Mississippi elects Barnett as segregationist governor
In Mississippi Democratic nominee Barnett defeats rivals and secures the governorship with a hard line on school integration. Unofficial returns show Barnett leading Gartin for a four year term as Orval Faubus plans southern governor coordination. Coleman faced criticism over FBI involvement in the Parker lynching case.
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Red China Admits 1959 Targets Were Far Too High
Chinese Communist Party officials disclosed at a secret Lushan meeting that 1959 goals for grain and cotton were inflated from 1958 figures. They said grain would total about 275 million tons and cotton about 24 million, with steel and coal also scaled back.
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One-Eyed Ex-Convict Nabbed by FBI List in Texas
In Lubbock Texas on Tuesday 39 year old Harry Raymond Pope an one eyed ex convict on the FBI ten most wanted list was arrested at a trailer court unarmed and surrendered to FBI agents Texas Rangers and local police Pope who lost an eye in a Phoenix gun battle November 23 1938 after burglary of a drug store was previously convicted of burglary attempted burglary and illegal possession of narcotics He is charged with assault to murder a policeman
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Poland Opens Campaign for U N Security Council Seat
Polish representative Jacek Machowski says Poland seeks the vacant United Nations Security Council seat, arguing it should return to an East European nation. He noted past alternation among regions and notified Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold and other delegations of Poland’s bid.
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