Opening Day at Somerset County Fair Draws Big Crowd
A large throng filled Meyersdale fairgrounds as the 1964 Somerset County Fair opened with exhibits in the Junior Activities building and judging in 4-H FHA FFA and grange displays. Prizes were awarded with blue red and white ribbons while a capacity grandstand heard Jose Chitwood’s auto thrill show.
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Somerset County
Jose Chitwood
FFA
FHA
Somerset County Soil and Water Conservation District
Research and Fish Management
Pennsylvania Farmers’ Association
Conemaugh Twp
Rockwood
Grange
Hillcrest
Kingwood
Hillcreast
Grangers of
Wills Grange
Somerset
Brother Valley
Stonycreek Valley
Meyersdale
Somerset County Potato Chip Clube
Shanksville
Cleo Hammers Haiti and Aims at Jamaica Next
Hurricane Cleo battered Haiti's coast then menaced Jamaica as forecasters warned of hurricane force winds and heavy surf. The storm crossed the Caribbean, leaving island nations bracing for further destruction while reports from Santo Domingo noted no major damage.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Cleo
Haiti
Flora
Weather Bureau
Caribbean
Jamaica
Guadeloupe
Caribbean Sea
Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
Hispaniola
Radio
San Juan
Kingston
Port Au Prince
Somerset County Fair Schedule Highlights Dairy Cattle and Ostrich Shows
9:00 a.m. dairy cattle judging. 2:30 p.m. Gene Holter's Ostrich Races and Wild Animal Show. 8:00 p.m. Ostrich Races and Wild Animal Show. Wednesday 9:00 a.m. livestock judging and homemaking exhibits in the exhibition hall. Show.
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Gene Holter
Frankie
Khanh Offers Constitutional Reforms After Riots in Saigon
President Nguyen Khanh proposed revising the national charter to grant dictatorial powers after a day of student unrest that spread to three cities. Police kept out as U S officials met with Vietnamese leaders. A special press council would oversee censorship while demonstrations to honor a Buddhist martyr were planned.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Khanh
Khanh
U.S
Maxwell D. Taylor
A. Alexis Johnson
Thich Thein Minh
Hue
da Nang
Qui Nhon
Tanker Esso Norway Abandoned After Engine Blast
The 31 642 ton British tanker Esso Norway was abandoned in the Arabian Sea Monday after an engine room explosion and fire. Esso Petroleum Co said 46 crew members were picked up by a British navy tank landing ship and three were unaccounted for.
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London
Esso
Norway
Arabian Sea
Esso Petroleum Co
Democrats Open Parley With Fuss From Dixie
The Democratic Platform Committee adopted a unity platform stressing civil rights enforcement and tax cuts while omitting new civil rights legislation. It harshly denounces Goldwater and the John Birch Society, pledging to review excise taxes and extending support for hospital care in Social Security and federal education funding. The document aims to avoid a convention floor fight and appeals for a balanced budget and labor reforms.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Democratic Platform Committee
Barry Goldwater
John Birch Society
Communist Party
Ku Klux Klan
Goldwater
Senate
TVA
Tennessee Valley Authority
Keep Progress, Says Democratic Keynoter
Sen. John O. Pastore keynoted the 1964 Democratic National Convention calling for preserved progress and criticizing Republicans as reactionary. He praised the Kennedy Johnson administration as a model of partnership and leadership and urged not resting on past laurels. He condemned last month’s Republican convention and nominee Barry Goldwater.
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John C. Pastore
Rhode Island
Atlantic City
N.J
John O. Pastore
Pastore
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Somerset County to appoint James Welsh Civil Defense executive
Somerset County Commissioners announced the appointment of James Welsh of Somerset as Civil Defense Executive, on Civil Service status with 50 percent federal and state reimbursement. Welsh to earn $5551 annually. resignation of Clifford Saylor takes effect Sept 1. A D Graham continues as County Director.
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Somerset County
James Welsh
Somerset
Civil Defense
A. D. Graham
Board of Commissioners
Civil Defense Office
Welsh
Clifford Saylor
Saylor
Democrats open national convention with Alabama seating clash
The Democrats begin their national convention with Alabama delegates forcing entry and resisting seating changes. The main agenda centers on nominating Lyndon B. Johnson and delivering attacks on Barry Goldwater. Offstage, disputes involve Mississippi and civil rights issues with hints of Humphrey for VP and a possible Ellington bid.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Alabama
Dixie
Lyndon B. Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Mississippi
Hubert H. Humphrey
Johnson
Buford Ellington
Tennessee
Alabama Delegate Connor Refuses to Budge at Democratic Convention
Eugene Bull Connor led pledged Alabama delegates in a stand against signing a pledge to support Democratic presidential candidates. He refused to leave his seat, stating he would comply only if asked to depart as convention activities began. Connor, Birmingham police chief during last year’s riots, recalled his 1948 walkout and warned against being a “dead duck.”
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Atlantic City
N.J
Eugene (Bull) Connor
Alabama
Connor
Birmingham
Philadelphia
Wny Connor
Western Pennsylvania Weather Forecast
Today in Western Pennsylvania expect sunny skies with increasing clouds and warmer temperatures. Tuesday will reach highs from 79 to 85 with a night of scattered showers or thundershowers and low temperatures from 58 to 68.
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Pennsylvania
Marine F8 Crusader Hits Truck Killing Crew at Atsugi
A U S Marine F8 Crusader struck a ground control approach truck during landing at Atsugi Naval Air Station. The pilot and a Navy enlisted man on the truck were killed. Names were withheld.
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Tokyo
Atsugi Naval Air Station
Pan American Hopes To Avert Strike
Washington AP negotiators remained cautiously hopeful to avert a strike that could halt Pan American World Airways global operations at midnight Monday. About 12 000 workers demanded a 15 percent raise with shorter hours and better benefits while mediation continued with AFL CIO Transport Workers Union.
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Washington
Pan American World Airways
Johnson
Robert Boadley
Pan American
AFL Cio Transport Workers Union
Presi
Strike Talk Rips Detroit as UAW Presses Big Three
United Auto Workers leader Walter Reuther warns of a strike if contract talks stall before the August 31 expiration. Reuther and GM official Louis Seaton press hard at General Motors Ford and Chrysler as negotiations remain at an impasse with no signs of compromise.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
Reuther
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
Louis G
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Friedens
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Globe
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Maple Glen
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Sipesville
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Somerset American
Somerset County Fair Program
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Mark O. Hatfield
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Scranton
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
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Minnesota
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