Scranton Faces Task as Goldwater Delegates Mount
Gov. William W. Scranton must persuade or deter delegates to shift from the Goldwater bloc to threaten the GOP nomination. Senator Barry Goldwater has secured a large plurality of delegates, leaving Scranton with a ticklish balancing challenge in the convention fight.
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Washington
UPI
William W. Scranton
Goldwater
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Scranton
GOP
Lawrence County vocational high school plan sent to boards
Articles of agreement for a proposed Lawrence County vocational technical high school are mailed to all school directors. Boards must accept or reject by July 30 to participate in costs and use, with potential operation by September 1966, and no 1964-65 costs. Total 1966-67 budget estimated at 650 000.
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Lawrence County
Weather and political notes mix in scattered Erie region briefing
Western Pennsylvania remains warm with possible showers this afternoon and tonight. Highs reach the 80s and lows in the 60s, with Sunday turning cloudy and cooler and lake breezes around 17 to 24 knots easing to 15 to 20 knots inland. Scranton weighs GOP strategy as Goldwater nears a delegate edge. convention begins July 13 in San Francisco and East opposition centers on the Northeast.
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Lake Erie
Scranton
California
Goldwater
United Press International
GOP
San Francisco
Middle Atlantic
Ohio
Michigan
Henry
Ecumenical Council Reconvokes on Unity Liberty and Jewry
Vatican officials announced the Ecumenical Council will reconvene at St. Peter's Basilica on Sept. 14 for the third session. The 13 point agenda includes a statement on Christian unity with annexes on religious liberty and relations with non Christians, plus a major item on the church's presence in the modern world and birth control. The declarations aim to condemn anti Semitism and affirm freedom to worship according to conscience.
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UPI
Ecumenical Council
St. Peter’s Basilica
Vatican
Christian Unity Movement
Catholic Church
City Plans Grant for Urban Neighborhood Study
City Council will seek a federal urban planning assistance grant of 18000 dollars. If approved the city will add 6000 dollars and forward 24000 to the Lawrence County Regional Planning Commission to map 18 to 24 neighborhoods by location density and housing age for future projects including urban renewal. In Washington, President Johnson and West German Chancellor Erhard warned Russia of responsibility for Berlin tensions under the Soviet East German treaty. They said no unilateral Soviet action could affect Western rights or the German question, and noted Moscow’s caution in the new alignment.
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Lawrence County Regional Planning Commission
Planning Commission
Washington
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Ludwig Erhard
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Christian A. Herter
Soviet Union
Germany
Championship Set Today at New Castle Charity Horse Show
The New Castle Jaycees sponsored charity horse show drew about 1,000 fans to the J. R. Rick farm on Harlansburg Rd. Judges included Gladys D. Wikoff of Allentown NJ with Diane L. Guildford and steward Ed Jenkins among the officials. Proceeds benefit the Lawrence County Society for Crippled Children and Adults.
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Chicago
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American Horse Shows Association
Gladys D. Wikoff
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N. J
Diane L. Guildford
Olmstead Falls
Ohio
Ed Jenkins
Time Running Out Clouds Hang Over Sewers
Unsettled issues and a court injunction threaten three townships in a $2.6 million sewer plant project. The city nears federal action on $1.3 million in grants as officials urge authority to proceed. Mayor Jordan says a municipal all may be necessary.
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U.S
Frank M. Clark
Dbessemer
John C. Jordan
Clyde E. Hutchison
Neshannock
New Castle
Hutchison
Union Township
Neshannock Township
U S Resumes Flights Over Red Area of Laos
The U S Embassy spokesman in VIENTIANE announced that aerial reconnaissance flights over Red Pathet Lao strongholds in Laos have resumed, with future operations kept private. Reports claim U S planes bombed and strafed Khang Khay, though the U S denies involvement in mischaracterized claims.
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Red Area
Laos
Pathet Lao
Khang Khay
Plaine Des Jarres
Peking
Chinese ‘Economic and Cultural Mission
United States
Vientiane
UPI
Red Pathet Lao
Phou Kout
Souvanna
U. S
Humphrey Seeks July Fourth Signing of Civil Rights Bill
Senator Hubert H. Humphrey said he wants the civil rights bill ready for President Johnson to sign by the Fourth of July. He predicted final Senate passage as early as Wednesday, signaling an end to the long debate.
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Washington
Officials Probe Blast That Killed Nine At Army Camp
In Santo Domingo authorities investigate a chain reaction ammunition explosion at an army camp that killed nine and wounded 111. Police sealed the university and President Cabral invoked emergency powers to search Santo Domingo University for saboteurs amid reports of a saboteur network.
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Santo Domingo
UPI
Donald Reid Cabral
Santo Domingo University
Reid
Miguel A. Piantini
Ozama River
Ambush near Tay Ninh claims U S sailor and seven Vietnamese
A U S Navy enlisted man and seven South Vietnamese soldiers were killed in a Communist ambush near Tay Ninh, about 50 miles northwest of Saigon. Three Vietnamese soldiers were wounded. The American name was not released. He was the 134th American killed in combat in Viet Nam.
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Saigon
UPI
USS
Tay Ninh
U. S. Army
Viet Nam
Deaths in the Area June 1964 Obituary Notes
Ray Orr Lindsey age 69 of 1811 E Washington St. Belle Johnston age 86 of Lakewood Ohio Mollie Levine age 76 of 207 E Edison Ave. Joseph Leslie Miller age 67 of Ellwood City listed in death notices.
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Ray Orr Lindsey
E. Washington St
Belle Johnston
Lakewood
Ohio
Mollie Levine
E. Edison Ave
Joseph Leslie Miller
Ellwood City
Democratic move on main bill blocked in Senate
A brief item notes the Democratic effort on a key bill was blocked, signaling a stalled advance. The snippet hints at political maneuvering and parliamentary obstacles affecting the measure’s progress.
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