Rockefeller Withdrawal Shifts 1960 Campaign Dynamics
Republicans frame the move as party unity with Nixon poised for the GOP nomination and a running mate decision likely to come from Nixon. Democrats face choosing a strong challenger without triggering intra party battles as the Nixon bid looms.
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Washington
Nelson A. Rockefeller
GOP
Richard M. Nixon
Rockefeller
Chicago
Nixon
Colts Giants
Baltimore
Thurston B. Morton
Kentucky
North Carolina Toll Tops 27 in 78 Hours
A brutal 78 hour period on North Carolina highways leaves 27 dead from multiple crashes and fires. fatalities include a Kitty Hawk bridge plunge and a Polk County chase crash, with other victims across Wilkes, Macon, Gaston and Buncombe counties.
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Owen Bethel Inman
Rt. 1
Lawsonville
Lawrence James Manning
Wagram
Wendell Dean Marston
Longhurst
Willie Mackey
Pineville
Frances Miller Allen
Yadkinville
Thomas Edward Barnes
Dunn
Edward C. Norton
Laurel Hill
Archie Knight
Sanford
Thomas Earl Gore
Nakina
Payne
Alexis
Gaston County
Marie McLean
Ella Marie
Weather Blame Sought Over Christmas Highway Toll
North Carolina reports 27 deaths on highways during Christmas period from 6 p m Thursday to midnight Sunday. Col James R Smith of the State Highway Patrol cites good weather and heavy traffic as factors, noting 11 deaths in 10 high speed crashes and several failures to stop at signs.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
James R. Smith
State Highway Patrol
North Carolina State Motor Club
Smith
Eisenhower Fact Finding Board Holds Separate Huddles Over Steel Dispute
The three man panel led by George W. Taylor met separately with United Steelworkers Union representatives and industry negotiators as tensions rose. AFL CIO president George Meany to testify for the USW. no progress reported across multiple company talks.
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Washington
Eisenhower
George W. Taylor
United Steelworkers Union
Taylor
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Joseph F. Finnegan
United Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
USW
R. Conrad Cooper
National deaths drop during Christmas weekend
The National Safety Council reports the death toll under 500 this Christmas weekend, about 15 percent below 1955, and lower than 1953. The three day observance saw 71 million cars in use, up from past years, with officials noting fewer fatalities despite more traffic.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Sar Enietlltieenanes
Missouri
Iowa
Nebraska
Council Bluffs
Treynor
New York Transit Workers Authorize Citywide Strike
Four thousand TWU members in New York voted to strike at midnight on New Year’s Day affecting subways and city owned buses and private buses. They seek a 15 percent wage rise for about 38 000 workers as contract talks with the Transit Authority and private lines loom. A mayoral committee and department heads meet to avert or prepare for the potential walkout.
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New York
Times ‘Square
Transport Workers Union
Manhattan Center
TWU
Motormen’s Benevolent Assn
Robert F. Wagner
Theunion
Transit Authority
Wagner
Eisenhower Sees Mid May Paris Talks Satisfactory
President Eisenhower said a mid May summit in Paris should satisfy the United States. James Hagerty noted May 16 as probable, with date set after talks with France and Britain. Officials including Herter Gates and McCone will join in Washington to discuss international and defense issues.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Paris
United States
White House
James C. Hagerty
France
Britain
Christian A. Herter
Washington
Herter
Defense
Thomas S. Gates Jr
John A. McCone
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Hagerty
International and Defense
U. S
Nikita Khrushchev
Midwest Snowstorm Strands Dozens Across Region
A powerful winter storm swept the Midwest closing U.S. 40 and U.S. 281 in Russell Kansas. More than 100 motorists waited in city hall basement and on stalled buses as drifting snow and 50 mph winds created blizzard conditions. Lincoln Nebraska reported 8 inches of snow and bus traffic halted.
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Associatedse
Russell
Kans
U.S. 40
U.S. 281
Isin
Lower Michigan
Lincoln
Neb
Maryville
New England
Portsmouth
Concord
N.H
Burlington
Montpelier
Johansson agrees to June rematch with Patterson in New York
World heavyweight champion Ingemar Johansson agrees to meet Floyd Patterson in New York next June after a conference with New York promoters. Roy Cohn seeks Polo Grounds or Yankee Stadium as venue and expects a gate of at least 1.5 million dollars.
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Stockholm
Ingemar Johansson
Floyd Patterson
New York
Roy Cohn
Polo Grounds
Yankee Stadium
Humbert Fugazy
Cohn
Johansson
Edwin Ahlquist
Plant Reopens as Seven Arrested at Albert Lea Gate
Wil son & Co meat packing plant in Albert Lea Minnesota reopened today under a federal court order. Seven men carrying firearms were arrested as nonunion workers entered the grounds guarded by National Guardsmen. Martial law was lifted after the court order limited pickets to four at the main gate.
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Albert Lea
Minn
Wilson & Co
Freeborn
Freeborm
Neees
John Cahill
Eight Hurt In Head-On Collision In Lancaster County
In a rain soaked highway crash near Lancaster South Carolina Rev Thomas Kemmerlin 49 a Methodist minister collided with a car driven by Billy Franklin Lackey 23. Broughton Yank Yancey identified as from Lancaster and Cleveland James Farmer both injured rode with Lackey. Minister and family suffered cuts bruises. Police said both vehicles demolished and officers investigated location.
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Sebel
Yancey
Yank) Broughton
Cleveland James
Bo) Farmer
Lancaster
S.C
Thomas Kemmerlin
Billy Franklin Lackey
Rt. 6
Broughton
Farmer
Lackey
Eunice
Magge Kemmerlin
Anne K. McDonald
Charleston
Jean Kemmerlin
Mecklenburg County
South Carolina
Birthdays Make Heart Glow Under Ultraviolet Light
AP Science writer notes that human heart tissue glows under ultraviolet light and orange infrared pigments emerge with age. The aging pigment is concentrated in older hearts, but its source and relationship to disease remain unclear.
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Alton Blakesless
Associated Press
Chicago
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