Kennedy Wins 1950s Top Newsmaker of the Year
Charles Stafford highlights John F. Kennedy as the era’s leading newsmaker, with Khrushchev, Nixon, and De Gaulle among other major figures spotlighted. The piece notes Kennedy’s razor close victory, the year’s travel, debates, and the broad media judgment across politics, space, religion, and sports.
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John Fitzgeril Kennedy
Kens
Associated Press
Jaion
Ifis
Nikia Khrushchev
Seconn
Sena
Massachusetts
Momen
West Virginia
Kerineviy
Hubert Ramphrey
Los Angeles
Harry Fruman
Browne Bs Mining
Lyndon B. Johnson
Hi Fook
Upman
G Eraldent
Hichard Nixon
Nisteria
Therm
Kennady
White House
Khrushchev
Hlinisheney
United Nations General Assembly
Newsmaker Winners for Ten Years Forged in Many Fields
A historical list shows yearly awards across politics science industry labor religion sports and arts with winners including Khrushchev Von Braun Kennedy De Gaulle Eisenhower Salk Ford Meany Stengel Pasternak and Churchill across decades 1950s and 1960s spanning figures from Kennedy Khrushchev De Gaulle to Von Braun and John XXIII, highlighting cross field recognition by year.
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Terson
John Wor
Elly Graham
Geoffrey Fisher
Act Hon
Canterbury
Apslican
Britain
Queen Elizabeth
Graham
Christ
Africa
George Kurmney
American Motors
Romney
Wernher von Braun
Jnde
United States
Timmy Hoffa
Feamsters Union
Iterure
Allen Drury
Drury
Kennedy Khrushchev von Braun
Romney Hoffa
John XXII
Patterson Gable Drury
Tremendous Year Potential Steel Boom Fizzles
Labor peace lifted hopes for a record steel year with plans for over 1 million net tons, but a drop in production and rising unemployment cooled expectations as the decade began. Final figures remained uncertain.
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Soars
Men Started Beauty Routine New York Slipstreamers Spark Fashion Shift
A garbled New York dispatch describes men copying beauty parlor trends and cosmetic routines as a social shift. It notes early adopters curling hats and applying cosmetics, with references to labor, industry, and wartime style influences shaping broader consumer demand and employment impacts.
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New York
UPL
Anchor Found But No Boat Near Lake Michigan Coast
Anchor found embedded in Lake Michigan sand off Tealess Matbas bore the name He Trinian Toole. Salvagers found no trace of a ship by that name. discussion notes a series of railroad ties in the area and unsettled tensions over steel industry funding and contracts. Union and steel producers reached a Taft Hartley era contract in a lengthy agreement, ending a Steelworkers strike and outlining wage increases and benefits over a multi month period.
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Nation
Sturgeon Bay
Wis
Lake Michigan
Lion
Erie
Baer
Basic Steel
Taft Hartley
Hivle
Leap Year Babies and Women in Spotlight 1960
A wry survey notes Leap Year influence on society and media in 1960. It highlights famous infants including John Kennedy Jr and royal heirs, praises women entering politics alongside First Ladys, and mentions Olympic heroines, actors, and writers. The piece blends pop culture with historical milestones and political shifts of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Nixon
Henry Cabot Lolze
Lyndon Johnson
Racqueline Kennedy
Junior
Falk Tempo
Letters to Santa Woman Delivers Christmas Aid in Merced
A Merced woman reads letters to Santa and volunteers to fulfill wishes from local children. She notes responses include clothing, school supplies, and a missing front tooth request. one boy’s tooth was capped seven years ago, inspiring a local show of support and goodwill.
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Merced
APL
Mercedias
Santa
Chiles
Amilis
Pune
Chrisumas
Santa Claus
Vie
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Xoloner
Werihtr Ver Braun
Iobor
Jamies Holte
Hlevatire
Allen Dev
Ergedatiment
Clark
Clark Gable
Floyd Patterson
Ingemar Johansson
Bossige Craw
Ay Sports
Casey Stengel
Penn Aie
New York Yankees
Pela Ered
John F. Kennedy
Nikita Khrushchev
Pope John XXIII
George Romney
Yee
Newsmaker
de Gaulle
Khrushchev von Braun
Romney McDonald
John XXIII Johansson van Doren Pasternak
Khrushchev von Braun — Ford Meany
Stahan
Burdelie
Todd Correns
Eisenhower Nasser Salk Ford Meany
Larsen Presley Churchill
Eisenhower Dulles Salk Ford Reuther
Graham Padres Kelly
Wauk
Mendes-Francw Dulles Salk
Young Reuther
Graham Bannister
Gohol Flemingway
Eisenhower Dulles Salk
Kinsey
Ford Durkin Sheen Stengel Godfrey
Churchill
Eisenhower Massadegh Waksman
C. &. Wilson Murray
Sheen Marciano Morrce
Hemingway
MacArthur Dulles Theiler
E. Wilton Murray
Nona Duracher Lanza
Hyerdahl
James Hoffa
Pittsburgh
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TRO
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Racine
David Oh Meioraid
Londred Meriwarkers
Atea
Aida Mio
Jess Bian
Steed Ustis
John Kitzgerald Kennedy Jr
Ann
Uridrew
Elizabeth
Steven Rockefellers
Anne Marie Rasmussen
Brigitte Bardot
Ino
Laurence Oli
Vovien Leigh
Lucille Ballard Desi Ariz
Wremm
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Aita
Arthur Miller
Margaret Tose
Anthony Armstrong Jones
Thomas Cronin
Margaret Chase, Smith
Maine
Viola M. Cormier
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Cutigre
Wika Russelph
Carel Meise
Chris. von Saltaa
Lyte Burke
Oller
Barbara Moore
United
Margaret Leech
Secant
McKinley
John Fitzgerald Jr
U.S
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Akihito
Michiko
Reza Koorash Ali
Van
Prince Andrew
Elizabeth I
Ataie Santa Chis
Custasas
Jeda Arias
Hollywood TV and
MacArthur Blvd
East
Oakland
Merry Christmas
Christ the Lord
J. P. Dolan Lumber
Peralta Fremont
National Dollar Store
Waa
Lennox
Lester
Ryan
Heaton
Saubuy
A. R. Peterson and Sons
Hayward
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