadcasting Co spokesman said. She has hosted the two hour news and feature program for more than six months and said she wants to return to the stage.
A list note shows eleven debtors including McKinley Hensley a Westerville worker and Alma Hetz a Warren County housewife with debts ranging from $1,367 to $43,163 and assets from $160 to $3,784. Other names include James Hudges a wood worker and Jack Hughes a Hamilton machine operator among others with varied debt and asset amounts.
Fire crews battled three small fires in Franklin yesterday afternoon. At 1:28 p.m. a grass fire near Old U S 25 and Manchester Road may have started from a cigarette tossed by workers. At 3:18 p.m. trash smoldering under a bailer sparked a fire at Mindlin Scrap Yard on E Sixth Street, started by a welder's torch. At 4:00 p.m. a grass and trash fire at Makery Trailer Court on Dixie Highway was blamed on someone burning trash.
An $8 million international art center on the Right Bank now hosts about 500 budding artists after moving the scene from the Left Bank in Paris.
Deputy Secretary Cyrus R. Vance told Veterans of Foreign Wars delegates that labeling tactical nuclear weapons as conventional is dangerous and misleading. He warned that such weapons dwarf World War II bombs and stressed the growing U.S. arsenal including missiles, Polaris submarines, and other strategic forces since 1961.
William Weaver of 1121 Young Street told police someone broke a window and headlights on his car yesterday. George Crout of Crout Auto Sales at 330 Charles Street reported nine broken garage windows valued at 16 dollars.
Mrs. Cora Horton of 221 Park Street and Mrs. Virginia Dixon of 219 Park Street were involved in an altercation yesterday morning. Dixon was treated at Middletown Hospital for a head laceration.
Marshall Smithage of 1621 Central Ave fell from his back porch and struck his head on a sidewalk. He received treatment at Middletown Hospital for injuries sustained in the incident yesterday.
25 year old David Wells of 701 15th Ave was charged by police at Reynolds Avenue and Mulberry Street with driving while intoxicated.
Garrett Stamper of 1522 Lawn Ave reported that $30 was stolen while he slept. Police noted the incident occurred at the residence and are investigating the break in. No suspects named in the initial report.
The Duke of Devonshire Britain's minister for Commonwealth relations arrived in Sarawak Malaysia to assess the security threat from Indonesian guerrilla raids.
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