Curtain rises on midsummer Senate clash in 1960 race
Bruce Biassot notes a historic August session as Nixon presides over the Senate with three major candidates in play. Democrats Kennedy and Johnson seek limited gains on wages, health aid, and housing to rally voters, while Republicans threaten sweeping platform translations to expose Democratic sincerity. The outcome may shape the fall race though final verdict rests beyond August.
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U.S
Congress
Senate
Nixon
Eisenhower
John Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Washington
Two revolutions greet new graduates says Funston
University of Kansas City graduation comments from Keith Funston of the New York Stock Exchange frame two global shifts as the twin revolutions of Technology and Rising Expectations. He argues business must adopt unorthodox talents and ideas to meet modern science and growing nations. He notes surveys showing 38 million now see securities investing need not require large sums and 28 million understand the stock exchange, signaling a shift from past mysteries.
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Keith Funston
New York Stock Exchange
University of Kansas City
Funston
Stock Exchange
Campaign to raise minimum wage faces slim future impact
A strong campaign to raise the federal minimum wage and extend the wage hour law prompts debate on inflation and job losses. California Congressman Edgar W. Hiestand warns the measure could be highly inflationary and cause severe unemployment among marginal workers, risking widespread harm to those least able to bear it.
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California
Edgar W. Hiestand
Too Hotfor Memphis Sunday Minor League Game Called
A Sunday afternoon minor league baseball game in Memphis was called off because the temperature was uncomfortably high. Fans maintained a cool silence as the unusual stoppage passed without fuss.
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Memphis
Nixon campaign in high gear for 1960 bid
Vice President Nixon leads a nationwide push with long lead planning. Leonard Hall as campaign manager and Clifford Folger as financial head coordinate Washington HQ on 19th Street with ambitious schedules, focusing on North and West while building 5000 Citizens' Volunteer clubs by Labor Day.
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Washington
Enterprise Assn. Washington
NEA
Nixon
Leonard Hall
New York
Republican National Committee
Clifford Folger
U. S
Belgium
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Folger
GOP
Thruston Morton
Spencer Olin
Underwood
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Cial
New Jersey
New England
Midwest
Eisenhower
Mississippi
Florida
Virginia
Texas
Peter M. Flanigan
Tne Nixon
Boyle's Column Some staid old statements By HAL BOYLE
New York AP column mocks Hollywood and Broadway etiquette with a string of witty jibes about actors. Notes include tired lines from agents, aging looks, demanding payment upfront, and shifting career prospects from stage to radio or film. Several quips target vanity, publicity, and past fame.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Broadway
Holywood
Campaign War Over Farm Policy and Surpluses
An AP survey of Kennedy and Nixon positions on U.S. farm policy as a major campaign issue. Kennedy backs tighter production controls and quotas to curb surpluses, while Nixon favors greater farmer freedom with voluntary measures. Both parties propose using surpluses for foreign aid and strategic reserves, plus cropland retirement to trim output, with Republicans stressing idling up to 80 million acres.
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Ovid
A. Martin Washington
Uncle Sam
Congress
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Richard M. Nixon
Eisenhower
Ezra Taft Benson
Kennedy
Modern woman heads house as men dodge burden
A survey of college students suggests men seek equal partners while many women want dominant husbands. The piece argues men avoid responsibility, preferring wives who manage finances, children, and work life, reshaping traditional domestic roles.
Sino Soviet split colors cold war Hailstorm
Paul Harvey surveys the Sino Soviet rift with Khrushchev and Mao arguing over modernized communism and nuclear strategy. Peiping officials accuse Moscow of whitewashing US imperialism as China presses a hard line while Berlin and nuclear threats loom.
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Red China
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Khrushchev
Marx
Lenin
China
Moscow
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Peiping
Mao
Kuo Mo-jo
China Peace Committee
Mao Tse-tung
Eisenhower
Berlin
General Features Corp
Biddeford Newspaper Opinion on Farm Policy Debates
A Biddeford Maine newspaper column discusses GOP positions on farm price supports and surplus removal. It argues for land retirement to cut outlay, critiques parity goals, and contrasts Kennedy era policy with Republican promises aimed at maintaining farm income through revised price support levels.
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GOP
Kennedy
Windows as mystic glass in Mae A Phillips poem
The speaker muses on windows as mystic glass that reveals stories of home love and memories. Evening light awakens recollections of happier days and songs once sung, while church windows stir celestial sights within the speaker as they stroll through memory.
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Earth
Hollywood tax clash drives stars abroad says Hudson
Rock Hudson condemns the tax system as the main reason stars seek work outside the United States. He notes his residence on Lido Isle and cites Steuer policies while detailing recent shoots in Mexico Italy and Java. He argues high earnings are short lived and savings hard to build under current taxation. Tony Martin seeks Broadway opening night dreams, recalling Eddie Cantor on stamina. Florida reports 1959 60 gator chase with 18 735 hunted and a 343 887 profit. largest gator 17 feet. hides averaged 2 50 per foot.
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Hollywood
Pis
Rock Hudson
William Holden
United States
Switzerland
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Mexico
Italy
Java
Hudson
Lido Isle
California
Tallahassee
Fla
Florida
State Game and Fresh Fish Commission
Daily Crossword Puzzle Across Clue List
A compact crossword grid list enumerates across clues from continue in memory to 55 201 Rom with varied definitions. It includes etymology hints and language notes, signaling a traditional puzzle with multiple short answers and self-contained entries.
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