71 Million Expected To Cast Ballots
Americans voted early in large numbers to choose between Lyndon B. Johnson and Barry Goldwater. Reports across the nation indicated a possible record turnout near 71 million, with weather generally favorable and certain precincts running behind 1960 levels. Johnson backers urged turnout to boost the Democratic ticket while Goldwater supporters hoped a high turnout would bring conservative voters to the polls. Johnson cast the first vote in Blanco County, Texas, with Mrs. Johnson following, as both pursued a straight Democratic ticket.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Associated Press
Johnson
Goldwater
Dixville Notch
N.H
Blanco County
Tex
British Labor To Socialize Steel Industry
In a throne speech opening Parliament, Queen Elizabeth II announced that Prime Minister Harold Wilson’s Labour government will renationalize Britain's steel industry, restore rent controls, and pursue abolition of capital punishment. The move signals a major policy clash with Conservatives over steel nationalization, amid a narrow Labour Commons majority.
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Elizabeth
Harold Wilson
Britain
Wilson
United Nations
North Atlantic Alliance
House of Lords
House of Commons
Commons
Alec Douglas-Home
Liberal
Clement Attlee
Labor
Bank of England
Attlee
Crown Lands Commission
72 Americans Wounded in Bien Hoa Bombardment
In Saigon the U.S. announces 72 American servicemen wounded in the Viet Cong strike on Bien Hoa air base last Sunday. Earlier statements listed 31 wounded, with four Americans killed and 27 aircraft damaged or destroyed. A military spokesman notes 18 of the wounded are hospitalized while others returned to duty after treatment. The higher figure results from unit surveys.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Bien Hoa
Presidential campaign spending tops 25 million say Almanac
The World Almanac reports that national level committees backing all major presidential candidates in the 1960 election spent more than 25 million dollars in aggregate. The figure covers expenditures by party committees and allied organizations across national campaigns.
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Red
Bolivian Revolt Contained as Barrientos Seizes Role
In La Paz a regiment rose in arms and was quickly stamped out by government forces while a rebel station in Cochabamba claimed a wider army uprising across four provinces. The vice president urged Paz Estenssoro to resign as Barrientos, an air force general, set up in Cochabamba. The rebel broadcast linked the Socialist Falange to the plot and warned against political policing. Armed civilians and police mobilized in La Paz as events unfolded.
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Bolivia
Cochabamba
Ingavi
Santa Cruz
Sucre
Potosi
Rene Barrientos
Victor Paz Estenssoro
Barrientos
Paz Estenssoro
Falange
la Pax
Twin City Chit Chat and Local Military News
Mrs. Charles E Hicks of Ruston hosts a birthday party in Twin Cities with family members attending. Airman Robert H Whitman, son of Monroe residents, completed Air Force basic training and will serve at Francis E Warren AFB Wyoming. He is a Ouachita Parish High School graduate of 1964. Northside Girl Scout troops challenge College Area troops to a playday at Camp Pinewood near Sterlington starting 9 a.m. with flag ceremony.
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Ruston
Twin Cities
Royce Leachman
West Monroe
Robert H. Whitman
Henry F. Whitman
Richmond
Monroe
Air Force
Lackland Afb
Tex
Whitman
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SAC
Francis E. Warren Afb
Wyo
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Northside
College Area
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Sterlington
Ing
Ouachita
North Monroe Lumber Co
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Courthouse
Jefferson Junior High
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Old City Hall
Lida Benton
Forest Avenue
Mitchell School
Spiller’s
Robert E. Lee
Neville
Georgia Tucker School
Apex Supply Co
Luffey’s Groc
Sherrouse School
Northeast State College
Ouachita High School
Municipal Golf Course
Cubans seek asylum after walk off Cubana plane at Gander
Forty four Cubans defected from a Cubana airliner at Gander Newfoundland seeking admission to the United States. They will be flown to Halifax immigration custody while awaiting U.S. entry. The group includes Mr and Mrs Miguel Rosa Galvez and their grandson Julius de la Rosa.
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Ottawa
United States
Gander
Halifax
Immigration Service
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Miguel J. Rosa Galvez
Julian de la Rosa
Jose de la Rosa
Havana
Europe
Canada
RFK Taft May Become Key Figures
Washington AP notes that voters not only elect a president but also a Congress that could shape the next national agenda. RFK in New York and Taft in Ohio emerge as potential power brokers whose success could influence future party strategy and presidential prospects. Both parties anticipate gains in Senate and House seats, with a likely Democratic tilt in Congress affecting legislation and governance.
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Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Kenneth B. Keating
New York Senate
Robert Taft Jr
Stephen A. Young
Ohio
Congress
Barry Goldwater
Johnson
Senate
House
Goldwater praises press coverage after campaign
Phoenix Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater praised press coverage as eminently fair at a party for campaign aides and reporters. He said many reporters privately disagree with his views yet he respects them and values their coverage win or lose.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Arizona Republican
Mild Weather Greets Voters
Mostly cloudy skies greeted early voters under mild conditions today. The weather bureau forecast continued cloudiness and mild temperatures with evening showers likely across northeast Louisiana. Winds shift from south to north, highs near 76 to 80 today and 68 to 72 on Wednesday.
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Weather Bureau
Louisiana
Victory Seen For Goldwater In Louisiana
In New Orleans AP reports Louisiana’s 10 electoral votes likely to go to Barry Goldwater due to segregation and states rights, though President Johnson gains some late support. Weather and turnout projected near 850,000 to 860,000. Civil rights dominates the race as Goldwater’s anti Civil Rights Act stance helps conservatives, while Gov. McKeithen remains neutral.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Barry Goldwater
Johnson
Goldwater
Deep South
Wade O. Martin
Martin
John J. McKeithen
GOP
McKeithen
Hale Boggs
House
Long
William S. Walker
Alexandria
F. Edward Hebert
Otto Passman
Joe D Waegonner
T A. Thompson
Bayou
Strom Thurmond
States Rights Party
Eisenhower
Supersonic transport proposal tickles air travel minds
The piece jokes that proposed supersonic transports will revolutionize air travel. The only escape from their noise would be to ride on them, reflecting a playful, in period voice about future aviation.
Record Turnout Edges Ouachita Parish Voting Day
Voters in Ouachita Parish and Concordia report brisk turnout in the Fifth District as polls open at 6 am and close at 8 pm. Precincts from Monroe to Vidalia show heavy participation with long lines, while Republican Barry Goldwater appears favored in the district. Otto E. Passman runs unopposed in his Monroe seat.
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Coloy Joseph
Barry Goldwater
Fredonia
Ariz
Ouachita Parish
Fairgrounds
West Monroe
B.S. McRaney
McRaney
William Norris III
Claude Smith
Milton Ford
H. W. Tolson
George Snellings Jr
Concordia
Straigth Ticket Vote Reported In Lockport
Republican vice presidential candidate William E Miller and his wife Stephanie voted the straight Republican ticket excluding U S Senator Kenneth B Keating in Lockport New York AP reports Hoover left an estate exceeding 1 million dollars in his will.
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Lockport
N. Y
William E Miller
Stephanie
U. S
Kenneth B. Keating
New York
UPI
Herbert Hoover
Goldwater Votes After Long Wait in Phoenix Polls
Barry Goldwater voted with his family in Phoenix after waiting 1 hour 20 minutes in line at a polling place, then returned to his hilltop home to await the voters judgment. In Tokyo the American Club conducted its own election and Johnson defeated Goldwater 115 to 58.
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Barry
Phoenix
Ariz
Tokyo
American Club
U. S
Johnson
Barry Goldwater
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