Kennedy Nixon meet to discuss cabinet roles in Florida
In Key Biscayne Florida Kennedy and Nixon met at Nixon’s vacation headquarters to chart a post election cabinet. The talks, at 11 33 a m EST, considered Republican appointments with Kennedy signaling plans for a broad administration and naming possible candidates including Luther Hodges as commerce secretary.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Key Biscayne
Fla
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Kennedy
Victor
Nixon
Miami
Palm Beach
Luther Hodges
North Carolina
Pierre Salinger
Hodges
Cabiet
Kennedy Leads Nixon by Narrow Margin in Vote Count
Washington AP reports John F. Kennedy held a 271,817 vote lead over Richard Nixon with 1,653 absentee ballots outstanding. Kennedy had 33,698,794 votes to Nixon's 33,426,977, a 5.2 to 49.8 percent split, with 390 to 18 electoral votes in Kennedy’s favor and California’s 32 electoral votes still pending. Nixon led Alaska by 514 and Hawaii by 91 with recounts likely. Each state has three electoral votes.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Kennedy
Nixon
Kennedy Stll
California
Alaska
Hawaii
Arrests Start On Cincinnati Blue Laws
Cincinnati police began Sunday enforcement of blue laws arresting three business operators for violating Sunday operation prohibitions. The arrests target nonessential commerce, with authorities citing necessity criteria.
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Cincinnati
Kennedy and Nixon Hold Meeting to Heal Campaign Rift
President elect and former rivals discussed prestige and Cuba while Salinger said Kennedy aimed to congratulate Nixon on his campaign. The talks sought cordial post election relations built on their 14 years together in Congress, with no expected offer of a government position.
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Kennedy
Cuba
Nixon
Salinger
Aso Wan
Congress
Rebels In Guatemala Under Fire
Para troops and rocket planes bombed rebel positions in northeast Guatemala as President Miguel Ydigoras, 62, claimed the revolt against his conservative government has been crushed. A state of siege martial law was declared and press censorship imposed.
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Guatemala
Miguel Ydigoras
Rebels Seize Zones Across Cuba Nicaragua And Costa Rica
In a regional upheaval, Cuban backed rebels attack in Cuba while Nicaragua accuses Havana of instigating the revolt. Ydigoras plots against rebels in the field, and Costa Rica reports casualties as Col Alfonso Monee and three civil guards die. Nicaragua seeks neutrality as rebels redirect toward Costa Rica.
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Nicaragua
Luis Samoa
Managua
Costa Rica
Alfonso Monee
Mario Echandi
Was Josephine Potted
A two year old spider monkey named Josephine escaped her cage in a Houston department store and entertained shoppers for nearly two hours. She smashed 45 potted plants as crowds laughed and police and staff tried lures before assistant manager Lois Boyer coaxed her back with calm talk. The store manager joked about lowering her $49.95 price tag.
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Houston, Tex
Josephine
Lois Boyer
Secrest
Art smuggling ring: $400000 in Chinese objects seized
Treasury agents smashed a nationwide Chinese art smuggling operation, seizing objects valued over $400,000. Items included an 800 year old Hui Tsung scroll valued at $65,000 and a 12th century Birds and Flowers scroll sold to the Boston Museum for $25,000. The haul centered at midtown Manhattan's St. Louis Galleries and involved Hong Kong connections and dealers in Boston and California.
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New York
Treasury
China
Hui Tsung
Treasury Department
Boston Museum
Cleveland Museum
Washington, D. C
St. Loo Galleries
Midtown Manhattan
Frank Caro
France
Agen's
Hong Kong
J. D. Chen
Red China
Chen
He Loo
Charles L.dove
Berkeley, Calif
Warmest week ahead with dry spells and scattered showers
The Weather Bureau predicts temperatures will run 7 to 12 degrees above normal through Friday, pushing afternoons into the upper 60s and nights near 50. Dry conditions look likely until the weekend, with only widely scattered showers possible on Wednesday or Thursday. In Middletown yesterday the official high reached 64 at 3 30 p m and the morning low was 44 at 4 30 a m.
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Weather Bureau
Middletown
Hunters Find Body Of Girl In Paulding Ohio
Two hunters found Nancy Eagleson a 14 year old Paulding High School freshman dead after being forced into a car Sunday night. Sheriff Keeler said homicide and planned autopsy in Fort Wayne Indiana. Nancy and her younger sister were walking when she was dragged away.
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Paulding
Ohio
Nancy Eagleson
John Keeler
Fort Wayne
Ind
Paulding High School
Nancy
Junction
Ohio 111
Negroes Escorted To School In New Orleans
U S marshals escorted four Negro girls into two white schools in New Orleans marking the first integration there in nearly a century. Crowds booed and cheered as police maintained order at McDonogh No 19 and William Frantz. The spectacle intensified Baton Rouge politics as the legislature moved to block integration, while federal judge Wright blocked interference. State leaders pressed for a states rights challenge to federal authority over schooling.
