Eisenhower calls for open convention not backing any candidate
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower told AP he wants a wide open Republican National Convention to stir interest and insists he is not a partisan or foe of any candidate. He says he is disgusted by reports painting him as a GOP puppeteer and will not deal in personalities. He criticizes recent Republican maneuverings but maintains no single allegiance.
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Predicts Liberal Platform For GOP
AP dispatch from Cleveland reports Gov. Robert E. Smylie of Idaho predicting Republican governors will back a forward looking platform that Sen. Barry Goldwater will accept as the GOP presidential nominee. The Governors Conference ended with no moderate challenger to Goldwater, though Nixon claimed Romney has best chance to top him. Eisenhower urged unity and cautioned against tying him to any single candidate. The piece notes Smylie, Romney, Scranton, Nixon, Rockefeller, and Stassen as figures amid talks on the party’s direction and the San Francisco convention.
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Minnesota
Harold E. Stassen
Girl Scouts Begin Week Long Day Camp at Mears Park
Franklin County Girl Scouts of the Santa Fe Trail Council start a five day day camp at Mears Park Monday at 9 a.m. Units from Ottawa and Wellsville will join under leaders Mrs. Gene Lesh and Mrs. Juanita Callahan. Activities include outdoor cooking hiking crafts and nature study with safety and preparation rules for Brownie and Junior Scouts.
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Mears Park
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Wellsville
Gene Lesh
Juanita Callahan
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Blind girl rides bike and climbs in braintree
In Braintree Massachusetts 13 year old Joanie Hyland who has been blind since birth excels in school and daily life. She rides a bicycle with a friend, climbs trees and recalls climbing a roof for curiosity. She treats blindness as not a handicap and navigates to school alone.
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Negro Leader Bevel Arrested Outside Alabama Church
Associate of Rev Martin Luther King Jr James Bevel was arrested for vagrancy outside a Tuscaloosa church where African Americans gathered for renewed demonstrations. Police blocked the block with barricades as fire hoses lay ready. demonstrators planned to fill the jail to protest segregation.
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King jailed in Florida motel protest
Dr Martin Luther King Jr a prominent southern integration leader was jailed in St Augustine Florida for refusing to leave the front steps of a motel restaurant on a civil rights protest action The incident marks another day of nonviolent confrontation during the movement with King facing jail oversight.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Scranton Backers Keep Hope, Plan Expansion for Nomination
Backers of Pennsylvania Governor William Scranton say they still hope to gain the Republican presidential nomination. They discuss several drafting projects and timing ahead of the San Francisco convention, with Rep. Richard Schweiker expressing cautious optimism despite Goldwater momentum. Scranton's position remains that he would accept a draft if sincere and honest, and Eisenhower reportedly advised not to join any stop-Goldwater push.
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