Iowa GOP split in choosing GOP nominee staggers delegation
Iowa Republicans face a roll call vote amid Robert Ray’s pledge to back Scranton over Goldwater, with 10 uncommitted delegates, 8 for Goldwater, 6 for Scranton. Ray warned he will back Goldwater if he wins the nomination, while Hultman presses for a balanced ticket and cross-party appeal.
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Iowa
GOP
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Pennsylvania
William Scranton
Arizona
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Scranton
Evan L. Hultman
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Sen. Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Goldwater Wins Nomination at GOP Convention
Conservative Barry Goldwater secured the Republican presidential nomination on the first ballot at the 28th national convention. He defeated Scranton allies to push a conservative platform on civil rights and extremism, with the party set to nominate him as Johnson's November rival.
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UPI
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William F. Miller
New York
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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New Jersey
Lodge
Dewey
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Rockefeller
John Birch Society
Barry
Ike Saluted by Delegates at Republican Convention
Ike Eisenhower moved delegates to cheers and tears at the 28th Republican National Convention in San Francisco. He raised his arms, spoke on fiscal responsibility and loyalty, then thanked the party for nominating him, near tears as Mamie watched.
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Rites Thursday for Peter Swartzendruber
Wellman funeral services for Peter M. Swartzendruber, who died at his home Tuesday, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Lower Deer Creek Church with Rev. Robert K. Yoder and Rev. John Y. Swartzendruber officiating. Burial is in Lower Deer Creek Cemetery. A 12:30 p.m. prayer service at Powell Funeral Home will be led by Rev. Dean Swartzendruber. the casket will be opened at the church from 1 to 2 p.m.
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Tractor Explodes on Crawford Farm Near Cotter
Marion Crawford escaped serious injury after a tractor filled with LP gas exploded on his farm northeast of Cotter. Firefighters responded, extinguished the blaze, and Crawford suffered burns to his fingers. The tractor was damaged and the cause remains unknown.
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Secretary cleared on weapons charge in Queens
Arlene Del Fava a 27 year old secretary who stabbed a would be rapist with a switchblade was cleared by a Queens grand jury of possessing an illegal weapon. The attacker Harold Modell 20 was indicted for felonious assault and attempted rape. The panel returned a unanimous no true bill on the weapon charge.
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New York
UPI
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Miss del Fava
Forest Hills
Queens
Harold Modell
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Frank D. O’connor
Democrats Meet at Sunset Park Washington County club event
John R. Schmidhauser a Democratic Congressional candidate spoke at Sunset Park to the Washington County Democratic Women's Club. Mrs John E Elliott hosted and James Quinn and Walter Farrell also addressed the gathering with their spouses and guests present.
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Washington County
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State University of Iowa
Journal
Dallas Kinney
Convention Notes Doubts Goldwater Help Iowa Republicans
Antowan a poll expert argues there is no 1964 parallel to 1948 Truman Dewey race. Central Surveys chief Gage Parker says Goldwater trails in polls and that voter judgment hinges on information. Rules committee rejects automatic Iowa delegates, affecting national convention representation. Continued on page 2.
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Summer Instrumental Program at Washington Community High
Alan Bergstrom directs the Summer Instrumental program at Washington Community High School with 210 students from elementary to high school taking private lessons. The High School Concert Band rehearses Thursdays at 7 pm and the swing band meets Thursdays at 6 pm. Claudia Norton and Michael Doughty, both 11, study technique with instructor Alan Bergstrom.
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Alan Bergstrom
Washington Community High School
Claudia Norton
Keith Norton
Michael Doughty
Arlo Doughty
Journal
Dallas Kinney
Red Cross to Hold Washington County Meeting Thursday
The Washington County chapter of the American Red Cross will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m in the basement of the county courthouse Washington Dwight Bode chapter chairman has announced board members will be elected to fill terms expiring this year The group includes Mr Bode Mrs Lawrence Miksch Cliff Small Robert Everetts Mrs Harold Jones W M Tweeten Mrs Faye Boone Harold Mangold Dale Southwick Mrs Richard Longer Howard Anderson Annual reports on chapter activities will be given and service awards will be presented to volunteers William White local ARC field representative will speak on The American Red Cross
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Washington
Dwight Bode
Bode
Lawrence Miksch
Cliff Small
Robert Everetts
Harold Jones
W. M. Tweeten
Faye Boone
Harold Mangold
Dale Southwick
Richard Longer
Howard Anderson
William White
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Weather Outlook for Iowa From United Press International
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with scattered showers or thunderstorms in northwest Iowa. Warmer conditions in the east tonight with lows from 65 to 70 in the northeast and 70 to 75 in the extreme southwest. Friday outlook shows scattered showers and thunderstorms with little change in temperature.
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Mikoyan Named New Soviet President in Moscow
Anastas I. Mikoyan, 68, was named to succeed Leonid Brezhnev as president of the Soviet Union after Khrushchev proposed the move and the Supreme Soviet unanimously approved. Brezhnev resigns his ceremonial post to devote time to his Communist Party role. Khrushchev touted a sweeping welfare program with wage boosts for 18 million and pensions for collective farmers, with Mikoyan keeping a top Communist Party seat. No major policy shifts expected.
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