First ballot Kennedy victory forecast for Los Angeles convention
Washington reports West Coast supporter Rep Edith Green predicts Sen John F Kennedy will win the Democratic presidential nomination on the first ballot at the Los Angeles convention. Former Gov Harriman in New York countered that a second ballot victory is more likely, while Green named potential running mates Humphrey Freeman Nelson or Symington. Gallup polls suggest a Nixon Kennedy photo finish if held now. Furcolo notes religion could still influence voters, Lawrence remains neutral on candidates.
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Washington
UPI
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Los Angeles
Edith Green
Ore
Ken
Nedy
New York
Harriman
Kennedy
Green
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Orville E. Freeman
Minnesota
Gaylord Nelson
Wisconsin
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
George Gallup
Nixon
Foster Furcolo
Massachusetts
Furcolo
David L. Lawrence
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Lake Shore
Rockefeller
William G. Stratton
Ilinois
Drowning Pushes Texas Toll Higher Over Weekend
Drowning and traffic crashes raised Texas fatalities over the weekend with at least 35 killed or missing. Thirteen drownings were reported, including two missing presumed drowned, along with multiple traffic deaths and a fatal electrocution. Names and locations span Kilgore, Marshall, Clarendon, Dallas, Houston, El Paso, Center, Port Lavaca and nearby communities, with victims ranging in age from 13 to 74.
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Associated Press
Texas
Marshall
U.S
J. L. Willis
Pol T. Smith
Kilgore
Wanda Evans
Clarendon
Marvin Taber
Eagle Mountain Lake
Fort Worth
Epimenio Flores
el Paso
Enique Dearo Jr
Ysleta
Julian Benavides
Dallas
Center
Barbara Crawford
Audrey Crawford
Near Center
Byron Cammack
Joaquin
Otis Perkins
John Woolson
Houston
Calvin Joseph
Hunting Creek
William Hamm
Braes Bayou
Lee McKee
Ois
Port Lavaca
Arthur Garza
Nieves Garcia
Winters
West Texas
Virginia Cagle
Rafael Aviniga
Forest Fire Burns Near Grand Canyon In Arizona
Kaibab National Forest fire north of Grand Canyon National Park expanded to about 7500 acres of timber and brush. About 1000 firefighters, including Zuni Santo Domingo and Jemez crews, battled embers with bulldozers pumps and air support. Officials warned strong winds could push it toward the rim and threaten Angel Lodge.
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Grand Canyon
Arix
Kaibab National Forest
Grand Canyon National Park
Arizona
Merle C. Oleson
New Mexico
Angel Lodge
Oleson
Pistol Doesn't Help Stop Fire
A Bayard garageman tried to stop a car fire by firing at the gas tank. The shot ignited gasoline, causing a blaze that destroyed the station wagon. No further details on injuries or casualties are provided.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Bayard
Famed Isolationist Henrik Shipstead Dies in Minnesota
Alexandria Minnesota United Press International reports former U S Senator Henrik Shipstead age 79 died Sunday. A longtime isolationist who opposed the United Nations Charter he served 24 years in the Senate first three terms as Farmer Labor and last as a Republican. He was defeated in 1946 by Edward J Thye and retired afterward.
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Alexandria. Minn
UPI
Henrik Shipstead
Shipstead
Senate
Edward J. Thye
Brownsboro School Strife Triggers State Probe
The State Education Commissioner opens an investigation into Brownsboro public schools after a fatal June school board melee. The hearing will address the dismissal of former Supt Homer Bass, the firing of many Negro teachers, and Brownsboro accreditation amid a 20 year feud that drew Rangers to patrol the town.
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Thurman Jackson
JC. C. Rahm
Bass
Texas Rangers
Brownsboro
French Community gains four more independents in August
Paris reports four more member states of the French Community will become fully independent in the first week of August. The states named are Niger Dahomey Upper Volta and the Ivory Coast.
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Paris
Niger
Dahomey
Upper Volta
Ivory Coast
Governors Blasting Each Other At Montana Conference
Governors from both parties clash over 1964 presidential prospects at Glacier National Park. Democrats rally around Kennedy while Johnson backers push him. Republicans back Nixon with Rockefeller urging open debate. Rockefeller avoids signing GOP pledge and calls for issue discussion as education topics open the meeting.
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Montana
Rockefeller
New York
J. Hugo Aronson
Harold W. Handley
Indiana
Christopher del Sesto
Rhode Island
Nixon
Handley
NAACP Speaker Calls Out Discrimination in Vote Rights
Roy Wilkins urged that the United States cannot afford continued denial of citizenship rights to Black citizens. He spoke at the University of Minnesota and received the Spingarn Medal, while Langston Hughes was praised as a leading American Negro poet and author. The NAACP announced its 1962 national meeting in Atlanta, selecting the city over Portland, with Philadelphia hosting 1961. A delegate pushed for signatures for a Lyndon B. Johnson petition, though Wilkins has criticized Johnson over South sins.
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Minneapolis
Langston
Hughes
NAACP
Arthur B. Spingarn
St .Paul
Atlanta
Inaacp
Portland
Ore
Philadelphia
John L. Cowling
Detroit
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Wilkins
Johnson
Five youths arrested for ringing Liberty Bell replica
Five youths were arrested for ringing a replica of the Liberty Bell on the state capitol grounds at 1 am. They received punishment in court as authorities cleaned up the site and restored order.
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Tallahassee
Fla
State Capitol
Visitors Were Real Surprised in California Visit
NORTH HOLLYWOOD Calif AP visitors came for a weekend visit with Mrs Helen Jones sister of Mrs Albert Singleton. They found her dead on her bedroom floor with a plastic bag over her head. Police ruled the death as likely self inflicted. The Singletons traveled 125 miles from San Diego for the visit.
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North Hollywood
Calif
Albert Singleton
Singletons
San Diego
North Dakota Senate Race Decides Today in Tight Contest
North Dakota voters go to polls at 9 a.m. to choose between Gov. John E. Davis and Rep. Quentin Burdick for the Senate seat left vacant by the death of William Langer. The race is shaping up as a national barometer on farm policy and party prospects, with about 200 000 ballots expected and potential turnout reaching a 1956 level. Both candidates criticize the farm program while emphasizing farmer concerns and party strategy.
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Fargo
N.D
North Dakota
Senate
John E. Davis
Quentin Burdick
William Langer
Ezra Taft Benson
Burdick
Davis
GOP
Milton Rae
Benson
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Henry Reed Jr
Glacier National Park
Mont
Rockies
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
John G. Diefenbaker
Canada
Wesley Powell
New Hampshire
America
REW
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Terry Sanford
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Sanford
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Little Tujunga
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