Kishi Attacked Doorside as Ikeda Set for PM Post
Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi was stabbed six times in the left thigh by a rightist at his official residence. Doctors said he would leave hospital in 10 days. Amid the incident, Liberal Democratic leaders pressed ahead with plans to appoint Hayato Ikeda as prime minister, succeeding Kishi. Police arrested Daisuke Aramaki, 65, linked to a small rightist group.
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Nobusuke Kishi
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Liberal-Democratic Party
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Michi Wwee Atinnbad
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Wes SU Gurwu
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Ikeda
Daisuke Aramaki
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Kennedy Wins Nomination Amid Southern Pushback
Sen John F Kennedy swept the Democratic convention on the first ballot to secure the nomination for president prompting Southern anger over the ticket. Reports tied vice presidential talks to Sen Stuart Symington and Sen Henry Jackson with Lyndon Johnson briefly considered. Former President Truman declined to comment on the nomination, saying he could not talk to reporters that morning.
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Truman
Jack Kennedy
Los Angeles
Senator Worked For His Votes
Los Angeles AP dispatch notes Kennedy’s surge across states catching rivals off guard. It details his energetic campaign, appeal to voters, and organizational push to secure primaries, while addressing criticisms of age Catholic faith and wealth and noting LBJ’s absence from the LA scene.
Congolese Burn Cars Of Whites In Leopoldville Riot
In Leopoldville Congolese civilians burned cars belonging to Europeans as Belgian troops struggled to enforce a fragile peace. Three Belgians were killed as mutinous Congolese troops ambushed a convoy. refugees flooded toward Brazzaville. Ghana's Nkrumah envoy urged Belgian withdrawal and offered troop support if invited. Gunfire and requests for help by whites were reported.
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Congo River
Brazzaville
Doomsday Prediction Fails As Cult Shelters On Mt Blanc Stand
In Courmayeur Italy AP reports Dr Elio Bianca a Milan pediatrician predicted a mercury bomb would tilt the Earth and trigger a second deluge. He and 100 followers prepared a survival station on Mt Blanc near Chamonix while crowds watched. The hour passed without incident.
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Milan
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U N approves Hammarskjold plan for Congo force
The United Nations Security Council voted 8 to 0 with 3 abstentions to back Dag Hammarskjold's plan to deploy a stopgap U.N. military force drawn mainly from African nations to the Congo. Initial troops could reach the central African country by week’s end as Britain France and Nationalist China abstained over Belgian troop withdrawals.
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Belgium Breaks Off Congo Ties Amid UN Call
Brussels reports Congo government severed diplomatic relations with Belgium after Kasavubu demanded a two hour troop withdrawal. Foreign Minister Vigny urged a United Nations inquiry as Belgian ministers differ on postwar military roles in the Congo. UN forces to restore order with Belgian troops possibly retreating to bases.
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U.N. Security Council
Cool dry spell forecast in Miami Valley through Friday
A high pressure system brings fair, cool weather into the Miami Valley. Tonight will be fair and much cooler with a low near 56. Friday looks sunny and warm with a high close to 80. Middletown reported a high of 82 yesterday afternoon and a 6 am low of 61, with .17 inches of rain yesterday.
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Kennedy Ticket Faces Texas Electoral Fight
The piece notes Texas 24 electoral votes, key for Nixon if he secures the Republican nomination. Texans react to Daniel’s statement. House Speaker Sam Rayburn stops short of endorsing Kennedy, while Johnson sends warm congratulations and pledges help to carry the Democratic ticket to victory.
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Hollings Presses Official Demand Over Southern Sentiment
Gov. Ernest F. Hollings of South Carolina voiced a formal demand as he criticized fellow Southerners for showing their true feelings on the issue. The gesture underscored regional tensions and political pressure within the bloc.
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South Carolina
Today's Chuckle Its Harder to Conceal Ignorance
A light joke notes that hiding ignorance is tougher than gaining knowledge, implying a humorous clash between pretension and learning. The line plays on the contrast between appearance and insight, inviting a wry reflection on how easily someone can misrepresent what they know.
Nation to see a young president if Kennedy wins
The article notes that if Sen. John F. Kennedy wins the fall election he would be 43, the youngest elected president. It adds Nixon at 47 could become the third youngest if he wins the nomination and the general election. It cites Theodore Roosevelt at 42 as the youngest ever and mentions Grant and Cox at ages mid forties as a notable early pair. The piece also states the average inauguration age is 56.
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John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Kennedy
U.S
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
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McKinley
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Schuyler Colfax
U S Warns Russia Over Western Hemisphere, Cuba Ties
Washington cautioned Moscow to stay out of Western Hemisphere affairs while the State Department denounced Nikita Khrushchev's implied threat to use Soviet rockets to aid Cuba against alleged U S aggression.
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United States
Russia
State Department
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Cuba
Kind Of Magic In Big Moment Wyoming Put Kennedy Over
The AP recounts Kennedy clinching the Democratic nomination as Wyoming delivers 15 votes on the first ballot at the Los Angeles convention. A crowd of 25,000 in the arena and millions watching TV witness the moment as Kennedy reaches a decisive tally, signaling a historic party triumph.
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