Televised Conventions Shaping 1964 Politics and TV Gaps
The 1964 party conventions mark a shift as television becomes central to coverage. NBC CBS and ABC prepare color broadcasts and star lineups while observers note Buckley and Vidal clash over favored candidates. Delegates and equipment numbers frame a medium driven by spectacle.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Taft
Adlai E. Stevenson
Joh
Nbc-Tv
Miami Beach
GOP
NBC
Huntley-Brinkley
CBS
Walter Cronkite
ABC
William F. Buckley Jr
Gore Vidal
National Review
Buckley
California
Ronald Reagan
Vidal
Eugene J. McCarthy
Last Chance On The Redwoods House Senate Panel Fight Over Park Size
A conference likely after recess will resolve S 2515 to create Redwood National Park in Northern California. House and Senate differ on park size with Senate proposing 61.65¢acre and House backing about 4,000 acres, administration proposing 7,000 acres, and 18,000 acres already state parkland. Historic notes on redwoods highlight dwindling only 250,000 acres remain. President Johnson labeled the measure a last chance conservation opportunity.
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House
Senate
Redwood
California
David Brower
Sequoia Club
Sequoia Club Bulletin
Oakland
Golden Gate
N. S. Times
Johnson
R.S
McCarthy Backers Challenge Humphrey Front Runner
Columnist cites a memo by Hyman Bookbinder challenging the view that primary results signal broad Democratic repudiation of the Johnson Humphrey administration. He argues voters’ support is nuanced, with many Democrats still positive toward Johnson and Humphrey despite McCarthy’s gains and multiple interpretive myths.
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Johnson - Humphrey
Hubert Humphrey
Lewenstein
Kennedy
McCarthy
Nebraska
Florida
Oregon
California
Harris
Johnson Ander Iumphrey
Hirst
Humphrey
Minnesota
Johnson
Humphrey Campalym
Red Cross Auxiliary Formed In Raleigh County
Mrs J C Baker chaired the Raleigh County Red Cross auxiliary with Mrs William Taylor assisting. Eighteen members enrolled as Tester was organized. Thanks extended to Master Tommy Ragland for donating a car and serving as chauffeur in the effort.
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Raleigh Register
J.C. Baker
Raleigh County
The
Red Cross
William ‘Taylor
Tommy
Florida Governor Links Wallace to Humphrey Ally
Washington dispatch reports Florida Governor Claude Kirk campaigns against George Wallace by claiming Wallace serves as a Democratic agent to siphon Southern votes away from the Republican ticket. Kirk endorses Nelson Rockefeller for president, arguing Wallace could deny Nixon key Southern wins while boosting Rockefeller and overall GOP prospects outside the South.
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Raymond Lair
Washington
George Washington
George Wallace
Hubert Horatio Humphrey
White House
Claude R. Kirk Jr
Florida
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Kirk
Wallace
Alabama
New American Independent Party
National Democratic Party
South
Rockefeller
Cincinnati
Ronald Reagan
California
Fic Gop
GOP
Richard M.nixon
Watthen
Dee South
Nixon
Virginia
Tennessee
Texas
Joho F. Kennedy
Nisen
Economic Integration In South America Failing
Latin American efforts toward a regional market falter under economic nationalism. LARTA members Argentina Brazil Bolivia Chile Colombia Ecuador Mexico Paraguay Peru Uruguay and Venezuela face deadlock over which products to liberate. Despite a 1960 treaty goal, only 2 percent free trade achieved. oil and wheat disputes block the next 25 percent and nations fear harmed domestic producers. CACM in Central America shows gains but faces balance of payments troubles, with U.S. aid discussed during Johnson’s El Salvador visit.
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Wilbur G. Landrey
Buenos Aires
UPI
Latin American Free Trade Association
LARTA
Montevideo
Uruguay
Ont Larta
Argentina
Brazil
Bolivia
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Mexico
Paraguay
Peru
Venezuela
Latin Amer
Argedtiya
Chiel
Educador
LATTA
Fces
Ameriest Commod Market
CACM
Costaica
el Salvador
Guatemala
Jiondwras
Nicaragua
Vermont Governor Hoff pushes for law and order at governors conference
Cincinnati dispatch reports Governor Hoff of Vermont angrily faulted a closed session for liberal changes yet urged continued emphasis on law and order, federal gun controls, and responses to the Kerner Reports. The piece notes a nationwide mood leaning toward calm amid riots, with Republicans and Democrats weighing moderate versus liberal running mates for 1968.
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Cincinnati
Nea
Tiberal
Philip Hoff
Vermont
Bation
Kerner
Goy
Spire Agnew
Maryland
Clevelimd
George Wallace
Alabama
Cites
Miajor Party
Holt
Texas
John Connally
Democratic Party
Humphrey
Law and Order
Vietnam
Paris
Hafi
Prayer For Today Our Father Verses on Population Control
A fragmentary prayer asks God to help humanity regulate birth and death to avoid overpopulation and famine. Attributed to Jon FH Plot of Molland Michigan a professor in English at a Western Theologies Seminary, the piece condemns law breaking yet seeks guidance for managing human creation in Christ's name.
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Christ
Jon FH
Plot
Molland, Mich
Western Theologies Seminary
What's Under The Hood A Motor You Guessed
Insurance firms and oil companies warn motorists know under hood troubles. Practical tips include brake and wheel checks, proper tire pressure, spark plugs, vapor lock, and safe response to engine or fire emergencies.
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Leroy Pope
UPI
New York
Servier
Oil Company
Allstatt Insurance Co
Wyco church to celebrate pastor anniversary services
The Mt. Grove Baptist Church of Wyco will celebrate the 25th anniversary of its pastor Rev WU Dubois in services on July 18 with Rev A J Ward of East Meckley preaching. Samuel Austin of Slab Fork departs this week for Fort Freyes Columbus Ohio to enter the United States Army and attend officers candidate school at Camp Perry.
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Mt. Grove Baptist Church
Wyco
WU. Dubois
A. J. Ward
East Meckley
Samuel Austin
Caperion Jin
Slab Fork
Fort Frayes
Colmbus
Ohio
United States Army
Camp Perry
Ola
Czechoslovakia Crisis Tests Kremlin Bravado and Brakes
NEA Foreign News Analyst notes Khrushchev era divisions reemerge as Kosygin v Brezhnev clash over Prague reform prompts troop intervention threats. Dubcek's calm defies Moscow while the Kremlin factions trade brinkmanship, with East Germany backing Brezhnev. Outcome uncertain as Moscow pursues pressure without direct invasion.
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NEA
United Nations
Alexander Dyheek
Czéchoslovakia
Russia
Kremlin
Prague
Fey
Czechoslovakia
Dubcek
Moscow
Aleksei Kosygin
Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
Middle East
Saactinie
Strugela
Peentier Kosygin
Kosygin
United States
Vietnam
Poland
Germany
Faelf
Drorney
Nikita Khrushchev
Macow
Brezinev
Rugsia
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Romania
Hungary
Europe
Brezhnev
East
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