Commonwealth summit veers to private talks on Rhodesia crisis
London AP reports the Commonwealth summit recessed for private talks likely focusing on African demands for military action to end white minority rule in Southern Rhodesia. Kenya’s Kenyatta and Tanganyika’s Nyerere proposed intervention. Sandys expected to reject.
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London
Comemonwealth
Southern
Rhodesia
Jomo Kenyatta
Kenya
Julius Nyerere
Tangan Zanzibar
Commonwealth
Secetary
Duncan Sandys
Kenyatta
Britain
Southern Rhodesia
Alec Douglas-eHome
Carnival for muscular dystrophy coming Tuesday
A carnival to raise funds for muscular dystrophy will be at the home of Barbara and Patrick ee in Nain from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is three cents. Diane Laign of Warrenton, 1964 Apple Blossom Festival Out-of-Town Honorary Fire Chief, visits Norf this weekend with prize as top vacation for the beauty contest.
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Barbara
Patrick Ee
Nain
Diane, Laign
Warrenton
Norf
Golden Triangle Motor Hotel
Laign
Winchester
Claude B. Smalts, Jr
Tank Truck Crashes Into Crowd During Tour de France
A 15 ton gasoline tank truck missed a curve on a Bergerac bridge and plunged into a canal as spectators watched the Tour de France. At least nine people died and about 30 were injured. The truck driver jumped clear before impact. The race paused about five minutes before continuing the day’s 135 mile leg from Bordeaux to Brives.
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Bergerac
France
Frogrhen
Bordeaux
Brives
Negro Educator Killed by Sniper Near Colbert Georgia
Lemuel A. Penn, director of adult education for Washington schools and a U S Army Reserve lieutenant colonel, was shot and killed by a sniper while riding in a car with others on a Georgia highway near Colbert. Police said the fatal shot came from an opposite vehicle returning from Ft Benning. The incident occurred amid a busy day with local businesses noted in the page text.
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Colbert
Atlanta
Lemuel A. Penn
Washington Schools
Penn
Army Reserve
Ft. Benning
Columbus
Johnson expands top agency posts in securities and tax
President Johnson named Manuel F. Cohen to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission and Bertrand Harding as acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service. Francis M. Wheat will join the SEC on Cary’s vacancy, advancing Johnson’s influence on regulatory agencies. Harding’s status as permanent appointee remains undecided.
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Washington
Johnson
Manuel F. Cohen
Securities and Exchange Commission
William L. Cary
Bertrand Harding
Internal Revenue Service
Harding
Mortimer M. Caplin
IRS
Cohen
Cary
Francis M. Wheat
Los Angeles
SEC
Hamer H. Budge
Hugh F. Owens
Oklahoma Utilities Commission
John F. Kennedy
Democrats Eye Senate Seat As Goldwater Push Fades
Arizona Democrats plot a bid for the U S Senate as Goldwater appears headed for the Republican nomination. Howard Peterson leads a slate including Roy Elson Raymond Neely George Gavin and others to challenge in 1964 if Goldwater advances.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Senate
Howard Peterson
Congress
John J. Rhodes
Paul Fannin
Fannin
San Francisco
Peterson
Roy Elson
Carl Hayden
Rent Jennings
Arizona Supreme Court
George Gavin
Scottsdale
Senate Democratic Committee
Robert P. Ketterer
Tempe
Arizona State Democratic Club
Raymond G. Neely
Tucson
Byrd’s Apple Picnic Set for August 15 at Berryville
Senator Harry F. Byrd’s annual apple picnic will be held at Rosemont Orchard Berryville on Saturday August 15. The event, moved two weeks earlier than recent years, includes a luncheon at noon and has occurred yearly since 1924 inviting all interested in the apple industry to attend.
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Harry F. Byrd
Rosemont Orchard
Berryville
Weather outlook brings sun and possible storms to Virginia
Richmond weather report notes mild unstable air across Virginia with sunshine and chance of scattered thunderstorms in the Tidewater Area. Cooler air moving southward from the Northeast expected to trigger thunder showers statewide.
