Highest Office Held by One of His Race
Massachusetts Attorney General Edward Brooke, a Black man, holds the nation’s highest elective office for a person of his race. The article notes his personal stake in civil rights, involvement with NAACP leaders, and focus on school integration amid Boston boycotts. Brooke’s background includes World War II service, a Bronze Star, and a legal career in Boston.
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Lubbock
Avalanche Journal
Cornelius F. Hurley
Boston
Massachusetts
Edward W. Brooke
Brooke
National Association For the Advancement of Colored
Italy
Boston University
Brooke runs for attorney general wins in November with 1.14 million votes
In 1960 Brooke lost the secretary of state race but polled about 1.1 million votes. He secured the attorney general post in a November election with 1,143,065 votes. He noted race rarely came up during his campaign, saying progress was being made.
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Law School
Massachusetts House
Brooke
Castro Warns Britain and France on Exile Bases
Cuban Premier Fidel Castro warned Britain and France to beware exile bases in their Caribbean territories. He implied Soviet support for any needed actions against bases from Bahamas and West Indies islands as he spoke to shipyard workers in Cardenas. He also blamed rebels and internal officials for Cuba’s economic woes and said his forces had liquidated fourteen counter revolutionaries in Mantanzas Province over the past eight weeks.
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Havana
UPI
Fidel Castro
Britain
France
Caribbean
Russia
Soviet Union
Bahamas
West Indies
Charles de Gaulle
French West Indies
Castro
Oime
Cuba
Mantanzas
U.S
Counter - Intelligence Agency
Mexican actor Pedro Armendariz dies by suicide at UCLA clinic
Mexican film star Pedro Armendariz 51 shot himself with a personal gun at UCLA Medical Center after learning he had advanced cancer and likely one year to live. Police said his wife Carmen found him. he had been scheduled for chemical treatments but none were given since admission June 12.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Pedro Armendariz
Ucla Medical Center
Armendariz
U. S
St. Francis of Assisi
Carmen
Latin America
Medical Center
Father helps in birth achieves glowing success
The American Medical Association heard reports that father participation in labor and delivery rooms has become highly regarded, with 11 383 deliveries overseen and no untoward incidents. Fathers are trained to handle possible complications, improving maternal comfort and wakefulness.
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Atlantic City
N.J
UPD
American Medical Association
Daniel C. Moore
Seattle
Mason Hospital
Moore
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NAACP
Boston School Committee
Veterans Administration
Washington
Howard University
Matanzas
Cardenas
Frank Vessels, Sr
Los Alamitos Race Course
Long Beach
California
Yellowstone
Yellowstone Distillery CO
Louisville
Owensboro
Ucla Clinic
White
White’s
Kroehler
Caprock
Rocker
THURS
13Th & Ave
Caprock Center
Karachi
Pakistan
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