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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1961
Page
2
Readers are advised to build quick emergency shelters using concrete blocks or stacked furniture in basements and to stay sheltered for 48 hours after a nuclear burst. A radiation meter costs about $25 and helps judge danger levels. lead shielding is costly and impractical for most.
Democrat Hughes defeated Republican James P. Mitchell for governor in a statewide contest marked by high profile campaigns from Kennedy, Truman, and Eisenhower. Mitchell conceded after a late-night vote count, with Hughes leading by about 40,000 as most districts reported. Virginia elected Democrat Harrison Jr. and Byrd's organization, while Kentucky swung to Republicans, capturing mayoralties and Jefferson County. In Wayne County Detroit, Lucien Nedzi won a vacant U.S. House seat. New Jersey saw Hughes emerge from relative obscurity to win despite Mitchell’s national profile and a broken leg during campaigning. New Jersey’s current governor Meyner, a Democrat, cannot seek re-election after two terms.
The Wisconsin General Assembly debated a measure to require all state high schools to offer a course titled Americanism vs. Communism. The course would stress the dangers and evils of communism and how to combat its spread, highlighting its false doctrines.
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