FBI Pushes Hunt In Negro Slaying Near Colbert
Federal and Georgia investigators intensified their inquiry into the shotgun slaying of Washington educator Lemuel Penn near Colbert Georgia. J J Casper FBI assistant director confirmed the probe remains active as officers questioned residents along the route Penn drove with two colleagues who survived the attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Zellner Colbert
FBI
Georgia
Washington
J. J. Casper
Lemuel Penn
Georgian Bureau of Investigation
Public Safety
Lowell Conner
Penn
Army Reserve
Colbert
Ft. Benning
Madison County
Sherif Dewey Seagraves
Sean
Senators Push For Fast Action In Congress
Senate Democratic leader Mike Mansfield outlined a tight schedule aiming to adjourn by August 2. The list includes an antipoverty bill at 62.5 million first-year cost, a 2 percent pay rise for military personnel, foreign aid authorization, and two annual appropriations to fund government operations and the District of Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mike Mansfield Dmont
Senate
Congress
Atlantic City
House
San Francisco
Republian
Mansfield
Johnson Woth
Senate Armed Services Committee
District of Columbia
Bridge Expert Hurt In Crash
Oswald Jacoby renowned bridge authority, 61, was hospitalized with a broken leg after a three car crash on a Cincinnati expressway. His wife Mary Jacoby and four others suffered injuries. the Jacobys of Dallas were en route to Toronto for the American Contract Bridge Tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Oswald Jacoby
Mary
Jacoby
Jewisa Hospital
Jacobys
Dallas
Tex
Toronto
Can
Missing Rights Worker Found Half Body in Old River
An autopsy at University Medical Center sought clues in the three missing civil rights workers case after a fisherman found the decomposed lower torso bound with rope in Old River near where it meets the Mississippi. The body’s condition prevented determining sex or race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
University Medical Center
Old River
Mississippi
Tallulah
la Tallulah
Philadelphia
Trouble Flaring Anew In Cyprus As Troops Land
In Nicosia and amid UN patrols, Turkish forces may have landed reinforcements drawing fresh fears of escalation. Archbishop Makarios convened a Cabinet session to address reports of clandestine Turkish landings and urged action from the UN Security Council and Commonwealth prime ministers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyprus
Makarios
Greek forces land to bolster Cyprus amid tensions
A spokesman said about 3,000 men and artillery from Greece landed in support of Greek Cypriots. Turkey claimed only routine replacements for its 650 man Cyprus garrison arrived. Cypriot Interior Minister Georgadjis cited 2,800 arrivals at Limassol, including 2,300 students and 500 deserters. Maj. Gen. Carver denied UN patrols saw regular Turkish landings, but noted some arrivals trained in Turkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.N. Security Council
Commonwealth Prime Ministers
London
U.N
Mapasoura
Cyprus
Greece
Turkish Foreign Ministry
Ankara
Island
M. P. G. Carver
Turkey
Viet Nam Forces Break Siege in Mekong Delta Clash
Vietnamese government forces repelled a Communist siege at Vinh Cheo near Saigon over the weekend. Civil Guard units and regular battalions suffered heavy casualties as guerrillas counted dozens killed or wounded in the ambush and ensuing fight. Chinese reports claimed a Red Chinese transport was sunk in nearby waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Arnett
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Mekong
Vinh Cheo
Taipei
Chung Shing
China
Kwangtung
Viet Nam
Chinchow Bay
Consolidation of Rails Approved to Form 7450-Mile Network
The Interstate Commerce Commission approves merging Norfolk & Western Nickel Plate and Wabash into a 7450 mile system from Hampton Roads Virginia to the Great Lakes. Pennsylvania Railroad must divest its holdings and notify the ICC by September 17 to complete the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
CAP
Interstate Commerce Commission
Norfolk & Western
Nickel Plate
ICC
Pennsylvania Railroad
Wabasa
Pennsylvania
New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad
Wabash
Hampton Roads
Great Lakes
Midwest
ICC i
Pennsyl
Ruptured chlorine line kills worker at Mobile plant
A chlorine gas leak at Scott Paper Co. in Mobile killed Walter Jordan, 44, of Saraland, and sickened 37 employees. Officials investigate the rupture as the deadly gas spread through the plant on Sunday. Walter Jordan was the brother of former Alabama All America football star Lee Roy Jordan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Scott Paper Co
Walter Jordan
Saraland
Lee Roy Jordan
Alabama
Prices for rooms leave sleepers broke
A humorous aside notes how high room charges make lodging costly. The quip treats hotel prices as a financial burden for travelers, implying rooms are unaffordable.
