Kennedy steamroller reshapes party power in 1960 race
Washington correspondent notes soreheads across states as Kennedy solidifies dominance after the Democratic convention. Rival factions failed to unite, Johnson’s VP move reshapes loyalties, and old-line leaders face retirement or adaptation as a crew-cut revolution takes hold.
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Peter Edson
Washington Correspondent
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Los Angeles
NEA
Kennedy Steamroller
Kennedy
Ohio
Gov. DiSalle
Towa
Loveless
California
Brown
Minnesota
Freeman
Kansas
Docking
North Carolina
Terry Sanford
Sorehead Club
Adlai Stevenson
Oklahoma
Mike Monroney
Eugene McCarthy
Hubert Humphrey
Stevenson
Jack
Home as the center of affections in thought
Editorial remark asserts that home is the dearest place on earth and should sit at the center of the heart, guiding daily life and affection. Mary Baker Eddy emphasizes home as a core ideal shaping personal values and daily conduct.
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Mary Baker Eddy
Truman and Stevenson At 1960 Convention Through A Historian's Lens
A historian notes how 1956 to 1960 reshaped Truman and Adlai Stevenson. Truman clung to influence yet had little power and criticized the convention from afar. Stevenson, still loved by many, faced waning party support and a less central role as Los Angeles hosted the event. History remains unforgiving of shifting political stature.
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Truman
Adlai Stevenson
John F. Kennedy
Stuart Symington
Stevenson
Averell Harriman
Los Angeles
Time to grow up the conventions of 1960
The piece argues that television has failed to modernize national conventions, criticizing long nominating speeches and staged demonstrations as outdated. It urges ending elaborate demonstrations and favoring real human conflicts, predicting 1960 should mark the end of these ritualized processes.
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Los Angeles
TV Sun
Meat digestion myth debunked by USDA studies
A USDA bulletin reports 44 experiments showing average digestibility of beef veal mutton and pork proteins and fat at 98 percent in a simple diet. Results were consistent across meat types and cooking methods, refuting the belief that meat is only sparingly digestible and emphasizing meat’s palatability.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture Bulletin
Gold cargo from Toronto to New York marked largest single-plane shipment
About 15 tons of Canadian gold flew from Toronto to New York this week, possibly the largest single-plane shipment. The gold is stored at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for foreign central banks, serving as a vault depository and settlement hub for international accounts.
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AP Business News
New York
Toronto
United States
Treasury
U. S. Treasury
Ft. Knox
Lower Manhattan
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Bank O Nova Scotia
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Bank
Canada
England
New York Bank
West Germany
New York Federal Reserve Bank
U. S
Ft Knox
Boyle's Column Dad recalls his daughter and lies
In a Lake Tarleton arts festival piece, a father recalls lying about his daughter’s age to soften truths. He muses on parenting, memory, and the playful maneuvers of a father trying to shape how his daughter is seen. The column blends humor with reflections on honesty and family dynamics.
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Lake Tarleton
N.H
Tracy
Tommy
Wishing well tale and Tucson bobcat tale merge oddly
A lyrical note on family wishes contrasts with a Tucson incident where a three month old bobcat cub was spotted treed near the city, frightening the animal and prompting a deputy to respond.
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Tucson
Ariz
John A. Lyons
Lyons
Investors Forum The Battle Over Women’s Intuition
Ruth Willett surveys “woman’s intuition” as a keen social sense that reads people and rooms. She argues women detect hidden traits, price ranges, and relational tensions faster than men admit, noting practical judgment in daily life and warnings about trust. Includes Newspaper Enterprise Association tag.
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Jonese
Democrats promise social security health care for the elderly
The Democratic platform at Los Angeles pledges medical care benefits within Social Security for seniors. The article notes the chance to pass such a program before the elections, possible presidential veto by Eisenhower, and the role of Congress in August and after. It contrasts Republican positions and recalls broader debates on elderly health care and savings policies.
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America
Los Angeles
Congress
House
Senate
Washington
Eisenhower
Ray Henry
Biddeford Daily Race Journal Publisher Listing
Biddeford Maine local newspaper page listing contact details for Paul Casavant publisher and T J Mahoney editor. Includes telephone numbers for business and editorial departments and subscription rates for one month six months and one year. Also notes Associated Press rights and postal information.
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Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
Paul Casavant
T. J. Mahoney
Associated Press
Post Office
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Mommy
Investors Forum
Ruth Willett
Glancin
Interio
Junior
By Harry C
France
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Savings and Loan Association
United States Treasury
Forum
Retirement and
Hagen
Stealt
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Templeton
Ddeford
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