Goldwater Addresses Young Republicans Amid Internal Struggle
Barry Goldwater spoke at a Young Republican National Federation gathering in Omaha as moderates challenge conservatives' control from 1963. The group heads toward a three man race for chairman with Ray Bliss seeking to strengthen the federation for the 1968 nominee while rejecting direct influence over internal leadership.
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Omaha
Neb
Barry Goldwater
Republican National Federation
Federation
Goldwater
Johnson
Senate
GOP
Ray Bliss
National Committee
Bliss
Tom van Sickle
Kansas
Jim Betts
Cleveland
Ohio
Moderates
Proposal Flops in Spenny Moor Sleep Campaign
A council effort in Spenny Moor Ireland to promote a sleep apart campaign for married couples collapsed after opposition. Councilman Ernest Brauer urged single beds to help workers rest and reduce illness despite modern housing and smokeless zones.
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Spennymoor
Ireland
UPI
Ernest Brauer
Brauer
Lawmakers differ on age limit and constitutional change prospects
At a news conference Betts, Belts, and Van Sickle discussed prospects for constitutional changes. Van Sickle doubts two thirds convention approval is possible. Betts believes all but the age limit provision could pass. Belts mentions Jack McDonald of Nashville backing Ted Cormaney of Wisconsin as executive director if McDonald wins. Cormaney has led Wisconsin Republican legislative analysis since 1965.
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Bliss
Betts
Belts
Jack McDonald
Nashville
Wisconsin Assembly
Wisconsin Young Republicans Federation
Indiana Supreme Court allows Elkhart School expansion
The Indiana Supreme Court ruled 3 to 1 that Elkhart Community Schools may expand past Concord area. The decision overturns a July injunction, notes shifting community growth and future attendance uncertainty, and follows prior reorganization actions and voter referenda.
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Indiana Supreme Court
Elkhart
High Court
Elkhart Circuit Court
Concord Community Schools
Concord
Concord Township
Elkhart County
State Reorganization Commission
Congress Gets Ball on Strike Legislation
President Johnson postpones federal labor dispute proposals returning the issue to Congress amid Senate House stalemate over rail strike measures. Democrats warn any wartime bill risks anti labor backlash as talks start on permanent emergency measures including arbitration or seizure options.
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Johnson
Congress
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
White House
Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex
Senate Labor Subcommittee
Capitol
Senate House
House
Yarborough
Both Parties Seek Negro Voters Ahead of 1968
AP dispatch details the Democratic and Republican efforts to woo Black voters in key states. It highlights strategists Louis Martin and Clarence Townes Jr., their goals, and differing critiques of party approaches amid a rapidly changing Negro political stance and urban demographics.
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Louis Martin
Cleveland
Chicago
Clarence Townes Jr
Townes
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Illinois
California
New Jersey
Maryland
Missouri
Lyndon B. Johnson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Republican National Committee
GOP
Charles H. Percy
George Romney
Robert P. Griffin
Detroit
Martin
Party of Fine
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