Alabama delegates reject loyalty pledge at Democratic convention
At Atlantic City Alabama delegates voted 32 to 4 against signing a loyalty pledge to Johnson and the ticket. The Mississippi delegation contest loomed as platform writers attacked communism and Goldwater, while Alabama’s seats were debated amid potential walkouts.
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Alabama
Douglas B. Cornell
Atlantic City
N.J
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Platform Committee
Johnson
Credentials Committee
Mississippi
Freedom Democrats
Freedom Group
Convention
Hurricane Cleo Wreaks Havoc Across Caribbean Coast
Hurricane Cleo lashed Hispaniola and Guadeloupe causing at least 14 deaths 100 injuries and widespread destruction. One thousand left homeless as 10 000 homes damaged and electricity cut across islands. Warnings issued for Jamaica and Cuba while Navy hurricane hunter plane escaped with damage.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Cleo
Guadeloupe
Hispaniola
Caribbean
Haiti
Flora
Cuba
Basse Terre
Weather Bureau
Miami
Fla
Jamaica
U.S. Guantanamo Naval Base
Democrats Adopt Hard Line Peace Platform in 1964
Democratic platform writers approved a hard line anti communist plank while pledging peace as the prime national objective. The platform asserts United States will maintain overwhelming nuclear power until verifiable disarmament treaties exist and targets Barry Goldwater’s views on nuclear weapon control. The civil rights plank promises fair enforcement of the 1964 Act and economic steps for Negroes, aimed at rebutting Republican charges of weakness before communism.
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Democrats
Atlantic City
N. J
America
Goldwater
Barry Goldwater
Democratic Platform Committee
United States
Platform Drafters
Deci
Joseph S. Clark
Pennsylvania
Emanuel Celler
New York
Clark
Today's Weather Forecast for Western Pennsylvania
Partly cloudy and breezy cooler on Monday with a few light showers in the north. Highs in the low 70s.
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Pennsylvania
Somerset County Fair Opens With Joie Chitwood Thrill Show
Somerset County fair at Meyersdale grounds features Joie Chitwood Thrill Show tonight with a free miniature Corvette giveaway. Dairy cattle judging starts Tuesday morning and Gene Holter Ostrich Races appear midweek. 4-H FFA displays, livestock and homemaking judging, and a Thursday Junior Educational Activities Day mark a week of events.
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Somerset County
Meyersdale
FFA
Riots Rock Da Nang And Hue In South Viet Nam Turmoil
About 2,000 students and others attacked a U S Army billet in Da Nang and fought with police in Hue and Saigon. Demonstrations followed a radio station seizure in Saigon and protests against Khanh regime policies. One man set himself on fire in Saigon.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. Army
da Nang
Hue
Khanh
Associated Press Bureau
University Students Union
Republic of
Viet Nam
Gulf of Tonkin
National Assembly
Ngo Dinh Diem
Woman Lost For 24 Days In New Mexico Mountains
Harriet Coyle of San Antonio 39 went missing during a picnic and rock hunting trip about 25 miles north of Santa Fe. She wandered for 24 days surviving on cactus juice and dew with minimal food and water until an Explorer Scout found her.
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Albuquerque
N.M
New Mexico
Harriet Coyle
San Antonio
Tex
Santa Fe
George Coyle
Candidate Sam Steiger Found Safe After Overnight Plane Missing
Arizona Republican candidate Sam Steiger and his pilot were found safe by Greenlee County deputies early Sunday after a night missing on a Prescott to Clifton flight. The Piper 135 Tri Pacer went down in rough desert terrain about 25 miles east of Ft. Apache due to engine trouble, with both men from Prescott.
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FT. Apache
Ariz
Arizona
Sam Steiger
Prescott
Clifton
Greenlee County
Bill Betts
Steiger
Shull
Betts
Two American officers survive 40 mile Kivu hike
In Congo's Kivu region three Americans led by Col. William A. Dodds tell of a 40 mile trek to safety after rebels fired on their Jeep. They hid by day and moved by night, subsisting on pineapples bananas and stream water.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Kivu
William A. Dodds
Donald V. Rattan
Louis R. McFarlane
Bukavu
Dodds
Meyersdale Names Kemp as Policeman in Special Meeting
Jerry Kemp was hired as a regular policeman for Meyersdale Borough at a special Meyersdale Borough Council meeting. Sheriff Kemp will assume duties Sept 1 with a six month probation. his wife is Jane Susser of Meyersdale.
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Jerry Kemp
Meyersdale Borough
David Faidley
Faidley
George Mosholder
Kemp
Sheriff's Office
Janet Susser
Meyersdale
Earl Valentine
Frank Bittner
William Gnngey
Robert Kirchner
Gene Lauver
Franklin Shanholtz
Automobile Crashes Off Road Leaves One Dead
An automobile ran off a country road near Hellertown killing Jane Beers 2 of Hellertown. Donald Eckert 26 of R D 1 Hellertown was seriously injured and taken to St Luke's hospital. The car struck a culvert rolled over and slid about 300 feet.
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Bethlehem
Hellertown
Jane Beers
He. 1
Donald Eckert
R.D
St. Luke's Hospital
Barry Goldwater Frames Farm Plan With Voluntary Supports
Senator Goldwater attacked President Johnson's farm program as relying on more government intervention and centralized control. He proposed a voluntary price support system and outlined foundations for a GOP built program. He argued farmers have backed Republicans for fiscal responsibility and preparedness.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
Johnson
Congress
Republican Party
Farmer's Party
Arizona
Carl T. Curtis
R-Neb
GOP
Goldwater
Somerset County Fair Schedule Highlights and Events
The fair runs all day with exhibits entered in the Junior Activities Building from morning through afternoon. Judging of exhibits including FFA and 4-H starts at 1 00 p.m. Dairy cattle judging is at 9 00 a.m. Gene Holter presents Ostrich Races and Wild Animal Shows at 2 30 p.m. and 8 00 p.m. Joie Chitwood Thrill Show airs at 8 0 p.m. A miniature Chevrolet Corvette giveaway is offered.
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Joie Chitwood
Gene Holter
Variety Horse Acts, Inc
Somerset County Saddle Horse Association
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la Romana
Red Cross
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Guadaloupe
U.S. Weather Bureau
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Roosevelt Roads Naval Base
Democratic Platform
Somerset County Fair
Chitwood
Frankie's Amusement Co
Anna Ruth Thomas
George S. Fisher
Miami Beach
Florida
Heathwood
Emerson Suder
Government Information Ministry
Congo, Mountains
Kemp Meyersdale
Barry Raps
Somerset County Fair Program
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