Loss of Prestige Survey Disclosed
New York Times and Washington Post reveal a confidential USIA summary for the NSC on June findings showing a decline in American prestige with France and Britain. The data, based on 1150 British and 1000 French respondents, notes reduced favorable views of the United States and Eisenhower, while no White House comment was issued.
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Great Britain
Lodge
United Nations
Weekday winter close ends Kent Boscawen curb market
The Weekly farmers market is discontinued for winter with Clarence Fletcher noting a spring reopening as weather warms. The item references the Hunters Moon on November 3 and includes a note about Leslie Murray receiving a President Eisenhower card. The Star updates its newsroom line to MO 2 3878 and reports Mrs Strosnider’s phone line jam.
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Boscawen
Clarence Fletcher
Leslie Murray
Eisen
Handley
Howard Murrayhower
Leslie
Star
Ernest Strosnider
English Co. Wins Contract for Kline Elementary School
The English Construction Co. of Altavista Virginia won the Frederick County School Board contract to build Leslie D Kline Elementary School for 313900. The one story 15 classroom facility will include a library clinic and admin suite and sit west of James Wood High School on Route 50.
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English Construction Co
Altavista
Leslie D. Kline
Frederick County
James Wood High School
Rt. 50
Frederick County School Board
James Wood
Board of Supervisors
Virginia Supplemental Retirement System
Robinson Memorial
Stonewall
Clearbrook
Kline
Dixon and Norman
Richmond
Lodge Denies U S Prestige Has Fallen
PHILADELPHIA AP Henry Cabot Lodge argues American prestige abroad remains intact despite observers and riots overseas. He cites his UN tenure and says Kennedy confuses prestige with popularity. Police estimate 50,000 plus greeted the candidate in Philadelphia with 4,000 to 5,000 downtown attendees.
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Philadelphia
Henry Cabot Lodge
America
United States Information Agency
Renee
Beecats
John F. Kennedy
Lodge
Stephen May
King Ordered Freed From Penitentiary
King Luther King Jr. was ordered freed from the Georgia state penitentiary on bond of 2000 dollars pending an appeal of a traffic violation sentence. Judge Oscar Mitchell had previously jailed King for four months for violating probation related to the traffic count and suspended license issues.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Oscar Mitchell
King
Atlanta
Mitchell
Georgia
Amherst
Nixon Pledges Talks on Nuclear Ban in 1960 Campaign
Vice President Nixon proposes immediate negotiations with the Soviet Union on a nuclear testing ban if elected. He would send Henry Cabot Lodge to Geneva and favors foolproof inspection to curb tests. Nixon contrasts Kennedy positions and hints at a summit with Khrushchev and Macmillan if talks succeed.
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Michigan
Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
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Soviet Union
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Kennedy
Fidel Castro
Adlai E. Stevenson
Eisenhower
Castro
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Latin America
Sen. Kennedy
Khrushchev
Ph MacMillan
Great Brit
Harold Macmillan
Great Britain
El Salvador Junta Takes Power After Bloodless Coup
A six member junta dissolved Congress and revoked Lemus decrees ending civil liberties as Lemus vanishes. It pledges to restore justice and hold elections in 1962. Military officers and civilians form the new government after a swift pre-dawn takeover following student protests.
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el Salvador
Jose Maria Lemus
Congress
Lemus
National University
Supreme Court
General Accounting Office
National Election Board
Social Welfare Service
Guatemala
United States
Biltmore
Guatemala City
Salvador University
Rene Fortin Magana
Nixon Campaign Denies Hughes Connection In Pearson Claim
AP reporting that Nixon campaign manager calls Drew Pearson article a political smear. The piece linked a $205000 Hughes Tool loan to Nixon family relatives with favorable government treatment, a claim denied by Robert Finch who says Nixon had no involvement.
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Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Drew Pearson
Hughes Tool Co
Howard Hughes
Pearson
Hughes
Ohio
Finch
Nixon, Inc
F. Donald Nixon
Hannah M. Nixon
Frank J. Waters
California
Waters
Noth
Moore Letter Complicates Virginia Kennedy Bid
Virginia voters face a Kennedy challenge after Speaker E Blackburn Moore warned that Kennedy might appoint Negro federal judges if elected. The Democratic stalwart urged Kennedy to pledge no Negro judges in the South. Rep Howard W Smith faces GOP pressure to declare his stance on Kennedy versus Nixon.
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Virginia
Kennedy
E. Blackburn ‘Moore
House of Delegates
John F. Kennedy
Moore
William C. Battle
Sen. Kennedy
Battle
Richmon
Charlottesville
Sen. Byrd
Richard M. Nixon
Washington
Howard W. Smith
Lawrence M. Traylor
Fredericksburg
Traylor
Smith
Congress
Jack Kennedy
New York Times Endorses Sen Kennedy in Editorial
The New York Times editorial endorses Senator John F. Kennedy for president, highlighting foreign policy and national unity as decisive factors. It notes Kennedy would avoid war with Communist China over Quemoy and Matsu and contrasts this with Eisenhower's prior position.
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NEW York
New York Times Today
John F. Kennedy
Eisenhower
the Times
Sen. Kennedy
China
Quemoy
Matsu
Kennedy Warns U S Faces Third Recession Says Bread and Butter Gaps
Senator John Kennedy told New York crowds that the United States is entering its third recession in six years and urged focus on jobs, lower taxes, and efficient government. He attacked Nixon for being disconnected from reality while labor groups backed his push for higher minimum wage and health care for the aged. Kennedy spoke in a garment center rally after campaigning around Detroit and returning to New York before heading to Pennsylvania. Jewel Box Fire Sale advert follows.
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Richard M. Nixon
Kennedy
America
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Nixon
Detroit
McKinley
Harding
Coolidge
London
Pennsylvania
Eisenhower Praises Byrd While Laureling Wilson's Dream
President Eisenhower, at Staunton, honors Woodrow Wilson's goal of a world ruled by law and pays glowing tribute to Sen. Harry F. Byrd of Virginia. He praises Byrd's integrity and statesmanship and recalls Byrd's yearly climb of Old Rag Mountain.
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Byrd
Douglas B. Cornell Staunton
Eisenhower
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Wilon
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Harry Byrd
Eisenshower
Senate
Sperryville
Eisenhower Arrives in Virginia for Rainy Welcome
President Eisenhower lands at Shenandoah Valley Airport to about 500 local onlookers led by Gov. Almond and Sen. Byrd. He visits his mother's birthplace in Mount Sidney, plant a liberty tree, and greets residents as a cardboard sign reads Welcome, Cousin Ike.
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Eisenhower
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Almond
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Byrd
Robertson
Virginia
Mount Sidney
Mount Sidney House
Dennison
Tex
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Kaw
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Claus Ruly
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