Nixon Maintains Lead as Wallace Stagnates in New Poll
In Princeton at mid campaign, Nixon leads with 44 percent to Humphrey 29 percent and Wallace 20 percent. Wallace regressed from 16 percent in July to 21 percent previously, while many voters remain undecided. Humphrey eyes possible Democratic gains as in 1948.
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Public Sizes Up the Candidates in 1960 Survey
Gallup poll results analyzed as of late September show Nixon leading Humphrey nationwide by about 4 percentage points with Wallace strongest in the South. Regional gaps persist with Humphrey’s defections to Nixon and Wallace lower among Republicans, while sampling error is about 3 to 4 points.
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Mother Brown Ex Slave Reflects On Slavery And Harlem Years
In a Harlem apartment Mrs. Alice Peyton Brown recalls plantation days in Virginia born in 1853 eight years before the Civil War. She emigrated to New York on a justice ticket and worked as a domestic until Social Security in 1938. She notes enduring racism from the Tenderloin to Harlem and comments on race riots and King’s assassination.
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Federal Reserve risks swamping tax restraint with rapid monetary easing
A major investment house warns that even with a 12 billion dollar annual restraining effect from the midyear tax and spending cuts, a surge in bank credit and ongoing monetary expansion could overwhelm restraint. The report predicts the Fed will tighten soon, possibly before year end, risking a sharp recession and a return to higher unemployment and lower profits.
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