Four Shot Violence at Texarkana Beach Riot
Four people were wounded when white residents clashed with black swimmers at Lake Texarkana near Texarkana Texas. Police arrested 23 Negroes on riot and assault charges after a planned, though nonviolent, demonstration escalated. One man face murder-related assault charges. the group included women, with bond set at 1,000 dollars each.
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Texarkana
Tex
Bill Dowd
Cass County
Ark
Arkansas
Texas
Lake
Dowd
Newroes
Clifford Wiliams
Nweare
Williams
Linden
Wayne Brown
Lake Texarkana
Racine Man Admits Killing His Neighbors
A Racine postal worker admitted shooting and killing elderly neighbors during a Fourth of July incident. Wihant Dunse and wife Fern Dunse were killed after Larry McElvain said he fired two blasts at Dunse in his yard and shot Fern Dunse as she fled. police say McElvain moved into the home in March amid ongoing neighbor disputes over a child playing in the driveway.
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Racine
Fern Dunse
Larry McElwain
William Dunse
Bob Curtis
Larry McElvain
McElvain
Sap
Witepbot
Wihant Dunse
Fern
Tom Koetting
Police Department
Koetting
Dunse
Danse
Sarel McElwain
Romney Heads to GOP Parley in San Francisco
Gov George Romney left Lansing for San Francisco to push a Republican platform that departs from the 1960 positions. He was joined by his wife Lenore son Milt and aides and planned a stop in Salt Lake City to address Utahs 14 national convention delegates.
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Lansing
Micn
UPLI
George Romney
San Francisco
Romney
Lenore
Milt
Salt Lake City
Utah
Records Set as North Central Passenger and Freight Hit New Highs
North Central Airline at Winnebago County Airport reports June milestones with 3,179 passengers boarding and 94,009 pounds of freight shipped out, surpassing May highs. Air mail and air express totals also rise versus last year, while terminating passengers reach 3,105 and arriving freight 34,391 pounds. Station manager W Jaeger notes substantial year over year gains.
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North Central
Winnebago County
W Jaeger
Air Express
Goldwater Maintains Lead as Scranton Push Stalls in GOP Race
SAN FRANCISCO AP Goldwater's delegate strength held firm with 710 committed votes in the AP tally, well above the 655 needed for nomination. Scranton's bid lagged with 146 committed, plus 105 for Rockefeller and 45 for Lodge, amid 186 uncommitted and 113 favorite-son votes.
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San Francisco
Barry Goldwater
Pennsylvania
William W Scranton
GOP
Clare Boothe Luce
Goldwater
Ohio
Wisconsin
Soa
Associated Press
Scranton
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Henry Cabot Lodge
James A. Rhodes
John W. Byrnes
Pame
Arizona
Mexico Jolted by Strong Mexico City Quake
A powerful earthquake rattled Mexico City and surrounding towns, knocking out telephone and power lines but causing no injuries. Seismographs from Cal Tech and UC Berkeley tracked tremors with epicenters in the Gulf of California and distances of roughly 1,309 miles from Pasadena.
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Mexico City
UPI
Mexico
Trapuato
Zelaya
Querezar Leon
San Luis Potosi
Puebla
Angel of Independence
California Institute of Technology Seismographs
Pasacena
Cahut
Dor Charles Richter
University of California At Berkeley
Gulf of California
Cal Tech
Pasadena
Grenade Fails To Explode At U S Embassy Saigon
A Viet Cong attacker tossed a grenade hidden in a bread loaf at the U S Embassy in Saigon. The detonator was pulled by error and the device did not explode. Police sealed the boulevard while witnesses described a Vietnamese man in white. Americans sheltered inside until a search was done, then were allowed lunch. Gen Maxwell D. Taylor was about to arrive as ambassador.
