Gore wins Tennessee primary with Ellington leading governor race
Tennessee Democrats renominate Sen. Albert Gore in a decisive victory over Prentice Cooper who attacked Gore on civil rights. Ellington trails but ahead of Orgill and Taylor in a tight governor contest amid precinct gaps. Allen finishes far back as Republicans fail to shift the state Supreme Court race or constitutional reform efforts.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Albert Gore
Buford Ellington
Clifford Allen
Gore
Prentice Cooper
Shelbyville
Cooper
Ellington
Orgill
Taylor
Allen
Madison
Tennesse
Janerae
Clement
State Supreme Court
Raleigh School Race Case Nears End
In Raleigh federal court the school segregation case edges toward closure as final arguments conclude. Judge Edwin Stanley weighs if race influenced the Needham Broughton High transfer denial for 15 year old Joseph Holt Jr. and whether board procedures were followed.
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Raleigh
Edwin Stanley
Raleigh School Board
Joseph Hiram Holt Jr
Needham Broughton High School
Eve
Tom Ellis
Virginia
Arkansas
Holt
Samuel Mitchell
Mitchell
Education Aid Bill Near Vote in House
The House moves toward a final vote on a billion-dollar education aid blueprint aimed at strengthening the national defense through improved schooling. The bill, approved 265 to 108 to proceed, would offer scholarships and expand grants, with amendments likely to modify scholarship and anti discrimination provisions. Senate action expected early next week.
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Washington
House
Senate
Carl Elliott
Ala
Eisenhower
Adam Clayton Powell
Diny
Early Seat For Hall Proposed In North Carolina
Asheville AP report notes Heinz Rollman proposes shifting Rep. George Shuford to resign after November 4, with the District Democratic Executive Committee nominating Hall to fill the unexpired term. Voters would then choose a representative in the November 4 election for both the unexpired and new terms starting January 3. Rollman argues Hall would gain a stronger, more vigorous representation due to Shuford and his aide Queen’s illness.
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Asheville
Heinz Roll
Waynesville
George Shuford
Shuford
Democratic Executive Committee
Hall
Rollman
Richard M. Queen
Airline Walkout Threat Looms Over Piedmont Pilots
In Winston-Salem AP reports that Piedmont Airlines pilots say contract talks have broken down and a walkout is imminent and likely within days. Pilots union head C N Sayen cites breakdowns, while Piedmont president Thomas H Davis calls the move premature and says meetings will resume next week under National Mediation Board jurisdiction.
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Winston-Salem
Piedmont Airlines
C. N. Sayen
Air Line Pilots Assn
Thomas H. Davis
Piedmont
National Mediation Board
Davis
Nautilus completes first transpolar undersea voyage
The atomic submarine Nautilus completed history's first submerged transit across the Arctic Ocean from the Bering Sea to the Greenland Sea under the North Pole. Cmdr. W. R. Anderson of Waverly Tennessee led the crew, honored at a White House ceremony after being picked up in Iceland.
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Washington
United States
White House
Arctic
Eisenhower
Arctic Ocean
Bering Sea
Greenland Sea
North Pole
Cmdr
W. R. Anderson
Waverly
Tenn
Anderson
Iceland
Pension Program Favored In Senate Testimony
Secretary Flemming urged the Old Age and Survivor Insurance changes before the Senate Finance Committee in his first Capitol appearance. He backed a 7 percent OASI rise, a base wage tax increase from 4200 to 4800, and faster tax action. The House passage awaits Senate action with two days of hearings planned. Byrd signaled potential floor action by mid next week.
