Platform Fight Costly Defeat For Scranton
In San Francisco the Republican convention ended with a resounding Goldwater victory and a costly defeat for Gov. William W. Scranton. The platform rejected Scranton’s push for a tougher civil rights plank and a direct condemnation of the John Birch Society, while affirming Goldwater’s campaign positions and presidential control over nuclear weapons. Rockefeller’s bid to denounce extremism drew gallery boos, but the platform remained aligned with Goldwater’s views as the convention closed after midnight PDT.
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Arizona
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Republican Party
Conservatives Hold Sway On Every Issue At GOP Convention
UPI reports Barry Goldwater secured a first ballot presidential nomination at the 28th Republican National Convention in San Francisco. Delegates endorsed a platform aligning with his conservative stance on civil rights extremism and nuclear weapons, signaling a party shift toward Goldwater ahead of the November election.
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Slain educator Penn buried at Arlington with honors
Lemuel A. Penn, the Negro educator slain by a sniper in Georgia, was buried Tuesday at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors. About 1,500 mourners attended, including J. Lee White, President Johnson's personal representative.
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Kanawha County
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Charleston
Cabell County
Court of Common Pleas
Johnson urged to back new civil rights law meeting
President Johnson plans a meeting with state and local school officials likely next month to rally support for the new civil rights law. About 600 U.S. troops, including guerrilla warfare specialists, are being sent to South Vietnam to counter Communist infiltration and bolster Army training. Thousands of Boy Scouts are gathering at Valley Forge for the Sixth National Jamboree in the site of Washington’s 1777-78 winter. The Air Force postponed a Cape Kennedy satellite launch to Friday. Pope Paul VI will stay at Castel Gandolfo until September. Park Sa Moon donated 39 cents to the Kennedy Library Fund. King Hussein of Jordan has been invited to visit Pakistan starting Oct. 28. Barron convened a meeting on FMC’s South Charleston strike to push public-interest talks. Huntington loses its second water attraction in a week as the Wind Symphony bypasses the city and Rhododendron leaves town for attendance shortfalls.
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Huntington
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Ashland
Wallace Stays In Race Claims Power Balance
Alabama Gov. George Wallace declared he would stay in the presidential race and urged segregationists at a Capitol White Citizens Council rally in Little Rock to help swing the election. He claimed both major parties fear his influence and could lose votes to him in the South.
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Concord To Admit 12 Year Old Boy
The State Board of Education approved a plan for 12-year-old Norman Platnick to enter Concord College in September as a guest student after strong summer work and high test scores. Concord President Joseph Marsh noted his achievement and said final approval rests with Mercer County schools superintendent Peter Cook.
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Weather Pleasant Beckley and Vicinity
Weather summary reports sunny pleasant conditions this afternoon and Thursday with a high near 81 and low around 57. Last 24 hours show 76 at 4 pm and 53 at 1:30 am. no precipitation. SE wind 12 mph. sunset 8:46 pm. sunrise Thursday 6:14 am. River Greenbrier low and clear. Lake normal and clear. Hinton gauge 1.7 ft. Five day forecast: temps 2-4 degrees above normal, warmer Thursday and Friday, possible showers near weekend.
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West Virginia
Steel Worker Wins $2500 for Improvement Suggestion
Weirton Steel Co. honors Joseph M. Plesich of Hanlin Station Pa with a $2,500 award the largest in the firm’s Ideas for Improvement program. His plan adds a dumping arm to open hearth ladles, speeding slag disposal, extending ladle lining life, and reducing downtime for lining repairs.
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11 Negroes Missing Since Evers Death
News from United Press International reports searchers in the Mississippi River looking for headless bodies believed to be two missing Negro youths Charles E. Moore and Henry Dee, both 19 from Meadville. The case ties to the list of 11 missing or killed since Medgar Evers's 1963 shooting, with NAACP leader Charles Evers stressing the list aims to counter Hoover's remarks on Southern lawlessness.
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Meridian
Philadelphia
Tallulah
Michael Schwerner
Brooklyn
N.Y
James E. Chaney
Andrew Goodman
New York City
Elm City
N.C
First Presbyterian Church
Ku Klux Klan
Employment Gains And Losses Across WV Areas
State Employment Security report shows March to May results with Charleston down 2.2 percent in employment while Wheeling up 1.2 percent and Huntington up 3.4 percent. Unemployment fell in all three regions 23.2 percent Charleston, 16.2 percent Wheeling, 28.1 percent Huntington. Charleston employed 85,150 of 92,350 in May. Wheeling had 61,100 of 66,850. Huntington 84,200 of 90,350. Beckley unemployment fell 27.9 percent from February to April at 1,550. Logan Madison unemployment dropped 10.5 percent. Beckley employment rose to 16,330. Logan Madison held at 17,010.
