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Leading Nixon by over million votes
of the KENNEDY NEXT PRESIDENT?
day
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politician
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rather
optimistically,
that our civilisation has a future, and again presuming that come future historian avill God L worthwhile there is little writing up.
doubt that when he comes to assess the total misery of this age, he will hold the professional politician re sponsible.
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a pass things have come (o whe
assembly
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of nation:
of the United Nations, the leaders representing the hopes and
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aspirations of millions people, ean rise and abase
vach other in the languagiz
of fish-wives,
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displayed
spoilt child, would end in it being sent to bed supperless Or if one dures to think of the Congo where men
Lebtive
like
KENNEDY-In the lead.
ODDS
and ENDS
By REUTER Philadelphia, Nov. 8.
DEMOCRATS' SWEEP IN IKE GOES
INIKE HK contribution
NEW YORK STATE
New York, Nov. 8.
Senator John Kennedy, Democrat, seemed assured of victory in the United States Presidential election tonight when he carried New York State, the biggest prize of the poll.
He had trendy piled on a South lead of more then one million with vetus over his 'Republican, rival, trùm Vice-President Richard Nixon,
Mr Kennedy took the biggest single prize of the election with New York's 45 electoral vote and won a State which a cans didate normally must carry it he is to be elected.
Only five men in Presidential history have been elected with- out receiving the State's 45 clectoral votes.
Carolina
1
come- behind finish, that helped
clip
early un Nixon lead, plus West Virginia, Rhode Isla.id, Missturi.
Geor- Kia. Carolina.
and North
The Carolinas have the singliest Senator Kennedy has also won
of NIXON to the 32
voles of Pennsylvania, percentages
Romen Catholie concede? another key Slate, and early re- Ports from California (32 elee citizens of any
Ira the Union. and toral votes) Mr Nixon's, home states State,
Roman Catholic re- suid that
Kennedy's Mr Kennedygian was a factor miny poll- was ahead there too
ticians thought would hurt him in South Carolina particularly.
Nixon, making his best show- ing in rezal and suburban ereas won Kansas, Tennessee, Indiana. Arizona, far from com- Florida,
Vermont Dл plete. But burring a dramatic Kentucky. revergal in the voting trends, Oklahoma. He was running up the 43-year-old Massachusells margins in the midwest form Democrat seemed
destined to belt,
take off his she and pound Anna Welsh,, who is 106 years his desk in a fit of tan-
oli, only 1 days younger truma which, if
than
Party the Republican by a
itself, Kayn she is going to the Today to vote Re- Poli publican, as she has done at since women every election won suffrage in 1920,
London, Nov. 8. Hundreds of United States air- men, their wives and sweat- hearts began hare today lavieh 24-hour "Presidential Party" against a background of television sets, radios and') e teleprintera.
The festivities
will
clown18.
EPARTING
De range of
polities, and
from
the
International entering the
sphere of do mestie political affairs, we find! inen, entrusted with the welfare of the industrial workers, men who should! be
voguizant of
the economy relating to their Burticular industry, de. liberately ruining that in dustry by calling "wild
cat strikes for no reason more apparent than a sop to their sensitive dignity. And
in the affairs of new atates cynically declared 10 he rising to the
mature responsibility of self government, we read slate ments made by their new leaders which would be held untenable outside a
For sheer irres-
adhow we have to turn
Singapore
.!
Confident
Returns were
be the first Roman Catholic ever to be elected President.
puters was that Kennedy would than four win after more million voles had been counted. the The close siruggle gave machines a tough lime,
Two television networks operating the "brains," at first forcest victory for Me Nixon, but changed sides as Senator Kennedy moved ahead.
Then one of them reported the machine was jumping backs between the tavo and forth candidates and decilpod to give
a forecast.
TO BED
Washington, Nov. 8.
President Elsenhower went to bed tonight with the outcome of the Presidential
race still undecided.
James C. Hagerty, White House news secretary, said the Pre- sident authorized himi to send a congratula- tory telegram to the winner. When Eisen- hower went to bed Senator John F. Ken- nedy was leading UPI.
