Rockefeller Heads For Chicago With Advisers In Tow
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller hurries to Chicago amid Republican rift over Nixon’s nomination. He aims to sway the 1960 platform and sub stances from civil rights to aged care while keeping neutral on Nixon. Goldwater signals support for conservatives if a convention fight arises.
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Kentucky
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Arizona
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Ariz
Congo Officials Seek Soviet Troops Intervention
The Congo crisis deepens as Congolese leaders threaten to ask Soviet troops for help while U.N. Maj. Gen. Carl von Horn assumes command. Belgium spooks Lumumba by massing troops. U.N. discusses Belgium withdrawal amid growing international tension.
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Leopoldville
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Tunisia
Morocco
Ethiopia
Henry T. Alexander
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African Republic
Alexander
Stanleyville
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Kasavubu
Soviet Union
Jacques Lumbala
Lumbala
Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
RB47 Crew Party Before Shot Down Under Scrutiny
British and American intelligence probe a party by the RB47 crew at the Elephant and Castle inn in Bampton-in-the-Bushes near the Thames. Four airmen signed the visitors book. two wives attended. four crew members reportedly died after the raid. The United States and Britain say the RB47 was shot down over the high seas. the Soviets deny intruding into their airspace.
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Britain
Arthur Scott-Norman
RBA
United States
Ikeda Takes Over In Japan Faces Crisis
Hayato Ikeda, 60, elected Prime Minister of Japan, inherits a left wing mine crisis in Kyushu after Nobusuke Kishi steps down following a stabbing attack. He signals pro Western policy, plans new elections this fall, and forms a cabinet to serve as Liberal Democratic leadership continues.
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Hayato Ikeda
Japan
Kyushu
Nobusuke Kishi
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Wisconsin Governor Nelson Opposes Johnson for VP
Gov Gaylord Nelson in Madison says he would not have favored Lyndon Johnson as Democratic vice president even if consulted. He predicts Johnson would not hurt Kennedy's Wisconsin ticket and backs Humphrey or Symington as preferred running mates. Nelson just returned from the Democratic National Convention and notes Kennedy leads locally while Johnson’s stance on civil rights and oil regulation may reflect his constituency.
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Oregon
Wisconsin
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Dminn
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Missouri
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Washington
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Day
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Roosevelt
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Nelsor
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Racine Man Killed in Tomah Area Crash
Donald Edwin Fox 24 of Racine died when his car left the road near Tomah at 3 15 a m. The car overturned twice and Fox was thrown clear 38 feet from the wreck. Coroner says no inquest. Wisconsin toll rises to 410 for 1960 with other weekend fatalities.
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Jack Brown
Associated Press
Wisconsin
Rodger Dodge
Sandra Spurrier
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Menomonee Indian Reservation
Dodge
Highway 55
Etna Eruption Sends Lava Down Slopes in Sicily
Molten lava flows down Etna slopes as eruptions subside briefly. The volcano, Europe's highest active, sent a mushroom cloud into the sky, blanketing Sicily and parts of the Italian mainland with ash and triggering panic among residents.
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Kennedy Receives Warm Homecoming in Hyannisport
Sen. John F. Kennedy greeted by vast Cape Cod crowd after Los Angeles convention victory. Police estimate 50 000 cheering supporters as Kennedy, wife Jacqueline expecting a child, returns to his youth home. He vows a long hard road ahead while expressing pride in nomination.
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Los Angeles
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Barnstable
California
John Dempsey
State Police
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Hyannis Inn
Kennedy Estate
Pierre Salinger
Police Probe Blast in Negro Neighborhood, Chattanooga
Police searched evidence in Chattanooga after a blast damaged homes and businesses in a Negro residential district Saturday night. A damaged alarm clock near the scene suggests a dynamite time bomb. No injuries were reported.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Cuba's Swing Toward Reds Slowing Under Pressure
Washington reports that Cuba shows signs of slowing its shift toward the Soviet bloc under pressure from Latin American neighbors. Cuban officials vow to resist becoming a Soviet satellite while Havana responds cautiously to potential OAS ministerial action and a U.N. move on economic accusations against the United States.
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Soviet Union
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Argentina
Ecuador
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Jose A. Correa
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Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
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Communist ‘Party
Peiping People’s Daily
Cuba and U S clash before United Nations council
Cuba and the United States traded charges of economic aggression at the United Nations Security Council. Cuban Foreign Minister Raul Roa prepared a two hour speech. U S Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge prepared a one hour reply.
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U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
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Ecuador
Organization of American States
Cuba si Russia no crowds protest anti Red Mass in Havana
In Havana Cathedral crowds chant Cuba si, Russia no after an anti-Communist Mass. hecklers are restrained by police as Catholics vent against Fidel Castro's regime amid rising U N and international tensions. Raul Castro travels to Moscow amid calls for aid while China promises sugar purchases to counter U S actions.
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Britain
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Rhode Island Governor Favors Mitchell as Nixon VP Pick
Rhode Island Governor Christopher Del Sesto says he received hundreds of favorable replies to a letter urging Labor Secretary James P. Mitchell as Nixon's running mate. He reports support from party leaders nationwide. Del Sesto serves as Nixon campaign coordinator in New England.
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R.I
Christopher del Sesto
Rhode Island
James P. Mitchell
del Sesto
Richard M. Nixon
New England
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