Blue Scout 2nd Stage Fails in Sea Test
CAPE CANAVERAL AP The Blue Scout rocket failed to reach its planned altitude as the second stage burned out early and the 4 stage system plunged into the Atlantic about 250 miles southeast of Cape Canaveral. The test followed a smooth liftoff but yielded preliminary telemetry indicating early burnout and ocean impact. The mission aimed to loft a 29.3 pound payload to 24 500 miles for military space research.
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Here
Atlantic Missile Range
South Atlantic
Poll Turnout High Across U S In Presidential Vote
American voters crowded polling places with long lines as Nixon and Kennedy led early returns. The nation anticipated a possible 67 million ballots with weather varied by region. Early Kansas results favored Nixon while New Haven absentee ballots gave Kennedy the edge. Governors and Congress also contested with Michigan Kansas Illinois hotly watched.
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Nixon
Kennedy
New Haven
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Eisenhower
Virginia
Illinois
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Texas
Congress
G. Mennen
Williams
President Eisenhower Plans Augusta Vacation
President Eisenhower will depart Wednesday or Thursday for an extended vacation in Augusta Georgia.
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Washington
UPI
Eisenhower
Augusta
Lowans Vote for 10 Electors in Presidential System
In Des Moines the public learns that voters choose 10 electors who may not follow individual wishes. Eight electors come from districts and two from the state at large, pledged to their party's candidate. No legal duty binds them to vote as pledged, though unlikely to deviate.
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Des Moines
UPI
Lowans
Richard Nixon
John Kennedy
John Q
Election Night Returns From 4-County Iowa Area
Channel 9 coverage with John Daly and ABC experts using a Univac reports Iowa results from Linn Jones Benton Buchanan with The Gazette and AP cooperation. Craig Tenney KCRG and Frank Nye provide interpretation as figures accumulate from courthouses while radio listeners hear totals and news updates.
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John Daly
ABC
Univac
New York
Craig Tenney
KCRG
Iowa
Gazette News Room
Frank Nye
The
Gazette
Associated Press
Linn
Jones, Benton
Buchanan
Battle Over Candidates Awaiting Voters Verdict
In Boston John Kennedy voted and awaited the national verdict on his bid for the presidency while Richard Nixon cast his ballot in California and sought seclusion after voting. Mrs Kennedy accompanied him. crowds gathered outside the polling places amid election day bustle.
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James A. Farley
Herbert Hoover
New York
Mr. Farley
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Mr. Hoover
John Kennedy
Hoover
Boston
Whittier
Too Early the Poll Opened Eisenhower Votes in Gettysburg
President Eisenhower voted for Richard Nixon after a woman election official made him wait five minutes for official polling. He arrived by helicopter at Barlow Township firehouse at dawn and cast two ballots, one for president and other races, and a school district consolidation referendum. He joked about needing to make it legal and showed his watch when asked how he voted.
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Gettysburg
Low Township Firehouse
Eisenhower
Voting machines run smoothly in Linn county precincts
Linn county polling places reported machines operating well Tuesday aside from a curtain rope issue at the police station precinct. Auditor William McClurkin said most problems were fixed after clerks learned proper steps beyond using the key.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
William McClurkin
McClurkin
Man 95 voters for Nixon collapses and dies
Linn Young, age 95, traveled five miles to Riverhead town hall to vote for Richard Nixon. After leaving the booth he collapsed near his car and died en route to a hospital, with his daughter at his side.
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Riverhead
N. Y
Machinery Oiled for Transition Toward Kennedy Inauguration
Washington AP reports an organized effort to smooth the transfer of executive power from President Eisenhower to the election winner. Clark Clifford for Kennedy and Brig. Gen. Cushman for Nixon endorse preplanned steps, with Brookings Institution involvement and a committee led by Robert Murphy studying past transitions from Taft to Wilson, Wilson to Harding, Hoover to Roosevelt, and Truman to Eisenhower.
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Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
John Kennedy
Clark Clifford
Kennedy
Robert E. Cushman
Nixon
Brookings Institution
Robert Murphy
Brookings
Laurin Henry
Taft
Wilson
Harding
Hoover
Roosevelt
Truman
Cushman
Cedar Rapids Sets Record Early With Voting Surge
Voting in Cedar Rapids by 2 p.m. Tuesday topped the 1952 tally as 25,018 ballots were cast across 31 precincts. The rise reflects more registered voters, from 45,756 in 1952 to 52,342 this year, with 48 percent of registrants voting by 2:30.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids
the Gazette
Gazette corrects election day liquor tavern rule
The Gazette reports taverns will stay open during voting hours today after a correction. Under Iowa law liquor stores close on election day, but taverns may operate. the paper regrets any inconvenience caused by the erroneous report.
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Iowa
the Gazette
Precinct Vote Totals Rise As Polls Open In City
In the Tenth precinct Bever park garage saw 1234 ballots versus 975 in 1952. Garfield school in the 24th precinct reported 1312 votes by 2 pm, up from 578 eight years ago. Jefferson high school in the 23rd precinct logged 1008 votes, Lincoln school in the 25th precinct recorded 1041 by 2 pm, up from 783 in 1952. Officials noted over half the registered voters had voted by midafternoon and lines as long as a mile.
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Bever Park
Garfield School
Jefferson High School
Lincoln School
Civil Rights Group Pickets White House
Twenty four Negro and white students picketed the White House Monday demanding immediate action by the new President on civil rights.
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White House
Washington
Lodge brushes off Nixon heckling in Lewiston park
In Lewiston Maine Henry Cabot Lodge faced a group of about a dozen youths wearing Kennedy hats who booed Richard Nixon and chanted We want Jack Lodge responded with a broad wink and said These kids don't bother me I am used to this kind of behavior in the U N
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Lewiston, Maine
Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Jack
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.N
Rockne Son Dies In South Bend
William D. Rockne, 45, son of Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne, died Monday night in South Bend AP reports.
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William D. Rockne
Knute Rockne
Notre Dame
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