Kennedy and Nixon campaign cross paths in Hawaii
Kennedy travels to discuss foreign policy and immigration stance with ethnic press in Honolulu while Nixon addresses Hawaiians in Waikiki Shell urging strength and unity. Kennedy plans talks with West Germany’s Eckhart and aims to win broad ethnic support ahead of the 1960 race. Nixon prepares offshore campaigning and returns to Seattle, then Washington.
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Hyannisport
Mass
Honolulu
Richard M Sen
John F. Kennedy
Nixon
New York City
United States
Republican Press
Time
Dential
Life
Kennedy
Felix von
Eckhart
West Germany
Himsely
Park Avenue
von Eckhart
Free World
West Berlin
Konrad Adenauer
Eastern Europe
Waikiki
Seattle
Capital
UN guard denied entry as Katanga blocks Bunche at Elisabethville
An advance unit of U.N. soldiers was barred from entering Katanga at Elisabethville while U.N. Undersecretary Ralph Bunche flew back to Leopoldville to report to Dag Hammarskjold. Katanga Premier Moise Tshombe warned intervention would be met with defense and gathered tribal chiefs to explain his stance amid the Congo secession crisis.
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Elisabethville
The
Congo
U.N
Katanga
Leopoldville
U. N
Ralph J. Bunche
Moise Tshombe
Congo Republic
United Nations
Bunche
Dag Hammarskjold
Tshombe
Hammarskjold
Ghana
Morocco
Godefroid Munongo
Munongo
Katunia
Tabor
Massachusetts
Lyndon B. [Johnson
Texas
Tree Houses Not Innocent Fun in Marin County
SAN RAFAEL Calif AP Sheriff Louis P Mountanos denounces tree houses in Marin County as dens of gambling drinking and pornographic magazines He orders them torn down Deputies have inspected tree houses across the county finding stolen school supplies damaged lumber and youths using trees for material One site contained nude photos a wine bottle beer cans cigarettes playing cards gambling debt list and other items
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San Rafarl
Calif
iKids
Louis P. Mountanos
Chibas Predicts Castro Won’t Last Six Months
Raul Chibas, once Castro's treasurer and now in U S exile, says a growing Cuban resistance exists but is not strong enough to threaten Castro. He asserts Castro won't last six months, in remarks from Miami on August 5.
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Raul Chibas
Cuban Revolutionary Army
Miami
Cuba
Florida
Fla
Fidel Castro
United States
Castro
Chibas
Cuba Legalizes Havana University Junta Control
The Cuban Cabinet amended a 1937 law to permit professors and students to administer Havana University, three weeks after a pro Castro group seized control. The 200 year old institution hosts 20,000 students across 13 colleges. Prime Minister Fidel Castro did not attend the cabinet meeting. Leaflets claimed he would address the Latin American youth congress closing session in Havana Saturday night.
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Havana
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Latin-American Youth Congress
Mother Back In Red China To Visit Son
Mary Downey of New Britain Connecticut travels to Chinese Communist prison to see her son John T Downey a civilian U S Army employee sentenced to life for espionage in 1952 Downey was captured after an Air Force plane crashed in China en route from Japan to Korea She hopes for leniency but says no plan is in place This travel follows past political entanglements and a long captivity.
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Hong Kong
Mary Downey
New Britain
John T. Downey
U.S. Army
China
Japan
Korea
jVstesure
Castro
Miami Herald
The
Western Railroad Co
Chibas
New York
Cuba
Key West
Shelby Gomaz
Collier
Santa Paula
Shelby
Jon
Air Force
Acurcio Gomas
United States
Venezuela
Iealnaan
Red
William
John
Dlawn
Gov-Sheen
Police Probe Theft Cases and Cross Border News
A jumble of notes reports police probing theft cases tied to a border crossing into Red China and a 9-year-old boy’s heart pierced by a dog gift. The story also mentions American visitors in China, a Catholic bishop injured while mowing, and espionage charges against alleged conspirators.
Foot Injured By Lawn Mower At Home Site
Police investigate thefts at Charlton Brothers garage and Hagerstown Beauty Culture School. A truck transmission valued over 300 pounds 250 to 300 pounds dried painted red was reported stolen from 552 Jefferson St with two men from Ohio seen parked nearby. At 37 N Potomac St currency $58 was stolen from a cabinet safe via unlocked rear door.
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Charlton Brothers
Jefferson St
Ohio
Hagerstown
N. Potomac St
Two Penal Farm Prisoners Flee in Heavy Rain
Two white prisoners from the State Reformatory for Males escaped during a 10:30 am work detail as a severe storm flooded streets in Washington and Maryland. Police and rescue crews searched Rockwell and Cooper, both Baltimore residents, while Rockwell faced larceny charges and Cooper had prior terms.
