Kefauver Wins Landslide in Tennessee Democratic Primary
Sen Estes Kefauver captures a massive lead over Judge Andrew Taylor in Tennessee with 433,007 to 218,981 votes from 2381 of 2635 precincts. Kefauver cites civil rights support and national unity, while Taylor condemns the platform, admitting surprise at the strong turnout and regional backing.
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Gavin Scott
Nashville
Tenn
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Andrew T. Taylor
Kefauver
Taylor
Nudist Husband Safe In Camp Near Graniteville
Aiken County nudist camp dispute ends with state ruling no trespass authority if camp on private property and not public. A woman sought police to retrieve her husband. sheriff declined jurisdiction and advised the man to dress and return home.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Attorney General's Office
Aiken County
Graniteville
Wyman Busch
State Law Enforcement Division
Busch
Wall Collapses in Charlotte Injuring Two
In downtown Charlotte a section of a building under demolition collapsed onto a pedestrian walkway injuring two people. Robert W. Cline of Mooresville Green employed by an insurance firm sustained a leg injury and was treated at Charlotte Memorial. Fannie Braswell escaped with a cut ear and minor scratches when debris struck her car. Norman's House Demolishing Co carried out the work as crews monitored the site.
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Charlotte
N.C
Robert W. Cline
Mooresville
Charlotte Memorial Hospital
Fannie Braswell
South Church Street
E. L. Hinson
Norman
Kennedy Heads To Gotham For Friendship Campaign
Senator John F Kennedy arrives in New York for a day of speeches and meetings as he campaigns for the Democratic nomination. He says the current special session won’t commit to party platforms and seeks broad support from ethnic groups while planning a Midwest farm leaders conference with Lyndon Johnson.
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New York
John F. Kennedy
Congress
Democratic Party
Kennedy
Hyannis Port
Mass
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Time
Life
Felix von Eckhart
West Germany
Park Avenue
von Eckhart
Free World
West Berlin
United States
Konrad Adenauer
Eisenhower
Abe Feinberg
Feinberg
Kayser-Roth Corp
Lyndon B. Johnson
Senate
Robert F. Kennedy
McClellan
Landrum. Griffin Law
Lodge Plans Campaign on East and West Coasts
Republican vice presidential nominee Henry Cabot Lodge plans a broad campaign sweep from the East to West Coasts and through the South including Ohio Indiana and Illinois He announced the plan after a Newport conference with President Eisenhower and Nixon The UN ambassador will start campaigning when his UN duties ease and will be joined by Representative William H Bates on tours at the Beverly home Lodge is on vacation with family activities noted
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Beverly
Mass
Henry Cabot Lodge
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Lodge
Newport
R. L
Richard M. Nixon
Eisenhower
U. N
William H. Bates
R - Mass
Khrushchev Brands Macmillan Hostile Over US Policies
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev in a Moscow radio broadcast letter accused Harold Macmillan of a hostile stance toward the Soviet Union backing aggressive U.S. policies. He argued Britain approved the RB-47 flight and noted a U.S. spy plane over the Soviet Union before the U2 incident. He claimed the U.S. then escalated tensions to humiliate the USSR.
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London
Nikita Khrushchev
Moscow Radio Today
Harold Macmillan
Soviet Union
United States
Macmillan
Khrushchev
U.S
Francis Gary Powers
Man Posing as Prison Official Bets 14 Revolvers and 6 Shotguns
An Atlanta hardware store sold 14 revolvers 6 shotguns and over 1000 rounds of ammunition to a man claiming to be a Stone Mountain Prison branch representative. Salesman H A Keller reported the call dated July 28 claiming to be Warden Hoke Smith and placing the order.
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Atlanta, Ga
Stone Mountain
Atlanta
H. A. Keller
Hoke Smith
U.N. Contingent Blocked at Katanga Border
20 man advance guard barred from entering Katanga and sent back to Leopoldville with U.N. Undersecretary Ralph Bunche. Katanga Premier Tshombe rejected U.N. patrols, warning that intervention would be treated as aggression. Bunche reported to Hammarskjold after failed negotiations.
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Elisabethville
The
Congo
U. N
Katanga
Leopoldville
Ralph J. Bunche
Bunche
U.N
Moise Tshombe
Dag Hammarskjold
Tshombe
Hammarskjold
Godefroid Munongo
Munongo
Recruit in Jail Snell Flees Parris Island After 3 Days
Gerald Snell a 19 year old Nashua New Hampshire recruit fled the Marine Recruit Depot at Parris Island South Carolina after three days in the service. He described alleged mistreatment during an interview at the home of an Elkton Maryland jailer. Snell remains confined pending an appeal of a 16 month sentence in Maryland court for traffic violations connected to his flight.
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Gerald Snell
Nashua
N.H
Marine
Parris Island
S.C
Snell
Elkton
Maryland
Nixon outlines global strength plan in Hawaii tour
Richard Nixon, campaigning in Hawaii, said the United States will always back free nations and build military power. He urged firm yet not belligerent diplomacy and supported UN as peace tool while naming advisers and signaling a future as a personal foreign policy chief.
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Whitney Shoemaker
Honolulu
Richard M. Nixon
United States
Nixon
U.S
Waikiki
Seattle
Hawaii
United Nations
Eisenhower
Secretary of the Treasury
Robert B. Anderson
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Luis Munoz-Marin
Puerto Rico
Christian A. Herter
C. Douglas Dillon
Labor Management Scoreboard and Candidate Positions
A Washington AP assessment compares Nixon and Kennedy on labor issues. Nixon leans toward employers in many disputes, while Kennedy champions organized labor, yet both show gray areas and pledge to improve industrial relations. AFL CIO scores favor Kennedy for labor votes. Nixon shows limited alignment. Health care, minimum wage, and work week proposals differ, with varying federal role and funding plans.
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Norman Walker Washington
Nixon
Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Congress
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Joliet, Ill
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