Kennedy orders housing desegregation limit bites
President Kennedy announced a federal policy banning racial discrimination in federally backed housing. The order affects about half of future suburban home building and a sizable portion of urban housing but stops short of wider aims.Reaction mixed among civil rights groups with some praise and others predicting real estate value impacts. Senator Robertson questioned constitutional authority while James Farmer hailed it as a prime government duty. The administration warned of a broader action later.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress of Racial Equality
James Farmer
New York
A. Willis Robertson
D-Va
South
Robertson
Senate Banking Committee
National Association of Home Builders
Safe but weary searchers find young hunters
Monroe teens Rickie Wilson and Wayne Thomas both 13 were found near LaFourche Swamp about 10 miles south of Monroe after a night lost while squirrel hunting. They survived by staying in an open area, using a discarded disc plow as shelter, and watching searchlights. They reported seeing bobcats but endured cold rain and ran low on shotgun shells before dawn.
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Monroe
Rickie Wilson
Wayne Thomas
Thomas
LaFourche Swamp
Wilson
K C. Nappier
Nappier
Mark Twain's Daughter Clara Clemens Samossoud Dies
Clara Clemens Samossoud, Mark Twain's daughter and widow of Jacques Alexander Samossoud, dies in California at age 8 after a long illness. She inherited Twain's 24 volume Complete Works and, as a Christian Scientist, released anti religious essays in August.
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Mark Twain
California
San Diego
Calif
Clara Clemens Samossoud
Samossoud
Jacques Alexander Samossoud
Ossip Gobrilewitsch
Samuel Clemens
White Porcelain Kitchen Range Ad Preview
Customer notes in the News-Star-World Want Ads show a white porcelain kitchen range in excellent condition priced at 25 dollars. The ad promotes low seven day rates with cancellation privileges and provides a contact number for placing want ads.
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News- Star
Our Little Miss Contest Tonight in Baton Rouge
Louisiana hosts preliminary night for the Our Little Miss pageant with contestants aged 6 to 12. The event aims to model state pageants nationwide and plans an Our Little Miss World Pageant in 1963 with state representatives from multiple states attending.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
News Agencies Free Today Of Voluntary Censure
Washington AP reports the nations news organizations are free today of voluntary restraints on reporting military movements during the Cuban crisis. Defense Department officials and military personnel remain barred from discussions with reporters on many national security topics. President Kennedy defended secrecy, saying no apologies for withholding developments that led to the blockade and heightened missile inspections near Cuba.
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Washington
Defense Department
Kennedy
Cuba
Kennedy Lifts Blockade As Tension Eases
President Kennedy announced that Khrushchev agreed to withdraw all IL28 bombers from Cuba within 90 days, lifting the naval blockade immediately. He warned Castro to allow inspection and vowed ongoing surveillance and pressure through the OAS to ensure Cuba no longer hosts offensive weapons. The move shortens the crisis but leaves difficult Caribbean issues and verification demands unresolved.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Russia
Cuba
Caribbean
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
Khrushchev
Fidel Castro
Berlin
Castro
Organization of American States
OAS
Secretary of Defense
Weather outlook for Thanksgiving weekend cool and cloudy
Cloudy and cool conditions prevail with decreasing clouds today and a cooler pattern tonight. Rain was reported this morning with temperatures near the seasonal norm, highs around the mid forties and lows in the forties, and a half inch of precipitation expected in showers Sunday and Monday.
Monroe approves all five bond projects in $11.25 million program
Unofficial returns show Monroe voters approve five propositions in the citywide bond issue. The package includes a sewer treatment plant, civic center, fire department upgrades, a new city hall, and airport facilities with a combined value of about $11.25 million. Voters turnout was roughly 30 percent with 3,701 casting ballots.
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Monroe
Robert E. Lee Junior High
W. L
Jack Howard
D. H. Rodriguez
H. W. McSherry
Howard
Rodriguez
McSherry
Ouachita Riv
Selman Field
J. D. Armstrong
Utilities Commission
Oak Street
U S to survey India on armed forces aid drive
President Kennedy dispatches a high level mission to New Delhi to assess Indian military needs amid Sino-Indian tensions and consider a U S aid program. The team led by Averell Harriman includes Paul Nitze, General Paul Adams, Carl Kaysen, Roger Hillsman, and James Grant. No US combat involvement indicated.
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Washington
Kennedy
New Delhi
India
China
Nehru
U.S
Averell Harriman
Paul H Nitze
Defense Department
Paul D. Adams
US Strike Command
Carl Kaysen
Sega
Roger Hillsman
von Ma
James P. Grant
South Asia and
The
Middle Metal
Burglary Convict Escapes After Court Visit
Authorities granted Johnny Ray Smith permission to inform his wife of his burglary conviction in Madison County Circuit Court. He stepped into the hall outside the courtroom where his wife waited and did not return, triggering a search.
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Huntsville
Ala
Johnny Ray Smith
Smith
Madison County Circuit Court
Ads Offer Whale Head Safari In Dallas Gag
AP report from Dallas notes a travel agency gag offering a whale head mounted in a Dallas den as a promotion. David Wade, the agency executive, says the public reaction was serious with over 200 inquiries. The plan included an Alaska tour priced at 32, to Misery Alaska, and travel by air icicle dog sled and heated canoes.
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Dallas, Tex
Alaska
Misery
Wade
Grimes
Kennedy Thanksgiving Message Stresses Gratitude for Unity
The Associated Press reports President Kennedy urged national thanks on Thanksgiving, noting unity in the hemisphere, allied support, and calm American resolve four weeks after crises. He avoided mentioning Cuba and peace remains, with no threat of turkey in bomb shelters, as Americans celebrate abundance and religious freedom in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
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Associated Press
Kennedy
Hemisphere
Efi
Nno
Plymouth
Mass
Bastrop Fire Damages Thrift Department Store
A Bastrop blaze damaged a thrift department adjoining a main dry goods store on the town square. Firemen battled the flames for hours, with 7:30 am discovery and Tiny Mason opening the main door to reveal smoke. Damages were estimated between 50,000 and 75,000 with the main building likely to incur smoke damage.
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Bastrop
Grimes
Charles Sayin
Canth Wachineton Street
CMMEN
cHernneenmpiores
Weir
Maurice Grimes
Thrift Department
Thrift. Department
Nehru Rejects Terms as Chinese Advance Resumes
New Delhi India AP Chinese Communist troops break through Indian defenses south of Bombila and push toward the Assam plains while advancing about 65 miles in the Lahit River Valley. Nehru rejects Beijing terms and says India will restore positions only to those held before Sept 8 1948. The defense spokesman signals possible continued fighting despite a Chinese cease-fire declaration.
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India
Peking
McMahon Line
Northeast Frontier Agency
Ladakh
New Delhi
Bombila
Assam
Defense Ministry
Lahit
Red China
Nehru
Peking Radio
Seven Million In Wildlife Funds Sent To States
Secretary of the Interior Udall announced a distribution of 7,062,000 in federal aid to help states improve hunting and fishing. The total for the year ends June 30 reaches 19,170,000 with 15,646,600 for wildlife and 5,524,000 for fisheries. Funds come from federal excise taxes on hunting and fishing gear, with state matches up to 75 percent. Maximum state wildlife grant is 695,100 and fish restoration at 276,200. Louisiana is among those receiving the minimum 55,240.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Stewart L. Udall
Udall
Louisiana
Deaths by self harm in 1960 U.S. total 19,450
The 1960 Statistical Abstract of the United States cites an estimated 19,450 self inflicted deaths in the United States. The figure reflects nationwide mortality attributed to own actions during that year.
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United States
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