Powell backs Symington and Johnson in 1960 race
Los Angeles AP reports Rep. Adam Clayton Powell welcomes a Negro friend at a pool, backing Sen. Stuart Symington for the Democratic nomination with Lyndon B. Johnson as second choice. He rejects fears of Southern sectionalism, cites Johnson's civil rights passage, and critiques Kennedy while noting Johnson’s voting record. Powell calls for a unified civil rights plank upholding the Supreme Court.
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Los Angeles
Adam Clayton Powell
D-Ny
Harlem
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Lei
Congress
Johnson
John F
Kennedy
Massachusetts
National Assny For the Advancement of Colored People
Powell
Symington
John Patterson
Alabama
Patterson
Richard M. Nixon
Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
Eleanor Roosevelt
Rikhoff Named Public Relations Advisor at Mathieson
J C Rikhoff has been named a public relations advisor of Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp announced by Gene M Brown PR manager. Rikhoff will work with the Winchester Western Division after joining Mathieson on Jan 1 1959 as staff assistant. Audrey Dutoit was also appointed as public relations assistant in the corporate department.
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James C. Rikhoff
Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp
Gene M. Brown
Rikhoff
Winchester - Western
Corporation
Mathieson
Audrey Dutoit
Hats Given Lady Democrats Aims for Polite Public Image
In Los Angeles a millinery push offers top Democratic women gift hats from premier designers to showcase elegance on television. The effort targets convention delegates lawmakers and governors wives with picks at a department store or delivery service. Prices top at around 40 dollars with cautious tastes so far.
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Los Angeles
America
Industry of America
Herschel Loveless
Town
Gracie Prost
Idaho
Bertha Kelly Queenan
Bugler Joined by Drummer in Wee Hours at Boreham Wood
In Boreham Wood England AP reports a ghostly bugler who has played a 2 am reveille at a housing development for weeks is now joined by a similarly phantom drummer. A citizen posse watching nights has failed to catch either, prompting concern from residents about lost sleep and safety.
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Bugler
Wee
Boreham Wood
England
Robert
Posse
Charlotte Desegregation Talks Begin At Lunch Counters
In Charlotte North Carolina Negro students begin sit down protests at lunch counters. Merchants showed initial resistance but a mayoral study committee pursued discussions with both races. A truce was reached as talks continued with community support from white and Black residents.
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Charlotte
N. C
Thi
North Carolina
Rnch
Robert Gore
Johnson C. Smith University
Coun
Gore
Winston
John R. Cunning- Salem
N.C
Austin
Corpusham
Davidson College
Mer
New Commercial And Military Jet Tested
A new jet designed to serve as both a military trainer and a commercial transport completed its first test flight in Palmdale California. The T39 Sabreliner carries a crew of two and four passengers at 500 miles per hour. North American Aviation says the Air Force has ordered 42 planes, with first deliveries expected in September.
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Palmdale
Calif
North Americad Aviation, Inc
Air Force
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