Tiny New Hampshire towns report election results first
Reports from Waterville and Hart's Location show narrow margins and party alignments. In Waterville 22 voters backed Powell for governor with 15 votes to Boutin's 6 and one blank, while most ballots favored Republicans. Hart's Location tilted to Boutin 5 to 2 over Powell.
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Waterville
N.H
New Hampshire
Wendell Stevenson
Wesley Powell
Bernard L. Boutin
Hart
White Mountain
Alphonse Roy
Chester E. Merrow
MT. Washington
Mass
Berkshire County
Massachusetts
John F. Kennedy
Vincent J. Celeste
Record Voting Skyrockets in Long Beach Election Day
A record voter turnout sweeps Long Beach and Los Angeles County with more than a third of Long Beach’s 176 000 registered voters casting ballots by noon. County Registrar Ben Hite reports crowds and requests for extra booths with none available as fears of long ballots slow some precincts. County wide 22.8 percent had voted by 11 a.m. amid expectations of a county record turnout for a non presidential election.
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Long Beach
Los Angeles County
Ardh Harris
County Registrar of ‘Voters
Ben Hite
Harris
City Hall
Hite
Earl Warren
James Roosevelt
Los Angeles
Sunshine Expected for Most Voters Across U S
Weather Bureau predicts sunny mild conditions for most Americans voting today. Rain forecast only along a Gulf Coast strip from Texas to Mississippi and a Pacific Northwest to Northern Rockies corridor. Elsewhere fair conditions continue.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Texas
Mississippi
Gulf Coast
Pacific
Rockies
Snow and winds forecast loom across Midwest regions
A Weather Bureau bulletin predicts light to moderate snow will spread across North Dakota, Northwest Minnesota, and parts of the Black Hills area in South Dakota with northerly winds 40 mph or more. Hazardous driving conditions are expected, especially in western Dakotas, as temperatures drop.
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Kansas City
North Dakota
Minnesota
Black Hills
South Dakota
Weather Bureau
Dakotas
California voters cast ballots in pivotal governor and senator race
Californians chose a new governor and senator in a high stakes vote with millions at the polls. Senator William Knowland and Governor Goodwin Knight faced Democratic challengers Edmund Brown and Clair Engle as turnout neared record levels.
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San Francisco
Edmund G. Brown
48 Million Casting Votes Over Nation
Associated Press reports 48 million people cast ballots nationwide in a major voting event. Officials note turnout surpassed prior records with strong participation across states and regions. Local precincts opened smoothly and results began to emerge as polls closed.
Off year elections draw heavy votes nationwide in 1958
Across the country voters engaged in a moderate to heavy turnout in this off year election for Congress state and local posts. Outstate Michigan showed strong participation while Detroit lagged behind 1954 and 1956 totals. Maryland reported heavier than expected early voting and Ohio anticipated a record turnout with long lines at many industrial precincts. In New York the Harriman Rockefeller gubernatorial race drew large crowds as President Eisenhower cast an early ballot at Gettysburg before returning to Washington.
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San Francisco
Knight
Senate
Clair Engle
Red Bluff
Congress
Trump
Michigan
Detroit
Maryland
Ohio
California
Colorado
Kansas
Idaho
Washington
New York
Averell Harriman
Nelson Rockefeller
Eisenhower
White House Lawn
Gettysburg
Herbert Hoover
James A. Farley
Eisenhower Votes in 24 Seconds at Barlo Fire Hall
President Eisenhower arrives by helicopter to a quick voting session at the Barlow Fire Hall near his farm. He is escorted by family aides and a small entourage as he casts his ballot rapidly, returning to the White House within an hour.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Barlow
Washington
White House
Anna K. Maring
Maj
John Eisenhower
John Moaney
Moaney
Rose Wood
Where to Find It in Today’s New York Daily Press
The notice lists sections and pages across the paper with guidance on where to read items about Nelson Rockefeller’s gubernatorial chances against Averell Harriman. It details weather, editorials, financials, sports pages, and specific features by page.
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Nelson Rockefeller
Averell Harriman
Pope John XXIII Crowned in Grand Vatican Coronation
Pope John XXIII was crowned the 262nd pope in a four hour ceremony at St. Peter's Basilica and in the Great Square. Nicola Canali placed the tiara as crowds of about 200000 watched, amid rain sprinkles. The new pope urged shepherding the flock and warned that a pontiff must be more than a scholar or diplomat, emphasizing spiritual leadership over worldly aims. His election followed by the College of Cardinals marked a historic moment.
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John XXIII
St. Peter’s Basilica
Vatican City
St. Peter’s
Pius XII
Nicola Cardinal Canali
College of Cardinals
St. Peter's
John
Weather Outlook Mostly Clear With Patchy Fog
Mostly clear tonight and Wednesday with gradually increasing fog and low clouds at night and in the early morning. Temperatures little changed. The maximum temperature today reaches 77 degrees by noon.
Sinatra's flareup ends with photographer struck by car
New York Journal American reports Frank Sinatra ordered his chauffeur to run down photographer Mel Finkelstein outside the Harwyn Club. The cameraman was knocked to the ground and treated for leg injuries as the car sped away with siren active. Sin ator shouted insults at reporters nearby amid the incident.
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New York
New York Journal American
Frank Sinatra
Mel Finkelstein
Sinatra
Harlwyn Club
Journal American
Don
Don Vandergrift
Frank
Mr. Sinatra
Finkelstein
Buddy
Lewis
Vote Broadcast Starts at 7 P T In Area
The Independent Press Telegram and radio KFOX 1280 will air a joint election-night broadcast starting after polls close at 7 pm. Malcolm Epley and Darrell Dreyer will handle mike duties from the I PT City Room as tally counts arrive from City Hall and the county registrar.
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Independent, Press-Telegram
KFOX
I, P-T City Room
Malcolm Epley
I, P-T
Darrell Dreyer
Mike
Richard
Dick) Beach
Ard Harris
County Registrar of Voters’ Office
Beach
Benjamin Hite
County Registrar of Voters
I, PT City Room
City Hall
I. P-T City Room
Enterprising Peddlers Sell Papal Pictures in St Peter's Square
Vendors near St. Peter's Square hawked postcards showing Pope John in regal robes while the crown was placed elsewhere for Pope John XXIII. The cards used an old image likely of Pius X remained.
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Vatican City
Pope John
St. Peter’s Square
John XXIII
Pius
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Waynesville
N. C
Cataloochee
Thomas Toomey
J. G. Hunt
Hunt
11Th St
Ruth E. Roedel
Hunts
4Th St
American Ave
Midwest
JU. S
Knowland
GOP
Associated Press
Hal Boyle
Wilson
By William L. Ryan
Maetachen Joe E. Lewis
David Niven
Nan Whitney
Miss Whitny
Lon
Goodwin J. Knight
Hollywood
U. S. Senate
Signal Hill
Lakewood
Pope Pictures
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