School Boycott Weakens in New Orleans as Integration Continues
In New Orleans, 15 to 17 white pupils attended William Frantz Elementary today, while one Negro girl enrolled in first grade faced taunts from demonstrators. At McDonogh No. 19, only three Negro girls joined first grade amid police patrols expanding to deter possible disruptions. The Louisiana Legislature approved state aid for private schools in response to the federal order, signaling efforts to resist integration.
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New Orleans
William Frantz
Wells Youth Injured On Rabbit Hunt
A 15 year old Wells boy Wallace Stevens Jr was hospitalized after a rabbit hunting accident near the Higgins residence in Wells. The shot from a 20 gauge gun struck Stevens in both legs but did not break bones. The incident involved two other youths Kenneth and Curtis Grant and a dog. State Game Warden Libby Wells says minors may not hunt without an adult over 21.
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Wells
York
Frank E. Higgins
Wallace Stevens, Jr
Wallace Stevens
Bourne Avenue
Secion
Ronald Gordon
Sumner Gordon
Moody
Elmer C. Hutchins
Oney P. Smith
Mutchins
Higgins
Stevens
Gordon
Kenneth
Curtis Grant
Virginia Grant
Charles M. Libby Wells
Maine Democrats Air Election Loss
Senator Ed Muskie urged Maine Democrats at a State Democratic Committee meeting to stay the course and improve rather than abandon their values after November’s defeat. He cited factors like combined state and presidential races and new voting blocs as partial causes, and endorsed pursuing a progressive program with lessons from the loss. Coffin, defeated in hopes of unseating Gov Reed, said the party remains trusted by Maine people despite the defeat. Coffin could not attend due to his daughter’s tonsil surgery in Washington.
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Lewiston
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
State Democratic Committee
Muskie
Frank M. Coffin
Coffin
John H. Reed
State Committee
Democratic Party
Susan
Washington
Old Orchard Beach Democratic Club Elects Officers
The Old Orchard Beach Democratic Social Club met at the VFW hall and elected Dwight McLeod as president Irene Cooper as secretary and Leo Larochelle as treasurer McLeod urged higher pay for teachers firemen and policemen and supported Civil Service open examinations for the police department He called for a straight Democratic ticket in Old Orchard Beach in March to oppose a straight Republican ticket.
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Old Orchard Beach Democratic Social Club
VFW
Dwight McLeod
Irene Cooper
Leo Larochelle
Uan- McLeod
Civil Service Commission
Old Orchard Beach
Chuckle Committee ExeCutsives Decide Nothing Group Wide
A witty sketch notes ex executives claim they each can do anything yet as a group decide nothing gets done. The line mocks the Capt. Gen. Fea. Corp. and public theater visits by people who cough rather than seek medical care.
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Fea. Corp
Drastic Change In Defense Department Recommended Cost To Be Sliced
In Palm Beach Kennedy receives a Symington plan proposing sweeping Defense Department reforms to streamline war planning. The proposal would abolish civilian secretaries for Army Navy and Air Force plus undersecretaries and assistants, eliminating 22 offices and potentially saving about 8 billion dollars annually.
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Defense Department
Palm Beach
Fla
John F. Kennedy
Army
Navy
Air Force
Secretary of Defense
Kennedy
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Pentagon
Symington
Defense Establishment
Fontaine Seeks Second Term On Biddeford Council
Ernest N. Fontaine announced his candidacy for re election as Ward Four councilman on the administration ticket led by Mayor Clement H. Deschambault. He accused critics of making unfounded charges and challenged opponents to present concrete proof or withdraw from the campaign.
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Warner
Ernest N. Fontaine
Ward Four
Biddeford
Clement H.deschambault
Fontaine
Saco Voters Decide On New East Side School Plan
Voters face a December 12 referendum on building an 18 room 540 capacity school east of Saco to replace Locke Bonython and Jordan. The plan includes a cafe auditorium and reductions to class sizes toward a state limit of 25, with Locke retained for storage and possible future use.
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Saco
Theodore Young
Frank D. Lawler
Locke
Bony‘thon
Jordan
Locke School
Jordan School
Bonython School
Burns School
Burns
Board of Assessors
China backs coexistence policy with Soviet Union
In Moscow Liu Shao Chi endorsed peaceful coexistence with the Soviet Union after a Communist summit, praising Soviet leadership and solidarity between China and the USSR. He stressed China's industrial dependence on Soviet output and aligned with Khrushchev's view that nuclear-era peace hinges on communist strength. Gomulka said the summit largely adopted the Khrushchev line.
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Moscow
China
Soviet Union
Leningrad
Liu Shao Chi
Great
Communist Movement
Communist Party of China
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Peoples Republic of China
Liu
Pravda
Communist Party
Khrushchev
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Communist
Reunion of Protestants Supported by Church Leaders
SAN FRANCISCO RP churchmen greeted a proposal for a wide reunion of American Protestants with cautious approval. Methodist Bishop John Wesley Lord called the plan shocking yet Christian and said it tackles longtime denominational issues with stark simplicity. The initial plan would unite Episcopal, United Presbyterian, Methodist, and United Church of Christ, with more denominations invited later.
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San Francisco
John Wesley Lord
Boston
Episcopal
United Presbyterian
Methodist
United Church of Christ
Eugene Carson Blake
Philadel
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