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Richmond
Virginia
Tidewater
GOP Platform Writers Finish 1st Half of Job
SAN FRANCISCO AP Republican platform writers finished the first half of their 1964 campaign document with satisfaction from both Goldwater and Scranton supporters. Scranton backers warned of a floor fight as the 100 member committee met again to draft the last half, with civil rights and anti Birch Society planks in dispute.
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San Francisco
Barry Goldwater
William W. Scranton
Platform Committee
Goldwater
Scranton
Melvin Laird
Wisconsin
Johnson ‘Administration
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Sen
Barry
Arizona
John Birch Society
Seeding Opponents Plan Mass Meeting Next Week
Planning committee of petitioners against cloud seeding will meet Tuesday at 8 p m to set a date for a mass gathering. William A English Jr says the event may occur the week of July 20 with opposition farmers, while Blue Ridge Weather Modification Association leaders seek to present views. Over 900 signatures collected as petitions circulate in Clarke county as lawyers may pursue an injunction.
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William A. English, Jr
Fred L. Glaize, Jr
Blue Ridge Weather Modification Association
English
English the Use of His Packing House For the Mass Meeting. Mr. Glaize
Weather Service
Glaize
Clarke County
Barry Goldwater Builds Insurmountable Lead for GOP Nomination
AP reports Senator Barry Goldwater leads the delegates for the Republican presidential nomination with 728 of 1308 votes. Scranton 165 Rockefeller 102 Lodge 45 Smith 15 Nixon 1, with 47 favorite sons and 205 uncommitted. Goldwater’s total exceeds the 655 needed, aided by pledged and instructed delegates. Ohio’s 15 first ballot votes hint at more gains as Rhodes withdraws support.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Goldwater
William W. Scranton
Nelson A, Rockefeller
Henry Cabot Lodge
Margaret Chase Smith
Richard M. Nixon
Pennsylvania
Scranton
New York
Rockefeller
Lodge
South Viet Nam
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Shell Kills 4 Koreans in Dismantling Accident
A U S Army shell exploded Friday in Korea killing four civilians as one man attempted to dismantle the ordnance. An Army spokesman confirmed the incident occurred in the region and described the event as a fatal accident during maintenance.
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Seoul, Korea
Scranton Battle Seen Futile For GOP Nomination
SAN FRANCISCO AP report says Scranton supporters fought a two-pronged battle to undercut Goldwater's delegate strength ahead of the GOP convention. Goldwater aides privately project strong backing with about 80 of 655 votes, seeking a safety margin of 20. Scott and Scranton argued platform planks favored Goldwater, but Scranton lost key battles as delegates move toward the Arizona senator. Tower expressed confidence the platform will please Goldwater, who urged Republicans to crusade against tyranny.
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San Francisco
Barry Goldwater
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Arizona
Goldwater
Miss Virginia Pageant Chooses Tonight’s Finalists
In Roanoke AP report, 36 contestants compete to become Miss Virginia with 10 to advance after swimsuit and talent preliminaries at the American Theater. Leading contenders include Janet Lesley Beasley of Richmond in swimsuit and Margaret Joyce Conway of Portsmouth in talent, as the field narrows toward the 1963 winner.
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Miss Beasley
Raymond R. Beasley
Richmond
FBI Expands Mississippi Push After Negro Church Fire
In Jackson Mississippi the FBI under President Johnson increased its presence as a black church near Green was torched about 2 a.m. The Pleasant Plain Missionary Baptist Church sits in a predominantly white area. Hoover said civil rights workers missing since June 21 are believed dead but the search continues while authorities probe the blaze origin.
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Jackson, Miss
FBI
Johnson
Green
Pleasant Plain Missionary Baptist Church
J. Edgar Hoover
Mississippi
Philadelphia
Hattiesburg
White House
Sary
Hoover
Andy Goodman
Mickey Schwerner
James Chaney
Meridian
Miss
Soviets Launch Two Scientific Space Stations
Tass reported a powerful booster launched two unmanned Electron stations into distinct orbits. Electron 3 separated from the last stage during ascent while Electron 4 reached orbit after. The agency said instrumentation supported research and systems were functioning normally.
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Moscow
Tass
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Paris
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Texas
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Conway
Joyce K. Coneway
Portsmouth
Negro Church
Mississipi
Rescue Squad
Rabbit Arthur—Lelyveld
Cleveland
Montmor
Ie Clearbroo
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Dick Estates
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