19 Oct 1960
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1960
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR text suggests tensions involving Yugoslavia and China, with references to Peiping and agency charges. The piece hints at a debate over whether Yugoslavia and China held concrete positions, describing implied socialistic doctrine cloaks and political stances amid broader wartime rhetoric.
County by county surveys reflect mixed leanings as Kennedy gains in several areas. Coos County suggests Kennedy win due to religion. Vanderburgh and Palo Alto show varying tossups and indecisive margins. Oregon Crook County remains unsettled with Eisenhower last winning by a narrow margin.
The United States imposes a partial embargo on Cuba citing support for Rafael Trujillo and a broader push to curb trade under an Organization of American States study. The Commerce Department and Maritime Administration issued orders limiting exports and shipping with Cuba, with wheat and wheat flour exempt under the international wheat agreement. Farm experts say impact is limited as Cuba has shifted purchases to Soviet bloc nations.
Senator Kennedy says Nixon again turned down a fifth debate and stresses the American public deserves to see a nationwide TV confrontation. Negotiations failed as Kennedy blames Nixon’s travel schedule while offering to meet anywhere, anytime, before 18 days left in the campaign.
In Zurich an American pair, Mark Kaminsky and Harvey Bennett, delayed their return to the United States due to a cash shortage. Kaminsky, 28, from Michigan, and Bennett, 26, from California, had been expelled from the Soviet Union last week after Kaminsky faced a suspended seven year spy sentence while Bennett served as a witness in Kaminsky’s trial.
An Associated Press report notes that a remark about appointing a qualified Negro to the Cabinet sparked debate. Lodge disputed using the word promise, and no recording of the interview captured the term.
Democratic strategists attribute a shift in Southern attitudes to Henry Cabot Lodge's warnings about a possible Negro in a Nixon Cabinet. The remarks by the GOP vice presidential nominee are cited as fueling opposition in the border and South regions as September approached.
Police estimate 16 000 to 20 000 attendees in damp Wilmington crowd. Nixon tours hotels and meets Gov. Boggs while outlining a program to mobilize human resources, fight racial discrimination, boost research, and revise taxes to spur jobs. He denies commitments by race and stresses merit in Cabinet picks amid Democratic doubts about civil rights appeal.
Mary Lou Atkins 35 was charged with murder in New Orleans for the shooting of Raymond Mermimo 28 at her residence as he attempted to enter. Mermimo had been paroled about an hour earlier and was shot after she said he tried to break in. He had earlier been arrested for discharging firearms near Atkins home.
The board heard that crushed stone cost 6.50 per cubic yard versus 1.64 in the contract for a base of sand clay and gravel. Dunham of Baton Rouge, tied to Jim Davis, was noted in last fall’s campaign as a supporter. Gov Davis denied asking for an investigation and questioned the material. Rep Fulco praised Bass for pursuing the matter and expressed support as Burgess and Dunham described the Winnfield quarry stone.
The state highway department seeks to expropriate the grammar school site for Interstate 80 bridge work while the parish weighs paying for street projects. Superintendent Ward notes debris clearance at Terzia High School will finish next week as engineers review whether the existing slab suffices or a new one is needed. Ward cites Lloyds of London for $270 insurance on dismantling and notes principals may sign lunch fund checks per auditors. Shady Grove heating system ready for acceptance as board reviews it Thursday. A board vacancy was filled with D R Haygood replacing Glen Robinson, next meeting set for November 1 at 7 p.m.
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