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State Reformatory
Maryland
Washington
Georgesginia
Lincoln Rockwell
American Nazi Party
Cok Jrin
Chevy Chase
Jackie
Cooper
Baltimore
Rockwell
Carnot Ludesi
Philip Hardy
Third Request Of Strikers For Jobless Pay Hearing Set
Hearings are scheduled Monday August 8 in an appeal from a referee's decision denying Troy Laundry workers in Local 464 Amalgamated Clothing Workers unemployment benefits. About 90 workers face possible denial if the hearing finds a labor dispute exists. Hazel Moulden says the plant has been closed and up for sale with no jobs to return to.
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Troy
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Hanerstown
Maryland
State Department of Employment Security
E.j .Washington St
Lago
Washington County Planning Office maps reveal growth and land use
The Area Development Committee toured the Washington County Planning and Zoning Office learning how planning tools predict growth. Maps showed residential land value, driving times, land use, and housing age while plans for sanitary districts subdivision rules and a highways master plan were outlined for year end completion.
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Washington County
Haigerstown
Washington County Economic Development Commission
Washington County Planning and Zoning Office
James Hawthorne
Planning and Zoning Commission
Hagerstown
Hawthorne
Haferstown
Greater Hagers Town
Fred Moyer
Tag Sales Show Few Unspayed Female Dogs
Washington County dog tag data shows 70 percent for male dogs at $1, 23 percent for spayed females at $1, and 7 percent for unspayed females at $2. About 9,500 tags were sold last year. sales are slower this year as the county warns that offenders will be prosecuted if tags are not purchased before September 1. Tags went on sale July 1.
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Washington County
Board of County Commissioners
Blue Heron Fishing At Big Pool Rod Bend
A blue heron frequents the Big Pool area drawing anglers as the bird stands in shallow water feeding. Donald Hosier and his sister Jane swam nearby and witnessed the sizable bird amid regular bass fishermen. Big Pool remains a favored bass spot even when Potomac streams run muddy. The two pools rarely get too muddy for fishing.
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Big Pool
Donald Hosier
Jane
Potomac
Kefauver Triumphs In Tennessee Primary Landslide
Senator Estes Kefauver won a sweeping Democratic primary victory in Tennessee with a two to one margin over Judge Andrew Taylor. Kefauver captured most counties, carried East Tennessee, and carried key metropolitan counties, signaling strong support for his liberal platform amid civil rights debates. Taylor conceded late, and Kefauver touted national implications for the Kennedy ticket.
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Nashville, Tenn
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Andrew T. Taylor
Kefauver
Taylor
South
John F. Kennedy
Jackson
East Tennessee
Tennessee River
West Tennessee
Memphis
West State
Fayette
Haywood
Fayette County
Hamilton County
Chattanooga
Knox County
Davidson
Nashville
Senate
James RB
Krazier
Whattanooga
Carlton Loser
Ross Bass
Pulaski
Cliff Davis
Joe Evins
Tom Murray
Robert Everett
B. Carroll Reece
Howard Baker
Ike Plans Public Appeal For Program In Congress
President Eisenhower shapes White House plans on an assumption of political frictions when Congress reconvenes. Secrecy surrounds his post vacation operation methods as he returns to Washington this weekend. An appeal on nationwide radio and television may be announced soon. He ends his New England vacation Sunday and flies to Washington as Senate resumes Monday and House after conventions.
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Nixon
Eisenhower
White House
Newport
Rae
Congress
Washington
New England
Senate
House
Jury Trial Sought in Car Theft Case
Robert W. Loney of Elmyria Ohio faces charges of breaking and entering a Hoffman Chevrolet Co. garage in Hancock on August 1 and stealing a 1954 Lincoln convertible and $53. State Police Investigator David Hasenbuhler filed the case. bond set at 2500 by Magistrate William J.
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Robert W. Loney
Elmyria
Ohio
Hoffman
Chevrolet Co
Hancock
Loney
David
Hasenbuhler
William J
Weather report fragment for multiple regions
Fragmentary weather notes for Hagerstown and Western Maryland plus mentions of Virginia West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Forecasts include cooler tonight with lows around 57 to 65, Saturday mostly sunny 78 to 84, Sunday fair and warm, with variable winds 4 to 15 mph. Additional items reference hotel stays, payments, and a separate fraud charge in North Carolina with shifted near term notes.
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Hagerstown
Maryland
Yuls
Lewis P. Watt
Knightsville
N.C
West Virginia
Alexander
Pennsylvania
Watt
F. D
Snapp
Traffic Tickets Drop In 3 Years Hagers Town
The Hagerstown Police Traffic Department shows a three year decline in issued summons. Lt Grason Doornberger reports 680 summons issued in the first seven months of the current year, vs 731 in 1959, 719 in 1958, and 812 in the first seven months of 1957.
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Hagerstown
Grason F. Doornberger
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