National Election Bulletins from small towns report varied results
In Waterville New Hampshire 32 voters cast ballots at Town Clerk Wendell Stevenson. Republican leads in governor race with 14 votes for Wesley Powell and 8 for Bernard J Boutin plus one for other. Other towns show mixed results with Democrats edging Republicans in Mount Washington and Berkshire County reports. San Francisco forecast high turnout. Toomey predicts at least 79 percent of registered voters will cast ballots.
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New Hampshire
Wendell Stevenson
Weady Powell
Bernard J. Boutin
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Gulifornia
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Reqinstrar
Thomas Toomey
Sunshine Weather Forecast for Election Day
Weather bureau predicts mild conditions for most Americans voting today with fair weather across the country. A narrow band along the Gulf Coast and western stretch from the Pacific Northwest to the Northern Rockies may see light showers or unsettled skies.
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Earl Warren
Marty Reiue
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Californians Chooses Governor and Senator in Crucial Day
Millions in California vote as Democrats push to wrest state control from Republicans. Senator William Knowland and Governor Goodwin Knight run for re and for successor while Ed Brown eyes the Senate seat. Turnout expected at 75 to 80 percent of a record 6.75 million voters. Polling hours run from morning to 7 pm statewide.
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Knight
Goodwin J. Knight
Hollywood
U. S. Senate
Eisenhower Wins Vote in Quick Air Trip Campaign
President Eisenhower arrives by helicopter, castsballot at a fire hall, and returns to the White House within minutes. Vatican crowns Pope John XXIII in St Peter's Square as crowds throng. The day features a stormy campaign season with KNight and Knowland politics shaping Senate contests.
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White House
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Anna K. Maring
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John Meaney
Meaney
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Pontiff Views Task As Shepherd Of The Rock
The Pope described his role as shepherd of the entire rock, saying other qualities like learning diplomacy and organizing ability support but do not substitute for this mission. Coronation on the central balcony followed by ceremonial pomp, with humble family presence noted.
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Nelsons
Col- Rockefeller
Averell
Harris
Sinatra Photo Fight Spurs Labor Union Right-To-Work Clash
New York Journal American reports a confrontation during Frank Sinatra’s flareup when a photographer was struck as he urged anti union positions. The incident occurred near the Harwyn Club as coverage tied to the governor race and national figures including Eisenhower Hoover and Farley. Movements and reactions followed at Gettysburg and Washington.
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Record Balloting at Long Beach and LA County
A record turnout of voters in Long Beach and Los Angeles County by noon surpassed expectations. About 22.8 percent of LA County’s 2,793,387 registered voters had cast ballots, with precincts reporting long ballots and requests for more voting booths. The day highlighted a non-presidential election record, echoing past gubernatorial battles and raising predictions of a county turnout near 75 percent. Meanwhile Sinatra’s club incident drew reporters as he declined photos and criticized press coverage amid a large party.
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Ard Harris
County Registrar of “Voters
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Harris
City Hall
Registra Hite
Couity
Earl Warrer
James Roosevelt
Sinatra
Joe F. Lewis
David Niven
Nan Whitney
Miss Whitney
London
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Dan Vandergrift
Mr. Sinatra
Newark
Finkelstein
Buddy
Election Night on Air as Long Beach Votes Counted
The Press Telegram partners with KFOX 1380 for live results from City Hall. Dick Beach and Benjamin Flite supervise 95 large adding machines tallying yes and no on propositions and candidates in Long Beach, Signal Hill, and Lakewood with early approximations at 11 p.m. and full results to follow for the 7 p.m. starts and 8 p.m. broadcasts.
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Dick) Beach
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County Registrar of Voters
Long Beach
Signal Hill
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Tater
Pope John Crowned in Glittering Off-Year Election
Voting proceeded amid expectations of a large turnout with reports of heavy participation outside Michigan and Ohio. Observers noted strong GOP enthusiasm in some areas while Detroit lagged behind 1954 and 1956. Early estimates forecast about 48 million voters. Hot races over right-to-work issues drew crowds, with long lines forming in industrial regions as voters cast ballots for a new Congress and various state and local offices.
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Eratic
Ohio
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Weather forecast notes clear tonight with fog and clouds
The report says mostly clear tonight and Wednesday with gradually increasing fog and low clouds in the night and early morning. Temperatures change little, with maximum around noon today.
Enterprising peddlers hawk pope pictures in St Peter's Square
Vendors roam St Peter's Square over two hours before the papal coronation selling postcards that show Pope John in royal robes. They substituted Pope John XXII’s face on an old photo, presumed to be Pius XII, highlighting clever counterfeit merchandising amid the event.
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