Kennedy campaign seeks to erase religious issue in race
Campaigners rally behind Senator John F. Kennedy to drop the religious question from the presidential contest. The debate continues as voters may still weigh Catholic faith, and Kennedy’s ASNE speech risks hardening the issue before the May 10 West Virginia primary.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedy
American Society of Newspaper Editors
ASNE
West Virginia
Air Force fires Titan missile on 5000 mile test run
The Air Force successfully launched a Titan missile over a 5,000 mile trajectory for the third time. One 98 foot missile finished its flight by dropping its nose cone in the designated impact area off Ascension Island as officials target improvements in range reliability and accuracy.
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Air Force
South Atlantic
Ascension
Bail Set at 10000 for Overson Bank Robbery Suspect
Robert N. Overson 32, former Minnesota and Iowa school administrator, held on 10000 bail after admitting the Wednesday San Leandro branch holdup. He formerly led Lyle and Kensett schools, resigned amid complaints from women. FBI to seek federal indictment for the 1116 robbery with a threat note.
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Minnesota
Iowa
Robert N. Overson
Lyle, Minn
Kensett
Webster Johnson
Lyle
Overson
Johnson
FBI
Minneapolis
Maybelle Lane
North Mankato
Minn
Johnson Edges Toward Democratic Nomination
Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson moved closer to entering the Democratic presidential race at a Houston news conference. He said his name would be placed in nomination and he would serve in the Senate, with supporters predicting 450 delegates on the first ballot and a possible announcement in Denver. Speaker Rayburn backs Johnson as his candidate and urges formal action before the Iowa and Los Angeles stages.
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Senate
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Oregon
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Hubert F. Humphrey
Minnesota
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Texas
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Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
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Rayburn
De Gaulle Flies to Capital for Summit Strategy Talks
French President Charles de Gaulle arrives in Washington for four days of talks with President Eisenhower aimed at forging a larger French voice in Allied strategy against Soviet communism. The visit includes pre summit talks on Berlin and other Cold War disputes as de Gaulle seeks broader Western unity before the May Paris summit.
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John M. Hightower
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Eisenhower
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Soviet Union
Berlin
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Politics and Race Tensions Stir Minnesota Headlines
Minnesota highway officials deny political interference claims as ex-Senator Andersen accuses favoritism in Civil Service. Across the nation, Ku Klux Klan members erect an electric cross at a Negro home in Macon while antisegregation protests rise in Atlanta Greensboro and Raleigh with sit-ins and court actions.
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Ku Klux Klan, Inc
Psychiatrist fears teen defendant may murder again
In Sioux City a psychiatrist testified that 15-year-old Robert Butler could murder again if released too soon due to an almost complete lack of character. The statement was read at a district court hearing on the murder charge for the December 16 death of his mother, to which he had pleaded guilty.
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Robert Butler
Philip Pugh
Sioux City
Atty
William P. Rogers
House
Ten thousand teens rally in Inchon against government
Ten thousand teenage students marched through Inchon demanding the resignation of Vice President elect Lee Ki Poong. The protest marked the largest antigovernment display since the bloody Tuesday riots, with no bloodshed but window smashing at the Liberal party headquarters and scuffles in Seoul's National Assembly.
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Seoul
South Korea
Inchon
Rhee
Liberal Party
Lee Ki-Poong
National Assembly
Lutherans Unite Three Denominations Into One Church
The American Lutheran Church ELC and UELC merge to form the American Lutheran Church uniting 2.5 million members. Headquarters move to Minneapolis with 5000 congregations and assets over a half billion dollars. A four-way merger planned for 1962 would bring in 3 million members.
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Evangelical Lutheran Church
United Evangelical Lutheran Church
Henry F. Schuh
Columbus
Ohio
ALC
Lutheran Church In
America
ELC
UELC
Minneapolis
American Evangelical Lutheran
United Lutheran and
Augustana Lutheran Churches
Soumi Synod
Rioting in Korea Targets Ki-Poong Amid Political Pressure
Vice President-elect Lee Ki-Poong faced anti government unrest in Korea and was pressed by former premier Pyun to resign. Pyun urged President Syngman Rhee to dump Ki-Poong, signaling a volatile political struggle amid turmoil.
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Lee Ki- Poong
Korea
Y. T. Pyun
Pyun
Syngman Rhee
Ki-Poong
Preliminary hearing in Cuban alien transport case set for June 8
U S Commissioner Richard Darby continued the preliminary hearing for Hugo Linden Bair, a 26 year old Rochester MN pilot, charged with transporting Cuban aliens from Nassau Bahamas to Dade County Florida.
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Winona, Minn
U. S
Richard Darby
Hugo Linden Bair
Rochester, Minn
Nassau
Bahamas
Dade County
Florida
Eisenhower Signature Expected to Enact Rights Bill
The 1960 civil rights bill heads to President Eisenhower for final action after the House approved Senate amendments by 288 votes to 95. The bill would empower federal court referees to aid Black citizens in securing voting rights, with Eisenhower expected to sign within ten days.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Shakopee Boy Drowns In Minnesota River Incident
A four year old Shakopee boy, son of Mr and Mrs Edmond Leaveck, drowned after falling into the Minnesota River. He was swept away by the current as warm weather brought many to the river.
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Navy
Air Force
Marines
Minnesota
Michael
Edmond Leaveck
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