A third "brain" stood firmly STOP PRESS
behind Senater Kennedy,
Millions
WCrC Bats
Millions of Americans glued to their television watching the "clectronic battle." with bars closed until 1olling censed, most people hurried to their homes to follow the alve tien in armchair comfort.
Kansas and other pro- Nixon Republican areas Have an early edge.
But as ballots from the big cities and key industrial states slowly, wiped out Nixon's edge.
took a lead continued through the evening,
which Kennedy
HK tane, Kennedy had increased his margin to mere, than a million votes and 11:45 am HK time United Press International count in- creased his edge to about 1,400,000
At that point, he was ahead in nore than enough states with vols to put him in the White Houre if the trend continued.
had been Although there
early in this signs of apathy
campaiga, Ameri- Presidential cans turned out a record num- bers to name their choice for a Icader for the next four years.
Tre was no indication in the curly, returns whether the
Kennedy's.
Roman issue of Catholle religion had helped or hurt him-All Agencies.
From behind In Washington, the DanIOCTD-
In Connecticut, which has a National Chairman Mr
with the penchant for siding marathon Iteary M. Jackson predicted to- winner in Presidential plections, continue *ght that Senator Kennedy Democratic Governor Abra- through the night ntil to would win the Presidency by
By. 8 am aam Ribicoff said that State's morrow evening in the enlist- | 400 or more electoral votes. He switch from Republican to the ed, men's favourite haunt, the needs only 209,
Democrat side was "antastic.2 Douglas Club in Lancaster
Mr Jackson told a news con- It had not gone Democratie since ference at national kendquarters | 1944. Cambridge. Nov. D.
in the Mayflower Haiel that j University's Union he based his optimistic estimate Debating Society last night
Kennedy's very
strong" earried by 306 votes to 26 the towing in industrial areas ord motion: "This House hopes
restains from the South. for a Demueralic victory 10- night."
Gate.
Cambridge
Baltimore, Nov. 8. Today's loser can expect to live longer than the winner, t Baltimore Sun said today tha Presidents have a mortality rate of 32 per cent above normal. Presidential losers 30 per cent fower than normal.
Where Emergency
meeting
10 former
lender prophesied that that city could be the "heart of the What, in any language, does that mean?
future."
And right here on our door
aten, another umbitious
Teipel. Nov. 8.
embryo politician asks the The standing Central Committee
Chairman of the Urban Counell for assurance tha neither her his stat will seek to. exercise tyrannieni power, hor crush the people under fin fran heel
Which is
of the ruling Kuomintang Parly has summoned an emer- keney meeting to review the situation following the con- clusion of the American Pre- sidential election, It authoritatively learned to-
day.
Port. Maxx.. At Hyannis where he awalted the election Senator Kennedy returns, "Jumped with joy" when Con necilout fell into his column. He had been favoured to carry the State. Nixon, who all along had forecast a close fight, received his Los Angeles Mr Nixon had then won or the returns
room. AL
a late hour was leading in states with 173 hotel electoral votes, and Mr
Ken-there was no sign from him or test In states with 353 his campaign managers that
With 40 per cent of the vola ia, the populu count WTS: Kennedy - 13,801,000, Nixon. 12,310,900.
dy voles,
Kennedy took Connecticut, Maryland and his native state
they were conceding anything,
Meanwhile in New York, the verdict of the majority of
of Massachusetts. He also took America's big electronic com
Democrats again THE CONGRESS
win control
of the Senate
Washington, Nov. 8.
Washington, Nov. 8. Americans today elected
NEWSPAPER CLAIMS WIN
FOR SENATOR
New York, Nov. 8. The New York Dally News declared Senator Kennedy the winner in the Presidential race to- night-UPI.
New York, Nov. 8.
** Sen. Kennedy won Texas, with 24 electoral voles, tonight,-UPL
f.
to Countess Mountbatten fund
London, Nov. 8.
Hongkong has contributed £1,322 to a new charity fund in memory of Countess Mountbatten of Burma, it was announced today.
