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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1964
Page
2
Editorial notes a Department of Agriculture survey showing women keep new cars about seven years and used cars nearly five, while men keep new cars about six years and used cars under four. Among ages 25 to 39, young men trade in vehicles sooner, with ownership rising with age.
Republican moderates and liberals believe Goldwater will clinch the presidential nomination unless he moderates conservative views. They warn the GOP faces a disastrous November if he refuses. The strategy: force concessions or try to win him over.
On June 12 1776 the Virginia Convention adopted a rights declaration shaping the US Bill of Rights. Iowa Territory was organized in 1838. The World Economic Conference opened in London in 1933. Harlan Fiske Stone became US Chief Justice in 1941. FDR created an Alaska War Council in 1942. Germany launched flying bomb attacks on Britain in 1944. Prime Minister Laniel resigned in 1958 after a no-confidence vote. Prince Philip laid the keel of the Dreadnought in 1958. Medgar Evers was killed in Jackson, Mississippi, a year ago.
A historical word puzzle list with numbered across and down clues spanning chemistry herbs crafts and geography. Includes terms like wintergreen horehound Hindu Dutch code East Indies voyage drink of gods tincture floor covering and many more with various clue types and wordplay.
Bruce Biassat reports that Republican moderates face failure and question Barry Goldwater’s grip on the nomination as they confront past choices. Scranton Romney Rockefeller and Nixon are discussed as potential moderates’ picks, with calls for decisive leadership and a shift from passive drafting to action.
In a surprising shift, Henry Ford a Republican backs President Johnson for reelection. The move prompts reminiscence of the old song Will You Love Me in November as You Do in May, amid Johnson’s rally at the University of Michigan.
The weekly forecast advises focused work and home prep before leisure. Aries to Pisces cover daily duties, finances, relationships, and self-improvement with guidance on mood, social plans, and caution about frivolous spending. A note invites readers to order Carrol Righter's July forecast.
Havana protests the wounding of a Cuban soldier by U S sentries at Guantanamo Naval Base. The U S Defense Department denies the claim and suggests the shooting may have been at the hands of Fidel Castro troops. Raul Roa vows fitting measures in response to the incident.
Informants report Gov. William Scranton will announce today his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. Civil rights bill prospects show little room for major new amendments. House approves a pay raise bill for federal workers speeding up paychecks. West German Chancellor Erhard arrives for talks with President Johnson amid treaty rumors. Soviet Romania tensions rise as Bucharest diplomats doubt Romania’s break with the bloc. Birmingham cited as a potential model for racial cooperation amid past US race unrest.
Two disillusioned college presidents discuss what they would do if life could be lived again. One says he would run an orphanage to avoid parents. The other prefers a penitentiary to dodge alumni pressure groups.
In Washington AP reports Sen. Joseph S. Clark blames a belligerent congressional minority led by Sen. Barry Goldwater for blocking disarmament progress. Clark accuses opponents of pursuing a belligerent foreign policy, urging disarmament advocates to confront the military industrial complex. Goldwater is named in the speech.
A brief note on the steadying influence of Manners Parlimentary rules during club meetings. The U S Office of Education reports one fifth of US unemployment holders have less than an eighth grade education. More than 13 percent of the labor force have not finished eighth grade.
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr says he would be glad to be President Johnson's vice presidential choice in the upcoming November election. He told reporters he could serve his country in any capacity. Beatles encounter mob in Adelaide as they arrive for a concert. A policeman had to disperse the crowd. Patriarch Athenagoras I is reported much improved after collapsing at a service. Peter Duchin, 26, will marry Cherny Georgia Zauderer, 23, daughter of a New York hotel owner, on June 22.
The Centaurs were the wild descendants of Ixion, half horse half man living in Thessaly mountains. Theodore Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906 for mediating Russia Japan treaty ending the Russo Japanese War. Our country produces around 40 million board feet of lumber annually.
A teen-ager leaves a dance in pain after twisting her back and cannot shake it off. A playful line advises a mother to keep medicine and a bandage ready for a youngster prone to stone bruises or stubbed toes. It comments on risky driving during street repairs and the hazards of urban roadwork.
Sir Robert Menzies, 75, prime minister of Australia, has been confined to hospital with what doctors describe as a recurrence of an abdominal disorder. The illness prompted medical attention in Canberra as officials confirmed his condition.
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