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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1960

Page

24

Nixon Passes 34 Million in national vote total

Vice President Richard M. Nixon's popular vote surpassed 34 million aided by Washington absentee ballots. Kennedy's national plurality narrowed to 152,832 as election tallies across 36 states solidified Nixon’s electoral path with 223 votes to Kennedy's 300. Mississippi supported unpledged electors. minor parties collected 415,267 votes nationwide.

D. Harold Oliver Washington Washington Richard M. Nixon John F. Kennedy Kennedy Nixon Mississippi National States Rights Party Alabama Tennessee Delaware Orval E. Faubus Arkansas Louisiana Prohibition Party Dr. R . Decker Kansas City

Chinese Reds Called Leaders

Liu Shao-chi in Leningrad says Soviet-Chinese friendship is a cornerstone of world socialism and will strengthen after his visit. Tass dispatch notes Brezhnev accompanies him as Lenin street crowds cheer the delegation during a summit with little progress on major policy disputes.

Reinhold G Leningrad Liu Leonid Brezhnev Tass Peiping Kremlin Khrushchev North Viet Nam Ho Chi Minh Hanoi Mao Tze-tung Red China Chou En-lai Chou Teng Hsiao-ting

Athens man bags deer then donates venison to hospital

Earl Davis of 112 Shannon St. clipped a deer while driving to work near Athens on Highway 72. The four pointer weighed about 135 pounds and caused $350 damage. Game wardens ruled it not Arsenal deer and said venison must go to a charitable institution, so Davis donated it to Athens Limestone Hospital for patient meals.

Athens Earl Davis Shannon St Davis Alvin W. Anderson Jack Conaway NASA Arsenal Jack Tanner William P. Kelley Huntsville Arsenal Reservation Bankhead National Forest Athens Limestone Hospital

Elector Seeks Meeting With Kennedy Coalition Plan

Montgomery attorney predicts a date soon for a southwide electors meeting with President-elect John Kennedy. Lea Harris proposes a coalition of Southern Democrats and Northern Republicans to influence policy before the Electoral College meets December 19. A split ticket could include former Texas Governor Allen Shivers for president and Senator Barry Goldwater for vice president.

Montgomery John Kennedy Lea Harris Kennedy Harris Texas Allen Shivers Barry Goldwater R-Ariz

Two Redstone Contracts Let for Arsenal Projects

Army engineers awarded two contracts for Redstone Arsenal Alabama. G R Construction of Columbus Mississippi won 75 000 to modify an office building for the Army Rocket and Guided Missile Agency with completion set for June. Greenhut Construction of Pensacola Florida won 63 458 to build a fire and rescue station with completion in August.

Army Rocket and Guided Missile Agency Greenhut Construction Co Pensacola Fla

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