Oregon Primary Balloting Today in 1960
Oregon voters head to the polls in a presidential primary pitting Sen. Wayne Morse of Oregon against Sen. John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts. Kennedy campaigns across venues while Morse accuses Kennedy of spending to buy the White House. Humphrey, Johnson, and Symington also appear on the ballot.
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Morrie Landsberg
Portland
Ore
Oregon
Wayne Morse
Washington
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Morse
Los Angeles
Warren G. Harding
New England
White House
Hubert H. H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Nixon GOP gains in state. Humphrey urged as VP candidate
Morse and Kennedy campaigned while Humphrey withdrew from the nomination race after the West Virginia primary. Officials expected about half of 786,335 registered voters to cast ballots. Rain was forecast during polling hours. Nixon led the Republican ticket with state chair Wendell Wyatt urging a strong vote for the vice president. In a separate parochial school outing, Suzanna Theriot and seven classmates were nearby when a shark attacked, injuring her leg.
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Morse
Kennedy
Humphrey
West Virginia
Richard M. Nixon
Wendell Wyatt
Astoria
San Francisco
la Jolla
San Diego
Suzanna
Fred Theriot
Downey
Calif
Aptos
Tessie Letunich
Nick Bank
Larry Cronin
Girl mauled by shark near Santa Cruz beach
A 16 year old girl at Hidden Beach was attacked by a large shark while swimming about 150 feet offshore. The strike mangled her left leg and surgeons amputated below the knee. Authorities note past year fatalities in California include two victims, one off another coast.
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Santa Cruz
Calif
Hidden Beach
Suzanna Marie Theriot
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