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New Orleans
U.S
McDonogh No. 19
William Frantz
McDonogh School
McDonogh
Baton Rouge
Tom Jewell
U. S
U. S. Dist
J. Skelly Wright
Jimmie H. Davis
Davis
Nixon
Louisiana
Origins and Fate of the Electoral College
In 1788 the electoral college seemed wise but soon politics corrupted the mechanic. By December 19 electors nationwide will confirm the voters choice for John F Kennedy, with each state wielding a number of votes equal to its congressional representation. The slate voters select reflects the candidate, not the electors personally.
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Washington
United States
George Washington
John F. Kennedy
Congress
Alabama
Thief With Rough Technique Damages Safe at Southwest Supply
San Diego police search for a safe cracker who used a fork lift to ram the Southwest Supply Co. safe over the weekend. The vehicle smashed desks counters and files while the wall safe sustained only a dent prompting a large-scale investigation into the break in.
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San Diego
Cali
Southwest Supply Co
Early Election Reform After Jefferson Burr Tie
The piece notes only four elections have fallen into a system issue. In 1800 Jefferson organized well, ensuring all electors backed him and Burr. The tie forced the House to decide and led to a constitutional amendment for separate presidential and vice presidential ballots.
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Thomas Jeferson
Sen
Aaron Burr
New York
Burr
Jefferson
House of Representatives
Historic U.S. Presidential Contingencies Across Elections
The account recalls 1824 minor candidates led by Henry Clay, whose House support for John Quincy Adams yielded Adams presidency and Clay's secretary of state. It notes 1888 Cleveland's popular lead but electoral loss to Harrison, 233 to 168, and 1892 Cleveland’s return. It highlights 1876 Tilden’s popular victory but one electoral vote short amid three contested states, with a Democratic House and Republican Senate deadlock.
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Andrew Jackson
Henry Clay
House
Clay
John Quincy Adams
Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
Cleveland
Harrison
Samuel B. Tilden
Senate
Lumumba Setback as Kamitatu Backs Mobutu Plan
In Leopoldville Congo AP President Cleophas Kamitatu announced a complete agreement with rival Col Joseph Mobutu to maintain order in the capital. The move signals a major victory for Mobutu over ex Premier Patrice Lumumba and could affect Lumumba's villa residence under United Nations guard. Kamitatu said he would suspend publication of Soldierite Africaine, a semiweekly paper that attacked Mobutu and Kasavubu. Mobutu could not be reached for comment.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Cleophas Kamitatu
Leopoldville
Joseph Mobutu
Patrice Lumumba
United Nations
Kamitatu
Mobutu
Lumumba
Soliderite Africaine
Congo
Joseph Kasavubu
Gen Gursel Emerges As Turkey Boss
Gen Cemal Gursel 65 emerged as Turkey's political leader after firing 14 members of the revolutionary National Unity Committee. He said the shakeup strengthened moderates and ended discord. Major Ce mal Madanoglu was named to the new 23 member panel.
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Ankara
Turkey
Cemal Gursel
Adnan Menderes
Gursel
National Unity Committee
Alpaslan Turkesh
Soviet Union
Cemal Madanoglu
Nehru Is 71 Today In New Delhi Gathering
Prime Minister Nehru marked his 71st birthday with a steady stream of well wishers outside his residence in New Delhi. Hundreds of people, including men women and children, offered flowers and greetings.
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New Delhi
India
Nehru
Cypriots Offer Aid In Algeria
Cypriots including former EOKA fighters offer to aid Algerians against the French per Makhee Combat the Greek Cypriot weekly edited by Nicos Sampson who was sentenced to death during the Cyprus emergency but later reprieved.
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Nicosia, Cyprus
EOKA
Cyprus
iFrench
Makhee
Combat
Nicos Sampson
Weston Hall, Landmark at Defiance College, Destroyed
A Sunday night fire gutted Weston Hall at Defiance College in Ohio, destroying classrooms, a 300-seat chapel, and department spaces. The estimated replacement cost nears one million dollars. cause undetermined as firefighters secured the scene hours later. Kevin McCann, tied to President Eisenhower, planned to return to campus.
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Defiance
Ohio
Defiance College
Weston Hall
Richard Wohn
Kevin McCann
Eisenhower
McCann
Washington
Capsule Gets Extra Day For Discoverer XVH At Sea
The gold plated Discoverer XVH capsule earned an extra day in space for good behavior. Air Force officials extended its orbital stay to 18 orbits, noting strong communications and satisfactory performance. The capsule will eject on the 31st pass near five p.m. EST and plunge toward Hawaiian waters for recovery by air or sea teams.
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Vandenserg Air Force
Calif
Earth
Air Force
North Pole
Hawaiian
Miss Mile
Castro Supporters Interrupt Services at Santiago Cathedral
In Havana an AP report says supporters of Prime Minister Fidel Castro clashed briefly with Mass-goers at Santiago Cathedral over the archbishop's anti-Communist pastoral letter. About 60 people shouted slogans and sang, one woman was slightly injured, others were taken to police and released. Earlier pro Castro hecklers disrupted each Mass at the Roman Catholic cathedral without violence.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Santiago
Castro
Enrique Perez Serantes
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