Newsmaker of 1960 Kennedy Tops AP Poll
John F Kennedy named Newsmaker of the year by Associated Press editors from 3,860 members including newspapers and radio outlets. Khrushchev tops foreign affairs while Kennedy wins in politics and Roman Catholic milestones. Other winners include Pope John XXIII in religion, George Romney in business, Wernher von Braun in science, Jimmy Hoffa in labor, Allen Drury in literature, Clark Gable in entertainment, and Floyd Patterson in sports.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Associated Press
Nikita Khrushchev
Massachusetts
West Virginia
Kennedy
Hubert Humphrey
Los Angeles
Harry Truman
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
White House
Khrushchev
Pope John XXII
George Rommey
Wermher von Braun
James Hoffa
Allen Drury
Clark Gable
Floyd Patterson
George Romney
American Motors
Romney
Wernher von Braun
United States
Jimmy Hoffa
Teamsters Union
United States Senate
Drury
Former Teacher Visits Friends From California
Mrs. Marlen Camp Young and her son Harold of Antioch California visited the Glen and Melvin Rokes homes on Thursday and stayed overnight with Frank Kokes in Sidney. They travel to Grand Island to visit relatives. Harvey Bonser, son of Mrs. Orra and the late Charley Bonser, married in California. his twin Howard and family live in Ordville. Bob Chadwick and family of Sidney were dinner guests of Mrs. J W Houser, Sr. in Sidney. Frank Kokes and Melvin Kokes with families dined with Raymond Tilghman. Wilbur Houser and family from near Crook visited Ted Houser. Mrs. Glenn Dickinson was discharged from Memorial Hospital in Sidney after surgery. D E Dickinson and grandson Danny Dickinson stayed overnight with Guy Stevens in Grand Island.
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Marlen Camp Young and Son
Harold
Antioch
Calif
Glen
Melvin Rokes
Messex
Colo
Harvey
Howard
Ordville
Bob Chadwick
Sidney
J. W.houser
Frank Kokes
Melvin Kokes
Raymond Tilghman
Wilbur Houser
Near Crook
Ted Houser
Glenn Dickinson
Memorial Hospital
D. E Dickinson
Danny Dickinson
Guy Stevens
Grand Island
Boxing World Champs Change as Patterson Regains Crown
In 1960 Floyd Patterson becomes the first former heavyweight to reclaim the title by KOing Sweden’s Ingemar Johansson in the fifth round at the Polo Grounds. Johansson is one of several champions to lose belts that year. Benny Paret dethrones Welterweight Don Jordan, then defends against Federico Thompson. Perez loses to Kingpetch, Elorde wins junior lightweight title by KO of Harold Gomes in Manila, Lei takes Ortiz’s junior welterweight crown in Milan, Becerra relinquishes bantamweight after defenses, and Elroy Sanchez defeats Hajimi and later battles Jofre for recognition.
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Clark Gable
Floyd Patterson
Ingemar Johansson
Casey Stengel
New York Yankees
Jack Dempsey
Jim Jeffries
Joe Louis
Patterson
Sweden
New York Polo Grounds
Johansson
Don Jordan
Los Angeles
Benny
Kid) Paret
Cuba
Paret
Federico Thompson
Pascual Perez
Thailand
Pone Kingpetch
Bangkok
Flash Elorde
Philippines
Harold Gomes
Providence
R. I
Manila
Italy
Duilio’ Lei
New York
Carlos Ortiz
Milan
Mexico
Joe Becerra
France
Alphonse Hajimi
Japan
Kenji Yonekura
Elroy Sanchez
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Floyd
United Nations General Assembly
New York City
United Nations
Harold Macmillan
Pope John
Billy Graham
Geoffrey Fisher
Canterbury
Britain
Queen Elizabeth
Graham
Christ
Africa
Archie Moore
Ray Robinson
Sugar Ray
Paul Pender
Brookline Mass
Pender
Robby
Moore
NBA
Archie
Giulio Rinaldi
Rome
Joe Drown
Davey Moore
Gene Fullmer
Brown
Cisco
Andrade
Old Bones
Baton Rouge
Springfield
Ohio
Tokyo
Kazou Takayama
West Jordan
Utah
Joey Giardello
Carmen Basilio
Robinson
South Sund News
By Murray Rose
Halimi
Ireland
Freddie Gilroy
London
Sanchez
Brazil
Eder Jofre
National Boxing Assn
Ali
FDIC
Misuqks
Penney’s Mater
Penney
Pencale
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