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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1961
Page
3
In Shreveport Louisiana voters select a successor to the late Congressman Overton Brooks with Democrat Joe Waggonner favored to defeat Charlton H Lyons in a battle between two segregationist conservatives. About half of the district 95 221 registered voters were expected to vote.
In a seven parish district centered on Shreveport, Democratic registration dominates with about 97 percent. Lyons, 67, a former teacher and lawyer turned independent oilman, runs for office after years as an independent trader. Waggonner, 43, from Plain Dealing, won a State Board of Education seat and previously left the Democratic fold to back States Rights electors in 1960. The Shreveport Times endorses Lyons. the Shreveport Journal provides mixed commentary.
Stratford Shakespearean Festival prepares a February March tour of 11 universities. Michael Langham artistic director selects excerpts from The Taming of the Shrew Much Ado About Nothing Twelfth Night The Merchant of Venice The Comedy of Errors Love's Labour's Lost and As You Like It. Each stop offers two performances in rehearsal clothes and final production.
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