Nixon pushes civil rights plank at Virginia GOP caucus
Virginia Republicans faced a floor fight threat over a civil rights plank urged by Nixon. Some delegates favored backing Nixon's two points while others warned the issue could erupt on the floor. The delegation awaited Barry Goldwater's possible visit as support split between Nixon and Goldwater camps.
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Chicago
Virginia
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
William Sitle
Hopewell
North Carolina
Mississippi
South Carolina
U. S. Senate
Lester S. Parsons
I. Lee Potter
Asone
Richard Nixon
Jack Kennedy
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Goldwater
Soviet Union Challenged to Prove Charge at UN
At the United Nations Security Council smaller nations pressed the Soviet Union to prove its claim that a U S RB47 cross into Soviet airspace before being shot down. Italy and Argentina warned against rejecting an impartial international probe, while the Soviet proposal to condemn U S actions faced skepticism from several members.
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United Nations, N. Y
U. N. Security Council
Soviet Union
Italy
Argentina
U.S.S.R
U. N
Vasily V. Kuznetsov
Security Council
U.S
International Commission
International Court of Justice
Kuznetsov
U.N
Council
United States Air Force
Henry Cabot Lodge
The
Barents
Obe Down Crier and Local Happenings in Winchester
The Afternoon Star from Oates Ave reports its first edition on three sheets costing three cents with editors Debbie Snapp and Pam Williams. A mysterious mail card offers furnace service with no signature. Miss Ethyl Lee Martin, nurse and SPCA supporter, helped a sick dog to Winchester Animal Hospital then Memorial Hospital. A tenant on Cameron and Picadilly fed pigeons from a broken window screen. A boy mowing Martinsburg Pike wore no hearing aid while using a portable radio. Three cranes were spotted in the pond near Sarber place on Front Royal Road.
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Afternoon Star
Oates Ave
Debbie Snapp
Ralph Snapp
Pam Williams
George Williams
Ethyl Lee Martin
Winchester Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Miss Martin
Loudoun St
Bailey and
Hildebrand
Police Department
Winchester Animal Hospital
SPAC
Ervin Cleveland
Memorial Hospital
Judd Praises GOP Record at Chicago Convention
Rep. Walter Judd salutes the Eisenhower era and predicts strong Nixon leadership for the Cold War. He criticizes Democrats as unqualified and urges fear-free U S policy while recalling Lincoln and the 1860 1960 centennial. Audience responds with cheers as Judd frames Republican strengths and missile pride.
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Chicago
Walter H. Judd
Eisenhower
Judd
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Minnesota
United States
Abraham Lincoln
Railway Express seeks to close two area offices
The Railway Express Agency asks the State Corporation Commission to discontinue its offices in Stephens City and Middletown. A Sept 20 hearing is set in the Blanton Building Richmond. Residents may contact Commonwealth's Attorney Joseph A. Massie Jr. for input. Amond Marks and Ben Rogers are listed as local agents.
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Railway Express
State Corporation Commission
Stephens City
Middletown
Blanton
Richmond
Commonwealth
Joseph A. Massie, Jr
Frederick County
Amond Marks
Ben Rogers
Middle
Hoover points to last farewell as GOP rally roars in Chicago
At the Chicago convention Herbert Hoover, 85, hinted this might be his final appearance as a party icon. Delegates roared and applauded while Hoover spoke of a national moral slump, with some attendees trading praise for skepticism in the crowd.
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Herbert Hoover
GOP
Chicago
Father
Hoover
Harry Lauder
Young
Republican National Federation
Winchester Man Charged in W Va Robbery
A Winchester man among three arrested in Martinsburg for an armed robbery of Miller’s Grocery in Hedgsville. Police say the trio entered the store at 6 p.m. and threatened the attendant with a shotgun, taking about $75 before fleeing in a Chevrolet. All three held at Berkeley County Jail awaiting hearing.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Winchester
Miller
Hedgesville
Cushwa
Robert Kirby
Robert Robinson
James Franklin Tobin
Berkeley County
Kirby
Tobin
Robinson
Frederick County
Weather delays search for missing Alaska weather plane
Rescue planes postponed missions into Alaska’s northwest interior as foul weather delayed efforts to locate a U S Weather Bureau aircraft with seven aboard. The missing craft departed Anchorage bound for Nome after crossing Skwetna 100 miles north of Anchorage, with fuel for six hours and a four hour flight time.
