Humorous excerpts from the speeches of Barry Goldwater, Sargent Shriver, John F. Kennedy, Charles Halleck, Adlai Stevenson, and Kenneth Keating.   

Narrated by Chet Huntley.                         

Voices in The Headlines was an American news program broadcast on ABC radio featuring the top news stories of the day. It was hosted by long-time radio and television announcer Fred Foy. 

A review of the week's news: two survive a seven-week ordeal 
in the northern wilderness of Alaska, a US freighter is attacked by Cuban MIGS, anti-Castro exiles continue sneak raids on Cuba,-Washington tries to deter it, Moscow protests such provocations, Latin-American political problem, Hubert Humphrey warns about the threat of communism in the US, racial strife and violence in Greenwood, Mississippi as negroes try to register, southerners blame communists for the trouble, Dick Gregory comments, Senator Allen Ellender says negroes need whites to govern them both in Africa and the USA, funds wasted in certain foreign aid-the US tries to cut budget-comment by Senator Humphrey and Charles Halleck, Labor Secretary Williard Wirtz defends youth bill, the New York City newspaper strike is over after 114 days.

Narrator: Fred Foy.   

NOTE: Fred Foy, best known for his voicing the opening of THE LONE RANGER on radio joined the ABC TV announcing staff in New York in 1961. For ABC RADIO he narrated the award winning news documentary, VOICES IN THE HEADLINES a 25 minute weekly wrap up of salient news events of the week with sound bites representing the news as it was recorded.                                                                                                                                                       

Voices in The Headlines was an American news program broadcast on ABC radio featuring the top news stories of the day. It was hosted by long-time radio and television announcer Fred Foy. 

A review of the week's news: racial demonstrations in Cambridge, Maryland, in the North negroes protest segregation in an NYC diner, Senate hearings on civil rights comments by Dean Rusk, Strom Thurmond, Senator Gale W. McGee, Gov. Ross Barnett of Mississippi attack the Kennedys proposed march on Washington, blames communists in civil rights, proposed nuclear test ban treaty, comments by Averill Harriman, Thurmond, Dirkson, and Goldwater comment on both the treaty and Kennedy, a railroad strike is threatened because of automation, comment by President Kennedy, Rep. Charles Hallack, King Paul and Queen Frederica of Greece arrive in England and trouble-left wingers boo Queen Elizabeth, comment by King Paul, Robert McNamara is proud of government savings operations, Soviet-Chinese rift, the Chinese demand removal of Khrushchev as the price for ending the split, comment by McGeorge Bundy.

Narrator: Fred Foy.   

NOTE: Fred Foy, best known for his voicing the opening of THE LONE RANGER on radio joined the ABC TV announcing staff in New York in 1961. For ABC RADIO he narrated the award winning news documentary, VOICES IN THE HEADLINES a 25 minute weekly wrap up of salient news events of the week with sound bites representing the news as it was recorded.                                                                                                                                                       

Continuing live NBC coverage of the 1964 Republican National Convention from the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California. 

The roll call of the states for the presidential nomination, Representative Charles Halleck of Indiana seconds the nomination of Barry Goldwater, Senator Kenneth Keating of New York nominates Nelson Rockefeller, Governor of New York. Dr. Milton Eisenhower puts Governor William Scranton's name in nomination, Scranton in an interview says he will not withdraw, a disturbance by negro delegates on the floor, Goldwater wins ballot for the nomination, Scranton concedes defeat and calls for the unanimous nomination of Goldwater as GOP presidential candidate.