Franklin Golden Opportunity
Political experts will study a secret New York meeting between Vice President Nixon and Governor Nelson Rockefeller. Nixon sought to keep Rockefeller loyal to the Republican fold, maximize support in key states, and avoid ruptures with Eisenhower while pursuing advantages for the 1964 ticket. He aimed to gain electoral dividends in November without surrendering Eisenhower’s record.
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Bruce Biossat
Chicago
New York
Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
Rocke
Rockefeller
California
Eisenhower
Post Office plan to fly more surface mail sparks discrimination
A spokesman for the Association of American Railroads warns that expanding surface mail moves between major cities on 4-cent rates would harm thousands of smaller communities, reduce rail air mail revenue by about 66 million dollars annually, and shift service inequities onto customers who choose air mail.
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Post Office Department
Association of American Railroads
Name Change Sought for Railway Express Agency
The Railway Express Agency seeks a new name to reflect its diversified services in air, highway, sea, and rail transport worldwide. A nationwide employee contest runs as a name-change committee weighs options for a firm, adaptable brand across 41 countries and 23,000 U.S. communities.
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Shakespeare
William B. Johnson
Railway Expess Agency
America
Railway Express Agency
U. S
Canada
Free World
Express
Edison institute meeting promotes US power leadership
The Edison Electric Institute held a three day Atlantic City meeting themed Leading the World in Electric Power the American Way The article notes US capacity stood at 127 million kilowatts at year start and projects growth to 263 million by 1970 and 492 million by 1980 The majority of capacity is privately owned stockholder financed tax paying electric power industry Consumption is cited as a key living standard measure and the US is described as leading other nations with expected continued growth
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Edison Electric Institute
Atlantic City
Eisenhower Nixon platform keys GOP 1960 bid
Washington Correspondent Peter Edson reports Republican strategists press the Eisenhower record in Chicago to boost Nixon. The new platform hails Eisenhower Nixon accomplishments, elevates Nixon to equal partner, and seeks to market the administration’s defense and economic gains for a new GOP victory.
Margaret Truman to Narrate Music For a Summer Night
Margaret Truman will introduce artists on ABCs Music For a Summer Night rather than sing. She notes her career leans away from singing toward narration and comedy, values family above work, and cites her collaboration with Jimmy Durante as among her happiest TV experiences.
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Bernard Gavzer
New York
Margaret Truman
Eugene List
Don Elliot
ABC
Ture
Margaret
Jimmy Durante
Clifton
Nixon's Checkers speech reshaped a political crisis
CHICAGO AP reports on Sept 23 1952 as Nixon delivers a televised financial history revealing earned and spent funds and the Checkers dog. The piece tracks his courage under fire from supporters to opposition, spelling how the speech steadied Eisenhower’s campaign and cemented Nixon’s image amid McCarthy era tensions and accusations of traitorship.
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Chicago
Los Angeles
United States
Richard Milhouse Nixon
Nixon
Pat
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
Politicians Get Chance To Keep Promise
The AP reports that after the conventions, Congress must reconvene on August 8 to tackle key platform promises. Debates loom on education aid and raising the minimum wage as Kennedy Johnson and Nixon loom over the Senate. The session, set amid campaign pressure, could boost or hinder wage and school funding, with veto risks and party leverage shaping the outcome.
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Associated Press News
Chicago
Los Angeles
Congress
Senate
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S
United Nations
House
Joy in Small Doses and the Disengagement Theory
Dr. Elaine Cumming presents a four year study of Americans aged 50 to 90 in Kansas City showing aging drives withdrawal from others. Perceived mortality and time scarcity shift focus from achievement to life meaning, reducing investment outside the self. Grandchildren offer limited intimate ties, while most find life satisfaction rises with disengagement. Ray Henry’s Social Security handbook offer included.
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Elaine Cumming
Theew York State Department of Menta Health
Kansas City
Dr. Cumming
Biddeford Daily Press Masthead and U.S. AP Note
Publication masthead for 11 Adams Street Biddeford Maine lists Paul Casavant as publisher T J Mahoney as editor with telephone numbers for business and editorial desks. Subscription rates shown are one month 185 six months 1050 and one year 2100. Associated Press rights noted for local news and dispatches. Entered second class postage paid at Biddeford Maine.
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Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
Paul Casavant
T. J. Mahoney
Associated Press
Nixon Remarks Spark Protests Across California Towns
In Whittier California residents clashed with political supporters as a citizens group blocked a street naming for the vice president. At Whittier College seniors protested his commencement address prompting a separate receiving line for two students who refused to shake his hand.
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Richard Nixon
California
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Nixon
Alger Hiss
Dean Acheson
United States
Adlai Stevenson
Adlai
College
Harry Truman
Stevenson
Acheson
Earl Mazo
Politi
Cally
Congress
Whittier
Calif
Whittier College
Giver Draw Line On Bridal Gift Go Round
A reader laments wedding gift pressures and the rising costs of showers and presents. She notes the difficulty of matching expensive bridal patterns and multiple gifts while staying within a tight budget. The columnist suggests giving what one can afford and avoiding overspending amidst social expectations.
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Govng
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
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