06 Nov 1962
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1962
Page
1
A divided voter forecast suggests about 50 million Americans may vote in national elections shaping Kennedy’s New Frontier programs. With Cuba crisis looming, Republicans aim to gain seats in the House and perhaps two in the Senate, while Democrats seek gains in governors races and to preserve broad support nationwide.
Detroit AP report notes a 1962 Michigan gubernatorial election with Democrat Swainson seeking re election and Republican Romney, former president of American Meters Corp, campaigning as GOP hopeful. Lt Gov Tesinski denounces Romney as liar over presidential bid plan. Both candidates aired election eve television ads.
In a Boston area segment, President Kennedy attended a rapid campaign circuit with stops at Beverly High School and other local venues. The Massachusetts contest features Ted Kennedy favored by many polls, a third candidate Harvard professor Stuart Hughes seen as a minor factor, and John Volpe positioned to win re election over Rindict Peabody.
AP report from Myung Dong, south of Seoul, shows village chief Pai Chandra and farmer Myung Bong facing 400,000 won in debt as government funds intended for one village shift to others. The piece notes Korea’s wider economic woes, urging industry, exports, and better rural life to lift the nation.
The Supreme Court refused to review a Circuit Court order forcing Forrest County Mississippi to register Negro applicants without discrimination. The action, prompted by the Justice Department under Civil Rights Act provisions, followed refusals by the Biloxi District Court and New Orleans Circuit Court. Solicitor General Joe T Patterson argued for the county registrar Theron Lyndh though the case questioned circuit jurisdiction due to missing district records.
Miss Drugget rebukes Mr Quentin as he pressures to add hotels to his chain. She likens her property to a ripe red apple and warns he will not seize it. He retreats after a tense exchange about motives and threats, leaving the scene with unresolved tension.
California faced a pivotal vote as about 70 to 75 percent of the 7.5 million voters were expected to choose the governor. Democratic Gov Edmund G Brown and Republican Richard M Nixon faced sharp charges and a national audience as campaigns exchanged claims of smear tactics and policy aims.
In Jonesboro Arkansas federal court Andrew S Bass faces six counts of interstate gambling violations. A Memphis man testified he paid Bass fifty dollars weekly to stay in business, while other witnesses linked Bass to Bee Bop Call and Jones Motel gambling operations.
James Marlow of the Associated Press analyzes post election implications for President Kennedy and Congress. He predicts the new Senate and House may remain largely unchanged, with Democrats possibly gaining a seat or two in the Senate and a few in the House. Kennedy’s approach to Congress and foreign issues could influence his 1964 re election prospects.
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