Butler's Proposal Adopted by Democratic Committee
The Democratic National Committee adopted a 1960 convention rule to assure voters in each state ballot for nominees and electors pledged to the convention candidates. The action came without debate as Butler's readoption of the 1956 rule passed by voice vote. Treasurer McCloskey urged more campaign funds to reduce a debt of about 500000 dollars.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
Paul M. Butler
George F. Rock
Colorado
Herman F. Jessen
Wisconsin
Butler
Matthew McCloskey
South
Truman declines Khrushchev reception in New York
Former President Harry S Truman says he will not attend a reception for Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev. He cites a prior dinner date with his daughter and son-in-law during a Manhattan morning stroll.
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New York
Harry S. Truman
Nikita Khrushchev
Manhattan
Americans Hear Nikita Silently
Khrushchev's American visit drew muted reactions from the public as he mingled with Americans at the airport and in Washington. He spoke and smiled but faced little applause, wore a plain black suit to a White House dinner, and photographed local scenes near the tidal basin.
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Saul Pett
Washington
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
White House
America
Mikhail Menshikov
Mr. K
Khrushchev Visit Sparks Quiet Protests and Symbols
The Associated Press reports Khrushchev's visit triggered quiet protests over courtesy to a foreign leader. Wind tore cloth from a statue, a Holyoke paper plant and Catholic church spokesmen weighed in, a skywriting plane drew a large cross, and bells tolled as the Soviet Premier rode past the White House.
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Eisenhower
Washington
Khrushchev
White House
Khrushchev urges Soviet American calm at Washington visit
Khrushchev tells reporters and guests at the National Press Club luncheon that a Soviet American quarrel must be avoided to avert world calamity. He spoke after a major address and preceding a farm tour at Beltsville with a brief interrogation on cold war issues.
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Washington
Nikita Khrushchev
National Press Club
Women's National Press Club
Overseas Writers
Beltsville
Uit
Khrushchev Visits Maryland Farm Center Tour
Secretary Benson welcomes Soviet Premier Khrushchev to the Agriculture Department's experimental center in Beltsville Maryland. Benson guides a 40 minute tour as Khrushchev and his wife view American farm science. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge accompanies the party during the visit.
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Beltsville
Ezra Taft Benson
Benson
Nikita Khrushchev
Agriculture Department
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
America
Washington
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S
United Nations
Eisenhower
How Does Your High School Rate Part I
The Enterprise will print the first of six articles on Dr. Conants study of U S high schools. Prepared by the National Citizens Council for Better Schools. The series includes end questions to compare local high schools with the educator’s findings.
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Enterprise
Dr. Conant
U. S
National Citizens Council For Better Schools
Conant
Khrushchev receives massive ovation in Washington crowd
Moscow papers Pravda Izvestia report Khrushchev was greeted by friendly shouts and vast crowds in Washington, with police estimating about 200000 onlookers. They compared the reception to wartime parades and noted Nixon as the only cloud on the otherwise celebratory scene.
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Moscow
Washington
Nikita Khrushchev
Pravda
Izvestia
Communist Party
Moscow Radio
Tass
Khrushchev
United States
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Sleeping Farmer Dies After Bat Bite In Wisconsin
In BLUE RIVER Wisconsin Louis Ashmore was bitten by a bat on August 8 and died of hydrophobia less than a month later. A US Public Health Service team was ordered to search for infected bats and rabies control efforts began at a center in Poynette near Madison.
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Blue River
Wis
Louis Ashmore
Ashmore
Public Health Service
PHS
Poynette
Wisconsin
State’s Medical Center
University Hospital
Madison
Suitcase Bomb Kills Six At Poe Elementary School
AP reports a man activated a suitcase bomb at Edgar Allen Poe Elementary in Houston, killing six including child victims William Hawes Jr and Dusty Paul Orgeron. Principal Mrs. Doty and others were hospitalized. two notes found, motive unclear. Orgeron, a former convict, and Dusty entered the building seeking enrollment details before the blast.
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Houston
W. S. Hawes
William S. Hawes Jr
Edgar Allen Poe
Paul Harold Orgeron
Dusty Paul
R. E. Doty
William Hawes
John Cecil Fitch Jr
Jennie Kolter
James Montgomery
Doty
Orgeron
FBI
Dusty
Nikita Beams Over Turkeys On Visit To Beltsville Farm
Nikita Khrushchev toured the U S Department of Agriculture Beltsville experimental farm as President Eisenhower noted hopes for easing world tensions. The Soviet leader commented on prize white turkeys while the two leaders held candid talks during Khrushchev's inaugural trip.
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Turkey
Department of Agriculture
Beltsville
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
White House
Kate Monday
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