Kennedy Negates Nixon in Early Rough Campaign Start
The 1960 campaign opens with a hard edged contest as Sen. John F Kennedy targets Vice President Nixon in his acceptance speech. Kennedy's blunt assault signals a tough race with Lyndon B. Johnson as running mate and reaction from Truman highlighting the rough style.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Truman
Sen
Lyndon B
Johnson
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Baptist Lashes Catholicism in 1960 Campaign
In Little Rock AP reports Baptist The Rev W O Vaught calls Roman Catholicism and communism the two deadliest threats to world freedom. He warns if Kennedy wins the White House Nixon may protest from power. The piece notes Kennedy aims to blunt Nixon by targeting voting records as the campaign heats up with rivals Jaime Johnson and others.
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Little Rock
Ark
Southern Baptist Convention
W. O. Vaught
Kennedy
White House
Vaught
Paul M. Butler
Democratic National Committee
Nixon
U S and Cuba Present Clash at United Nations
At the United Nations Security Council Cuba and the United States exchange charges of economic aggression. Cuban Foreign Minister Raul Roa prepared a two hour speech, while U S Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge delivered a one hour reply.
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N.Y
Cuba
United States
U.N. Security Council
Raul Roa
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Argentina
Ecuador
Council
Organization of American States
Soviet Union
Mario Amadeo
Jose A. Correa
Amadeo
Correa
Rockefeller Opens GOP Confab at Odds Over Nixon Nomination
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller arrives in Chicago amid Republican tensions as he refuses to endorse Nixon and hints at a possible draft. He chairs New York’s 96 vote delegation and will press platform points on nuclear testing and aged care while criticizing civil rights, defense, and foreign policy.Federal-propaganda style summary.
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Chicago
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Rockefeller
New York
East
Charles H. Percy
National Republican Administration
UN forces take command as Congo crisis grows
In Leopoldville Swedish Maj. Gen. Carl von Horn assumes command of U N troops in the Congo amid Congo government calls for Soviet intervention to oust Belgian forces. Belgian troops remain, Lumumba cabinet threatens action against a leftist official who leaked plans.
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Leopoldville
The
Congo
Carl von Horn
U. N
U. N. Security Council
Belgium
Council
von Horn
Soviet Union
Jacques Lumbala
Lumumba
Lumbala
Cuba Slows Shift Toward Soviet Ties Amid Latin Opposition
Washington reports Cuba’s tilt to the Soviet bloc appears dampened by regional pressure. Diplomats cite a Cuban official’s pledge to resist becoming a Soviet satellite, a restraint on threats to Guantanamo Bay, and a tempered response to a Western Hemisphere unity review. The OAS moves toward final approval for a ministerial meeting to address hemisphere threats.
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Washington
Cuba
Soviet Union
U.S
Guantanamo Bay
Havana
Organization of American States
National Council
Peru
Dillon Opens Talks With Yugoslav Leaders for Aid
In Belgrade US Undersecretary of State Douglas Dillon began discussions with Yugoslav officials seeking Western economic assistance.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Douglas Dillon
U S Plans Blasts Near Washington
The United States plans 11 underground nuclear explosions and possibly 21 more blasts over the next two years.
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U. S
Washington
United States
Ikeda Elected Japanese Premier Faces Kyushu Mine Clash
Hayato Ikeda won the Liberal Democratic Party leadership and the premiership to continue pro Western policy with America. He faces an imminent strike clash at a Kyushu coal mine amid political and social turbulence. Goodrich plans a vinyl plastic plant in Columbia to expand production.
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Hayato Ikeda
Japan
Kyushu
Socialist Party
Goodrich
Cleveland
B. F. Goodrich Chemical Co
Columbia
Havana Catholics protest anti Communist mass
In Havana cathedral crowds shouted Cuba si, Russia no in a fiery anti Red demonstration after a mass for victims of Communist persecution. Police protected hecklers as protesters surged into Cathedral Square. Raul Castro met in Moscow amid rumors of seeking Soviet aid. Khrushchev pledged assistance as the U.S. warned the Monroe Doctrine remains in effect.
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Cuba
Russia
Fidel Castro
Cathedral Square
Raul Castro
Fidel
Moscow
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
United States
U.S
Etna eruption slows after lava flows down slopes
Molten lava streamed down Mt Etna in Sicily as the eruption’s rumble and explosions eased temporarily officials reported.
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Catania
Sicily
Mt. Etna
U S Income For 59 To Reach New Record
The government forecasts 1959 national output at 482 billion dollars and income at 400 billion dollars, signaling a new record level for production and personal income.
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U. S
Washington —i
Italian Reds plot fails as center unites under Tambroni
Communist efforts to overthrow the government backfire as small center parties join the ruling Christian Democrats. Mario Scelba is likely to be interior minister again while riot police remain on alert after mass demonstrations. The new coalition, including Democratic Socialist Liberal and Republican parties, holds 313 votes in the Chamber of Deputies.
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Eisenhower
Nixon
Raoul Castro
Wiliam Siroky
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Cuba
U.S
la Hsu Chang
Ernesto
Che) Guevara
Cuban National Bank
Havana
Nobusuke Kishi
Kishi
Ikeda
America
Liberal-Democratic Party
Japan
Inter
Christian Democrats
Mario Scelba
Scelba
Carabinieri
Italy
Fernando Tambroni
Tambroni
Christian Democratic Party
Chamber of Deputies
Eisenhower Offers Top Secret Data Direct Access Condition
President Eisenhower said he would share top secret national security information with Senator John F Kennedy and Senator Lyndon B Johnson if they personally accept it, not through intermediaries. Pierre Salinger, Kennedy press secretary, indicated Kennedy and Johnson were inclined to accept the condition.
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Newport
R. I
Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Massachusetts
Pierre Salinger
Hyannisport
Mass
Johnson
Salinger
Kennedy Seeks Seclusion After Warm Cape Cod Welcome
Senator John F. Kennedy returned to Hyannisport to a massive Cape Cod welcome with an estimated crowd of 50 000. He thanked supporters at Barnstable Municipal Airport after flying in from Los Angeles and noted the tough road ahead, avoiding heavy campaigning in a Republican-favored hometown.
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John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Los Angeles
Albert R. Hinckley
Cape Cod
Jacqueline
Bernstable
California
Aggression Charged Over Congo Airlift Use
East Germany claims the 24 U S Globemaster transports used for the Congo airlift constitute intervention on the side of aggressors. Berlin labels the action as aggression in official reaction to the mission.
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Berlin
East Germany
Congo
Ohio five day forecast shows cooler spell midweek
The outlook calls for temperatures about 3 to 5 degrees below normal with highs ranging from 35 to 87 and lows from 62 to 65. Expect little day to day change with a cooler spell around Thursday and warmer conditions by Saturday. Precipitation averages about a half inch, with heavier showers scattered mainly through Thursday.
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Ohio
Pomeroy Wins Shutout in East West Game
Wilson of Pomeroy earns a decisive shutout victory in the East West game. The contest featured strong defensive play and key moments that secured the scoreless result for Pomeroy.
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York
Pomeroy
Wilson
Rae Glouster
Middleport Chauncey
Nelsonville
Gallipolis
Pleasant
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