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Washington
Arthur S. Flemming
Senate Finance Committee
Capitol
House
Congress
Senate
Harry F. Byrd
Dva
Hoffa linked to racketeers over Philadelphia union case
Senate Rackets panel heard William Brennan testify that James R. Hoffa aided a racketeer group in securing a charter to run Local 410 of the Hotel and Restaurant Workers Union in Philadelphia. Brennan described intimidation and $23 000 debt under the local’s brief leadership, while Hoffa pledged cleanup and Ricca’s property was bought for a training site.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
James R. Hotta
Philadelphia
William J. Brennan
State Federation of Labor
Brennan
Senate
Hoffa
Chicago
Paul
Ricca
Owen J
Bert) Brennan
International
The
Teamsters
William Brennan
Teamster
Sam
Shorty) Feldman
Hotel and Restaurant Workers Union
State Council
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Teamsters Union
Long Beach
Ind
U.N. Opens Emergency Session on Middle East Crisis
The United Nations General Assembly begins an emergency session on the Middle East. The Security Council set the vote for a compromise resolution avoiding direct U S and Soviet demands. The U S and Soviet delegates push for broader political economic programs and a potential summit as tensions continue.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.N. General Assembly
Middle East
Soviet Union
China
Special Assembly
Security Council
U.S
United Arab Republic
Lebanon
Jordan
Arkady A. Sobolev
Reso
Henry Cabot Lodge
Council
East
General Assembly
Lodge
Britain
U.N
Pierson Dixon
Khrushchev
Jobless figures dip in July but remain high
Unemployment fell by 143,000 to 5,294,000 in July while employment rose 198,000 to 65,179,000. After seasonal adjustment the jobless rate edged up to 7.3 percent from 7.0 in June, with manufacturing employment down 23,000 to 15,165,000.
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Washington
Commerce and Labor Departments
Evidence Of Arson In Ex Convict Union Official Death
A secret witness a scorched flashlight and a black Cadillac figure in investigators arson theory in the fatal human torch case of ex convict Teamsters union official Frank, burned over 85 percent of his body before dying at hospital in Pontiac Michigan.
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Pontiac, Mich
Exconvict Teamsters Union
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
Pontiac
Frank
Car linked to Flint arson probe in Kierdorf case
Michigan Attorney General Paul Adams said a black Cadillac sold by Herman Kierdorf may be the getaway car in the arson that killed Flint Teamsters official Frank Kierdorf. Investigators seek connections to a secret witness and possible charges beyond arson.
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Paul Adams
Pontiac
Mich
Frank Kierdorf
Flint Teamsters Union
Adams
Herman Kierdorf
Frank
Detroit
Herman
Kierdorf
Michigan
Paul L. Adams
Flint
Air Force tests Bomarc flight with remote launch
The Bomarc missile was launched from a Kingston New York computer controlled test firing. The weapon traveled across the Atlantic to strike near a drone target off Cape Canaveral but missed due to a failure in its guidance system during a critical flight stage. The test supported SAGE the nations air defense network.
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Atlantic
Kingston
N.Y
Air Force
Cape Canaberal
SAGE
Boeing
Should Married Couples Sleep In Separate Beds
A Chicago AP report notes doctors debated whether couples should sleep in separate beds or together. Physiologist Nathan Kleitman says physiologically each person benefits from sleeping alone in a double bed, but psychological comfort may override this.
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Chicago
T. R. Pratt
Pismo Beach
Calif
Journal of the American Medical Assa
Nathan Kleitman
University of Chicago
Kleitman
Manned Balloon Planned for Next Week
Capt Grover J. Schock of the Air Force space biology branch will ride a high altitude balloon in the same gondola as the record flight. An earlier flight carried a monkey and other animals to about 60,000 feet before the bag ruptured near Pine City Minnesota. The test aims for 100 000 feet with a 24 hour stay to gather data for a potential manned satellite program.
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Grover J. Schock
Air Force
Space Biology
Crosby
Minn
Pine City
Schock
David G. Simons
Picket Line Delays Charlotte Observer Paper Delivery
A picket line by Observer Transportation Co drivers delayed Charlotte Observer deliveries to Carolinas cities last night and today. Regular drivers not involved manned the trucks, with 102 drivers normally employed. Company refuted union organizing claims and refused to recognize the Teamsters telegram.
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Charlotte
Charlotte Observer
Carolinas
Observer Transportation Co
Observer
J. E. Dowd
Teamsters Union
Gecueeetation Enmiliman
Dodd
Dowd
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Bulletin
Powers Fire
William P. McDonnell
Naval Auxiliary Air Station
Milton, Fla
Bomarc
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