Scranton and Lodge Set News Conference on GOP Bid
Governor William W Scranton will confer with Henry Cabot Lodge in a joint 4 pm EST news conference carried on NBC to outline his belated bid for the Republican presidential nomination. They then plan brief stops in Scranton and Chicago before Lodge heads to Wichita, Kan.
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Goldwater Visits Prescott Amid Canal Zone Demonstrations
In Prescott Goldwater rode in the rodeo parade and spoke with locals at a pancake breakfast while Panama Canal Zone tensions escalated as Panamanian guards dispersed a student march near Shaler Plaza. Fifteen demonstrators were arrested, including Floyd Britton, with threats of further protests and a horse-race disruption.
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Highway Death Toll Slowed at Fourth of July Weekend
The Fourth of July traffic toll at midpoint of the holiday was 25.6 million? no, 25.6m accounted. Howard Pyle of the National Safety Council expressed hope the final tally would be under the 450 to 550 preholiday estimate. He warned patience and temper in heavy traffic could influence outcomes. The council compared current figures to the worst three day records and noted postwar lows.
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National Safety Council
Ohio toll climbs with 12 killed in holiday traffic
Twelve Ohioans died in traffic accidents on Saturday as safety officials predicted up to 23 would be killed before the July fourth weekend ends. Three others drowned and one struck by a train raise the state toll to 16 since the count began Thursday evening.
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People chase joy by splurging they cannot afford
Some folks insist happiness only comes from doing things beyond their means. The remark points to a common habit of equating pleasure with expensive purchases regardless of budget.
Shastri Improves as He Rebounds in New Delhi
Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, 59, who suffered a heart attack June 26, is gaining strength rapidly. A government statement said he is attending to an increasingly heavy load of official work as his condition improves.
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Khrushchev Ends Scandinavian Tour With Tepid Reception
Khrushchev bids farewell after a 19 day Scandinavian tour that yielded little enthusiasm. Officials say the Soviet leader left on the Bashkiria, returning to Moscow under a cloud of questions about the visit’s intentions and lacking any major public or behind the scenes achievements.
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Reshuffling Of Forces Is Studied In Vietnam War Debate
The Johnson administration debates redeploying U S forces in the Western Pacific for possible expanded operations in Southeast Asia. Gen Maxwell D Taylor, now ambassador to South Vietnam, flies to Saigon to assess improving government and military efforts and report back to President Johnson. A rapid expansion could follow if Laos threats to the Mekong valley and Thailand rise, with possible allied actions.
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Negroes Beaten At Rights Rally In Atlanta Georgia
Three SNCC members Charles Neblett Matthew Jones and Wilson Brown were beaten by white spectators at a Georgia rights rally featuring George Wallace. Police and highway patrol struggled to reach them amid an eight foot fence and dense crowd while a white bystander protected a female witness. The injured were taken to hospital with head wounds but not seriously hurt. No arrests were reported.
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Viet Nam Trainees Are Slain at Polei Krong Camp
Communist guerrillas overran a U S training camp at Polei Krong in the central highlands killing 45 government troops and wounding 23 and two Americans. Seven Special Forces men guided survivors through jungle as attackers looted weapons and withdrew at dawn.
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Big Changes Ahead for Middletown Schools
A Middletown school overhaul plan includes a second high school a new middle school concept a four year high school and a Lemon Monroe High rebuilding. The plan is in planning stages with page references for more details.
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Senator Ellender warns against defying civil rights law
Senator Allen J. Ellender of Louisiana warned that flagrant or violent disobedience of the civil rights law would be foolhardy and indefensible if enforcement is resisted. He urged adherence to lawful processes and said laws must be respected until changed by Congress or ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
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Sailors Quit Hunt For Missing Civil Rights Workers
Weary sailors quit under a hot noon sun Saturday as 400 Navy men join federal and state officers in a search for three civil rights workers missing in Mississippi since June 21. The group, Michael Schwerner and Andrew Goodman, both white New Yorkers, and James Chaney, a Black Mississippian, were last seen in Philadelphia in Neshoba and Leake counties. The operation entered its 13th day with woodland and swamp terrain hindering progress.
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Cyprus Crisis Shows Signs of Diplomatic Progress
President Johnson appeals to Greece and Turkey to back a Cyprus settlement as Dean Acheson heads to Geneva to push negotiations. In Nicosia the U N reports progress on reshaping the Green Line into a 200 yard neutral zone patrolled by U N forces with powers to search disarm and arrest. The plan, accepted by Greek Cypriots, awaits U Thant's views on patrol control and duties.
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Rusk Urges U S to Fight Discrimination at Home on July Fourth
Secretary of State Dean Rusk spoke at Independence Square urging America to stamp out poverty and discrimination to counter abroad Communist aggression. He warned slums and poverty undermine freedom, while praising democracy and the Declaration of Independence before about 6000 people as storm clouds loomed.
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Vatican Council Third Session Opens September Fourteen
Pope Paul VI set the third session of the Vatican Ecumenical Council to begin on September 14. The date was agreed in a meeting with Secretary of State Amleto Cardinal Cicognani after the council recessed its second session on December 4. The first session ran October 11 to December 8, 1962.
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Fetus Found In Miami River Near Moraine Township
A Montgomery County coroner notes a nearly full term human fetus wrapped in a plastic bag was found Saturday in the Miami River on an island near Moraine Township. Discovery was made by Roy Wright of Dayton and his 13 year old nephew Wayne Wright while hunting bait about 40 feet from shore.
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