Electoral Votes Cast Across Nation for Kennedy Victory
Across the states electors met to certify the presidential outcome. Illinois allotted its 27 votes to Kennedy, while Tennessee cast 11 for Nixon amid conflicting appeals. By day’s end Kennedy held 43 electoral votes to 31 for Nixon with Hawaii uncertain pending recounts and court actions.
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Tennessee
Nixon
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Barry M. Goldwater
R-Ariz
Roy A. Powell
South Carolina
Kennedy
Nixon Lodge Get State's 12 Ballots
Wisconsin Republican electors cast the state’s twelve electoral votes for Nixon and Lodge. The ballot followed the November win for Nixon-Lodge while Kennedy-Lyndon Johnson were projected as national leaders. Electors from other states reported results to Washington for certification.
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Nixon-Lodge
Madison
Wisconsin
Richard M. Nixon
Henry Cabot Lodge
Nixon
Lodge
Washington
Senate
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Mansfield Urges Open Democrats Fight In Public
Senator Mike Mansfield urged Democrats to air their battles openly rather than in closed caucus rooms. He said as majority leader he would oppose frequent behind the scenes party conferences and favored truth told at first without garbled accounts. Liberal Democrats had pressed for more open policy discussions with Lyndon Johnson.
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Washington
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Mansfield
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Rebel Guards Hunted After Ethiopian Coup Attempt
In Addis Ababa, Haile Selassie’s loyal army hunted rebel imperial guards who fled to the mountains after a failed attempt to dethrone the emperor. The government reported 2,000 casualties, air and ground patrols continued, and normal life slowly resumed as refugees returned. Crown Prince Asfa Wassen was cleared of involvement.
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Addis Ababa
UPI
Ethiopia
Brazil
Jubilee Palace
Guentalul Palace
Asfa Wassen
Imperial Guard
Man In Space Capsule Flies 130 Miles High Successfully
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP United States unmanned model of its man in space capsule launched to 130 miles and recovered intact 235 miles down range. The test advances plans to send an American astronaut within months. Capsule landed on the carrier deck at 12 03 p m after a 16 minute 4000 mph flight and will be studied at Cape Canaveral.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
United States
Atlantic
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Valley Forge
Grand Bahama Island
Five Men Dead as Fire Rages on New Carrier Constellation
The Constellation catch fire during finishing touches on the $250 million carrier. Fire spread for hours, at least five dead and 38 hurt with 100 to 200 workers possibly onboard. About 4,200 civilian workers aboard. some jumped or were rescued from icy East River.
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New York
Constellation
Edward Cavanagh
Cavanagh
George David
Navy
Schuyler N. Pyne
Brooklyn
East River
Mayor and School Head Fail to Reach Budget Agreement
Mayor Milo G Knutson and School Superintendent Conan S Edwards ended talks with no recommendation for a 1961 municipal budget. The city clerk cannot turn tax rolls over to the treasurer as required, delaying tax billing while a special council meeting is set for 7:30 p.m. to seek a compromise amidst vetoed salary proposals and differing alderman positions.
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Milo G. Knutson
Conan S. Edwards
Knutson
Edwards
Common Council
James F. Shoger
6Th Ward
Finance and Purchase Committee
Shoger
Kenneth Niedbalski
17Th Ward
Niedbalski
John K. Flanagan
Wesley M. Denny
Denny
Adrian Filla Killed When Car Crashes Near Whitehall
Adrian Filla 24 of Whitehall died when the car he rode in skidded on Highway 121 and rolled into a ditch west of Whitehall. Car driven by Karley J. Galstad 21 of Pigeon Falls was headed east. Galstad to Whitehall hospital with noncritical head cuts. Filla’s funeral arrangements pending. Wisconsin 1960 traffic toll rises with multiple fatalities and pedestrian deaths reported in Milwaukee and Ashland.
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Whitehall
Wis
Adrian Filla
Highway 121
Trempealeau County
Karley J. Galstad
Pigeon Falls
Galstad
Whitehall Hospital
Eugene Bijold
Harry Galstad
Filla
Wilbur Holton
Albert Filla
Wiemer Funeral Home
Independence
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Milwaukee
Ashland
Rudolph Lich
Lars Strom
CAB official hints UAL jet over Staten Island in collision
A Civil Aeronautics Board official said the United Air Lines jet should not have been over Staten Island when it collided with a Trans World Airlines plane. Witness statements place the collision near Miller Field, Staten Island, while questions remain about which plane was on course. All 128 aboard both aircraft perished in the crash.
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Edward Liebendorfer
Reno
Nev
Ethiopian Airlines
Cairo
Egypt
Entette Hill
Addis Ababa
New York
Civil Aeronautics Board
United Air Lines
Staten Island
Philip Goldstein
CAB
Chicago
Trans World Airlines
UAL
Preston
N.J
Goldstein
Aft
Inves
Miller Field
TWA
la Guardia
Idlewild
Munich Air Disaster Toll Climbs as Officials Hopeful
Munich police reported 49 killed in the U S Air Force transport crash that crashed into a downtown street and torched a streetcar. Among the dead were 20 Americans including students from the University of Maryland Union College. The plan also claimed Pfc Elvin L Sherman of Linden New Jersey. President Eisenhower sent condolences to ChaneSee.
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Germany
U. S. Army
London
Pfc
Elvin L Sherman
Linden
N. J
Eisenhower
Chane
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