Goldwater Unity Drive Gains GOP Boost Across Party
Republican presidential hopeful Barry Goldwater pushes for party unity aided by pledges from Dwight D. Eisenhower and Nelson Rockefeller. Rockefeller signals possible campaign support. Javits Scott Keating Keating and Kennedy Keating’s positions remain unclear. Eisenhower and Nixon express enthusiasm as Gettysburg meeting reinforces consolidation efforts nationwide.
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Booze Reveals Itself by Gait and Lip Says Doctor
Washington report notes Dr. E Y Williams of Howard University describes gin gait rum lip and beer bulge as telltale signs of alcohol use. He cites a study of 500 alcoholics linking gin with marriage retention whiskey with bodily damage beer with appetite loss and varying mental effects. He urges treatment tailored to each beverage while warning that mixed drinking complicates findings.
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Student crafts waterproof boat. sinks on first test
Holly Harlan at the San Francisco Art Institute faced a wet assignment. She built a boat from corrugated box-board that was waterproof but promptly capsized in its first test. She received half credit for the unusual project and the mishap highlighted the challenge of waterproof design.
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Holly Harlan
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Richardson appeals taxes over neighbor’s larger home
London plumber Ralph Richard Richardson told local government he paid the same property taxes as his mother who lived next door in a bigger house. The council investigated and rejected his appeal, raising his mother’s taxes instead. Richardson lamented his decision to appeal.
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UPI
Ralph Richardson
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London Council
West Virginia GSP Hits New High in 1963
West Virginia's gross state product rose to 4.3 billion in 1963, a new record and second consecutive peak after 1962's 4.1 billion. Gov. W Barron called the rise further evidence of unprecedented state economic improvement.
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Barron
West Virginia
Almanac for August 7 1964 and historical events
Almanac note for Friday August 7 1964 lists UPI facts and historical milestones. Notable items include U.S. Marines at Guadalcanal in 1942, Kon-Tiki reaching Tuamotu in 1947, Bannister and Landy under four minutes in 1954, Patrick Kennedy's birth in 1963 and his death two days later, plus a Bierce thought of the day about women and arms.
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America
Tuamotu Achhipelago
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Licorice lore and a creditor notice mixed page
A humorous column jokes about licorice origins citing glycyrrhiza glabra and fake flavors while a formal notice to creditors in Raleigh County, West Virginia, requires claims against the estate of Birchie Stover be filed by December 17, 1964, or risk exclusion from benefits.
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UPI
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Beckley
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Raleigh County
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Postmasters Approved In West Virginia by Senate
Washington UPI reports two West Virginia postmasters were formally approved by the Senate. The nominees are John S. Ballingall for Cabin Creek in Kanawha County and Ralph L. DePollo Jr. for Thomas in Tucker County.
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UPI
West Virginia
Senate
John S. Ballingall
Cabin Creek
Kanawha
Ralph L. DePollo Jr
Thomas
Tucker County
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