Nixon Remains GOP Favorite Amid Rockefeller Doubts
Vice President Nixon still leads Republican National Committee backing for the 1960 nomination though several officials hedged on Rockefeller’s candidacy. Massachusetts' Daniel McLean urged support for Rockefeller, while Utah’s Judd and Wisconsin’s Jasper warned both men could falter. Pennsylvania and California backing Nixon could offset New York support for Rockefeller as the nation weighs the best nominee.
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Des Moines
Towa
Nixon
Republican National Committee
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Rockefeller
Daniel E. McLean
Massachusetts
Mclean
Eisenhower
Thomas G. Judd
Utah
Claude J. Jasper
Wisconsin
Jasper
Minnesota
Edwin Viehman
Maryland
Eldred Rinehart
Ther
Hugh Scott
No Committee
Pennsylvania
Scott
George J. Bloom
California
National Committee
Dean P. Taylor
Charles W. Weis Jr
Morhouse
New York City
Escapees Escaped From South Carolina Jail Nabbed in Massachusetts
Four inmates from Pickens County jail in South Carolina were captured in Newton Massachusetts after a state trooper spotted a pop bottle tossed from their car. The men identified as Joe Donnie Wilson John A Wallis Thomas Robert and Charles Everlie were found wearing striped prison clothing and admitted their escape. A fifth man Thomas Morrow of Mount Holly South Carolina claimed to be a hitchhiker.
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Newton
Mass
South Carolina
Thomas Morrow
Mount Holly
8.C
Who Killed Whom Asked By Police
Florida man James Eugene Harrison, 31, missing since Oct. 7, was found in Phoenix with amnesia. He recalled a hijacker forced him to drive to Jacksonville, where a California inmate claimed to have killed Harrison. FBI and local police pursued leads amid a national mystery.
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Ariz
Florida
James Eugene Harrison
Harrison Window Co
Indian River
Fla
Harrison
Jeanne
Miami
Cocoa Beach
Jacksonville
Barney Dunne
California
Roy Olson
Sacramento
Olson
Knoxville
Tenn
FBI
James E. Leach
Harrson
Phoenix Sky Harbor
Jamie
State Tax Plan Discussed in Wake of 1959 Assembly
Former State Sen. Joe Eagles Jr. of Wilson says a proposed state income tax withholding plan may pass the 1959 General Assembly and could yield a windfall to fund state needs with minimal new taxes. He will liaison for Gov. Hodges in the session, noting a billion‑dollar budget era ahead with study commission reports and college funding high on the agenda. The plan includes a $10 million matching fund to pair with local school construction expenditures and will be scrutinized by lawmakers and the governor's School Finance Committee.
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N.C
Joe Eagles Jr
Wilson
General Assembly
Eagles
North Carolina Press Institute
Study Commission
Ingrid Bergman Wins Custody Battle Over Children
Paris AP Ingrid Bergman secured provisional custody of her three children in a French court ruling that also grants Roberto Rossellini weekend visiting rights. The decision places the children in an Italian school in Paris and bars removal from France until a final custody ruling, expected to take about a year.
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Roberto Rossellini
Ingrid
Isabella
Ingrid Bergman
Rossellini
Rene Drouillat
France
Miss Bergman
Italy
Rome
Martin Ferraiolo
Robertine
Isotta
Lars Schmidt
Drouillat
Schmidt
Tell Truth Judge Orders in Toy Sale Case
Greensboro AP three men stood before Municipal County Court Judge William M. Poteat as the clerk Wilbur B E Durham faced trial for selling toys on Sunday. Defense attorney A W Sapp used a three person identity tactic to show the arresting officer could not identify the defendant. Durham was convicted and fined one dollar plus costs.
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Greensboro
Wilbur BE
Durham
Municipal County Court
William M. Poteat
Il Am
A. W. Sapp
Sapp
Truth Broadcast Awards Offer for Radio Free Europe
United States readers are invited to submit a 25 word or less sentence in support of Radio Free Europe. Prize options include a Westinghouse transistor radio and a broadcast chance to Europe. The program is a public service ad in cooperation with advertising groups.
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Radio Free Europe
Europe
Crusade For Freedom
Radio Pree Purope
Truth Broadcast
Red Party To Meet Tuesday In Moscow Ahead Of Congress
Moscow readies for the 21st Congress of the Soviet Communist Party with Berlin as a key issue. Khrushchev is expected to speak on foreign policy after Mikoyan’s U.S. visit, while leaders from Asia Europe and Latin America attend.
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Soviet Communist Party
Berlin
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United States
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Congress
Khrushchev
Dep
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Chou
Peiping Radio
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Chou En-ai
Mao Tze4ung
Asia
Ho Chi Minh
North Viet Nam
Kim Il Sung
North Korea
U. Tsedenbal
D. N. Aidit
Kenji Miyamoto
Antonin Novotny
Tass
Palmiro Togliatti
Flooded Region Grapples With Dams, Fires and Flood Deaths
Floodwaters menace Ohio Indiana and Pennsylvania with 23 fatalities and tens of thousands displaced. Firefighters battled blazes as ice jams block rivers from Meadville to Sandusky, while the Ohio River swells and evacuations continue along Marietta and Pomeroy communities.
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Ohio
Indiana
New York
Pennsylvania
French Creek
Meadville
Race Street Lumber Co
W College
Scioto
Chillicothe
Ohio River
Marietta
Muskingum
Pomeroy
Sandusky
Fremont
Midwest
Wabash River
Logansport
Lafayette
Ind
White River
Bedford
Lawmakers Debate Tax Structure and Minimum Wage Impact
Representatives Burrow Blue and Whitley discuss how a higher minimum wage could boost spending and tax receipts in North Carolina. Burrow argues broader wages raise income and taxes, while Blue urges a sober review of the overall tax system and Whitley favors avoiding new or higher taxes.
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Sam J. Burrow Jr
Sander
North Carolina
H. Clifton Blue
Moore
W. Phillip Whitley
Wake
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