The fund-to be called the India who; e Counters Edwar Mountbatten Trust Mountbatten was the last will be formally Maugurat | Viccrèins-is making a major noxt
Wednesday
Prince effort to
raise funds for Philip. husband of Quesa Trut with the personal en- Elizabeth and nephew of Earl
couragement of the Prime Mountbatten.
Minister, Mr Nebru, who was a
personal
friend, the
many parta
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the
The Colony was one of the clos
of the worlrganisers stated today--China where the Countess, wite of Mal Spoelal. Eart Mountbatten, wartime Supreme Allied Commander, in South-east Asia, gained affection through her work in nursing and chlid-welfare. British North Borneo, where she died suddenly last February, bas, contributed £838 to the fund, and from Cyprus has come
£1,258.
TARGET
The organistra aim at on ultimate torgot of £5 million fretm Briüin, The Common- wealth and the United Stales.
The monty will be devoted to Lady Mountbatten's three greatest interests to which the:
Flying squads break up
demonstration
in Paris
Paris, Nov. 8:
devcted most of her time and Flying squads of police
u proportion of her personal | wealth Eben SaveThe Children: Fund, Sütight, Ambulance. Brigade, and the advancement bf nursing
LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER'
SCOTS MAY BE
PROSECUTED
FOR SALES
Edinburgh, Nov. 8.
The possibility of prosecutions for selling the un- cut version D. H. Lawrence's novel "Lady Chatterley's Lover" is looming over Scottish booksellers.
new congress which on the busis of inconclusive early returns appeared likely to remain under Democratic control but with the Party's current large margin 10- Mr William Grant, the LordĮ - duced,
Advocate, has sunt on instruc- Hon to all Chief Constables in Democrats were trailing at Scotland that any complaints
laut's six Congressional dis- | "Lady Chatterley's Lover" must iricts, now li held by Debe forwarded to the Crowa mocrats. In Maine, Republicans office. were ahead for two House seats: now held by Democrats.
about on a par with stop. President Chiang Kai-shek, in ping any innocent man on his capacity as Director-General Continued Democratic control of the US Senate in 0:00 GMT in four of Connec- arising out of the publication of
Queen's Road and
bent your wife?"
"Will you promise not to place later this
arking.
AFF
at the Party, will presicle: Over Lake the meeting which will
fternoon. The Foreig. Minister. Mr Shen Chang-huan, will report.---
WHEN England, ever
century ago, give
practical example of how al
people could And
de.
mocracy, and how after
the painful passage of th The church
Reform Bill, the "depressed
classes began to emergo and train themselves for leader- ship, we saw what politics and politicians could be One has merely to think of
like
a maji
helped
on
on
It will be for the Lord Advocate to decide whether or not there will be a test case in Scotland, and the ordinary pro- cedure of the courts is not to be used to launch a prosecution, the police have been told.
ACQUITTED
the 87th Congress was assured tonight with re-election of eight Democratic incumbents.
They included three men who The tight Democratie victories:
B. made it certain the Party woull were unopposed-Richord
One of Maryland's incumbent (Ga), John L. Mc- have at least 51 Senate seats, the Russell
(Ark) and Strom Democrats also was behind minimum needed for control. Clellan
four the basis of early returns, (SC)-end There were
Democratic Thurmond 43 holdovers.
others with nominal ouposition- Ascociated Press relums A. Estes Kefauver (Tenn), The Republicans, meanwhlic, Wills Robertson (Va), James O. the 437 Hours elections at 10.30 held two of their Senate seats, Eastland (M59)
John HKT showed; those occupied by John S. Sparkman (Ala). The eighth, Democrats elected 80 (now Cooper (Ky) and Clifford P. was Robert S. Kerr (Okia). Case (NJ).
The Democrats had started 280, vacancies 3). with a big edge, 283-154, in the Republicans elected 0 (now Penguin Books of publishing an House,
151, vacancles 3).
