Prejudiced Groups Endeavor To Insure Kennedy's Defeat
Leslie Meed reports on the final campaign phase where Kennedy defends a strict church state separation. He emphasizes independence from Catholic pressures and vows to decide on issues by conscience and national interest. The piece notes Protestant opposition and plans to distribute anti Catholic literature amid rising religious rhetoric.
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John F. Kennedy
White House
America
National Council of Churches
Democratic Party
Harvey A. Springer
Khrushchev Interferes To Attack Presidential Candidates
Khrushchev targets Nixon and Kennedy in a global glare on the 1960 race. He brands Nixon as deceitful on communism and sees both candidates as big business men. Western leaders including Adenauer and Stevenson aides weigh Moscow’s tactics.
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England
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Kennedy
Stevenson
Adenauer
C. L. Sulzberger
New York Times
Nixon
Eisenhower
Nominees At Odds On Matsu
Defense of Quemoy and Matsu islands near China becomes a campaign issue. The piece cites Time and Newsweek and recounts Kennedy and Nixon positions from a Sept. 30 TV interview and a debate, noting past statements by Herter Spruance Collins Ridgeway and others.
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Time
Newsweek
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NBC News
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Quemoy and Matsu
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United States
Quemoy
Matsu
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Herter
Spruance
Collins
Ridgeway
Faculty Opinion Splits On Choice
Louise Dalby argues Kennedy offers a stronger foreign policy initiative and domestic liberalism. She contrasts Kennedy with Nixon, noting education gaps, medical care, farm policy, and public economy need broader state support. She cites voter motives including religion, party loyalty, and opposition to Fascist and Communist aggression.
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Kennedy
Nixon
Soviet Union
Mr. Kennedy
Adlai Stevenson
Korea
Kennedy Vote Draws on Foreign and Domestic Woes
Virginia Harrington argues the 1960 campaign hinges on leadership and policy, not aims. She critiques Democratic and Eisenhower-era decisions, warns inflation and taxes threaten the dollar, and notes Kennedy’s agricultural plans could raise prices, influencing voters, including her own choice for Kennedy.
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London
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