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Eisenhower Urges GOP Unity Against Extremism
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower at the Republican National Convention urged unity against radicalism and urged Republicans to ignore sensationalist columnists. He criticized divisive efforts by Scranton allies to condemn extremists and warned against extremists on both sides while praising the party’s history and future.
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Mikoyan Named President of Soviet Union
Anastas I. Mikoyan was named to succeed Leonid Brezhnev as president of the Soviet Union after Khrushchev proposed the appointment. The Supreme Soviet and Russian parliament unanimously approved. Khrushchev cited Brezhnev’s resignation to devote time to party work. Mikoyan, 68, promised to justify the confidence shown. The welfare program aims to raise wages for 18 million Russians and pensions for collective farmers.
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Man Falls To Death While Berry Picking Near Parkersburg
Osher Cunningham, 64, an elderly Parkersburg resident, died after plunging about 45 feet from a steep embankment in a wooded area south of the city. He was found hours later by his grandson and companions.
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Scotland Yard Hunts Jack The Stripper
Scotland Yard hunts a killer dubbed Jack The Stripper in the strangling of five prostitutes in eight months. Mary Fleming, 31, was found nude in West London. all victims were prostitutes, strangled, and left in the same area. Detective Supt. Maurice Osborn leads the murder squad appeal for tips and cautions prostitutes to avoid strangers.
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West Virginia Democratic Headquarters Robbed
Charleston police report the Democratic State Headquarters were burglarized Sunday night. Stolen items include a television set a tank type vacuum sweeper 24 cans of coffee three cans of pop 20 reams of paper five stamping machines a standard typewriter a tie bar and cuff links. Police say they suspect a radical third party may attempt to use the equipment once recovered.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
NBC Anchor Arrested As CBS Protests Convention Rules
NBC journalist John Chancellor is seen being restrained and briefly removed amid floor clashes at the Cow Palace during TV coverage of the Republican National Convention. CBS lodges a strong protest over access restrictions while CBS, NBC and a photojournalist face security actions as Thruston Morton orders police to break up disturbances.
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Barron Orders Birth Control Program Study
Gov. W. W. Barron directs State Health Director N. H. Dyer to study Kanawha County birth control efforts and report to the next Legislature. Chelyan clinic opened last Friday with strong public response. 14 mothers were examined and given information and devices for family spacing.
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Kanawha County
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Barron
Huntington Woman Is 236th Traffic Victim
An elderly Huntington woman, Ollie J. Massie, 72, died after a Sunday traffic collision in which her husband J C Massie wrecked a car on U S in Huntington. Police said Massie and two others were injured, none seriously. The death raised West Virginia's road toll to 236 for the year, up from 185 at this time last year.
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Charleston
UPI
Huntington
West Virginia
Ollie J. Massie
J. C. Massie
U. S
Massie
Goldwater dominates convention as Scranton plank fails
The Goldwater forces swept aside amendments from Scranton backers, defeating a civil rights plank proposal 897 to 409. Delegates planned to reconvene at 2:30 p.m. PDT to hear speeches nominating candidates and to participate in the dome event.
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Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Scranton
Convention Schedule at Republican National Convention
San Francisco brief notes the convention today opening at 2:30 p.m. PDT with remarks by George Murphy candidate for U.S. Senate California. It lists roll calls for presidential nominations and the appointment of the committee to notify the candidate and adjournment to 4:30 p.m. PDT.
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San Francisco
UPS
George Murphy
U.S. Senate
California
United States
Nominees and possible running mates loom at convention
Goldwater momentum dominates the scene as Scranton and other rivals vie for the next stage. The running mate question centers on Rep. William E. Miller with Eisenhower rumored to back a Goldwater Scranton pairing despite Scranton's denials. The civil rights vote in Pennsylvania helped settle Scranton’s fate in the amendment debate.
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Maine
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Michigan
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New York
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Night Of Long Knives Has Begun
Frustrated GOP tears itself apart as tensions rise between conservative Goldwater backers and moderate Scranton supporters ahead of the 1964 convention. A Georgia delegate recounts past battles, while insiders decry lack of magnanimity from victors in San Francisco. A Midwest governor notes the fissures deepen as the party plans for the fall campaign.
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