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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1960
Page
3
Green continues from Page One noting that the Democratic win in Illinois rested on broader social and political shifts rather than a single issue. The commentary stresses the changing electorate and alignment across urban and rural areas, with implications for future state politics.
Kennedy won Illinois by under 9,000 votes as Green pledged ongoing oversight of fraud probes while staffers stay in Illinois. The state’s 27 electoral votes could not have altered the outcome, even if a fraud recount shifted them to Nixon.
The Moscow communique urged a spring 1961 special UN General Assembly session with heads of state to tackle disarmament under international control. It also notes Khrushchev’s pledge to visit Cambodia, signaling continued high level engagement despite prior disruption at the New York assembly.
Arlington welcomes a baby boy born at 1:45 a m with B J Mize and wife as parents. Grandparents T E Walkup and A L Mize. Various relatives and friends from Childress Fort Worth Dallas Amarillo and other cities visit. others travel for holidays and business as national news dominates Palm Beach conferences with Eisenhower Kennedy Symington plans.
Local society notes list numerous visits and gatherings in Paducah and surrounding towns. Names include Mr. and Mrs. J E Begley, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Gardner, Rev. Ira L Parrack, Lula Huddleston, and others, with hospital and surgery updates and Thanksgiving greetings.
The forthcoming cabinet appointee says starting January 20 marks a rebirth of confidence and that the economy needs more confidence and effort. He urges imaginative federal action, including public works if necessary.
A joint communique from the Soviet Union and Cambodia urged convening a spring 1961 special session of the UN General Assembly with heads of state to study disarmament. Khrushchev agreed to visit Cambodia later. It notes Laos' situation and aid to Souvanna Phouma, plus Soviet technical and mineral prospecting support.
Aides say the new President will try again to reach a meaningful negotiating level with the Russians after a Saturday Soviet proposal did not appear promising, with the exact visit date to be fixed later.
United Press International notes the earliest shorthand dating from 63 B.C. used by Marcus Tullius Tiro to record speeches of Caesar and Cicero in Rome.
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