Kennedy Accepts Nomination and Names Johnson VP
JFK accepts the Democratic presidential nomination and chooses Lyndon B. Johnson as running mate to blunt Southern opposition. Johnson’s selection satisfies party leaders while liberals fret over compromises. Rumors of a Johnson demand are denied by Salinger and Johnson aides.
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Los Angeles
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Kennedy
Johnson
Senate
Massachusetts
U.N. Troops Begin Arriving as Congo Crisis Deepens
Ghana delivers the first token detachment to the U N named force in Leopoldville, backed by Tunisia and Morocco, as U S airlift and Belgian forces reinforce control. U N undersecretary Bunche and Swedish General von Horn oversee deployment amid Katanga secession tensions.
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Congo
Ghana
U. N. Security Council
Henry Alexander
Alexander
U. N
Ralph J. Bunche
Carl
Carlsson von Horn
Jerusalem
Tunisia
Bunche
Morocco
Guinea
Mali
U. S
Leopoldville
Eisenhower
Brazzaville
Belgium
New Republic
Soviet Leader Hints Congo Intervention Possible
Moscow dispatch says Khrushchev warned the United Nations may be insufficient and the Soviet Union is ready to halt Congo aggression. He urged Western powers to halt colonial moves and accept Congo independence, citing a message from Kasavubu and Lumumba about possible Soviet help if needed.
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Nikita Khrushchev
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Congo
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Republic of Congo
Khrushchev
Joseph Kasavubu
Patrice Lumumba
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Security Council
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Belgium Rejects Soviet Congo Aggression Charge
Belgium rebuked a Soviet note that accused the United States, Belgium, and West Germany of aggression in the Congo. The Belgian government said the Soviet statement distorted facts and the Belgian people learned with indignation at the Soviet attitude toward Congo events. The note followed Andrei Gromyko's briefing that accused Western powers of backing Congo aggression.
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Congo
Andrei A. Gromyko
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West Germany
Moscow
New African Republic
France
Britan
U S Envoy Attacks Khrushchev Brawl Tone
U undersecretary Sean Dillon in Vienna accused Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev of turning international talks into street brawls. He urged respect for Austrian neutrality and urged the Soviet Union to fund UN aid for underdeveloped regions.
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Nikita Khrushchev
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Austrian Society For Foreign Policy
United States
Soviet Union
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West Virginia Weather Outlook and river notes
Mostly sunny and pleasant in West Virginia with highs in the 70s and cool nights in the 50s, some mountain areas 46 to 52. Extended outlook shows temperatures a few degrees below normal through midweek, with little rainfall. Local city highs ranged from 58 to 64 yesterday and river conditions show Greenbrier river normal and clear, Lake normal with 2.6 gates open.
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W. Va
Beckley
Kianessseans
Sherwood Glutz Comments on Democratic Convention Fatigue
Sherwood Glutz says he is glad the Democratic convention is nearly finished and complains his old bullet wound hurts from staying up late. He extols the American way as superior noting in a dictatorship one would not need to stay up all night to know election outcomes.
Cuba criticizes Argentina for disavowal request
In Havana the progovernment Revolucion denounced Argentina for asking Cuba to disavow Soviet meddling in Western Hemisphere affairs. Argentina said issues with Cuba should be raised with the OAS and warned of complications from extra continental threats following Khrushchev's missile warning. The OAS council prepared to meet amid a Peruvian proposal on hemispheric ministerial talks. Meanwhile Hoy moved closer to official status by occupying Castro’s former newspaper plant, as Revolucion shifts to a modernized facility.
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Cuba
United States
Foreign Ministry
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Buenos Aires
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OAS
Hoy
Fidel Castro
Castro
Huntington Man Shoots 2 Boys in Kentucky incident
In Louisa Kentucky two 11 year old boys from Catlettsburg were shot by Harry C. Bowers 25 of Huntington West Virginia during a river outing in Lawrence County. One boy Robert B Wellman died and Roger Deskins was wounded. An inquest and hearing were postponed after the victim's funeral.
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J. J. Jordan
Harry C. Bowers
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Robert B. Wellman
Roger Deskins
Big Sandy
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Deskins
Wellman
Herter Prepares Verbal Assault On Khrushchev
The United States shifts from businesslike talks to a tough line against Khrushchev after Paris. A note to Moscow suspends next week’s air transport talks, and Washington warns Khrushchev to stay away from Latin America, especially Cuba, as UN tensions rise.
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Soviet Union
Christian A. Herter
Nikita Khrushchev
Paris
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
State Department
Department
Cuba
Guantanamo
Numbers Raid Funds 287000 in New Jersey bust
State and local police seized one of the largest New Jersey gambling hauls as they raided a private home in North Arlington. They confiscated 282000 in cash, adding machines, records, and account books. Susan Kaiser, 64, was arrested for permitting policy operations. her son Harry Kaiser, 45, was later arrested as owner of a Jersey City bar.
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Susan Kaiser
Johnson Named Kennedy Vice President Contender at 1960 Convention
Lyndon B. Johnson, 51, Texas Democrat and Senate leader, stunned the 1960 convention by accepting second place as vice presidential candidate beside John F. Kennedy. The sequence shows Kennedy sought Johnson, Rayburn resisted, then Kennedy won over Rayburn and allies to seal the ticket. Johnson’s rise from humble beginnings to national leadership is outlined through family ties, early jobs, education, and career path to Congress and the Senate.
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United States
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Ohio
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New York
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Tex
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Mexico
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Waco Tex
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San Marcos
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Beckley Contractors Refuse To Sign With Trade Council
Beckley contractors announced through attorney Robert Ashworth that they will not sign a contract with the Southern West Virginia Building and Construction Trade Council. The dispute involves about 90 workers backing their employers amid ongoing work stoppages at projects on Johnstown Road Valley Drive and Raleigh County Bank. Pickets remain at several sites including Johnstown Road and the bank while groundbreaking proceeded on the $1.24 million armory and civic center project despite union threats.
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Southern West Virginia Building and Construction Trade Council
Robert Ashworth
Council
Aflcio
Ashworth
Bob Edwards
Princeton
Union Council
Edwards
Johnstown Road
Valley Drive
Wipperman Construction Co
Foley Construction Co
Johnson Nominated V P by West Virginia Delegation
West Virginia leaders endorsed Lyndon B. Johnson for the Democratic vice presidential nomination after he accepted the ticket. Senator Robert Byrd praised the choice, noting Johnson strengthens the ticket, despite Byrd's earlier push for Kennedy. Delegation officials Ward Wylie and Byrd planned to depart before the convention's final session.
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Los Angeles
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Robert C. Byrd
Johnson
Byrd
Texas
John F. Kennedy
Adlai Stevenson
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Ward Wylie
Kennedy
Wylie
Kishi Cabinet Resigns In Japan Ahead Of Ikeda Rule
Premier Nobusuke Kishi and his cabinet formally resigned paving the way for Hayato Ikeda to lead a new Japanese government next week. The move comes as U S President Eisenhower signs 65 bills and vetoes two. Cuba seeks to shift U N aggression talks to the OAS as Cuba and the U S prepare for next week’s input. Paraguay's Stroessner reportedly plans to resign and move his family to Switzerland. Students burn a U S flag at Nicaragua's National University in Leon amid anti American protests. A Chinese trade mission to Havana signals possible full diplomatic ties as sugar sales shift. Iraq asks the Western owned Iraq Petroleum Co for a larger income share. Johnson accepts the Democratic VP nomination. Garner says he is pleased. Two thirds of last week's polio cases are in Rhode Island and California.
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Eisenhower
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Tellpress
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Paraguay
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Cali
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