Stormy 1960 Session as Campaign Ties Senate to Nixon Kennedy
The 1960 presidential campaign heats up as Congress reopens with Nixon presiding in the Senate and Kennedy on the floor. Major issues loom including defense spending civil rights and the minimum wage with a split between Democrats and Republicans over key bills and veto threats from Eisenhower.
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Senate
Baynone
Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Kennedy
Henry R. Jackson
Wash
Thruston B. Morton
Johnson
Nixon
Eisenhower
House
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Eisenhower to push special message to Congress
President Eisenhower plans a Monday special message to Congress to press for a public interest program. He may seek tax provisions and defense funding, with a nationwide address possible. The plan follows a White House announcement by James Hagerty stressing urgent work for the people.
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Newport
R.I
Eisenhower
Congress
White House
Senate
House of
First Lady
Washington
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
New Rights Bill Seen Unlikely After Civil War
Washington reports the Eisenhower administration frowns on new civil rights legislation push at the post convention session. It cites limited time and Southern protests as blocking factors, while Justice Department actions under the 1957 and 1960 acts aim to curb racial discrimination. Attorney General William P. Rogers highlighted these efforts on the eve of the new session.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
House
Justice Department
William P. Rogers
Castro Makes Unexpected Appearance at Havana Stadium
Fidel Castro arrived at Hav ana Baseball Stadium at 10 30 p m for the closing session of the Latin American Youth Congress. He wore a military coat over his uniform amid light rain and waved to the crowd. Raul and cabinet ministers attended with physicians. photography was restricted until after the ceremony.
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Fidel Castro
Havand Baseball Stadium
Latin American Youth Congress
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Kennedy Endorsed by Young Democrats Write-In Clash
At a Charlotte State Young Democrats rally Dr. Beverly Lake walked out during the reading of a resolution condemning a write‑in campaign for governor. The scene sparked an exchange between YDC president Monroe Redden and Archibald Taylor, one of Lake’s supporters, as Taylor read Lake’s statement explaining his absence to avoid embarrassment to his hosts. The resolution was adopted at the banquet.
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Redden
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Boyce E. Hanna
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Powers Parents Plan Trip to Moscow for Spy Trial
Oliver and Frances Powers announce plans to travel from Norton Virginia to Moscow to be with their son Francis Gary Powers for his August spy trial. They will be joined by Sol W. Cury as adviser. State Department notes show Moscow will not permit American attorneys to attend.
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Soviet Union
Francis Gary Powers
Oliver Powers
Moscow
Sol W. Cury
Powers
State Department
Washington
United States
Griniv
Cary
First Atom Bomb Drop Recalled
Fifteen years after the mission Brig. Gen. Paul W. Tibbetts Jr. recalled leading the Enola Gay crew that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. He described circling for photos, returning to Tinian, and witnessing the city reduced to ruin as he and his team fled.
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Fila
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Hiroshima
Paul W. Tibbetts Jr
Tinian Island
Tibbets
Quincy
Snow
6Th Air Division
Mac
UN Secretary General urges restraint in Congo Katanga stand
Dag Hammarskjold told the Security Council that UN forces cannot shoot into Katanga and must avoid taking sides. He proposed firm assurances to Katanga rulers to keep hands off internal affairs, seeking a path to Belgian withdrawal without expanding the UN mission. The council will meet in urgent session as Hanoi supports UN action and Belgium troops remain.
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Dag Hammarskjold
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Katanga
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Congo
U. N
Moise Tshomba
Leopoldville
Hammarskjold
Ralph J. Bunche
Belgium
United Nations
Lumumba
Katanganean
Security Council
Soviet Union
Congo Vice Premier Gizenga condemns Hammarskjold over Katanga
Vice Premier Gizenga accuses UN Secretary-General Hammarskjold of ignoring the Congo's government in Katanga secession. He travels to New York to press for UN troops to be sent to Katanga, while Tshombe welcomes Hammarskjold's cautious stance.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Antoine Gizenga
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Katanga
New York
Congo
Special Security Council
Gizenga
Hammarskjold
New
Moise Tshombe
U. N
Elisabethville
Tshombe
Congolese ‘Republic
Best of Both Eras From Historical Stats Book
A Washington AP report reviews Historical Statistics of the United States Colonial Times to 1957 from the U S Census Bureau. It contrasts 1900 and 1956 life on pork prices wages debt and longevity with data on taxes schooling and mental hospital admissions.
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G. K. Hodenfield
Washington
U. S. Census Bureau
United States
Colonial Times
Dallas votes against school integration in referendum
Dallas residents vote 22,807 against and 5,690 for integration in a referendum that officials say may reach 50,000 votes. The result does not decide desegregation, as Judge T. Whitfield Davidson ordered a limited plan by 1961 and warned possible broader action if public opinion shifts. State aid and accreditation hinge on the outcome.
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Dallas
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T. Whitfield Davidson
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