Truman's IAction Shifts Illinois Delegates in Symington Race
Sen Stuart Symington could lose southern Illinois if Truman withdraws from the Democratic convention. Delegates Rep Paul Powell and Dr Wendell Kane pledge to switch support if Truman backs another candidate, though Powell doubts any change occurred. Kane says he would back JFK if Truman shifts, predicting Symington would lose two southern Illinois votes. Palmer Rea declines to guess and waits to see the outcome.
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Illinois
Harry S. Truman
Paul Powell
Vienna
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Herrin
Symington
Truman
Powell
Kane
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Texas
Missouri
Los Angeles
John F. Kennedy
Massachusets
Kennedy
Independence
Paul M. Butler
Butler
Moscow University Faces Critique Over New International School
William L. Ryan reports Moscow University educates future Soviet leaders while producing a perceived generation of snobs. The planned People’s Friendship University, set to open in fall, would admit African, Asian, and Latin American students with free tuition and housing, raising concerns of isolation and apartheid among foreign students.
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Associated Press
Moscow University
Soviet Union
Moscow
People’s Friendship University
Nikita Khrushchev
Asia
Middle East
Africa
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Young Communist League
Castro moves to seize Cuban Electric Co in Cuba
Fidel Castro’s regime replaces the communications minister in a push that hints at further actions against American holdings. Raul Curbelo Morales named new minister as the 300 million dollar Electric Co. and 125 million dollar Cuban Telephone Co. face possible confiscation while U S ownership remains substantial.
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Cuban Electric Co
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Enrique Oltuski
Raul Curbelo Morales
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Cuban Telephone Co
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House Approves Compromise Defense Bill in Senate Send
The House passed and sent to the Senate the compromise defense appropriation bill totaling 39,996,608,000 dollars. The measure is 661,608,000 dollars above President Eisenhower's requested amount.
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Senate
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Congress Battles Over Adjournment After Conventions
Senate debate centers on Johnson push for a recess while House Republicans oppose a post convention session. Johnson accuses critics of political motives and urges adjournment this Saturday with return on August 8. Dirksen backs the plan amid Democratic convention tensions.
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Charles B. Hoeven
Iowa
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Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Everett M. Dirksen
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Burdick Narrowly Leads North Dakota Senate Race
In North Dakota the 610 vote edge held by Democratic Rep. Quentin Burdick over Republican Gov. John Davis tightens as 17 precincts remain. With 2,297 of 2,314 precincts counted unofficial totals show Burdick 104,007 to 103,397 Davis, likely to go to the state canvassing board. The contest draws national attention as a farm sentiment read on a coming presidential year.
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North Dakota
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Khrushchev Arrives in Vienna for Nine Day State Visit
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev lands in neutral Austria for a nine day trip with a cool reception from the public. About 6000 attend the Soviet War Memorial as his motorcade enters Vienna. A small Austrian Communist group cheers while most citizens remain bored. The visit aims at peaceful coexistence and a tour schedule includes the opera palace Alps and Salzburg with limited private talks on trade.
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Austria
Khrushchev
Vienna
Schwechat Airfield
Adolf Schaerf
Weather Outlook for Southern Illinois With Humid Heat
Forecast calls for cloudy skies and warm humid conditions through Friday with showers and thunderstorms. Heavy rain possible. tonight and Friday night lows near 70. Friday highs near 85 to 88. Water levels note Crab Orchard Lake spillway Little Grassy Lake and Devil's Kitchen Lake cited with spillway elevations.
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Little Grassy Lake
Devil’s Kitchen Lake
Heavy Storm Damages Alton Area In Illinois
The storm injured at least 17 people across south central and southwestern Illinois. In Alton Civic Memorial Airport damage reached 250000 with 33 planes damaged. Seven trailer homes overturned at Bethalto, roads blocked by trees, and utility lines snapped. Eight treated at St Josephs hospital in Alton. Wanda Johnson of near Shipman admitted with a severe arm cut.
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Southcentral
Illinois
Alton
Civic Memorial Airport
Bethalto
U.S
State
Bunker Hill
Staunton
Alhambra
Livingston
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Wanda Johnson
Near Shipman
Rocky By Jack Bell on Rockefeller Bolting or Not
Governor Nelson Rockefeller signals he will not bolt the Republican ticket amid Kennedy pressure and holdouts. GOP leaders see possible shifts among governors including Brown Meyner Docking and L. R. McNichols as presidential bidding unfolds.
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Richard M. Nixon
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Massachusetts
Art Symington
Missouri
Truman
Nixon
Kennedy
Edmund G. Brown
California
Robert R. Meyner
New York
New Jersey
Herschel C. Love
Iowa
George Docking
Gov
Stephen
Kansas
L. R. McNichols
Colorado
Belgian Congo Declares Republic Amid Independence Celebrations
Leopoldville marks Congo's birth as an independent republic. King Baudouin transfers rule to Kasavubu and Lumumba era leaders amid hopes and warnings about self government, tribal tensions, and foreign powers. 60 nations attend with U S and Soviet delegations observing.
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Eisenhower Vetoes 7 Percent Federal Pay Boost
President Eisenhower vetoed a bill raising federal employee pay by 7 percent for about 1.2 million workers, calling it indefensible. He signaled openness to a smaller increase tied to living costs, while Democrats plan an override vote in the House, with a two thirds margin required in both chambers for success.
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