21 Aug 1964
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1964
Page
1
A report details scale culture of human leukemic myeloblasts in a white blood sample. It notes methods, observed cell growth, and potential implications for understanding acute myeloid leukemia. Further research is suggested to confirm findings and explore clinical relevance.
UPI reports three U.S. officials including Vice Consul Lewis Macfarlane and Army officers are missing or trapped amid heavy fighting around Bukavu in Kivu Province. UN says Congolese troops encircle rebels as a C130 airlift moves more troops toward the city.
At the Democratic National Convention, a White House plan circulated to seat the regular all white Mississippi delegation while recognizing the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party as a fraternal group without votes. Former Pennsylvania Gov. David L. Lawrence said a Saturday hearing could yield a compromise.
In southwest of Saigon a marshland battle left over 100 government soldiers and four U S service members dead. Viet Cong allegedly wiped out a battalion with about 120 killed and 60 wounded. Three children died from stray shellfire as helicopters ferried in relief forces.
Democratic National Convention delegates arrive in Atlantic City amid disputes over the civil rights plank and recognition of a Mississippi delegation. A White House backed plan would seat the all white delegation and recognize the freedom delegates without votes. Gov. George Wallace and Rep. Adam Clayton Powell were to testify on contrasting civil rights positions as Gov. Carl Sanders urged local rather than federal solutions.
About 200 African American youths gathered outside a Muskegon grocery after 11 p.m. they stopped cars and shouted civil rights. Police from six agencies arrived and were pelted with stones and bricks. one officer was injured. Ronald Rivers, 17, was arrested and charged with inciting a riot.
Malaysian security forces killed two Indonesian guerrillas and captured several others after a daylight gun battle near a beach. A commando-type force of about 50 had landed earlier. five of the attackers were killed and forty captured, with about five still at large in a coastal swamp area 20 miles northwest of Singapore.
The Lorain City Council votes to approve bond sale legislation on an emergency basis. The move aims to secure funding for planned projects and expedite the financing process amid urgent budget needs.
In Chicago, UAW leaders vow a strike if GM Ford and Chrysler refuse better offers. Walter Reuther warns of a 1964 auto strike and plans an intensified bargaining push with the Big Three as talks in Detroit continue and strikes loom. The union prepares to name a target and mobilize its $65 million strike fund.
NICOSIA Cyprus UPI The Turkish Cypriot area north of Nicosia endures economic and food vehicle restrictions as Archbishop Makarios signals plans to continue the ban on Turkish Cypriot goods. U.N. and Red Cross movements remain limited amid ongoing tensions and weather updates accompany regional forecasts.
In Atlantic City souvenir stalls ahead of the Democratic national convention, Lyndon B. Johnson pictures go for 49 cents each but are outsold by images of John F. Kennedy the Pope and the Beatles, reports newsman Bill Whitworth.
Teens Pat Jones and Jan Lane push toward a 140 hour world record at Muskingum County Fair in Zanesville as Lorain County Fair schedules Thrill Day and contemplates early opening to challenge the feat. Fair officials caution that breaking the record remains uncertain while weekend planning continues.
President Johnson meets 338 small business executives to press national unity and civil rights support. He urges communities to spur economic growth while upholding law and order and says the wider question is leadership, not party politics. He notes 4.6 million of 48 million U.S. businesses are small.
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