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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1960
Page
3
Kansas City briefing states C. M. Hayman Jr of the Missouri Restaurant Association announced a new policy effective immediately. The association said it has opened membership to African Americans, marking a change in previous practices.
Senator Harry F. Byrd of Virginia warned of a battle over the party platform’s right to work plank. He criticized the language but did not say if he would back the Democratic ticket as in earlier campaigns. Byrd maintains ties with Lyndon Johnson but is less aligned with John F. Kennedy.
Governor Jimmie H. Davis used a 1960 law to seize control of Orleans Parish schools to block integration. A three judge federal panel weighs an injunction while Judge J. Sheily Wright orders first grade to integrate next fall. The case pits state power against desegregation orders as legal battles loom.
Former Vice President John M. Chang was nominated to be Premier of South Korea's Second Republic. The House of Representatives set a vote for Friday amid political chaos if Chang is defeated. President Yun Posis added Chang within 24 hours after the House rejected Kim Do-yun. The Democratic Party splits into old and new factions, both conservative and pro American, risking a deadlock that could stall the young republic's fate.
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