Democrats Score Big in Senate Races 1960 Outlook Bright
Democrats claim a commanding Senate edge after sweeping victories. Kennedy and Symington posted large margins, Williams won New Jersey, while McFarland and Leader failed to reclaim seats. Republicans lost ground in Connecticut Indiana and Michigan with Hartke and Potter victories. Holiday-wide shift signals party control for four years.
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Graf
Alaska
John F. Kennedy
Dmoss
Suart Symington
DMO
New Jersey
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Robert Meyner
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Kennedy
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Mington
Ernest W. McFarland
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
George M. Leader
Pennsylvania
Hugh Scott
Frank 8. Hogan
Kenneth B. Keating
Irving M. Ives
Williams
GOP
Connecticut
Thomas J. Dodd
William A. Purtell
Indiana
Vance Hartke
Evansville
Harold W. Handley
William Jenner
Ind
Michigan
Philip A.hart
Charles E. Potter
Jones Proves Self In District Rallies
Rutherfordton leader Woodrow Jones, former state legislator and congressman, gains praise after touring all 12 districts and 20 counties to rally Democratic support. At 45, he is seen as a serious, partisan figure shaping North Carolina party leadership alongside L. H. Fountain of Edgecombe.
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Raleigh
Woodrow Jones
Rutherfordton
Democratic State Committee
Congress
William Umstead
Umstead
U. S
North Carolina
Rutherford County
L. H. Fountain
Edgecombe
Farm Bureau Moves to Raleigh HQ in Former Raleigh Times Building
North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation announced it bought the old Raleigh Times building to house its state headquarters, moving from Greensboro. Executive vice A. C. Edwards said delegates voted last February to secure suitable offices, closing on November 10. The price was not disclosed.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation Today
Raleigh Times
Greensboro
A. C. Edwards
Farm Bureau
Rockefeller Wins Vote in New York Recall and Party Victory
Rockefeller, 50, liberal heir to the oil fortune, wins a New York gubernatorial election with strong upstate support and gains backlash against Tammany Hall. He touts group life insurance, pension protections, and anti right to work measures while appealing to independents and Democrats.
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Oil
Fortune
Upstate
New York
New York City
L. Judson Morhouse
GOP
Keating
New York State
Morhouse
Harriman
York City
Liberal Party
Democratic Party
David Dubinsky
Dubinsky
Dewey
North Carolina Justice Of The Peace Amendment Defeated
North Carolina voters rejected a constitutional amendment expanding jurisdiction of justices of the peace to hear claim and delivery cases up to 200 dollars. Returns from 1 189 of 2 083 precincts showed 152 511 against and 88 942 for the measure. Durham County sided 7 214 to 1 608 against it. Merchants backed the amendment seeking quicker repossession of mortgaged property, while critics warned of abuse of writs.
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Durham County
General Assembly
J. Spencer Bell
Charlotte
North Carolina Bar Assn
North Carolina
Brantford installs folding gates at parking lots
In Brantford Ontario the city added folding gates to pay-as-you-enter lots to prevent entry by vehicles larger than a kiddy car. The change aims to stop scams where small sport cars slipped under gates to avoid charges.
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Brantford
Ont
Northern Ireland Farmers Use Gas to Control Rabbits
Farmers in Northern Ireland are employing gas to kill an increasing number of rabbits destroying crops. The method aims to curb damage to fields and reduce losses for local farms and suppliers.
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Northern Ireland
Democrats Score Sharp Gains In House Elections
Democrats scored sharp gains in the House elections with early tallies showing 262 Democrats and 119 Republicans elected, 19 leading and 34 Republicans leading. The vote set up a House taking office next January with potential factional ties between Southern conservatives and Republicans. A new Alaska seat completes the count.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Eisenhower
Gettysburg
House
Alaska
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