Scranton Pleases With Campaign Across States
Gov. William W. Scranton declared the campaign for the Republican presidential nomination is ripening as he toured Iowa Minnesota Kansas Missouri and Colorado gathering delegates. He criticized Barry Goldwater over debate reluctance and pledged support if nominated while planning strategy from Harrisburg after a 72 hour travel stretch.
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Harrisburg
William W. Scranton
Harrisburg-York State
Mary
Indiantown Gap
Goldwater
Scranton
New Hampshire
Johnson
Denver
Utah
GOP
Iowa
Minnesota
Kansas
Missouri
Colorado
Blaze Destroys Barn and Hay Awaiting Stock in Gainesboro
A fire about 10 p.m. destroyed Roy Ferguson’s barn on Rt. 522 North near Nain, leveling a tractor and mower, saddles, tools, and a large quantity of hay. Gainesboro Volunteer Fire Co. and Round Hill crews fought the blaze until early today, with nearby outbuildings spared. Ferguson had just restocked hay the previous Saturday.
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Gainesboro
Round Hill
SPCA seeks Grey Persian cat reported injured
Carol Lynn Curtis saw a cat she believed to be injured in bushes near 133 N Washington St in front of the Philip Glaize home. The cat bit her, and residents are urged to call Mr. Cleveland at MO 2 8616 if the animal is found. The report also notes scattered showers promised for tonight and tomorrow afternoon as rain is badly needed.
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SPCA
Carol Lynn Curtis
Washington St
Philip Glaize
Cleveland
VFW Meet Opens With Registration
The Virginia VFW state convention opens with rapid early registration from 69 auxiliary members and 37 VFW members. Highlights include an 8 p.m memorial service and a packed schedule with committee meetings, a joint session, awards, and dancing across four days. Mayor Smalts proclaims June 15 to 21 as VFW Week.
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Department of Virginia
VFW
George Washington
State Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Claude B. Smalts, Jr
Final Rights Vote Near Prince Edward Schools Funded
A federal court in Richmond ordered Prince Edward County supervisors to appropriate funds within a week to reopen and operate public schools. U.S. District Judge Oren R. Lewis formalized the order as the rights case moves forward.
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Prince Edward
Richmond
Prince Edwards County
U.S
Oren R. Lewis
County Board of Supervisors
Lewis
Supreme Court
Farmville
J. Segar Gravatt
W. W. Vaughan
Gravatt
Fruit Men Seek Rain Support From Glaize
Fred L. Glaize Jr., president of the Blue Ridge Weather Modification Association, assured farmers that rain and hail suppression aims benefit fruit growers as well. He noted seven years of the program yielded about five percent more rainfall in the treated area, with 21/2 inches more rain during the drought year 1963.
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Blue Ridge Weather Modification Association
Fred L. Glaize, Jr
Winchester
Frederick County
MR. Glaize
Eft
Glaize
Blue Ridge
Haif Suppressed
Middletown
Pennsylvania Line
Hagerstown
Pennsylvania
Soviet and U S to discuss bomber elimination plan
At Geneva the Soviet Union signaled flexibility in a new plan on eliminating bomber aircraft as a follow up to the rejected total destruction proposal. Valerian Zorin hinted Moscow may adjust the approach to satisfy American objections amid U S scrutiny.
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Geneva
Soviet Union
Nue
Valerian A. Zorin
Kremlin
United States
West
Zorin
U.S
Goldwater leads with 361 delegates bound or pledged
A Washington AP survey shows Barry Goldwater with 361 delegates bound by state laws or conventions plus pledged supporters. The total 677 first ballot votes would surpass the nomination threshold of 655 if kept through the GOP convention opening in San Francisco.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
Associated Press
Goldwater
Arizona
San Francisco
Montana
Oregon
Wisconsin
California
Indiana
Alabama
Georgia
Idaho
Louisiana
Mississippi
Nebraska
Oklahoma
South Caro
Kansas
Minnesota
Missouri
North Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
Rejected Draftees Spurn Help
Washington AP reports the Johnson administration's human salvage program for rejected draftees has fallen short. Of 134,500 contacted in three months only 189 placed in training and 2,200 found jobs. Only 17.5 percent replied to letters. Agencies vow to fix outreach and share addresses with federal programs.
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Washington
Hue Man
Labor War
Willard Wirtz
Labor Department
Selective Service
Armed Services
Khrushchev Tours Danish Farms In Straw Hat Tour
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev toured farms in Denmark's rich agricultural region wearing a white straw hat. He and his wife were accompanied by Jens Otto Krag and his wife. The visit followed two days of official duties around Copenhagen and aimed to highlight intensive cultivation as a model for Soviet agriculture.
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Odense
Denmark
Khrushchev
Jens Otto Krag
Copenhagen
Furien
Little
Iowa
Package Bill Is Adopted
The Senate moves toward final passage of the civil rights bill after substituting a bipartisan package for the House version. The measure would ban employment discrimination and emphasizes voluntary compliance, with some provisions becoming effective immediately and others over three years. Senator Russell led the opposition to the substitute, while Barry Goldwater favored it in pairings.
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Senate
House
Johnson
Nwo
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Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
John Tower
R-Tex
Virginia Guardsman Killed In Residency Crash
A Virginia National Guardsman, Chief Warrant Officer Thomas S. Neale, 59, died after his Army sedan crashed on the Indiantown Gap military reservation in Pennsylvania. Neale, attached to HQ Co 176 Engineers Group Richmond, Va, lost control on State Route 934, veered into an embankment and struck the living room of an unoccupied home across from the executive mansion.
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Indiantown Gap
Virginia National
Vation
Thomas S. Neale
Engineers Group
Richmond
Neale
Weather outlook mixed with thundershowers in Virginia
The Weather Bureau forecasts possible thundershowers for Virginia later today or tomorrow as southerly air moves in after a strong high pressure system. A separate listing notes a Bazaar Bake and Rummage Sale at 109 South Loudoun Street and a Wesley Methodist W.S.C.S. fundraiser for the building fund.
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Richmond
The
Weather Bureau
Virginia
S. Loudoun St
Lois
Wesley Methodist W.S.C.S. Benefit of Building Fund
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