GOP Leaders Turn on Goldwater After Kennedy Death
A nationwide AP poll of 1 361 GOP county chairs shows Barry Goldwater still leading as strongest candidate but with reduced support from 85.1 percent in October to 44.2 percent. Nixon gains, Lodge remains third, while Johnson’s civil rights stance and Southern doubt erode Goldwater’s strength.
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Associated Press
Richard M. Nixon
Kennedy
Barry Goldwater
Republican
Goldwater
Arizona
Nixon
Eisenhower
Henry Cabot Lodge
South Viet Nam
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
National Committee
Lodge
Johnson
Eugene Bockhammer
Delaware
U S Church Membership Levels Off
New York AP report shows church membership held at 63.4 percent of Americans in 1962, totaling 117,946,002. Catholic numbers rose 2.3 percent to 23.6 percent of the population. Protestants 77 percent with 64,929,941 members. Southern Baptist led denominations with 10,191,303, surpassing Methodists at 10,153,003. Jews 5,509,000 and Buddhists 60,000.
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New York
National Council of Churches
Southern Baptist Convention
Methodist Church
Boy 19 Accused of Slaying Wife in Ohio
Frelan Collett, 19, faces first-degree murder charges in Springfield Municipal Court for the fatal Dec. 19 shooting of his 22-year-old wife Carole at their Pitchin area home. He told authorities he planned suicide but lost nerve.
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Springfield
Ohio
Frelan Collett
Carole
Pitchin
Collett
Judging Night For Christmas Lights By Chamber Of Commerce
Tonight from seven to nine the Chamber of Commerce will judge all Christmas house displays. Homes that submitted coupons will be evaluated, and residents are urged to turn on lights and show decorations for judging.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
United States and Cambodia Seek Peace Through Philippine Mediation
Manila reports initial contacts with Cambodia as the United States looks to resolve the dispute with neutralist Cambodia via Philippine mediation. Philippine Secretary Lopez says the talks are encouraging as U.S. and Cambodian relations have cooled since Phnom Penh demanded no more aid and ordered U.S. personnel out.
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Manila
United States
Cambodia
Philippines
Salvador P. Lopez
Norodom Sihanouk
U.S
Mrs Oswald to Testify Before Presidential Committee
Marina Oswald will be available to testify before the presidential committee investigating President Kennedy's assassination. Her attorney said she may appear in Dallas or Washington with no date set. The widow and her two young daughters live under Secret Service protection in the Dallas Fort Worth area.
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Dallas
Tex
Marina Oswald
John F. Kennedy
John M. Thorne
Thorne
Rhodes Ready as Favorite Son for Ohio Republican Nomination
The Plain Dealer reports Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes is ready to accept the nod as Ohio’s favorite son for the Republican presidential nomination. Delegates will head to the July national convention in San Francisco under Rhodes and GOP Chairman Ray C. Bliss. The leaders aim for unity to deny rival factions and keep options open for any candidate.
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Ohio
James A. Rhodes
the Plain Dealer
San Francisco
Rhodes
Ohio Gop
Ray C. Bliss
Sanford Wattman
Columbus
Barry Goldwater
Bliss
NLRB Poll Set for Ferno Washington Plants
The National Labor Relations Board elections will be held January 3 among 78 production and maintenance workers at Ferno Washington Manufacturing Inc. plants in Greenfield and Washington Court House to decide representation by District 52 of the International Association of Machinists AFL CIO.
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Cincinnati
National Labor Relations Board
Ferno Washington Manufacturing Inc
Greenfield
Washington Court House
International Association of Machinists
Afl-Cio
Ohio to Host Second Annual Traffic Slogan Contest
Ohio highway safety officials launch the second annual traffic safety slogan essay contest with a top prize of License Tag No 1 and a governor signed certificate for the best entry in each county Entries must be under 100 words on Why I Believe My Slogan Will Help Reduce Traffic Accidents Entries due by January 27 at midnight and winners announced February 17 Open to all Ohio residents except those under active license suspension or revocation Entries mailed to the Department of Highway Safety Columbus Ohio and include the entrant name address and license number if applicable Robert C Burns dies in Kalamazoo Michigan at 100
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Columbus
Ohio
Warren C. Nelson
James A. Rhodes
Department of Highway Safety
Parsons Ave
Columbus 5
Cowan Line Defrosting Continues At Reservoir Pipeline
Moderate weather and a 15 man crew sped up defrosting on the Lake Cowan Burtonville temporary pipeline. Officials report progress and near completion by mid next week barring more zero temperatures. Snow melt is negligible and 10 days of supply remain in the reservoir. If weather stays mild pumping may resume by mid next week.
