28 Jul 1960
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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1960
Page
1
Hal Boyle reports Indonesia’s president campaigns against cha cha and rock and roll as social unrest rises among youth. Government bans fuel underground dances then private homes and shops become hubs for forbidden steps. Foreign records and new Latin fusions push the craze into the open.
A reporter recalls taking his 12 year old son Joe to a Republican convention in Chicago. They fail to gain seats, rely on press badges and tickets, endure ushers, and view speakers from the arena floor and a private lounge. Joe enjoys the spectacle and Nixon buttons prompt a hopeful, if humorous, request to return another night.
In Amman the AP reports the death of 2 year old Princess Jovah, daughter of King Saud, in a traffic incident near the royal palace in Riyadh. The royal family and Saudi authorities have not released further details.
UNITED NATIONS Lodge, named by Vice President Nixon as presidential running mate, has shown firmness with the Soviet Union in UN negotiations and debates. The article details his career as US permanent representative to the UN, his tours of the Soviet Union, and his role in disarmament talks and regional ceasefires. It notes his background, education, military service, and political rise, including association with Eisenhower and the 1952 nomination campaign.
CHICAGO AP Republicans reaffirmed a liberal yet restrained platform drafted under Nixon and Eisenhower roots. Delegates voted for a 16,000 word platform with few noes, pledging support for the ticket and a cautious expansion of government, while promising action on foreign policy, defense, business aid, labor, agriculture, and ending racial discrimination.
HOLLYWOOD AP reports as the second major party gathering nears its end the question of whether national political conventions are outmoded in the TV era. Both Republicans and Democrats aimed to captivate millions of home viewers yet critics say the sessions were long, tedious and lacking excitement. A top TV executive notes the musty air of ritual and urges better use of television to engage audiences. Networks warn of millions lost, but conventions serve party cohesion and messaging.
The Textile Workers Union Executive Council endorsed Senator John F. Kennedy for president. In a resolution the union urged support from all Americans whose livelihoods depend on textile industry stability. The union represents about 220 workers across the United States and Canada.
In Chicago AP notes Gov. Mark Hatfield’s nominating speech for Nixon ran just 24 words. A century earlier Abraham Lincoln’s 26 word nominating talk set a hinge in party conventions.
A tavern owner in Houston reports a suspicious man drinking only water for four hours and he is jailed for questioning by a psychiatrist. In Cebu City two barefoot taxi drivers complain their shoes were stolen while asleep in parked cars. The National Committee for the Prevention of Alcoholism hosts its fifth annual banquet with Daniel F. B. DeBest as main speaker. William V. Wheat of Shoreham-by-the-Sea is ordered to pay $70 national insurance arrests after claiming to form a sovereign state. Trevor Howard drives 180 miles from Buxton to play cricket and is out on the first ball of the day.
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