Kennedy Tide Powers Election Night TV Spectacle
The Kennedy surge dominates election returns as NBC CBS and ABC race to project the winner with computer odds. CBS NBC deliver polished coverage, ABC lags with more talk and lighter pacing. John Dalgleish calls Kennedy winner shortly before midnight, extending a memorable night of broadcasts.
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Braille books cut bulk with plastic ink dots
Britain’s Royal National Institute for the Blind announces a new method to halve the bulk and weight of Braille books. The system bakes solid plastic ink dots on thin durable paper, replacing embossed hollow dots and distorting Manila paper.
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Royal National Institute For the Blind
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Car Hits Dog Then Flips in South Carolina Crash
Miss Mickey Yount of Charlotte and three friends were eastbound in a small foreign car when a black and white hound walked into the highway. The car struck the dog, flipped into a ditch, and was left with broken windows and a buckled chassis. The girls escaped unharmed. The dog limped away with a bent tail.
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Mickey Yount
Charlotte
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Doan's Pills Offer Relief for Backache and Fatigue
Nagging backache and headaches from over exertion or stress, bladder irritation from poor habits, and restless nights prompt a call for Doan's Pills. The ad promises relief from discomfort and fatigue, claiming decades of usage and inviting readers to try the new large economy package.
Democrats Win In Alabama
Alabama voters gave Democrats control of 11 electoral votes though only 5 are assured for JFK. Early returns from 1,725 of 3,293 boxes show the Democratic elector leading the field with 173,000 votes to 117,753 for the Republican. Sparkman reelected to the Senate over Elgin as Republicans lag in key counties.
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Ala
Alabama
John F. Kennedy
Montgomery
Mobile
GOP
Jefferson County
John Sparkman
U.S. Senate
Julian Elgin
Georgia Elects Democrats In Statewide Vote Shift
Georgia voters upheld Democratic control in a general election with 326,257 for Democrats and 201,709 for Republicans from 1,007 of 1,826 precincts. Eisenhower’s 1956 tally of 216,652 likely to be surpassed. Electors remain unpledged but a source says Vandiver bloc would back Kennedy and Johnson.
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John F. Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Tennessee votes Nixon in GOP shift
Tennessee awarded its 11 electoral votes to Richard M. Nixon, marking the state’s third straight GOP tilt in presidential elections. Protestants rejected a Catholic candidate, continuing a 32 year pattern. Democrat Estes Kefauver won re election to a third term and Republican B Carroll Reece seized his seat while other lawmakers faced minimal opposition.
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Tennessee
Richard M. Nixon
al Smith
Herbert Hoover
Estes Kefauver
B. Carroll Reece
Congress
Richmond, Va
Virginia
Old Dominion
Eisenhower
Nixon Wins Oklahoma for Third Straight Republican Victory
Richard Nixon carried Oklahoma Tuesday night as the state backed a Republican candidate for a third consecutive time. He led Kennedy early and widened the gap as results came in from urban and rural counties. Kerr won a third term while four Democrats and one Republican member also secured new terms.
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Richard M. Nixon
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Kennedy
Robert S. Kerr
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Billy Brown
Congress
Page Belcher
Enid
Magnate Harry Ferguson Dies in Suspected Barbiturate Overdose
At a Cheltenham inquest judge coroner K C Brooks said Harry Ferguson died from a massive barbiturate overdose while in depression. Jurors returned an open verdict. Ferguson, 75, was found dead in his bath. doctor Michael King cited a manic depressive illness worsening in recent years.
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Harry Ferguson
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Michael King
Virginia Votes Republican in Nixon Victory
Virginia backed Nixon in a close win for president, despite national trends. Nixon led Kennedy 394,519 to 354,485 with 1,915 of 1,947 precincts reporting and about 750,000 votes cast in a high turnout. Senator Byrd avoided endorsement, while Rep. Howard W. Smith remained silent.
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Harry F. Byrd
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House Rules Committee
Lebensborn film exposes Nazi plan for master race
Berlin AP reports a West German film titled Lebensborn portrays Hitler era experiments to breed a master Germanic race. The story follows young girls sent to farms to mate with Nordic Nazis and babies raised by the state as an elite race. Operation Lebensborn involved 18 hostels with about 1000 believed births.
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Berlin
Hitler
Met Opera Pioneer Clo thilde Gobbi Dies at 104
Mrs Clo thilde Opera Gobbi, 104, a performer at the Metropolitan Opera from its 1883 opening, died Monday in New York.
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New York
Clothilde Opera Gobbi
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