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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1960
Page
2
Vice President Nixon told Democrats in Newport that President Eisenhower would veto any large spending bill seen as political. The Republican nominee spoke after a White House meeting with Eisenhower about reconvening Congress next week.
Hyannisport Massachusetts UPI Kennedy accuses Nixon of betraying administration farm policy he helped write and labels it a political betrayal as farm belt leaders urge a tougher Democratic line. Nixon responds that spending bills require taxes and public interest while Eisenhower would veto pro visions unless justified. Midwest Democrats say Nixon repudiated key program parts, including farm policy and defense funding.
New York Governor Nelson A Rockefeller announced an all-out campaign starting immediately to support the Nixon Lodge ticket and GOP candidates statewide. He warned the race would be tough but expressed confidence the Republican ticket would win.
Senator Everett Dirksen after a conference with Vice President Nixon said the GOP must win passage of five must items including a school construction bill and civil rights issues. Rep Walter Judd noted unity as the party plans to push farm and defense measures, while debate over civil rights could be delayed until after Labor Day.
Vice President Richard M. Nixon selects Robert H. Finch, a 34 year old California lawyer and administrative assistant since 1950, as presidential campaign director. He will work with Leonard W. Hall, named general campaign chairman. Finch hails from Tempe Arizona and resides in Inglewood.
Washington UPI report says the Airline Flight Engineers Union accused Lyndon B. Johnson of strike breaking. Ron Brown of the International Association protested to Johnson in a telegram, demanding expiation and apology for actions during a Continental Airlines strike. Brown says Johnson’s party crossed picket lines in Los Angeles and Kansas City and later chartered a Continental jet.
Moscow said Monday that Ivan Polzunov, an ordinary worker, invented the steam engine. The claim suggests a Russian breakthrough, though details and verification remain unclear.
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