Nixon Raps Kennedy's Personal Attacks Start Western Tour
Sen. John F. Kennedy seeks early labor backing for his running mate Lyndon Johnson as unions weigh the VP choice. Kennedy criticizes Nixon over farm policy and defense spending while Nixon defends himself and plans a western and Hawaiian campaign swing beginning with a Pat Nixon Day in Reno.
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Kennedy
Hyannisport
Mass
John F. Kennedy
Organized Labor
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Whittier
Calif
Hawaii
Pat Nixon
Reno
Nev
Congo Unrest in Kasai Deepens Tribal Warfare Feud
In Kasai province Congo, Lulua and Baluba clashes escalate with hundreds feared dead. UN Command adopts hands off stance as Belgian troops withdraw. Mutinous Congolese army seen as unable to halt fighting. Dag Hammarskjold warns leaders against risky actions.
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Leopoldville
The
Congo
Kasai
UNC
Security Council
American Spy Captured By Soviets in Moscow Claim
The Soviet National Security Committee announced the capture of a man named V. M. Slavnov described as an American spy sent to locate intercontinental ballistic missiles and air defense sites. He was said to plan to obtain Soviet documents and passports for future agents. no U.S. government comment was available.
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Moscow
V. M. Slavnov
National Security Committee
State Department
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington
Security Committee
Slavnov
Leningrad
Soviet Union
Turnpike Revenue Tops Three Million in July
The Ohio Turnpike reported July revenue exceeding three million dollars for the first time in its history, marking a historic monthly gain. The milestone highlights strong travel and toll activity across the expressway system.
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Turnpike
Cleveland
Ohio Turnpike
McGrath Hearing Set in Meigs County Court
Earl McGrath 41 faces assault to kill charges linked to the death of Milton Bratton 93 near Carpenter. A preliminary autopsy indicated a ruptured intestine. Funeral services for Bratton are scheduled for Wednesday at Carpenter Baptist Church.
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Carpenter Baptist Church
Near Carpenter
McGrath
Meigs County
Minnie
Mr. Bratton
State Experimental Farm
Eisenhower Proclaims American Education Week
President Eisenhower designates the week of November 6 as American Education Week in Newport Rhode Island.
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Newport
R.I
Eisenhower
Nixon benches Lodge as Kennedy Johnson loom in 1960 race
In a Newport press briefing Nixon blocks Lodge from campaigning while Kennedy and Johnson push the Democratic ticket. Lodge remains UN ambassador and may still back peace efforts, as Nixon asserts he will make the campaign moves alone for now amid partisan rounds.
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Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
61 Judges Needed in U S Courts Nationwide
Chief Judge John Biggs Jr of the Third Circuit says at least 61 new judges are needed across federal district courts and appeals courts nationwide to handle caseloads.
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Cleveland
U. S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
John Biggs Jr
Brotherhood strike set for 5000 Pennsy workers
Cleveland dispatch reports the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen authorized a strike on Thursday involving 5000 operating employees against the Pennsylvania Railroad over work assignments in a Pittsburgh dispute.
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Cleveland
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburgh
Kennedy to Visit Truman in Independence This Month
Sen John F Kennedy reached out to former President Harry S Truman by phone and announced plans to visit Truman in Independence Missouri this month. The exchange marks a cordial step as Kennedy seeks to engage with postwar U.S. leaders.
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Hyannisport
Mass
John F. Kennedy
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Independence
Eisenhower planning surprises in personal campaign role
President Eisenhower discussed 65 minutes of campaign and congressional strategy with Vice President Nixon and Henry Cabot Lodge in Newport. Nixon said the President will take an active campaign role with some traditional political activity, while not revealing specifics.
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Kennedy
Johnson
Nixon
Henry Cabot Lodge
Richard M. Nixon
Newport
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Lodge
Eisenhower
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R.I
White House
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Hagerty
Florida starts counter seating in Miami stores
Quiet integration of lunch counters unfolds in four Miami shops with no advance notice or disorder. 25 Black patrons dine at Grant's with two other stores Kress and Walgreens also opening counters. Civil rights step follows Durham NC’s earlier integration move amid minimal public attention.
