Kennedy Gets Dem Presidential Nomination and U N Confrontation
President Eisenhower challenged Soviet actions over an RB47 incident and warned of a UN Security Council session. The U S claim cites the July 1 shoot down as a provocation while Moscow accuses the U S of airspace violations. A Vega spy-trawler activity is noted off Cape Henry near Norfolk.
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Washington
United Nations
United States
Eisenhower
U.S
Andrei A. Gromyko
U.N. Security Council
U.N
U.S. Air Force
Soviet Union
Newport
R.I. Eisenhower
Security Council
Moscow
Barents Sea
Ural Mountains
Navy
Atlantic
Cape Henry
U.S. Navy
Norfolk and
Hampton Roads
Victory On First Ballot Kennedy Clinches Nomination
Senator John F Kennedy won the Democratic presidential nomination on the first ballot at the Los Angeles convention. Southerners threatened to walk out over the pick, with Symington or Jackson discussed as running mates. Kennedy swept big states and led a strong campaign despite regional opposition.
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Kennedy
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Bedlam
Massachusetts
Democratic Party
Los Angeles
John F. Kennedy
Strong
United Party
United States
South
Symington
Henry M
Scoop) Jackson
Washington
Jackson
Robert Kennedy
al Smith
Johnson
Adlai E. Stevenson
Robert B. Meyner
New Jersey
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Illinois
Michigan
Indiana
California
West
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Alabama
North Carolina
Nelsonville Pair Await Sentencing
Two Athens Countians from Nelsonville and Dorr Run pleaded guilty in Lancaster to illegal possession of dynamite as part of a regional crime spree. Junior A. Fiske 31 and Helen Marie Bryan 20 face deferred sentencing while investigations continue into past records and a Greendale bomb incident.
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Athens
Lancaster
Ohio
Junior A. Fiske
Nelsonville
Helen Marie Bryan
Dorr Run
Lancaster Court
Fiske
Fairfield County
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Hocking County
Greendale
Miss Bryan
Washington
Truman Declines Comment On Kennedy Nomination
INDEPENDENCE Mo former president Harry S Truman refuses to discuss the Democratic party nomination of Sen John F Kennedy for president. I have no comment he said when pressed by a reporter this morning.
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Truman
Independence
Harry S. Truman
Democratic Party
John F. Kennedy
Polio Cases Down in Ohio Report
The Ohio Health Department reports no polio cases in the state for more than a month and a total of seven for the year. Last year at this time Ohio had 38 polio cases.
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Columbus
Ohio Health Department
Ohio
Girl says she ate 15 bananas after fainting
In Pueblo Colorado a 13 year old girl fainted and was hospitalized. After revival she told a doctor she had eaten 15 bananas.
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Pueblo, Colo
U N approves Congo aid and African force
The United Nations Security Council backed Dag Hammarskjold to deploy a stopgap force drawn mainly from African nations to The Congo. Ralph Bunche said elements could reach the country within days as Belgian troops prepare to withdraw after UN dispatch.
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United Nations, N. Y
U. N. Security Council
Dag Hammarskjold
Leopoldville
The
Congo
Ralph Bunche
United Nations
Republic
U. N
Republic of the Congo
Belgium
Hammarskjold
Walter Loridan
Bastille Day Parade Ends in Algeria Grenade Attack
France celebrated Bastille Day with pomp in Paris when a nationalist grenade exploded into a Constantine crowd in Algeria, killing four people and injuring others.
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Paris
France
Constantine
Algeria
Ohio Wesleyan appoints James S. Leslie as director of religious life
Delaware Ohio university announces the appointment of Dr. James S. Leslie as the new director of religious life at Ohio Wesleyan University.
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Delaware
Ohio
Ohio Wesleyan University
James S. Leslie
Congolese Civilians Attack European Autos Amid Belgian Peace Efforts
Congolese civilians set fire to three Belgian automobiles in downtown Brazzaville as Belgian troops failed to halt the unrest. Reports say three native soldiers were killed in mutinous clashes while refugees fled toward Brazaville. Diplomatic relations with Belgium have been broken.
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Leopoldville
The
Congo
New
Congo Republic
Congo River
Brazzaville
Two Airliners Crash Near Philippines
Two airliners carrying 88 people crashed near opposite ends of the Philippines before dawn. An Ohio woman, Mrs. Clyde Kelly, was killed. The Philippine Airlines DC3 ditched near Negros. 27 passengers and 3 crew survived. Northwest Orient DC7C ditched near Polillo Islands. 58 aboard, 57 survived. U. S. military amphibious planes recovered survivors and the body and carried them to Manila.
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Manila
Philippine
Clyde Kelly
Springfield
Philippine Airlines
Dumaguete
Negros Island
Zamboanga City
Northwest Orient Airlines
Polillo Islands
U. S
New York
Seattle
Anchorage
Tokyo
Okinawa
Fire at Guatemala City asylum claims over 200 lives
A devastating blaze at a Guatemala City insane asylum killed more than 200 people, with rescue teams recovering many victims as authorities investigate the cause and safety failures at the facility.
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Guatemala
Guatemala City
Murder Charge Filed Against Florida Man
Florida man charged with murder in connection with a fatal incident. Case details indicate an arrest and ongoing investigation by local authorities. Court proceedings are expected to determine charges and potential outcomes.
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Blosser
Ohio
Florida
Nationals
Chauncey Man
pSeer
Glouster
Pomeroy
S$ Sports
Nelsonville
Gallipolis
Pleasant
Jumped Coaxed or Pushed State by State Kennedy Sweep
State by state delegates were persuaded or pressured toward John F. Kennedy as the Democratic nominee. The 43 year old war hero with six years in the House and eight in the Senate drew votes in seven primaries, aided by a strong organization and public appeal despite critics.
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Los Angeles
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
House
Senate
Kennedy
Joseph P. Kennedy
Japanese Prime Minister Stabbed At Official Residence
Prime Minister Kishi was stabbed six times in the left thigh by a rightist fanatic at the official residence during celebrations for Ikeda's election as party leader. Doctors expect recovery in days, while police arrest Daisuke Aramaki and the Liberal Democratic party proceeds with succession plans. The incident echoes a prior attack on a socialist figure and raises fears of revived political violence.
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Tokyo
Nobusuke Kishi
Kishi
Liberal-Democratic Party
Hayato Ikeda
Ikeda
Daisuke Aramaki
Jotaro Kawakami
Japan
Black Dragon Society
Reds Say Soviets Lied On Arctic Plane Shootdown
The White House dismissed Soviet claims that the U S Air Force reconnaissance plane was over Soviet waters when it was shot down in the Arctic. The administration called the Soviet stance a fabrication and reiterated the incident involved U S military activity in Arctic airspace.
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Newport
R. I
White House
U. S. Air Force
Arctic
Wyoming Casts 15 Votes for Kennedy Nomination Victory
The Los Angeles convention hall watches as Wyoming delivers 15 votes to John F Kennedy at 10 50 p m sealing his Democratic nomination on the first ballot. Kennedy leads Johnson 750 to 405 as Wisconsin had earlier spoken. The moment resonates amid cheers and a national sense of historic achievement.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Johnson
Boston
Wyoming
Los Angeles
John Kennedy
Paul Bunyon
Alabama
Wisconsin
United States
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Bob Kennedy
Henry Jackson
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