Party Leaderships In 1960 At Stake On Number Two Positions
In 1960 the vice presidency looms large for both parties as Eisenhower may seek a second term. Nixon’s fading role opens space for Stratton and other hopefuls, while Democrats groom Williams Gore Meyner and Kennedy. North Carolina also debates a strong lieutenant governor slate under Hodges, elevating the Number Two post.
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Eisenhower
Nixon
Illinois
William Stratton
Adlai Stevenson
Thomas E. Dewey
Harold Stassen
George M. Humphrey
Milter Eisenhower
Henry Cabot Lodge
Stevenson
Ske
Michigan
Mennen Williams
Tennessee
Gore
New Jersey
Gov. Meyner
Massachusetts
Kennedy
North Carolina
Luther H. Hodges
Tar Heels
George Sokolski on limits and living with a heart condition
George Sokolski discusses his six week hospital stay, his insistence on maintaining independence, and the importance of ongoing checks after a coronary. He argues that a healthy person must work daily to avoid becoming a cabbage, and notes doctors with realistic expectations versus overpromising guarantees.
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Joe
Eisenhower
Governance dispute at Woman's College prompts study by university
Trustees of the Consolidated University ordered a Raleigh study to resolve friction between some faculty members and Chancellor Edward Kidder Graham at Woman's College in Greensboro. Acting president William C. Friday heads a committee aiming to report by May 1, shifting focus to administrative solutions.
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Edward Kidder Graham
Woman's College
Greensboro
Consolidated University
Raleigh
William C. Friday
Greater University
Graham
W. C. Jackson
Woman’s College
Editorial Rundown on Roads Amid Financing Disputes
Editorial notes broad agreement on completing a 40 000 mile interstate system despite clashes over funding and revenue estimates. It outlines Clinton era plans including Boggs and Clay proposals, tax changes, and a potential 13 to 15 year program with $51 billion in construction and up to 500000 jobs, plus a 40% reduction in highway deaths per use.
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Bog
Secretary of the Treasury
George M. Humphrey
United States
Mundt Loosens Immigration and Women’s Roles in 1960s Debate
A column rails at South Dakota politics with Senator Mundt promoting higher immigration to boost marriage links with Nebraska and praising life expectancy data from state vital statistics. It lauds Myrtle Tinklepaugh as Columbia County GOP leader and recalls local Hudson history and a Shaker museum as colorful background.
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Washington
Karl Mundt
South Dakota
Francis Case
Mundt
Department of Health, Acation and Welfare
National
Office of Vital Statistics
Senator Mundt
Nebraska
Myrtle Tinklepaugh
Hudson
New York State
Carmine DeSapio
Son
Harriman
Columbia County
Czarina Tinklepaugh
Tinklepaugh
Columbia
Notes on the News 226
Washington correspondent teases the idea that if Abraham Lincoln were shot today would modern antibiotics save him. He reports editors pushing him to pursue a Health and Welfare Department question, hoping for a clear answer.
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Washington
National
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Abraham Lincoln
Teak
Quotation montage on race, industry and baseball figures
A collection of quotes covers race relations, U.S. manpower in the atomic era, and economic effects of Irish-American emigration. Notables cited include Gen Walter Bedell Smith, Gov James E Folsom, Harold Reese, and Duke Snider, with remarks on Irish whisky and Ireland’s tourism.
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U.S
Walter Bedell Smith
Russia
A Desperate Drive Home Through City Streets
In a streetside encounter a weary driver laments bad roads and flat tires. A passerby offers practical help as both reflect on a town with car hazards, potholes, and a stubborn road infrastructure. The scene ends with the narrator resuming his journey home for supper.
Herter Emerges as a Possible VP or Secretary of State
Massachusetts Governor Christian A Herter captured attention after a National Press Club talk where he shared three wartime and postwar experiences. He argued for a bipartisan civilian commission to articulate enduring American policy and for a stronger, more purposeful foreign aid program.
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Washington
Christian A. Herter
Massachusetts
Herter
National Press Club
Reign Service
Red Cross
Strasbourg
Kurt Hahn
Berlin
Hahn
Germany
Herbert Hoover
American Relief Administration
Paris
Vernon Kel
Hoover
Russia
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
America
Communist Party
Khrushchev
Moscow
Ker
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George Sokolsky
WCMC
Congress
House Ways and Means
Clay
Federal Highway Corporation
Senate
House
High Point Enterprise
Bers
Tasmou Fone Enemas
D. A. Rawley
Cecsees
R. B. Terry
Apts
Sis
Conier
Fee
George Dixon
Lincoln
Stalin
Comrade
Charles Pearson
James E. Folsom
Alabama
Mder
Treland
Detroit
Harold
Pee Wee) Reese
Dodger
Brooklyn
Duke Snider
Bonic
Leon Burnett
O.K
Barbee Street
Lexington
Forrest
Gordon
Main
Peter Edson
Red
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