Texas Senate runoff pits Tower against Blakley or Wright
Texas results show John G. Tower leading a 70 candidate field with 321,686 votes while Blakley and Wright contest second for the June 3 runoff. In St Louis, Democrat Raymond R. Tucker wins a third term as mayor by 41,428 votes over Republican Ben Lindenbusch.
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Associated Press
Texas
St. Louis
GOP
Big City
John G. Tower
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas Election Bureau
Tower
William A. Blakley
Jim Wright
Blakley
Wright
Raymond R. Tucker
Ben H. Lindenbusch
Tucker
Lindenbusch
Republican National Committee
Los Angeles
Norris Poulson
Myron Gordon
Atty
Stewart G. Honeck
Wisconsin Supreme Art
Aurora
Ill
Paul Egan
Egan
Jay L. Hunter
John Tower
Wichita Falls
Tex
Lyndon Johnson
Iterim
Virephoto
Kennedy Macmillan discuss Laos cease fire at White House
President Kennedy and British Prime Minister Macmillan met at the White House to address world problems with Laos as the lead issue. They planned four talks through the week covering Red China U.N. membership, Cuba Congo, Berlin and the Moscow test ban negotiations.
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Washington
Harold Macmillan
Kennedy
Laos
Macmillan
White House
Rose Gardens
Presidential Office
China
U.N
Congo
Berlin
Moscow
Canada
Floating command post eyed in Kennedy era plan
Washington AP reports Kennedy seeks 16 million for invulnerable command posts and comms centers tied to a potential floating command post concept. Speculation centers on the 14,000-ton cruiser Long Beach and the Northampton, flagship of the Atlantic Fleet, with a Triton submarine also discussed as a mobile HQ.
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Washington
Kennedy
Long Beach
Northampton
Triton
Congress
Navy
Hayward
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Bethlehem Steel Co
Quincy
Mass
Parachutists Counter Reds In Laos
About 500 loyal Laotian parachute troops dropped into the area northwest of Muong Kassy to counter pro-Communist rebel threats. Led by Commander-In-Chief Boun Leuth, the force used at least 10 transport planes and 11 or more helicopters. The move followed reports that Pathet Lao forces had earlier parachuted 300 troops onto the North-South Highway near Moong Kassy. Britain sought cease-fire proposals and cooperation with Russia as diplomatic moves to end the Laos crisis accelerated.
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Vientiane
Laos
Muong Kassy
Boun Leuth
Luang Prabang
Thailand
U.S
Moong Kassy
Moung Kassy
Here
Britain
Johnson Assures Senegal of US Economic Aid Plan
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson told Premier Mamadou Dia the United States will help finance Senegal’s four year economic plan with loans rather than grants. Dia announced the plan to the National Assembly, while Johnson prepared to depart for Geneva after a cordial meeting and celebrations of Senegal’s Independence Day.
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Dakar
Senegal
Lyndon B. Johnson
Mamadou Dia
United States
Johnson
Dia
National Assembly
Geneva
Kennedy
Jacob Malik
Paris
Hodges Seeks Business Ethics Code Amid Price Fixing Case
Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges proposes a voluntary ethics code for business leaders to operate in the public interest. A task group of businessmen, philosophers, and educators will draft ideas, with a first meeting expected next month. The effort follows a price fixing crackdown that fined over 20 firms and jailed seven executives.
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Washington
Luther H. Hodges
Hodges
Commerce Department
White House
North Carolina
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Vehicle inspection urged as key safety measure in North Carolina
Raleigh AP Motor Vehicles Commissioner Ed Scheidt told a hearing the bill for annual vehicle inspection is the most important safety measure before the General Assembly. He said it affects all vehicles and drivers, and may reduce accidents caused by mechanical defects often missed due to damage, drivers' reluctance to admit negligence, and untrained lawmen.
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Raleigh
Ed Scheidt
North Carolina
General Assembly
Airborne Irish Troops Occupy Congo Airport
Irish U.N. troops seized Elisabethville airport in Katanga with about 150 soldiers in battle dress, while 500 more were to arrive. Gen. Sean McKeown of Ireland warned of Indian Gurkhas’ arrival if interference continued and Tshombe rescinded anti U.N. sanctions.
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Congo Airport
Elisabethville
Katanga
U.N
Moise Tshombe
Congo
Sean McKeown
Ireland
Tshombe
McKeown
Leopoldville
United Nations
Kamina
North Carolina House Extends Compulsory Auto Insurance Law
The House insurance committee voted 19 to 4 to favor extending the compulsory auto liability insurance law indefinitely. Rep. Sam Whitehurst chaired the effort, opposing a shorter extension and urging prompt action while acknowledging potential improvements later. Rep. Clyde Harris urged reforms before extension, and Rep. Byrd Satterfield supported decisive action for the public.
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Raleigh
House Insurance Committee
Sam Whitehurst
Craven
Herb Hardy
Greene
Whitehurst
Lawmakers Battle Over District Boundaries in Raleigh
Rural and urban lawmakers clashed over a bill aligning senatorial districts with the 1960 census. Sen. Jennings King defended the measure with a 23 minute speech, backing two senators for Mecklenburg Guilford and Forsyth counties while opposing constitutional amendments. The bill, introduced by Sen. Claude Currie, follows a push by Gov. Sanford and the Democratic Party for redistricting this session. King argued there is no valid objection and said the oath is to the constitution.
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Raleigh
Jennings King
Scotland
General Assembly
Mecklenburg
Guilford
Forsyth
Claude Currie
Durham
Gov. Sanford
Democratic Party
House
King
Strain Rises As Finch Trial Jurors Enter Third Deliberation
Los Angeles AP reports jurors in the Finch murder case show strain while deliberations extend into a seventh hour. Judge Coleman ordered a night lockup after eight hours with no near-decision on penalties for Dr. R Bernard Finch and Carole Tregoff.
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Los Angeles
R. Bernard Finch
Carole Tregoff
Hall of Justice
Superior Court
David Coleman
Coleman
Integrated Schools All But Empty
In New Orleans, McDonogh No 19 and William Frantz Elementary remain under de facto boycott as white parents withdraw children after the November 14 desegregation order. Police guard homes and buses while parents decry federal courts and plan continued resistance. In Baton Rouge, six special sessions spent over 1 million dollars as lawmakers tried to thwart the decree, only to be overturned by federal courts.
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New Orleans
St. Bernard Parish
Ethel Arieux
McDonogh No. 19
St. Claude Avenue
William Frantz
Frantz
McDonogh
Arieux
St. Bernard
Baton Rouge
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Clyde Harris
Rowan
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Finch
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