Humphrey Predicts Johnson Victory Over Goldwater
Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey predicted that President Johnson will defeat Republican Sen. Barry Goldwater in November, saying most Americans reject a leader with a nuclear trigger. He criticized Goldwater on national security and defoliation ideas and affirmed his faith in Johnson.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Humphrey
Minnesota
Goldwater
Tam O Shanter Girls Win Moorefield Parade Prize
The Tam O'Shanters All-Girl Kiltie Corps of Somerset won Best in Parade and $100 at Moorefield West Virginia. A 65 member unit led the three state parade and performed a three minute drill exhibition before the Governor, as part of the 22nd annual State Poultry Association and Firemen's convention events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tam O’shanters
Kiltie Corps
Somerset
Moorefield
W.va
West Virginia
West Virginia State Poultry Association and Firemen’s
Bedford County Man Killed In Altoona Collision
Lester Hall 41 of Claysburg R D 1 died after a late night crash in Altoona. Charles R. McConnell 29 of Dunkansville R D 1 and his father Raymond 61 were listed in satisfactory condition at Mercy Hospital.
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Altoona, Pa
Bedford County
Altoona
Lester Hall
Claysburg
R.D
Mercy Hospital
Charles R. McConnell
Raymond
Duncansville
Watchmaker Bowman Dies at 84 in Lancaster
Charles Ezra Bowman a nationally known watchmaker died Sunday at Lancaster General Hospital. He was 84 and widely esteemed in his field.
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Lancaster
Charles Ezra Bowman
Lancaster General Hospital
Grecian girl wins Miss Universe in Miami Beach
Kiriaki Tsopei 22 from Athens won Miss Universe as the first southern European to hold the title. Brenda Blackler of England finished first runner up, with Ronit Rinat of Israel second runner up.
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Miami Beach, Fla
Kiriaki Tsopei
Athens
Europe
Brenda Blackler
England
Ronit Rinat
Israel
Marta Aberg
Sweden
Lana Yi Yu
Republic of China
Kiriaki
Miss Israel
Ronit
Weather forecast for Western Pennsylvania
Partly cloudy Monday and Monday night with scattered thundershowers and little temperature change. High 80 to 85 degrees, 85 to 90 in the extreme southwest. Low Monday night 68 to 74. Tuesday, considerable cloudiness and less humidity in northern sections. Scattered thundershowers in the south and northern forenoon.
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Pennsylvania
Republicans Say Attack Makes Point
The attack on a U S destroyer Maddox off North Vietnam drew Republican criticism of the administration and calls for a harder look at U S policy. Officials said Johnson was advised promptly but no protest or retaliation was announced, U S patrols continuing in international waters as the Tonkin Gulf situation evolves.
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South
Johnson
Humphrey
Washington
U.S
North Viet Nam
Sen
Evertt M. Dirksen
Ilinois
Senate
South Viet Nam
North
Viet Nam
LBJ
White House
Dean Rusk
Robert S. McNamara
George W. Ball
Cyrus R. Vance
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Tonkin Gulf
Richard B. Russell
Viet Nam says U S fighter-bombers attack border village
North Viet Nam charged that four U S fighter-bombers from Laos bombed a border post and a village inside its territory wounding a villager and destroying homes. The protest blamed U S use of Laotian soil and noted prior protests amid Laos neutrality tensions.
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Tokyo
North Viet Nam
U.S
Laos
United States
Democratic Republic of
North
Viet Nam
Kingdom of Laos
Drilling To Free Men Is Resumed In France
In Champagnole France drilling to free nine entombed miners at Mt River Limestone mine resumed Sunday night after mud clogged the air system. A new liquid evacuation method slowed progress to about one yard per hour with 40 yards remaining. Rescue teams also pursued a separate shaft for two other possible survivors from the July cave-in, while tapping noises offered guarded hope.
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Champagnole
France
Mt. River
Andre Socie
Welfare Dept raises service fees for public aid
Harrisburg AP reports the State Public Welfare Department will raise payments to doctors and agencies serving public assistance recipients by about 3.5 million dollars annually starting Sept 1. Secretary Arlin M. Adams cites reduced relief expenditures and 1.3 million dollars federal reimbursement.
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Harrisburg
Public Welfare Department
Arlin M. Adams
Public Welfare
Light Plane Crashes Killing Pilot and Passenger in Bloomsburg
A Piper Tri-Pacer on a sight seeing flight crashed on takeoff into a Bloomsburg town park picnic area. Pilot Allen Weinblatt and passenger Larry Cox died. Two other passengers Clyde Bartholomew and John Stevens were injured. The crash occurred four blocks from the Bloomsburg airport near the Susquehanna River.
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Bloomsburg, Pa
Bloomsburg Town Park
Allen Weinblatt
Bloomsburg
Larry Cox
Bloomsburg Hospital
Clyde Bartholomew
John C. Stevens
Orangeville R.D
Weinblatt
Cox
Susquehanna River
Bartholomew
Stevens
Pope Paul VI Praises Moon Shot From Castel Gandolfo
Pope Paul VI told a noonday crowd at his Castel Gandolfo residence that he shares in the admiration for the American moon shot. He linked the event to human progress and the awakening of the human spirit as a sign of creation by God.
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M. Schurmeier
Ranger
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena
Calif
Ranger 7
Moon
Castel Gandolfo
Italy
Paul VI
Pope Paul
God
Contract Signed With Brewing Companies
Three locals of the United Brewery Workers AFL CIO voted Sunday to accept a new two year contract with the Duquesne and Pittsburgh Brewing companies in Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh
United Brewery Workers
Afl-Cio
Duquesne and
Pittsburgh Brewing Companies
U S Destroyer Maddox Attacked By Unmarked PT Boats
U S destroyer Maddox repelled an unmarked patrol torpedo boat attack in international waters near North Vietnam. Four carrier planes from the carrier USS Ticonderoga fought back, disabling one PT boat and damaging the others. Secretary of State Rusk labeled the attackers North Vietnamese and warned of another sting if repeated. President Johnson was informed. no US casualties reported among 274 crew.
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Pearl Harbor
U.S. Navy
Maddox
North Viet Nam
U.S. Pacific Command
Navy
New York
Dean Rusk
Rusk
American Field Service
United States
Johnson
7Th Fleet
Tonkin Gulf
Hanoi
Pacific Command and Defense Department
Ticonderoga
Pacific Command
Senate Leader Seeks Session Conclusion
Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield pushes for adjournment as Congress moves toward the Democratic National Convention. He urges quick passage of annual appropriations, a foreign investment tax, and expanded nurse training, while Sen Morse seeks to trim the foreign aid bill. House action previews include military pay raises, securities act revisions, and a major anti poverty bill.
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Washington
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Senate
Congress
Mansfield
Wayne Morse
Dore
Morse
Atlantic City
N.J
House
Johnson
J. William Fulbright
Foreign Relations Committee
William Proxmire
Dwis
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Sea OF Crisium
Sen. Humphrey
Robert F. Kennedy
Liv Aberg
Greece
Sparta
Georges Tsopel
Cyprus
Turkey
Noi Duran
Freda Nicholas
Miami
Souvanna Phouma
Pathet Lao
Ben
Plaine Des Jarres
Malcolm Kulduff
Dept. Public Welfare
Pope
Brewing Companies
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