Democratic Chief Counterattacks Over Election Fraud Claims
Democratic National Chairman Henry M. Jackson accused the Republican National Committee of delaying certification and spreading fraud allegations to cloud Kennedy's victory. He backed federal senate investigations as a fair forum, noting GOP leaders cited irregularities in Illinois Missouri Texas Pennsylvania New Jersey New Mexico and Nevada while Chicago precinct recounts showed mixed gains for Kennedy and Nixon.
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UPI
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Republican National Committee
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GOP
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Missouri
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Pennsylvania
New Jersey
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Nevada
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Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Both Candidates Gain In Chicago Recount
The Republican national chairman Thruston B. Morrell led the party into the heated Illinois recount fight as efforts intensified to sort ballots after the election.
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Chicago
Jackson to quit as party head on Jan 20
Senator Henry M. Jackson of Washington announced he will resign as Democratic national chairman on inauguration day January 20 or the following day. He spoke after a 20 minute meeting with President-elect John F Kennedy in the Senate Office Building. Kennedy said Jackson had helped coordinate the campaign and would provide advice on personnel and national security.
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Draft Quota Set at Six Thousand for January
Washington UPI reports the Army announced a January draft quota of 6,00 men, increasing the total called into service since the Korean War to 2,589,930.
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UPI
Kennedy Narrowly Leads Nation In 1960 Vote Imit
Nation's vote nears 69 million with Kennedy at 34,181,777 and Nixon at 34,032,575 unofficially. Kennedy holds a slim 149,202 vote margin and 50.109 percent of two party votes to Nixon's 49.981 percent, edging toward the closest percentage since 1884.
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United Press International
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FCC Staff Endorses Hartford Pay TV Trial Plan
FCC staff group backs a three year pay television trial in Hartford Connecticut for WHCT TV. They say there is no substantial public interest problem and note RKO General Inc and Zenith Radio Corp complied with conditions. The full commission must decide. Briefs were filed for and against the $10 million test.
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Zenith
Full Commission
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Mail load sets St Lawrence record for Empress of Britain
The Empress of Britain docked in Quebec City with 17,419 bags of mail from Britain, the largest cargo ever carried up the St. Lawrence River. About 200 men were needed to unload the pre Christmas mail, beating the previous record of 9,600 sacks.
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Cordiner Sees 1961 Upswing and Calls Strike Irresponsible
Ralph J. Cordiner, GE board chairman, expressed confidence in a 1961 upturn though unsure when it begins. He criticized the October strike by the IUE as irresponsible and noted 1960 Q4 and 1961 Q1 profits would be affected. He outlined GE growth in four areas and plans for process control, data processing, and nuclear power plant advances for 1964 operation.
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New York
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General Electric Co
New York Financial Writers
International Union of Electrical Workers
Afl-Cio
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Cordiner Warns Inflation Could Prove Ruinous for U.S.
General Electric board chairman Ralph J. Cordiner warned that another inflation round would be economically ruinous for the United States but said sensible measures by the federal government and business leaders have been bringing inflation under control. Doves cones 1-4 PSE 98 Pittafien.
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New York
UPI
Ralph J. Cordiner
General Electric Co
United States
Cordiner
Former State Auditor Buckley Dies in Hospital Visit
Thomas H. Buckley 63 longtime Democrat and former state auditor died yesterday at Brockton Hospital while visiting his daughter in law and newborn grandson. Accompanied by his wife and daughter he suffered a fatal heart seizure in the hospital room. Buckley was active in Democratic circles since 1918, won the auditor post in 1934, served until 1938, and later sought the governorship in 1956 but did not secure the nomination.
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Mass
UPI
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Thomas J. Buckley
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Susan
Brockton Hospital
John Buckley
Democratic State Committee
Alonzo B. Cook
Russell A. Wood
Foster Furcoso
Nike Zeus Missile Successful Test at White Sands
The Nike Zeus anti ICBM missile passed a guided flight test at White Sands New Mexico showing perfect ground command response and a planned dive. A new staging separation system also succeeded marking the first time this technique worked on a Nike missile. Colonel John G. Zierdt noted the test aimed to assess high speed maneuver stresses on the airframe. The wingless missile is expected to exceed 1500 miles per hour in operation.
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UPI
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John G. Zierdt
Army Rocket and Guided Missile Agency
Huntsville
Ala
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