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Lake Cowan-Burtonville Reservoir
Wheat Sale Licenses Oned Wheat Sale Licenses Ond
The Commerce Department issued conditional licenses for $40.6 million in U S wheat sales to Russia with terms to be met. Two $20 32 million licenses were granted to unnamed American firms, contingent on Soviet acceptance of conditions including shipping on U S vessels. The deal follows President Kennedy approval but Moscow has balked at terms, especially the U S shipping requirement. If approved, these licenses could presage larger grain shipments to the Soviet Union. Gorgeous George Dies.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Russia
U.S
US S
Soviet Union
John F. Kennedy
Russian family heads home after Portsmouth visit
Victor Pozdneev his wife Nina and their two children depart Portsmouth Ohio after an eight day stay hosted by James and Margaret McKenzie under Operation Peace on Earth. The family flew from Cincinnati to New York then to Moscow while expressing gratitude for the warm American hospitality and planning future exchanges.
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Portsmouth, Ohio
Victor Pozdneev
Moscow
Pozdneev
Nina
Cincinnati
New York
Kennedy International
James C. McKenzie
Portsmouth
Pozdneevs
McKenzie
United States
Deadly Smog Seen on Mars
Washington AP reports new spectroscopic evidence that Martian clouds are mostly nitrogen dioxide gas, suggesting Earthlike toxic smog. Dr. Sebastian Karrer and Dr. Carl Kiess of Georgetown College Observatory describe gas patterns in the telescope image, raising questions about Mars as a life support option.
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Washington
Mars
Earth
Sebastian Karrer
Carl C. Kiess
Karrer
U.S
Kiess
Georgetown College Observatory
British Patrol Cyprus To Keep Uneasy Peace
British patrols moved through Nicosia to maintain an uneasy peace in Cyprus. A British soldier was wounded on a patrol near Larnaca as Greek and Turkish forces deferred joint patrols due to language issues. Commanders failed to agree on mixed patrol composition, raising concerns of a broader Greece Turkey clash.
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Cyprus
Nicosia, Cyprus
Nicosia
Larnaca
Mediterranean
P.G. Young
Young
Greece
Turkey
Mice Solve Tough Problems For Fun In Lab
UCLA zoologists Daniel Brant and J Lee Kavanau report that wild deer mice in a maze climbed high and ran long distances for exploration alone, ignoring abundant food and mates. The study presented at AAAS suggests intrinsic motivation drives problem solving beyond rewards.
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Cleveland
Daniel Brant
J. Lee Kavanau
American Association For the Advancement of Science
University of California At
Los Angeles
Erhard Due In for Talks At LBJ Ranch Visit
President Johnson focuses on foreign affairs as he prepares for talks with West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard. Erhard arrives in Houston and will meet Johnson at the LBJ Ranch for two days of conferences beginning Saturday.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Cyprus
Ludwig Erhard
West Germany
Erhard
Houston
Lbj Ranch
White House
Texas Hill Country
Washington
Dean Rusk
Orville L. Freeman
John A. McCone
Central Intelligence Agency
McCone
Rusk Johnson
Freeman
van Cliburn
Texas
Guard Detail Remains At Kennedy Grave
The Army says guards at President Kennedy's grave will stay until visitor numbers drop. Currently three guards standby at the gravesite and four more direct traffic from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Kennedy
Washington
Arlington National Cemetery
Weather Report for Mrs Ethel H Hayes
Temperature for 24 hours ending at sunset Thursday shows a max of 46 and min of 25. Cloudy with no precipitation. humidity at 10 am around 80 percent. Sunrise 7:42 am, sunset about 5:00 pm. Central Ohio forecast expects temperatures about 10 degrees below normal with light snow flurries possible.
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Ohio
Noremal
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