Rockefeller bows out Nixon favored for 1960 GOP bid
Governor Nelson Rockefeller declares he will not seek the Republican presidential nomination. The move virtually clears the field for Vice President Richard Nixon, with little real chance of Rockefeller being drafted or accepting a vice presidential offer. The decision simplifies the 1960 race and alters party dynamics, leaving Nixon as the dominant figure at the center of the nomination process.
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Nixon
Eisenhower
White House
Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Nelson A Rockefeller
Chicago
Mary McGrory
Washington Star
Milwaukee
New Hampshire
Cost of new drugs and laboratory costs behind high prices
The article notes that drug prices reflect laboratory work and testing of ancient remedies. It highlights the cost of developing new medicines, including Native American plant contributions, and argues development costs deserve weight in price discussions despite high markups exposed in hearings.
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National Geographic
Aluminum engines change auto design and costs
Aluminum shift from rare kitchenware to mass production cuts costs and expands use. Some auto engines will use aluminum by early summer and many American cars may feature aluminum engines within a few years. Technological advances overturn earlier limits and accelerate future changes in society.
Remembering the 1950s and Their Frantic Close
A reflective look at the decade notes shifts from penny to nickel purchases and two car garages to small cars. It highlights changing gender roles, frozen foods, the expansion of television Westerns, drive-ins, fashion trends, smoking concerns, and the pursuit of the Joneses as the era ends.
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Mars
Africa
Soviet Union
Nixon Favored by Rockefeller Withdrawal Shapes Gop Path
The 1960 Republican convention in Chicago looks set to nominate Richard Nixon with New York governor Nelson Rockefeller stepping aside. Rockefeller signals clashes with party bosses and hints at criticizing Eisenhower, while dissent grows in GOP ranks as primaries may offer rank and file a counter to convention control.
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Ity
Los Angeles
Californians-for- Rockefeller
New York
Nixon
Rockefeller
Eisenhower
Dear Abby letters reflect work, marriage, and home life
Griped complains about secretarial chores beyond duties and wonders if others perform them. Hopeless marriage seeks support and legality advice. Lorraine asks about unwelcoming home decor. Abby urges to listen to husband and hints at confidentiality for personal letters.
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Abby
Hygiene and Customer Service as Keys to Retail Success
Dr Crane's Personal Cases argues that superior human relations and cleanliness practices can make or break a restaurant. He cites a contrast between two eateries with identical prices, praising a kitchen using careful handling of items and wax paper coverage. He recounts a real case from Snyder Farms emphasizing hand washing and clean fruit picking.
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Tony
Snyder Farms
George W. Crane
Tom
Harry
U. S
Indiana
Economies vs Inflation Seen as 1960 Economic Battle
A Senate committee staff report forecasts a clash over growth and inflation for 1960. It argues for higher growth without more inflation and criticizes the administration's tight credit policy. The piece notes partisan splits and expected rival reports from the Democratic majority and Republican minority. It cautions that much of the economy sector may resist the staff’s tax-cut stance during recessions.
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Congressional
Senate House Economic Committee
Congress
U. S
Try and Stop Me by Cohen a cheeky clerk joke
A junior clerk in a silk house sets up a prank by telling his boss a beautiful girl awaits. The boss orders her in, but the clerk realizes the visitor may have been his wife. The boss laments the misidentification as a joke turns sour. Two hens encounter a car accident with a red foreign sports car and survive.
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Cohen
Minnie
Bennett Cerf
King Features Syndicate
Tomorrow’s Horoscope Promises Calm and Evolving Delights
The Stars Say advises quiet meditation to ease recent tensions and notes that misguided fears will fade. Born tomorrow, you face a rewarding year with slow but steady progress on long-standing affairs by July, while romance should be cautious June to September. A born child will be practical and diligent.
Albany Guests Visit Florida Relatives and Local Families
Albany residents Mr and Mrs Orville Allen accompanied Mr and Mrs Sam Lewis to Florida for a week visiting relatives. Mt Vernon couple Mr and Mrs Wyatt Schaefer and son David visited their grandparents Norman and Mrs Schaefer and Mr and Mrs Lee Fogelsong. Christmas Eve visits by the Diehls family and Columbus visitors M E Werren and daughter at George Renshaw’s home.
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Orville Allen
Sam Lewis
Florida
Wyatt Schaefer
David
Mt. Vernon
Schaefer
Norman Schaefer
Lee Fogelsong
Millfield
Charles Diehl
M. E. Werren
Columbus
George Renshaw
Peculiar New Jersey Republican Soul of the Case Saga
The piece probes New Jersey’s intra party split centering on Senator Clifford Case. It notes Case’s Eisenhower era roots, later alignment with liberal ADAs, and his tightrope as New Jersey’s industrial state pivots between New York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut. Rockefeller’s exit reshapes regional power and Javits Nixon dynamics.
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New Jersey
United States
Clifford P. Case
Case
New York City
New
Senate
Americans For Democratic Action
Republican Party
Eisenhower
Jacob K. Javits
Congress
Nelson Rockefeller
Senator Case
Rockefeller
Adlai Stevenson
New York State
Pennsylvania
New York
Connecticut
Jacob Javits
Nixon Javits
Nixon
Should a diabetic marry and have children
This article discusses marriage for diabetics and the likelihood of their children inheriting diabetes. It notes that one spouse’s condition does not guarantee transmission, but carrier status raises a 25 to 50 percent risk for offspring depending on partner health and family history.
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Athens Messenger
Sunday Messenger
Ohio
W. Va
U. S
Possessions
Athens
Act
Associated Ress
1Essenger Publishing Co
W. Union St
Shakespearean Quiz Brain Teaser
Hermia loves Lysander. Tybalt is killed by Romeo and banished from Verona. The younger daughter of Baptista is Bianca. The court jester in As You Like It is Touchstone. The father of Ophelia is Polonius. Desdemona is smothered by Othello. Lear has three daughters. Fleance is Banquo’s son.
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Hermia
Demetrius
Lysander
Tybalt
Verona
Baptista of
Padua
Ophelia
Army cancels 1960 ration books in Korea theft
In Seoul, the U S Army canceled its initial 1960 post exchange ration books for military personnel and dependents in Korea after safecracker thefts disrupted the distribution.
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Seoul
South Korea
U. S. Army
Korea
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