Demos Ready Strong Civil Rights Plank
In Los Angeles the Democratic platform committee prepared a bold plank pledging a federal assault on racial discrimination. It faces Southern objections but is set for adoption at the Democratic National Convention after today’s preliminary committee action. Approval by both groups appeared certain.
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Los Angeles
Dixie
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Texan
Southland
Sam J. Ervin
North Carolina
Johnson
Ervin
Democratic Party
Congress
Anti-Johnson Move Grows In State Delegation
West Virginia Democrats increasingly back Kennedy over Lyndon Johnson for the presidential nomination. A. Carl Carey of Charleston says most delegates favor Kennedy, with Stevenson as a second choice if deadlock occurs. Dixie delegates face options amid civil rights plank debates and potential floor fights.
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Calif
West Virginia
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Carl Carey
Charleston
Kanawha
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Johnson
Kennedy
Adlai Stevenson
Robert C. Byrd
Hulett C. Smith
Beckley
Carey
Bailey
Smith
Convention Scoreboard for Raleigh Register Readers
Tuesday edition will include a Democratic scorecard to help readers follow balloting at the national convention.
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Raleigh Register
Convention Sidelights at the Democratic National Convention
Los Angeles AP reports a buoyant yet tense mood as the Democratic National Convention opens with Kennedy viewed as a front runner by many while Johnson and Symington offer cautious support. The Platform Committee hides to draft a platform amid jockeying, with anecdotes from Hunt and others highlighting the circus atmosphere and shifting fortunes.
Kennedy Seen as Likely Nominee as Convention Opens
Arizona national committeeman Steve Langmade said Symington camp may release 104 votes on first ballot. Kennedy heads toward the nomination as open voting begins Wednesday with Stevenson open to a Cabinet post as a consolation prize. Langmade pledged to Kennedy first, could switch to Johnson by the third tally if needed.
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Symington Camp
Missouri
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Los Angeles
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Symington
Texas
Langmade
Johnson
Convention Schedule Los Angeles AP High Spots This Week
The convention opens at 5 p.m. at Sports Arena with a 6:20 p.m. keynote by Sen. Frank Church. Tuesday features a 4 p.m. session and a 5:30 p.m. address by Gov. LeRoy Collins, plus platform committee report. Wednesday has 3 p.m. session, state roll call and nominating balloting. Thursday timing tied to continued balloting for president and vice president. Friday includes arts committee at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. convention at Memorial Coliseum for acceptance speeches.
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Sports
Sen
Frank Church
Idaho
LeRoy Collins
Florida
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Committee For the Arts
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Coliseum
Eisenhower outlines aid plan with Cuba notice
President Eisenhower announced a U S good will aid program for Latin American nations with Cuba to be included only if it cooperates He warned Khrushchev’s pledge to Castro was crude and stressed U S resolve to prevent a Soviet backed regime in Cuba The plan will be detailed at a Bogota meeting of economic ministers on Sept 5 and Herter will confer with nations on funding.
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Herter
Congress
Latin America
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United
Americas
Linda Bement Crowned Miss Universe 1960 in Miami
Linda Bement, an 18 year old from Salt Lake City, won Miss Universe 1960 after also taking Miss USA. She arrives back in Utah with a three foot high trophy over 20 pounds and a $5,000 Miss Universe prize plus a $5,000 appearance contract. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Bement.
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Miami Beach
Linda
Fla
Florida
Utah
Charles A. Bement
West Virginia Weather Forecast Beckley Report
Partly cloudy and warm in West Virginia with highs in the 80s and humid conditions. Valley fog at night with cooler lows in the 60s. Extended outlook shows temperatures about 3 degrees above normal through Saturday, with showers possible Thursday totaling a quarter to a half inch.
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W. Va
Beckley
Ambassador Hotel to bill Truman for 123 a day suite
Truman says he will not attend the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles as the Ambassador Hotel plans to bill him $123 daily for a suite reserved in his name. The report notes other political and social items as well as labor and international remarks.
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Harry S. Thuman
Mr. Truman
Ambassador
Los Angeles
Harry S. Truman
Truman
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House of Commons
Long Island
Grocer Caught in Booby Trap Injures Self in Fort Worth
In Fort Worth Texas AP report grocer B C Russell aged 59 triggered a booby trap he set to protect his store and was shot in the right side while attempting to throw a watermelon into a garbage can. The device previously killed intruder Earl Wayne Hanson 21 last September.
