News for this April 4th in 1960 was short and medicinal. President Eisenhower heaped praise on vice-President Richard Nixon as the 1960 Presidential campaign got underway from the Republican camp. The general consensus of opinion was Nixon would be a shoe-in for the nomination.
Meanwhile, violence continued in South Africa with hospitals reporting a shortage of bandages to treat the injured. Protests against the White-Minority government were intensifying, as were the crackdowns.
A board of Inquiry from Civil Aeronautics concluded the recent crash of a National Airlines plane in North Carolina was the object of a bomb planted on board. No clues as to who did it though.
The biggest Communist Youth Rally ever held took place in Havana, Cuba with a sea of Cuba, Si - Yanki, No placards on display. There was seemingly no end to the love for us, particularly in Cuba.
And this night was the night of the Oscars in Hollywood.
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