First Ballot Votes For Kennedy Climb
LOS ANGELES United Press International tallies show John F Kennedy surpassing 700 first ballot votes as the Democratic National Convention opens Kennedy holding 704 votes with 57 needed to reach a 761 majority Nebraska contributed 415 votes and a Washington half vote helped Kennedy lead Lyndon B Johnson and Stuart Symington as rivals rally their efforts amid a Senate tally by Henry M Jackson.
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Kennedy Clinches Lead in Vice Presidential Contention
The convention coverage notes Kennedy near the top of the vice presidential race with Jackson signaling support through the Jackson for Vice President Committee. Kennedy needs 62 votes for a first ballot win as Wednesday’s sessions begin, while Kennerly and organizers push for a decisive breakthrough.
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Steel Union Boss Backs Kennedy
LOS ANGELES AP David J. McDonald president of the United Steelworkers Union and a Pennsylvania delegate to the Democratic National Convention dismissed Kennedy for the presidential nomination. Other Steelworkers delegates from Pennsylvania were expected to follow in the caucus. McDonald had been inclined toward Kennedy before and had not yet made a formal statement. Rival reps said Pennsylvania's action could swing the top prize.
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Demo Conclave Schedule for Democratic National Convention
Los Angeles AP recap outlines each day of the Democratic National Convention with venues and key speakers. Opening tonight at the Sports Arena features Ser. Frank Church of Idaho about 6 20 PM. LeRoy Collins of Florida to address the session at 5 30 PM. roll call and balloting proceed Wednesday. Thursday continues balloting. Friday arts program at Memorial Coliseum followed by acceptance speeches by nominees.
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Idaho
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LeRoy Collins
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Platform Committee
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Committee For the Arts
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Coliseum
Mission Widening Bids Sought for Hayward Corridor
State Division of Highways called for bids on widening Mission Blvd from Sycamore Ave to Gresel St Hitt Hayward with about 320000 state funds and 32200 city money. The plan adds a fourth lane a 12 foot divider and traffic lights at Grese and Fairway intersections.
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Rebels Raid Congo Cities Amid Refugee Flight
Rebel Congolese troops attacked Lutua bourg and Elisabethville with European casualties and looting reported. Belgian paratroops moved to protect whites as Lumumba and Kasavubu flew to Luluabourg and Elisabethville to quell unrest. Stanleyville saw mutinied troops seize control and halt refugee flights. Leopoldville remained comparatively calm.
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Patrice Lumumba
Joseph Kasavubu
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Stanleyville
Bond Issue Vote Tomorrow in Fremont Centerville School District
Fremont Centerville School District residents vote tomorrow on a 650000 bond to qualify for a 15 million state construction loan. Polls run 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Centerville, Norris, and Glenmoor schools with two propositions for local bonds and state aid.
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Note Reveals Crewmen Held Over Soviet Shootdown
Moscow disclosed that on July 1 the Soviet air force shot down an American RB47T reconnaissance plane over Soviet territory. Two crewmen parachuted to safety and were being questioned. six aboard were all but two captured. The note named Lt John R. McCone and Lt Freeman B. Glaslead as the survivors.
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Ike Again Warns On Cuba
Newport dispatch reports President Eisenhower warning the Soviet Union and Cuba that the United States will not bow to missile threats amid Communist infiltration concerns. He plans to ask Congress for funds to aid Latin American nations and to pursue cooperative, peaceful development while Cuba increases its anti American diplomacy and U.N. action looms.
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Prayer for Today in a Psalmlike Invocation
A devotional prayer pleads for divine compassion to lift the speaker from pain. It invokes God of mountains lakes and rivers and fields of grain, affirming God’s kingdom and glory with an Amen.
Ike's Golfing Halted As Soviet Plane Claim Arises
President Eisenhower's golf break was interrupted by a Soviet claim that a U S military plane was shot down over the Barents Sea. Aides briefed Hagerty as Moscow reports surfaced, amid broader battles over Soviet missiles and a Latin America aid plan. The episode follows the recent U2 incident and marks ongoing Cold War tensions.
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Arctic Ocean
James G. Hagerty
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Parachute Jump Kills Valley Wife
A Castro Valley man watched in horror as his wife Joy Dykes 28 died after leaping from a plane near San Ramon Contra Costa County during a parachute jump. Both chutes failed to deploy and her husband Bud Dykes an Oakland teacher said she planned a 20 second fall to 2500 feet before releasing her parachute. Funeral arrangements pending.
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California
Schooled Pickpockets Jailed in LA
Five pickpockets trained to lift purses at the Democratic National Convention were arrested at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. Police described an organized ring with links to a school near the Mexican border, detailing quick theft methods and targeting intoxicated individuals. Two suspects, in their early twenties, claimed origins in El Paso Texas and a near Tijuana school. Police declined to release names, citing ongoing investigations.
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