San Juan, Nov. B. Pourio Rico's Governor Luis Mutiez tonight claimed victory James Keir for
Democralle his popular
In fortune but
FROM SOUTH Hardie, Lacking everything party, and cald his margin was Republicans had conceded A Kreat greater because of the "drama they had no chance to capture heart to serve his own de pace" given the campaign control in the election, in the kind, he trained himself by a Catholle church drive to face of the 68-34 Democratie until he was able to take | defert him.
murgin in the outgoing his place in the House of First returns Indiented that Congress, Commons.
another landslide was forming Seven of the Arst Democratic for Munoz to add to his 1932 senators to be elected were from
❘ the South,
But where are his kind now?
Once again, the people and 1950 triumphs—UPI.
have surrendered power
and policy to the
am-
bitious self-seeking Low
who
prepared to
Believed it legal
and
This large margin in both branches had made it necessary for the Republicans to stage a major upset to win control.
Democratic Vice-Presidentet, candidate Lyndon Johnson re- tpined his seat in the Senate, (He was running both for
and the the Senate Presidency)-AP & Router.
Democratle grins 0. Republican gains 2. Democrats leading In 30, in- eluding 1 district now Republican.
Republicans leading in 16 In cluding 7 districts now Democra- Vice-tic.
Needed for majority, 219. UPI,
Last week, at the Old Balley, English jury acquitted
obscene publication by iscuing the unexpurgated edition of "Lady Chatterley's Lover" is a Lupci back.
(The Lord Advocate is tha Crown's chief law officer in Scotland, and Procurators Fiscai pubile prosecutors in Scot- Ush law). China Special,
(SEE P.3)
Mali
Norifice or bus GARAGE OWNER JAILED FOR TAX EVASION ROOF BLOWN OFF
their own miserable hides,
for self-advancement. :
Is it possible that men who clown, men who pose, men who ask allly questions
with their eyes on the press, have the cause of humanity at heart? If only we could de- ayatem whereby the Viac A
humanitarians, led men to kind of life that almost all men want ....a life of peace unworried by fanr.
the
Northampton, Nov. 8. nobert Frederick Soul, 49, a Buckinghamshire garage owner, Was sentenced here. yesterday to two years in. prisonment for offences under a tax evaɛlon scheme he said he believed was legat,
Soul was alleged to have evaded 288,570 income tax in alx years
The jury convicted him on 18 charges of perjury, forgers,
and uttering forged documents, He paid them 10 shillings a week
and acquitted him on three olker charges. Soul kad pleaded not guilty, on charges. it was
costs.
order to pay £1,200
II's system was to buy property in the names of people with fatge families, who were eli- sible for tax allowances, the court was told,
and bonuses at Christmas, and entered the property in their income tax returna.
He controlled the income from
Wilmington, Nov. 8.
An explosion blew the roof off a resin products plan today, killing throw workers. Two more wero Jun- accounted for.
the property, but paid no in-Four people wire pulled from come tax on it.
the mouldering rubble and dani to hospital in serious condition.
Altogether he bought
...
bout
1,000 properties in the MCE of 37 nominees.--Chine Mall Special.
The explosion occurred in the ""front" part of the two-storey
briek busiding, which housEN the Bynvar Corp. An'aye=" witness said the blast liftod the roof off of the structure. Immediately after the blast,. which shook nearby hourds, a fire broke out--AP,
BUILD
UP
RESISTANCE
AGAINST
WINTER ILLS
**
AHDOL' MINERALS
motorcyclists
tonight --- broke up a demonstra-
tion by some 3,000 Iright-wingers angrily de- manding that, France re- tain Algeria.
Massive police reinforcements were on hand when the demon- stratury poured out of a Left Bank meeting hall and attempt- ed to march toward the student quarter.
Some demonstrators received when blows from nightsticks the police moved in on foot to support the motorcycle squads to speeding through the street divide the crowd.
LOUD AND ANGRY The demonstrators—including many Frenchmen from: Algerla had just ended a loud and angry sess on in the 'some, meeting holl where an equal number of left- wingers met 10 days ago to de- mand immediate negotiations lo end the Algerian Insurrection.
That crowd, also, had tried to organise a march through the
streets and the police stopped them. Some 00 persons were injured in the ensuing clashes.- AP.
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