Ohio GOP Delegates Meet Today in Columbus
In Columbus the 58 member Ohio delegation gathers to elect a chair and officers for the GOP to the San Francisco convention. Goldwater leads among Ohioans in a UPI poll, with Rhodes as preferred son on first ballots, while Scranton lags and unpledged delegates hover between backing or staying neutral.
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Ohio
GOP
Goldwater
Columbus
UPI
San Francisco
James A. Rhodes
United Press International
William Scranton
Pennsylvania
U.S
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Scranton
Rhodes
Fred E. Jones
Lebanon
Buckeye
Jones
Warren County
Ray C. Bliss
Buckeye Boys and Girls States Conclude with Leaders Named
At Ohio University 1300 boys end Buckeye Boys State with Kenneth Moore of Youngstown named to Boys Nation in Washington and Daniel Sayers of Upper Arlington as speaker of the house. 1250 girls complete Buckeye Girls State. campaigns kick off as mayors and cabinets are sworn in in Columbus.
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Athens
UPI
Buckeye
American Legion School For Self Government
Washington
Kenneth Moore
Youngstown
Daniel Sayers
Upper Arlington
Boys State
Ohio
Legion
Ohio University
Columbus
Buckeye Girls State
Paratroopers Kill 54 Viet Cong in South Viet Nam Battle
In a major clash near Bang Lang in An Giang Province, U.S. supported forces report at least 54 Viet Cong killed and 29 American paratroopers killed with 85 wounded. Four American helicopters were downed, two by ground fire, with no American casualties reported.
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Bang Lang
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
U.S
Saigon
No Rest Planned In St. Augustine
United Press International reports in St. Augustine Florida amid rising civil rights tension. Martin Luther King Jr predicts the new civil rights law will be tested in court as soon as signed. Demonstrations and a state curfew physical clashes accompany marches along the city’s main thoroughfare with police separation.
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United Press International
St. Augustine
Fla
Martin Luther King Jr
Chicago
King
Montgomery
Birmingham
Selma
Gadsden
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Albany
Verle Pope
Pope
Democrats Hold School For State Candidates
In Columbus state Democrats conduct a candidate indoctrination school for the November legislature races. State Chairman William L. Coleman Senate Minority Leader Frank King and House Minority Leader A G Lancione lead speakers urging hard work and vigilance against overconfidence referencing Dewey itis. Information kits with state and national issue material are distributed to candidates.
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Columbus
UPS
Legislature
William L. Coleman
Senate
Frank King
House
A. G. Lancione
Johnson
Coleman
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