Debate Over Religion Not Abating in Kennedy Campaign
Washington AP reports renewed calls by Democratic and Republican leaders to end religion as a campaign issue over John F. Kennedy. Jackson and Morton trade accusations about anti Catholic mailings, with Peale claiming inadvertent involvement and Kennedy criticizing the “Power of Positive Thinking” line. Morton urges a firm end date to the religious debate as Jackson cites alleged anti Catholic campaigns and pressures Nixon to disavow backers.
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Geoffrey Gould Washington
Anew Today
Henry M. Jackson
Thruston B. Morton
John F. Kennedy
Morton
Jackson
Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Norman Vincent Peale
Washington
Dr. Peale
New York
Liberal Party
Peale
Nixon
Carl P. Collins
Texan Group
Collins
New York Times
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
Henry Jackson
Sen
Thruston Morton
Peale Denies Role in Washington Meeting Statement
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale clarifies that he attended the September 7 Washington study conference of Citizens for Religious Freedom as an invited guest and did not organize or author its conclusions. He withdraws from further participation and media contact, reiterating his support for interfaith harmony and that election decisions should rest on the candidate’s qualifications and conscience.
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Carl P. Collins
Norman Vincent Peale
National Conference of Citizens For Religious Freedom
Dr. Peale
New York
Marble Collegiate Church
Jackson
Washington
Gill
Citizens For Religious Freedom
Peale
United States
Ing
Opposition to religious content in political coverage
A reader voices strong opposition to mixing religious discussion with political partisanship. The note references immediate news reports of a meeting and expresses concern over separations of church and state in reporting.
Headless torso found in Cleveland River
The headless, armless body of a young man was recovered from the Cuyahoga River near Center Street bridge. Detectives say the body had been in the water for about six months, making cause of death hard to determine.
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Cleveland
Cuyahoga River
Center Street Bridge
Newsmen urged to enter public office in California
BERKELEY AP Paul Leake publisher of the Woodland Democrat and state Board of Equalization member urged more newsmen to seek public office at a California Newspaper Publishers Association forum. He said the press has produced fine Americans able to uncover truth and expose fraud while noting editors are wary of gimmicks.
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Berkeley
Calif
Paul Leake
Leake
Woodland Democrat
State Board of Equalization
California Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Miner suffocates in Cadiz coal shaft tragedy
Alfred De Cort was found dead by fellow workers in a domestic coal mine shaft about 15 feet from an entrance. He appears to have been alone when a machine depleted the oxygen, leading to his fatal suffocation.
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Cadiz
Ohio
Alfred de Cort
de Cort
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