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Saigon
South Viet
Sein
U.S
Viet Nam
Maxwell DL, Taylor
Rights Issue Is Factor In GOP Platform
In San Francisco AP report on the Republican platform writers the struggle between Goldwater and Scranton camps centers on how the party should address the new civil rights law. Melvin Laird presides as Scott presses for moderate planks while Rhodes defends a conservative stance. Scott seeks to win over delegates to support a constitutional interpretation of the measure.
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San Francisco
Pennsylvania
Platform Committee
Scott
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Goldwater
John J. Rhodes
Tear Gas and Dogs Used on July 4 Riot Coast to Coast
Police used tear gas dogs and cattle prods to break up Fourth of July riots by youths at five locations from coast to coast about 200 arrested. Rioters injured officers and some youths as firecrackers sparked melees near Newport Indian Lake Garnett West Yellowstone Mant Pleasanton.
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Associated Press
Indian Newport
Garnett
Kaw
West Yellowstone
Mant
Pleasanton
Calif
Indian Lake
GOP Committee Issues Mock Complainer’s License Note
In San Francisco the Housing Committee at the Republican National Convention distributed a tongue in cheek notice promising a valid Complainer's License to guests. It lampoons room upgrades and pre earthquake plumbing while noting attendees were spared from serving on the Housing Committee.
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San Francisco
UPI
Convention Times
Cow Palace
Weekend Toll Climbs to 486
The nation's Fourth of July weekend traffic deaths rose to 486, a new three day record, with the late pace lifting Wisconsin to 482 toll. National Safety Council had expected 450 to 500 deaths, as millions traveled homeward from resorts. The report lists multiple fatalities across counties, including Wisconsin and nearby areas, with drivers and passengers among the injured or killed in collisions on highways and at crossings.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Wisconsin
Henry Gauthier Jr
New Auburn
Onbwa
Winter
Lawrence Bushie
North Western
Manitowoc
Iron River
Mich
Jealousy in Anglo-America quoted nurse cautions
Dolores Radford, 24, returning from four years as a children’s nurse in New York and Los Angeles, warns that American wives are jealous and that conversing with men in a household provokes venomous looks, making the arrangement seem risky.
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Sheffield
England
UPI
Dolores Radford
New York
Los Angeles
Rioters Clash Across Towns as Bombs and Prods Stir Crowds
Rioters in Garnett Kansas and West Yellowstone Montana faced police action as electric prods, nightsticks, and ax handles were used to control crowds. In Pleasanton California officers dispersed youths at the Alameda County fair after disruptions and fireworks. Firefighters used hoses after a cher bomb struck a depot shed during the incident.
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Kansas
Pup
Garnett City Park
West Yellowstone
Mont
Pleasanton
Calif
Alameda County
Youths Seized After 20 Mile 100 Mph Chase
Six juvenile suspects led a 20 mile pursuit at speeds around 100 mph from Racine to Oak Creek. Police say at least four warning shots were fired. An elderly man, Alex Serbinski, was assaulted at North Beach bath house and robbed of $20. he is in fair condition at St Mary’s Hospital. Authorities, including Racine County deputies and state patrol, pursued across Wisconsin 38 and through several jurisdictions.
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Racine
Wis
UPI
Chase
Wisconsin
Racine County
Mount Pleasant
Oak Creek
Milwaukee
Sarc Polo
Sis
Alex Serbinski
North Beach
Bath House
Serbinski
St Mary's Hospital
Fisenhower to Nominate Scranton at GOP Convention
Pennsylvania Governor William Scranton announced Dr Milton Eisenhower, brother of the former president, will nominate Scranton at the Republican National Convention in San Francisco. Eisenhower backed the move as Scranton pressed for support in Illinois and the Lincoln home state as Goldwater ran in Texas.
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Scranton
Lodge
Len Hugh Seats
R-Pa
Shcranton
Scott
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pennsylvania
Eisenhower
Harrisburg
People of America
Chicagop
William Scranton
Milton Fisenhower
Milton Eisenhower
San Francisco
Hhno
Braham Lincoln
Len Barry
Goldwater
Arena
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Pianer
Dan Dutlene
Porch
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Aveta Battesho
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William E Darsch
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