Large Crowd Attends Fourth Day Of Somerset County Fair
A huge Thursday night crowd packed Meyersdale fairgrounds ending the fourth day of the weeklong Somerset County Fair. Morning 4 H and FFA contests set the pace with dairy and livestock judging and tractor driving. Events included horse pulling and horse shoe pitching, plus the farmers parade and a six band high school festival.
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Somerset County Fairgrounds
Meyersdale
FFA
Tom O'Shanters
Twirlettes
Somerset
Forbes
Conemaugh Township
Berlin-Brothersvalley
Shanksville-Stonycreek
Rockwood
Maple Glen
Milksquirts
Jenner
Hillcrest Juvenile Grange
Light Horse Pony Club
Willsholm Holsteins
Calvin M
Mary Elizabeth Will
W. H. Wable
Ruby
Sally Mosholder
Mosteller Pony Farm
Charles Freedtoff
William Howard, Jr
Briar Patch Farms
Linda Mostoller
Jane Mostoller
Valley Grange
Hillcrest Grange
Wills Juvenile Grange
Early Bird
Kent City
Berlin
R.D
Robert
Brecht
Glen Murphey
Bob Bluebaugh
Warren Myers
Larry Hay
Sally Metz
Roy Fochman
RFK to Leave Cabinet as Johnson Considers Successor
Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy plans to quit next Tuesday amid New York Democratic senatorial expectations. Potential successors cited include Leon Jaworski of Houston and Nicholas deB. Katzenbach, the current deputy attorney general who helped desegregate the University of Alabama.
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Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Johnson
Justice Department
Kennedy
New York
Senate
Leon Jaworski
Houston
Tex
Somerset County Fair Highlights and Prizes
Today at Somerset County Fair 1:00 p.m. 4-H and FFA youth sell baby beef and hogs. 2:30 p.m. All-Girl Racing Rodeo by Variety Horse Acts, Inc. 8:00 p.m. same rodeo. Saturday 12:30 p.m. Saddle Horse Association Show. 8:00 p.m. Annual home talent show directed by George I. Fisher offering 500 dollars in prizes.
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FFA
Variety Horse Acts, Inc
Somerset County Saddle Horse Association
George I. Fisher
Viet mobs clash as Khanh names new leadership in Saigon
In Saigon clashes between Buddhist and Catholic factions erupt as troops fire on protesters. Eight dead and many wounded mark citywide rioting amid the new 60 day military rule led by Maj. Gen. Nguyen Khanh with Maj. Gen. Duong Van Minh and Lt. Gen. Tran Thien Khiem named to the interim governing trio.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Buddhist Association
Viet Cong
Nguyen Khanh
Military Revolutionary Council
National Congress
Khanh
Duong van Minh
Tran Thien Khiem
Goldwater Welcomes Humphrey on Campaign Cruise
In Newport Beach California Barry Goldwater labeled Hubert Humphrey the Senate's most articulate liberal and said Johnsons choice destroys the myth of Democratic conservatism. He attacked Humphreys liberal program ideology while aboard the yacht Sundance cruising near Santa Barbara Islands.
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Calif
Barry Goldwater
Hubert H. Humphrey
Senate
Goldwater
Johnson
Humphrey
Arizona
Santa Barbara
California
Paul Wagner
Peggy
Sundance
Santa Cruz Island
Minnesota
Hubert
Americans For Democratic Action
Lyndon
Bomb Blast Hits Northside Reporter Office in Jackson
The Northside Reporter office in Jackson was struck by a bomb Thursday night. Publisher Hazel Brannon Smith, a Pulitzer Prize winner, was not locally present and is at the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City working for NBC. Her Lexington Mississippi paper is also noted in the report.
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Jackson, Miss
Northside Reporter
Hazel Brannon Smith
Khrushchev Warns China in Prague Speech
Soviet Premier Khrushchev told a Prague audience the Chinese leadership's subversive actions alarm and concern Communists worldwide. He warned against division within the Communist bloc while citing Vietnam Cyprus Congo and other crises as reasons for unity to deter Western military gambles.
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Khrushchev
Communist Party
Viet Nam
Cyprus
Congo
Kremlin
Red China
Cleo Hammers Cape Kennedy as Caribbean Toll Rises
Hurricane Cleo lashed Cape Kennedy with 100 mph winds amid a wide path of destruction from Miami to the Gold Coast. The storm threatened rocket pads and prompted a Cape alert while Haiti and Guadeloupe tally deaths. Small Business Administration said aid actions would follow damage assessment.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Cleo
Space Center
Miami
Florida
Gold Coast
Cape
Melbourne
Brunswick
Cape Hatteras
N.C
Caribbean
Haiti
Guadeloupe
Hollywood
Fort Lauderdale
West Palm Beach
Stuart
Weather Bureau
Charleston
S.C
Miami Beach
Fontainebleau
Small Business Administration
Washington
Johnson Accepts Democratic Nomination at National Convention
President Johnson accepted the Democratic presidential nomination in Atlantic City pledging a steady bid for peace and unity. He urged Republicans to join the Democrats and contrasted his platform with Goldwater’s stance while Humphrey spoke nearby. The crowd cheered 79 times as Johnson celebrated a birthday night with a boardwalk celebration.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Barry Goldwater
Humphrey
Barry
Goldwater
Europe
John
Some Top Dems See Viet Nam Issue Varying in Importance
AP survey of 26 Democratic leaders shows mixed views on the Viet Nam war as a campaign issue. Several senators and representatives acknowledge potential significance, while many predict the topic will be minor or nonexistent and praise President Johnson's handling of the Gulf of Tonkin incident.
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Atlantic City
Barry Goldwater
South Viet Nam
Associated Press
U.S
Viet Nam
United States
Goldwater
Sens
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Thomas J. McIntyre
New Hampshire
Frank Moss
Utah
Ken Hechler
West Virginia
Henry Cabot Lodge
Johnson
Gulf of Tonkin
RFK Ovation Highlights Kennedy Film Tribute at Democratic Convention
The Democratic gathering paused for a 13 minute standing ovation for Attorney General Robert F Kennedy after he introduced a film on John F Kennedy. The montage recalled JFKs 1960s leadership from civil rights to the moon goal and the Cuban missile crisis. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis did not attend.
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N.J
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Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
White House
Jfk
W. Averell Harriman
Weather: Western Pennsylvania warms with scattered showers
Partly cloudy and warm conditions continue Friday across Western Pennsylvania. Saturday will bring considerable cloudiness with scattered showers and little change in temperature.
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Pennsylvania
Historic Center Plan Backed by Senator and Local Societies
Eber Cockley of the county historical society reports a letter from U S Senator Hugh Scott about a bill to create a National Monument and Memorial historic center in Somerset. The project seeks $10,000 to buy property in Somerset Borough for a museum and shared local administration.
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Eber Cockley
The
County Historical Society
Hugh Scott
U.S
Pennsylvania
Somerset
Ben H. Thompson
U.S. Department of the Interior
National Park Service
J. Irving Whalley
Scott
Whalley
Somerset County
Robert M. Keim
Somerset County Development Council
Historical and Genealogical Society of
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