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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Nov 11, 1960

Page

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Kennedy plans busy vacation with future administration in view

Kennedy travels to Florida with top assistants including O'Donnell and Salinger while aides discuss assigning roles to Eisenhower Nixon and Stevenson. Johnson-White House talks loom, with Kennedy aiming to clear cabinet names by late November and attend a Texas conference with Lyndon Johnson after vacation.

Florida Kenneth O'Donnell Lawrence O'Brien Salinger Secret Service Kennedy Edmondson Macmillan Texas Lyndon B. Johnson Eisenhower Richard M. Nixon Adlai B. Stevenson Stevenson Hyannis Port Jacqueine Stevernson Pruman Talsan Melense Waite House Poerre Salinger San Francisco Monscter White House Paris Andrew Hatcher San Francco California State Labor Comvission Hatcher Kenneth O'Donnel Worcester Mass O Donnell Theodore Sorenson Lincoln Neb Sorenson James M. Landis New York Landis Harvard Law School Johnson City Tex Sen Johnson

Ex Con Escapes After Kidnapping Beaumont Detectives

Convict Schrimpsher, released on bond, fled with his wife after overpowering detectives George Cole and W F Goodnight at a Beaumont County jail. He kidnapped two men, forcing Nunley and Clark into a car and taking them on a cross state fraud and burglary spree ending in a motel break where the pair freed themselves and called police.

Tary Texas Schrimpsher Beaumont Groves John Nunley Port Arthur Tex Lamar Tech Nunley Marshall Ray C. Clark Fort Worth Clark HL Bavie George Cole W. EF. Goodnight Nunney Schrimpher Sinterse Eec Sear Acon Nantes Shreveport Moenden Ruston Litte Rock Conway Thexs

Season's First Freeze Noted Over Monroe Area

The first freeze of the season blanketed the Monroe area with frost this morning. A lighter freeze is expected tonight as skies stay clear to partly cloudy with temperatures dropping to 32 and rising to 40 tomorrow.

Monroe Mercury

Voelker Calls Token School Integration Unpalatable

Louisiana Sovereignty Commission chairman Frank Voelker Jr. labeled token integration as unpalatable in a New Orleans message. He said closures of New Orleans schools would not imply nationwide shutdowns and defended state segregation watchdogs against such implications.

Baton Rouge Cap Frank Voelker Jr Lousiana Sovereignty Commission New Orleans Louisiana Committee On Voelker Lake Providence Wright Baton Rouge State Sovereignty Commission U.S

Legislature Faces Renewal Amid Uncertain Status

Risley C. Triche says he will carry out legislative duties until stopped as the committee remains noncommittal about its status. E. W. Gravelet asserts the committee still controls schools while an administration spokesman hints at a possible Sunday session restart. Davis, a singer who took office six months ago, is noted amid the unfolding events.

Risley C. Triche Assumption Parish E. W. Gravelet Senate New Orleans Davis

Khrushchev’s mounting pressures and U.S. integration clashes

The piece details Khrushchev facing internal Kremlin opposition and a busy Soviet schedule including a central committee meeting on December 18 and a Moscow congress in January. It also covers U.S. school desegregation moves in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, with Wright orders and interposition measures, and the state’s resistance to integration amid federal actions.

Khrushchev Soviet Party Central Committee Kremlin U.S Berlin West Germany Europe Wright New Orleans Sam Rosenberg Roseberg James Redmond

Lawmaker urges nationwide use of voting machines

Representative Manuel Cellier of New York urged adoption of voting machines in national elections. He cited the delay and uncertainty in Tuesday's election as evidence that a modern vote counting method is needed across the country.

Washington Manuel Cellier D-N. Y

West Monroe recreation bond vote halted and event at Cadeville Lodge

Chit chat and absentee voting for the West Monroe recreation bond issue are halted. Master Masons and their families will be honored Saturday at 7 p.m. by Cadeville Lodge No. 208, Order of the Eastern Star. The CES will present a comedy skit and serve a barbecue supper at Cadeville Lodge.

West Monroe Cadeville Lodge No. 208 Order of the Eastern Star CES CBS Cadeville Lodge

Welfare laws and moral reform spark Louisiana debate

Passman, representing Gov. Jimmie H. Davis, argues reforms curb illegitimacy and welfare abuse. He praises Davis leadership and urges laws to ensure mothers of illegitimate children do not receive welfare checks while pledging to seek federal matching funds for the needy and aged.

PLC Louisiana Jimmie H. Davis Davis Passman

Republicans dispute Texas voting machine failures in 1960 election

The Republican committee charged that 17 voting machines in a Republican area of San Antonio were inoperable on election day blocking ballots. They urged state chairs to review voting reports, noting a Cook County recount already funded locally. Morton cited turnout anomalies in Waco and Texas’ 24 electoral votes as Kennedy leads.

Texas San Antonio Morton Cook County Chicago Illinois Kennedy Hlinois Thad Hutcheson

Accidental Shot Wounds Man Triggers Gun Cache Discovery

Pittsburgh AP reports gas station attendant Harry Barbour, 23, accidentally wounded a man while unloading a pistol. Police recovered nine rifles, two submachine guns, three automatic pistols, a sawed off shotgun, 5000 rounds, a silencer, and a deactivated grenade at Barbour's home. Barbour charged with firearms law violation. victim Clair Williams, 40, in critical condition.

Pittsburgh Harry Barbour Barbour Clair Williams

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