Kennedy Attacks Nixon in California Swing
Sen. John F Kennedy launched a vigorous attack on Vice President Richard M Nixon in Los Angeles placing the two in a high stakes battle for California. Kennedy spoke to a 6,570 seat Shrine Auditorium crowd and thousands outside signaling strong momentum as he toured San Diego and El Paso. He challenged Nixon on civil rights and rejected Peale’s charges about Catholic influence, asserting his loyalty to the Constitution after 14 years in Congress.
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Los Angeles
Richard M. Nixon
John F Kennedy
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Shrine Auditorium
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
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Massachusetts
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Texas
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el Paso
Tex
FBI Bagged Bank Robber In Dayton Hotel Bust
In Dayton Ohio FBI agents burst into Harry E Highfill room at the Biltmore Hotel sparking a search. A suitcase held nearly fifty thousand dollars from a Canton National Bank branch raid last Wednesday. Highfill 32 faced federal charges and bond was set at fifty thousand dollars.
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FBI
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Montgomery County
Highfill
Canton
Ohio
Suspect Nabbed at Hotel After Bank Robbery
FBI agents and city detectives confronted Highfill at the Biltmore Hotel when he appeared for room service. He was found in bare feet, without a shirt, wearing only slacks. A pistol in his suitcase is believed to be the bank robbery weapon.
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City
Bank Robber in Blue Tweeds Strips Faces Then Escapes
A thief wearing blue tweeds and a blue straw hat forced six women tellers at a bank branch on Wertz and West Tuscarawas Street to load a bag with cash. The robber exited quickly when an alarm malfunctioned and police arrived late. The FBI says Highfill will be questioned about a separate $4,500 Cleveland Trust Co. branch robbery on August 30.
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Man Who Hears Monroe Name Thinks Of Doctrine
A humorous quip notes a man who, upon hearing the name Monroe, immediately recalls the Monroe Doctrine. The line plays on the contrast between a common name and a historic political term.
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Kennedy Defends Oath Amid Church Pressure Claims
In responding to questions about his position Kennedy says it is hard to satisfy those who want him to speak for him. He accuses Peale of challenging his ability to fulfill his constitutional oath and denies that his church pressures him or that such pressure exists in the United States.
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Norman Vincent Peale
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Florida Faces First Donna Victim as Storm Rages
Hurricane Donna battered the Florida coast with 135 mph winds. An unidentified white man was found dead at Tavernier, the first Florida casualty reported. The Keys suffered flooding, power loss, and infrastructure damage as the storm moved through the region. Across the Atlantic Donna has killed 116 people so far, mainly in Puerto Rico, with other fatalities in the Leeward Islands.
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Relief missions move to central Florida keys after storm
Relief teams advance from Miami to the battered central Florida Keys while Key West sends aid northward. Doctors, medical supplies, field kitchens and food accompany the effort as the Navy plans five helicopters to reach the scene once winds ease. The Coast Guard works to evacuate more than 100 people fleeing Sanibel and Captiva Islands off Lee County.
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Florida
Coast Guard Evacuates 80 From Fort Myers Beach Areas
Two helicopters from the St. Petersburg Coast Guard Station carried about 80 people to beaches near Fort Myers where school buses conveyed them to shelters. The remainder of roughly 305 chose to stay on the islands to ride out the wind as other southwest coast beaches were evacuated. Fort Myers shelters opened at schools City Hall and the Court House. Word of horror on the exposed Keys.
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Behan Keeps Sober While Attending New York Irish Dance
Irish playwright Brendan Behan, in New York for The Hostage opening, attended a lively Irish dance at Harry McGuirk's Jager House. He proudly reports six months on the wagon, enjoys club soda, and greets Irish immigrants amid cheers and Gaelic chatter. The star, plagued by diabetes and alcohol allergy, charmed fans with three tunes and light remarks.
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Brandt Says Berlin Targeted by New Communist Measures
Berlin mayor Willy Brandt called the new Communist measures against the city the start of a Red offensive to isolate the German Federal Republic. He warned Berlin is the parade ground and urged solidarity, saying all in the same boat and that what happens to a neighbor concerns everyone.
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Berlin bans to West Germans amid police permit rule
On Thursday the Communists banned their sector of Berlin to all West Germans unless they obtain a permit from the people's police. Berliners and foreigners were not immediately affected. Gen. Jean Lacomme protested to Maj. Gen. Nikolai F. Zakharov, but no reply came. The Soviets also ignored an Allied protest about the travel ban.
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Brandt Says Soviet Note Aims to Isolate West Germany
Brandt denounces a recent Soviet note attacking West Germany's plea for atomic capable weapons as a moral slander to isolate the nation from allies. He warns the effort is a prelude to UN actions, while Khrushchev heads to the United Nations to press Berlin and Germany questions.
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Dag Hamarskjold Defends UN Congo Actions
United Nations security council hears Hamarskjold defend UN forces seizure of Congo airports and Leopoldville Radio. clash with Yugoslavia over installations control as Lumumba demands U.N. pullout. Council rejects Soviet bid for immediate special session and US warns Khrushchev about travel off Manhattan Island.
