Rockefeller Seeks GOP Support for Tax Hike Backers
Governor Rockefeller campaigns across 33 Upstate counties urging taxpayers to back 1959 tax increases as essential to avert bankruptcy. He appeals for Nixon Lodge ticket support and emphasizes Republican unity despite stiff opposition in conservative Upstate areas. He notes strong turnout in Penn Yan Geneva Seneca Falls and Watkins Glen and outlines plans to continue through Elmira Waverly Endicott Rochester. Lt. Gov. Wilson backs turnout and GOP plurality.
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Khrushchev Beaten Again May Abandon Disarm Drive
Premier Khrushchev faced renewed setbacks at the United Nations as disarmament talks stalled amid debates on Hungary Tibet and racial issues. He signaled a possible abandonment of the push this session, preferring a special session after the U.S. presidential inauguration. Two Soviet planes arrived in New York as he prepared to depart.
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92 Killed in Canadian Thanksgiving Holiday
Toronto reports the three day Thanksgiving weekend their deadliest in years with at least 92 people killed in accidents. The toll includes 57 highway fatalities and 10 hunting accidents among others.
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American Among 100 Facing Trial in Cuba
Santa Clara Cuba A military tribunal with a Castro backed mandate begins the trial of more than 100 insurgents captured in the Escambray. An American might be among defendants a New York police officer or fireman held on charges linked to counter-revolutionary leaders. The government says 127 insurgents were captured and claims arms came via direct U S delivery. Castro in a TV address denounced Yankee imperialists and warned of executions if necessary.
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Newspaper Week Begins as Rockefeller Proclaims
Governor Rockefeller proclaims Saturday the start of Newspaper Week in New York State with Newspaper Boy Day. The slogan Your Newspaper Freedom's Guardian underscores the publishers' call for responsible press freedom and civic duty.
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Lodge to make New York tour with Lodge as VP nominee
Henry Cabot Lodge announced a Washington swing next week for his New York and four midwestern state tour. He ends the week with Pennsylvania visits and plans to record television programs Monday morning for later airing.
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Seaman seeks asylum after fleeing Khrushchev ship
Victor Jaanimets, 29, an Estonian oiler aboard Khrushchev’s ship the Baitika, fled Monday while in New York with crew, seeking political asylum in the United States. An INS official confirms a request. DOJ notes status pending. Jaanimets denounces the Soviet system as tyrannical, calling Khrushchev a Hitler and praising American liberty. He fears reprisals for his family and says other crew may escape next.
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Mother Saves One Son One Killed Train Hits Car
In North Hollywood California a mother stalled at a railroad crossing saved her two younger children but could not save the older son as a passenger train crashed into their car. Lynn Nine 22 told police she ordered her son Jeffrey 2 to jump and leaped out with Michael 4 months, but Jeffrey did not survive.
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Nixon Emphasizes Peace in Westward Campaign
Vice President Richard M. Nixon toured the West stressing peace as a core theme in his bid for California and Utah electoral votes. In Salt Lake City he claimed church leader endorsement signals Utah Republicans back him, while Denver speeches praised Eisenhower’s peace and firm diplomacy.
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Parents Battle Principal Over Short Skirts in York
In York Pennsylvania, Willam N. Craley, principal at Central Union High School, declares hems above the knee indecent. A heated meeting leads to a citizen committee to resolve the dispute, with a large majority of attendees signaling strong support for change. The sit-down strikers, once barred, were readmitted after the confrontation.
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Goldfine Ruled Mentally Unable To Stand Trial
Industrialist Bernard Goldfine's $800000 tax evasion case stalled as psychiatrists found him mentally unable to proceed. Judge Sweeney planned to review alienists' report after brief proceedings with Goldfine, who sat still and inattentive before being returned to St Elizabeth's Hospital for tests.
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Woomera Ammunition Ship Explodes and Sinks Near Sydney
The Australian navy vessel Woomera exploded and sank 23 miles off Sydney. Two crewmen were killed and two injured among 27 aboard. Local authorities initiated search and rescue efforts as the cause remained under investigation.
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Uneasy Truce at GE Plants in New York Area
Strikes at General Electric plants in Schenectady and Syracuse persist as union and management clash in court. Police report no incidents while 1,000 pickets in Schenectady and about 125 in Syracuse. Arrests tied to alleged riots, with mediation set in New York City.
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UN Refuses to Hand Ex-Premier Over to Mobutu Forces
SEQPOLDVILLE The United Nations rejected a Congolese demand to arrest ex Premier Patrice Lumumba, citing parliamentary immunity. Lumumba remained inside his residence as U N and Congolese troops watched, with Mobutu’s cordon reduced but not lifted. Bomboko said a resolution was near, while Lumumba proclaimed he wielded power and would not be imprisoned.
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GE Urges Carey Reconsider Offer
GE urges the International Union of Electrical Workers to reexamine its truce proposal after union president James B Carey says he has not received any offer. GE’s Philip D. Moore states the company asked strikers to return to work under their expired contract while a new agreement is negotiated.
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Kennedy Urges Fifth TV Debate Before Election
Senator John F Kennedy urged a fifth TV radio debate with Vice President Richard Nixon before the November 8 election. He sent a telegram to NBC and AB C accepting the proposal and hoping other networks join. A fifth debate was suggested by three Democratic senators and NBC ABC accepted the plan.
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