Goldwater Maintains Lead as GOP Opens Convention
SAN FRANCISCO AP Barry Goldwater held a strong lead as Republicans began their 28th national convention. With two days to go, Goldwater stood at about 740 votes of 1,308, well above the 655 needed for nomination. Scranton gained some momentum but remained unpledged, while Ohio and Wisconsin delegations could tip the balance depending on releases and future commitments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Associated Press
Pennsylvania
William W Scranton
Scranton
Goldwater
Scranton Faces Delegation Split Over 64 Votes
Scranton confronted by a faction within his delegation as three former loyalists moved to uncommitted status. Blair F. Gunther said he would push at today’s caucus to compel Scranton to release the full 64 votes, warning that if not released the delegates will free themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
John W. Byrnes
Scranton
Goldwater
Byrnes
Blair F. Gunther
Flying Object Tested After porch incident in Cleveland area
A Bay Village man reported a mysterious flying object shot through two screens and shattered a glass door. Howard W. Morgan Jr. delivered the walnut sized rock to the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in Cambridge after flights from Cleveland. Dr. E L Fireman said the object was not a meteorit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Bay Village
Howard W. Morgan Jr
Boston
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Cambridge
Morgan
E. L. Fireman
Republican Platform Pledges, 1964 Issues Summary
The Associated Press outlines the proposed 1964 Republican platform pledges on Civil Rights full enforcement of the 1964 Civil Rights Law. Fiscal affairs prudent government budgeting to guard individuals from spendthrift governance. Vietnam decisive steps to ensure victory in South Vietnam. Cuba pressing OAS partners with the United States to restore a free independent Cuban government. Health care full coverage of medical and hospital costs for needy elderly funded by general federal state plan implementation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viet Nam
Cuba
OAS Organization of American States
United States
Goldwater
Weather Update Rain Drops Temperatures Fall Across Area
A rain yesterday dropped three quarters of an inch as cooler air arrived. Tonight remains cool with a low near 54. Tomorrow should rise to around 80 degrees after a high of 68 yesterday and a low of 58.
Platform Fight Shapes Scranton Gambit for GOP Nomination
Governor William Scranton presses to reshape the Republican platform to block Goldwater on a first ballot. The draft omits Scranton’s demands against extremism and nuclear policy while embracing Goldwater’s stance on medicare and school aid. Democrats anticipate GOP support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Goldwater
Scranton Rally Faces Uphill Battle At Republican Convention
The 28th Republican convention opens with Sen. Barry Goldwater leading in first ballot votes and Gov. William Scranton launching a last-ditch bid for a convention floor fight. Scranton accuses Goldwater of extremism while Goldwater rejects a public debate and Eisenhower offers limited public remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Cow Palace
William F. Miller
Mark ©. Hatfield
Oregon
Goldwater
Ariezona
Pennsylvania
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hunt
R-Ariz
GOP
Alex Efty
Nicosia
Vania
Coldwater
Goldwater Scranton
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Henry Cabot Lodge
Margare Chase Smith
Ohio
Gov. James
Rhodes
Florida
Missouri
Gunther
THE
Ann Lander
Dr. Crane
By Edmons
Lebreton San Francisco
William W. Scranton
Hugh Scott
Platform Committee
Melvin R. Laird
John Birch Society
Jack Bell
Sen
Denison Kitchel
Dwight T. Eisenhower
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!