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Russell
Earl Wayne Hanson
Moonshine Maker Sentenced 1 to 5 Years in State Penitentiary
An unemployed Raleigh County miner who turned to moonshine whisky as a means to earn money pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting in a moonshine operation. Judge Harry L. McCreery sentenced Orville Athey to 1 to 5 years at Moundsville, remanding him to Raleigh County Jail for transport and denying probation due to his past record.
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Orville Athey
Harry L. McCreery
Soviet Union says RB47 shot down missing plane over Barents Sea
Moscow Radio announced that the Soviet Union shot down a missing American plane over the Barents Sea on July 1 and that two crewmen were rescued. A Soviet note was delivered to the U S Embassy protesting a violation of its air space by the RB47 reconnaissance craft.
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Soviet Union
Barents Sea
Moscow
U. S
Cuba asks Security Council to weigh U N dispute
Cuba requests a Security Council meeting to consider the worsening dispute with the United States. A Cuban spokesman said a formal complaint was handed to Council president Ambassador Jose Correa of Ecuador. Raul Roa arrived in New York and conferred with the Cuban delegation while the U S delegation awaited study. The Cuban side regards the situation as a threat to international peace and a Council session is expected later this week.
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Holden Mine Seal Ends Fire After 18 Fatalities
The Holden No. 22 mine fire and slate collapse that killed 18 miners on March 8 has been sealed, West Virginia Mine Chief Crawford L. Wilson said. State and federal inspectors confirmed the sealing eight hours after completion, with praise for Island Creek Coal Co. workers, United Mine Workers officials and members, and U S Bureau of Mines personnel.
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Crawford L. Wison
West Virginia
Wilson
Register
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U. S. Bureau of Mines
United Mine Workers of America
Island
Diaper Changing Chimp Nabs Six Month Old Girl
A female chimpanzee trained to change diapers seized six month old Marcia Lynn Ebert from her stroller in Tacoma on Sunday and refused to surrender the infant for about twenty minutes. The child was returned unharmed to her mother, Mrs. Frederick Ebert, after the chimp completed a diaper change under state patrol and store officials.
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Tacoma
Marcia Lynn Ebert
Frederick Ebert
Congo asks UN to send troops to restore order
In Leopoldville the Congo government appealed to the United Nations for intervention to restore order after talks with U S Ambassador Clare Timberlake and leaders Kasavubu Lumumba and Bunche. Belgian minister Ganshof van der Meershh announced the request, with no UN reply yet as rebellious Congolese troops were active.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Congo
United Nations
Ganshof van der Meershh
U.S
Clare Timberlake
Joseph Kasavubu
Patrice Lumumba
Ralph Bunche
U S 24th Infantry On Alert For Congo Evacuations
The Pentagon ordered two companies of the U S 24th Infantry Division stationed in Germany to be on alert to evacuate Americans from the Congo if needed. About 200 men per company are assembled at Furstenfeldbruck with C130 Hercules transports ready to fly to the new African republic. The 24th, also used during the Lebanon crisis, has the emergency mission approved in Washington.
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Pentagon
U. S. 24Th Infantry Division
Germany
Congo
Furstenfeldbruck
U. S. Tactical Air Command
New
African Republic
24Th
Congo Turmoil Escalates as Europeans Flee Central Africa
Reported terror in Luluabourg and Stanleyville as planes rush to aid European refugees. Belgian paratroops move into trouble centers to curb mutinous native troops. At least 10 Europeans killed in weekend violence. three killed and one wounded in Luluabourg hotel siege. seven Europeans including Italian vice consul and 25 Congolese dead at Elisabethville. Looting continues amid Belgian efforts to control the region.
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Stanleyville
Elisabethville
Katanga
Lower Congo
Labor Pickets Target Beckley Construction Projects
The AFL CIO Building and Construction Trade Council began picketing Wipperman Construction Co on Johnstown Road for a $750000 recreation plant while Raleigh County Bank remodeling and Health Center projects, both contracted to Basile Meadows Construction Co, faced walkouts. Edwards said no outside workers were brought in. talks aimed at a peaceful settlement faltered as union and contractor reps clashed. Local picketing warned of possible spreads to Huntington and Princeton within a day or two.
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West Virginia
Bob Edwards
Princeton
Aflcio
Huntington
Johnstown Road
Wipperman Construction Co
Meadows
Building and Construction Trade Council
Edwards
Robert Ashworth
Stop Kennedy movement derails in one horse town
Sherwood Glutz says the Stop Kennedy movement ends Sunday afternoon in a small town. He claims Kennedy cannot win the Democratic nomination and later hold White House duties after a man who harmed his grandmother and burned an orphanage home.
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