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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1960
Page
14
Washington reports show Senator Lodge and President Nixon spar over Cabinet selections tied to race. Lodge argues for capable appointees regardless of race, drawing Southern backlash. Nixon later clarifies Cabinet choices based on ability, not race or creed, amid a broader political contest.
Disjointed notes report a postponed Niven TV interview amid confusion. A CBS spokesman referenced regests and Miami ties while a separate Miami item mentions a missing diver, a shark sighting, and a helicopter search near a bridge. A taped interview with a president and Mrs is noted, with a Sen. John referenced in a confused section.
In New York the two presidential candidates Kennedy and Nixon said religious bias is less a factor in this election than in 1928. They spoke at the Alfred E. Smith memorial dinner, stressing faith in liberty and pledging to run a campaign free of sectarian prejudice. Both men rejected attacks tied to religion and urged voters to judge candidates on issues. Cardinal Spellman attended and later influence on their remarks was noted.
A jumbled OCR extract mentions emergency schools in Mexico and U S voters and November ballots. It quotes Nixon and Castro era figures about religion and education funding, plus a digression on beards, a Nixon dinner, and a pheasant remark, producing a scrambled, uncertain record of political and social topics.
Donald I Meier son of Mr and Mrs Herbert H Meier of La Porte is undergoing initial training for duties as morale unit commander at Fort Eustis Virginia.
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