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Congo Crisis Radio and Airport Seizure Prompted by UN Aid
In a UN Security Council session the vote showed Poland and Ceylon backing the Soviet position while Ecuador and Tunisia abstained. Hammarskjold commended UN representatives in the Congo for taking control of radio facilities and airports as President Kasavubu and Prime Minister Lumumba clashed over leadership.
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Ceylon
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Congo
Joseph Kasavubu
Lumumba
UN Secretary General backs emergency measures in Congo
The secretary general said emergency actions were taken without Congo authorities but he endorsed them and took responsibility. The move kept airports for the U.N. to maintain order and protect lives, avoiding a radio war between Kasa Vubu and Lumumba. Yugoslav delegate Vidic condemned the shutdown of airfields and the radio station as violating the government's essential rights and hindering Lumumba from speaking.
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Vidic
Yugoslav urges U.N. act as Congo standoff risks aid shift
A Yugoslav official warned that unresolved Congo tensions could push the government to seek aid from friendly countries and alter international views of the United Nations. He urged the UN council to demand close cooperation between U.N. command and the Congo government amid Belgium’s partial troop withdrawal.
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Kasavubu Seeks New Government in Congo Crisis
Embattled President Joseph Kasavubu remains firm on ending Patrice Lumumba's rule and ridding the Congo of Communist influence. Informants say he will form a new government with Senate's moderate Joseph Neo as premier as Abako calls for a late general strike in Leopoldville amid Parliament's split over dismissals.
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Congo Leader Declares Lumumba Ousted Despite Parliament
Kasavubu asserts Parliament could not negate Lumumba’s dismissal as president fires him. He cites fear among senators and MPs as troops with submachineguns roamed Parliament during debates. The president orders Lumumba’s successor to present a proposed government to Parliament for approval.
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Guinea Hints Withdrawal From UN Congo Command
Guinea's Congo mission headed by Tibou Tounkara said it proposed withdrawing its 730 man battalion from Maj. Gen. Carl von Horn's 16,000 strong UN force. Tounkara accused the U.N. of backing Kasavubu in the Lumumba feud, but Guinean troops remained under UN command and withdrawal was reportedly being reconsidered.
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Nixon to Hit Campaign Trail After Hospital Stay
Vice President Richard M Nixon returns from an 11 day hospital stay for a knee infection and will begin a 14 state speaking tour on Monday. President Eisenhower and other top Republicans will help launch the trip with a breakfast at Baltimore Friendship Airport before Nixon departs.
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Nixon to appear on Meet the Press after trip to Washington
Vice president Dick Nixon will be in Washington with his family this weekend and appear on NBC Meet the Press Sunday night. He is also taping CBS Political Countdown for Monday night broadcast. Earlier, a knee bruise from a car door at Greensboro North Carolina on August 17 became infected and required hospitalization at Walter Reed. He was released Friday night and may walk with a slight limp for a time, possibly limiting crowd contact.
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Nixon illness cools campaign as Kennedy eyes direct hits
Nixon’s hospital stay dampened his presidential bid yet he rolled out policy and science research calls. Kennedy vigorously campaigned from Alaska to Detroit to California and avoided direct attacks while Nixon was ill. Now Nixon recovers and Kennedy is poised for sharper exchanges.
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Sky Shield Ends Largest NORAD Defense Exercise
NORAD declared the six hour Sky Shield test completed at 4 am EST with all commercial aviation grounded. Jet bombers and fighters roamed the skies while radar picket ships tracked at sea and missile crews practiced launches. A brief NORAD communique offered no verdict on results.
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North American
United States
Canada
Laurence S. Kuter
North American Air Defense Command
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Kuter
Joint Command
Colorado Springs
U.S
Burn Cross At Church In Tifton After Negro Wedding
A crude burning cross appeared on the lawn of Our Divine Savior Church in Tifton after Lt Everitt Mathis and Lavonia Furlow, a former Miss, wed there. About 50 white attendees jeered the couple, the first Negroes to marry at the all white church. Police said the incident followed the ceremony.
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Frederick
Mathis
Albany
Valdosta
P. J. Renew
Cinderella Mel Ends Coast Party Returns to Peoria
Chicago report says Cinderella Mel Melvin Miller ends a wild West Coast tour with his wife Sally and three children. The couple stayed in a Chicago motel after arriving from California. Marine Captain Joe Gestson organized Mel to visit the West, Miller says he would do it again but sees no reason. A final kiss from Rosemary O Reilly capped the publicity before resuming farm life.
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del Mar Race Track
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Sally
California
Joe Gestson
Las Vegas
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Oldel
Rosemary O'Reilly
la Mansfield
Mamie van Doren
Sabrina
Miller and Marine sparked a long distance friendship
A stocky farmer’s son named Miller answered a prank call from Laguna Beach by a Marine about a year ago. The accidental contact grew into a telephonic friendship that blossomed into a lasting connection.
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