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Fla
Florida
Grant
Committee On Human Relations
Woolworth and Kress
Walgreen's Drug Store
Petersburg
John Panasuk, Jr
Grant's
James A. Mayfield
Basement Practice Putts Timmy Poche Aims High
In Wickliffe PAINESVILLE AP a golfer Anthony F. Poche shares how his 20 month old son Timmy began using his basement practice area. Timmy grabbed a nine iron and later hit a 75 foot drive into a neighbor’s yard as the family bought him his own clubs.
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Anthony F. Poche
Wickliffe
Timmy
Poche
Timmy Poche
New four lane US 33 opens across Fairfield to Hocking
A new four lane limited access highway relocates U S 33 from the Franklin County line to the Hocking County line. Motorists may cross Fairfield County starting today as the road opens to traffic.
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Lancaster
Fairfield County
Franklin County
Hocking County
Lodge On The Rise Amid Anti Communist Hysteria
London Moscow Radio reports Henry Cabot Lodge is said to be reaching the peak of his political career driven by a wave of artificially fanned anti Communist hysteria.
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London
Moscow Radio
Henry Cabot Lodge
Highway Dept Recommends Traffic Light for Gallia Fair
The article notes a traffic light proposal recommended by the highway department to ease event access at the Gallia Fair. It highlights civic planning steps, mentions an election tied to a zoning ordinance, and lists nearby towns such as Nelsonville Gallipolis Pt Pleasant Glouster as part of the regional coverage.
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Gallia Fair
Cnksarns Es RS Ee
Chauncey
Acs Ae Comics
Nelsonville
Gallipolis
United States rejects UN summit on disarmament
U S spokesman calls Soviet push for an all UN disarmament summit a specious maneuver. Diplomats weigh whether Nixon and Khrushchev might meet, while Morozov urges a heads of state discussion at the General Assembly and accuses Washington of timing it to domestic politics.
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U.S
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
Henry Cabot Lodge
White House
Newport
R.I
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Mexico
Disarmament Commission
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Commission
Morozov
General Assembly
Khrushchev
Paris
United States
U. S
Amish Man Arrested For Draft Evasion
Cleveland federal grand jury indicts Paul A. Miller, 23, an Amish conscientious objector, for the second time in less than 12 weeks on failing to comply with a draft board order to perform maintenance for the national health and welfare program.
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Cleveland
Paul A. Miller
Leftist World Conference Opens in Tokyo
Delegates from 29 nations opened the sixth world conference against atomic and hydrogen bombs in Tokyo calling for a united fight against the forces of war.
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Tokyo
Rioting Subides in South Korea After Election Turmoil
Seoul watchers report political violence subsiding as caretaker leaders and the Democratic Party decide to hold the National Assembly on August 8. Democrats have 175 of 233 lower-house seats and 29 of 58 in the upper house with nine seats unresolved after the parliamentary elections.
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Seoul
South Korea
Ath
National Assembly
Huh Chung
Democrats
Cubans Mum On Castro's Successor
Havana reports silence on who will succeed Fidel Castro as he rests after illness. Most sources point to Raul Castro as the likely choice while officials refuse comment. Some Latin American quarters in Washington say the move signals an indefinite retirement from public life.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Raul
Castro
Washington
Cuba
Karachi Loses Capital Status To Rawalpindi
Pakistan designates Rawalpindi as the capital, removing Karachi from the capital role. Rawalpindi, an industrial hub near the Himalayan foothills, grows as the nation’s seat of government while Karachi is stripped of its capital status.
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Rawalpindi
Pakistan
Himalayan
Karachi
Eisenhower Receives Honorary Rhode Island Degree
The University of Rhode Island awarded President Eisenhower an honorary Doctor of Civil Laws on Monday in Kingston honoring his leadership and public service.
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Kingston, R. L
University of Rhode Island
Eisenhower
Nuclear sub Seadrag leaves Portsmouth for Arctic crossing
The nuclear submarine Seadrag sets sail from Portsmouth New Hampshire to attempt the first east west crossing beneath the North Pole amid tense polar exploration. In Vienna Austria a separate report notes 202 Yugoslavs fleeing Reds as the crisis unfolds.
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