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Anchorage
Alaska
U. S. Weather Bureau
Nome
Skwetna
George Brewster
Washington, D. C
Walter Brandstetter
Everett, Wash
Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization
Anchorage Weather Bureau
Bert Lindley
Harry Carl
James W. Grant
Charles Belcher
Tom McDonald
Final Sale Cotton Dresses and Evening Wear
A retail notice from Modern Age Shoppe at 124 West Boscawen Street Winchester Virginia announces a final sale on cotton dresses and evening wear. The ad notes prices in percent off and marks the event as page one content for the local shopper audience.
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W. Boscawen St. Winchtseter
Governors Fail To Persuade Rocky To Run For Vice President
A group of Republican governors failed to persuade Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller of New York to accept the vice presidential nomination. Rockefeller reiterated his opposition saying he will not run if nominated and did not shift support from Nixon. Gov. Mark Hatfield led the effort at a news conference amid Rockefeller’s broader talks on platform principles and delegation dynamics.
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Chicago
Nelson A. Rockef
New York
Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Mark O. Hatfield
Oregon
Rockefeler
Nixon
New Jersey
District of Columbia
Louisiana
North Dakota
Illinois
Committee to Reconsider Defense Plank In Rock Creek
The Republican Platform Committee in Chicago voted to reopen the defense plank to include some of Nelson Rockefeller’s buildup views. John Tower left briefly as the motion passed by voice vote in substantial majority. Charles Percy said the step followed Rockefeller’s push for stronger defense spending beyond 31 billion dollars and the plank still praised Eisenhower's policies.
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Chicago
Republican Platform Committee
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
John G. Tower
Texas
Charles A. Percy
Platform Committee
Percy
Rockefeller
Eisenhower
Kennedy Works At Building Political Fences
Sen. John F. Kennedy works to shore up support across states as he eyes television coverage of the Chicago convention and plans a Africa briefing by Tom Mboya. He aims to unify Kennedy Johnson backers in New York and California amid factional disputes inside the Democratic Party.
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Hyannisport
Mass
John F. Kennedy
Chicago
Nixon
New York
California
Kennedy
Africa
Tom Mboya
Kenya Federation of Labor
Mboya
Kenya
Michael H. Prendergast
Intervention Granted in Warren School Desegregation Case
Judge John Paul permitted 19 Warren County Negro parents and 9 Charlottesville pupils to intervene in 1959 desegregation suits. Hearing dates set for Aug 8 in Charlottesville and Aug 10 in Harrisonburg. NAACP plans to prove ongoing racial discrimination in both districts.
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Harrisonburg
John Paul
Warren County
Charlottesville
U. S. District Court
Warren
John $. Battle Jr
Paul
Battle
Commonwealth
William J. Phillips
S. W. Tucker
NAACP
Front Royal
Lane High School
Venable
Saul
Richmond
Venabie
Warren County High School
Nixon Rockefellers bid to toughen Republican civil rights plank
At the Chicago convention, Nixon and Rockefeller pressed for a stronger civil rights plank. A Southern delegate said gains exist but not enough to shift sentiment. Nixon met with state delegations while Rockefeller courted governors who debated his No. 2 candidacy. The effort aimed to secure a robust Eisenhower era platform before Eisenhower’s address.
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Chicago
Richard M. Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Eisenhower
White House
Nandefeller
Thomas E. Stagg
Louisiana
Nixon
Stagg
Rockefeller
Platform Committee
Mark O. Hatfield
Oregon
Hatfield
Rockefaler
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