Southern Democrats split over civil rights platform
Atlanta AP reports Southerners see no good option amid civil rights pledges in the national Democratic platform. Georgia Governor Ernest Vandiver backs segregation and questions Kennedy, while Georgia and South Carolina weigh unpledged electors and early ballots. Mississippi previews its August party strategy as Thurmond era memory lingers.
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Charles J. Bloch
Macon
Georgia
Democratic Platform Committee
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Brownell
Rogers
Rene
House of Representatives
Mississippi
Ross Barnett
Van
Vandiver
Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic Executive Committee
South Carolina
Strom Thurmond
Congo Premier leaves Washington after US aid pledge
Patrice Lumumba exits Washington with assurances of US economic aid to the Congo but no decision on sending American troops. U.S. officials reiterate a stance of offering economic assistance through the United Nations, while Lumumba requests rapid Belgians evacuation and debates international military involvement.
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Washington
Patrice Lumum
U.S
Black
World Bank
Congo
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United Nations
United States
U.N
Scandinavia’s press raps Eisenhower over foreign policy
Swedish and Danish papers charge President Eisenhower risked U S relations to gain domestic political capital. They say his Chicago remarks tied to a Republican rally echo a cautious, middle-of-the-road approach amid claims of a soaring personal crisis record and alleged socialist links.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Eisenhower
U. S
Whi
Ch Cape
Chicago
Rockefeller misstates Nixon middle initial at GOP gathering
Gov. Nelson A Rockefeller praised the GOP presidential nominee on Thursday night but used the wrong middle initial. He announced "Richard E Nixon" to dramatic effect, though Nixon's correct middle initial is M for Milhous.
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Chicago
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Rockefeller
Richard E. Nixon
Nixon
Milhous
Seventeen Women to Attend Virginia Synod Training Session
Seventeen women from this area will attend the 39th annual Training School for the Women of the Church, Presbyterian Synod of Virginia, at Massanetta Springs Harrisonburg August 14. Attendees from First Presbyterian include D E Leatherman, Joseph Hotinger, Phil Hunter, Anna Allen, Alson Hott, E V Miller, John Greene, camp nurse, Raymond Womeldorf, William Pryor, Bertha Williams, C W Loy, William Claytor. Second Opequon members J Duckwall, J C Higgs, Clevenger, Anna Triplett from Highland Memorial. Speakers include Dr George Jackson, Mrs Duckwall, Dr and Mrs Kerr Taylor, B E Board in Richmond, Bessie Conway Lewis, and Rev Colin Campbell of Glasgow Scotland. Mrs Paul Thomas of Baltimore is dean and will lead the synodical meeting Aug 4 and 5.
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Massenetta Springs
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Phil Hunter
Anna Allen
Alson Hott
E. V. Miller
John Greene
Raymond Womeldorf
William Pryor
Bertha Williams
C. W. Loy
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Joseph Duckwall
J. C. Higgs
Clevenger
Anna Triplett
Highland Memorial
George Jackson
Duckwall
Kerr Taylor
Board of Christian Education
Richmond
Bessie Conway Lewis
Board of Education
Colin Campbell
Glasgow
Scotland
Paul Thomas
Baltimore
Virginia Synodical
Political writer George Roth Brown dies at 80 in Chicago hotel
George Roth Brown, veteran Hearst political writer, aged 80, died in his hotel room. He had covered the Republican Convention and previously worked for the Boston Herald and Washington Post before joining Hearst in 1929.
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Chicago
George Rothwell Brown
Hearst
Old Boston Herald
Washington Post
Boston Opens First Subway In United States
A historical note records the opening of the first subway in Boston in 1697, marking a notable development in urban transit.
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United States
Boston
Virginia GOP Delegation Heads Home After Lodge Nods
Virginia Republicans return from Chicago with support for Richard Nixon as the vice presidential pick and Henry Cabot Lodge on the ticket. State chairman I Lee Potter plans a mid August meeting to mobilize independents and disenchanted Democrats for GOP gains.
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Chicago
I. Lee Potter
Virginia
Republican State Central Committee
Potter
GOP
Eisenhower
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
Richard H. Poff
Nixon
Market Quotations Rise Amid Mixed Trade And Dow Climb
The market opened with reduced volume as the Associated Press average of 60 stocks gained to 214.30 and the Dow Jones industrial average rose to 609.37 at noon. Steels and autos sparked the upside while rails and utilities posted modest gains, with bonds also trading higher. The report also covers commodity prices in Baltimore, including apples, potatoes, tomatoes, and cattle and hog quotes, reflecting a busy trading day across markets.
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Associated Press
U.S
Chicago livestock prices show mixed results across categories
In Chicago trading, cattle calves and hogs posted varied quotes. Hogs ranged 18.00 to 19.00 per cwt for common grades, sows 14.75 to 15.25, while mixed lots and 190 to 330 lb hogs traded around 17.50 to 18.50. Cattle and calves showed utility to commercial cows soft at 11.50 to 13.00, bulls 17 to 20, and good dealers 23 to 25. Sheep saw limited sales with lambs steady and ewes 4.00 to 5.00.
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Baltimore
USDA
Coe A
Chicago
Social Planned by St. Pauls A M E Stewardesses
The Stewardesses of St. Pauls A M E Church sponsor a social tomorrow at 3 p.m. at the parsonage located at 12 Fremont Street.
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St. Paul's A.M.E. Church
Fremont St
Virginia Markets Grain Prices Listed in Richmond
Area grain prices reported in Richmond show No. 2 red winter wheat at 1.72 per bushel and No. 2 yellow and white corn at 1.35 per bushel with other grades and items unclear.
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Richmond
Grain futures steady at Chicago open
Chicago grain futures opened steady with Wheat down by percent, September values shown around 67 percent. Soybeans traded lower near 2.16 per bushel for September, indicating mixed moves as the market started.
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Chicago
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