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KANSAS STUDENTS DEMONSTRATE
Rings In Caracas
No Casualties
After Two
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building here.
Wright said he couldn't see get-sistance will remain after those
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230 More Negro
Marchers Jailed
Calling Halt To
Katanga Fighting
Republican Piles Up Big
Margin In Denton County
Democratic District Judge Graham Purcell and Re-
bec Chief Pritchett said that if
Negroes attempted further dem-1
on st rat ions they would be ar- —
Brig. I.J. Rikhye, Thants top
military adviser at UN. head-
publican in the runoff shows the
two-party system is coming alive
a visiting chief executive.
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alone, escaped injury A spokesman for Tshombe’s se
The other jet, flown by 1st Lt. cessionist government announced
Harlan J. Quamme, 24. also of T shorn be had arrived at Kipushi,
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ALBANY, Ga. (AP»—More than of the marchers responded: i,We the welcome was enthusiastic.
230 marching, singing Negroes * --1 - 1 fi "-1 -
for Governor of Texas in virtual complete control of U N
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rested He said_he had no definite DENTONITE ano vicinity. Partly cloudy
through Monday. High today 60 to 70
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LATE REPORTS
Rikhye gave t he Congo ad
t isorv committee latest reports
on the fighting in Katanga
With Tshombe in flight from
Elisabethville and a UN. victory
in sight. ■there was no disposi-
tion among committee members
to let up now.
"If we agree to a cease • fire
now Tshombe will only crow once
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a press conference called by palace and Radio Katanga were
Wright at his office in the federal the only two remaining objectives
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more that he in successfully Wichita
defied the United Nations," said Wilbarger
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have to anticipate them"
More than 550 persons, mostly
Negroes, have been arrested in a
series of anti-segregation demon-
strations that began Tuesday. Less
than 200 remain in jail.
See ELECTION, Page 2
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were arrested Saturday as they
staged their fifth antisegregation
demonstration in the last five
days Among those arrested was
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. of At-
lanta. president of the Southern
Christian Leadership Conference.
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ONE-WAY OR TWO-WAY? The controversy over the streets
of any size. Only pockets of re-
ting himself involved in a pri- two positions are taken, he told
mary lor any office other than reporters.
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Congo leaders there. Kitona is an servatism proudly." He says he
old Belgian base near the Con- wants to turn farming back to
in the South. Congratulations to E A • f ■ T
deanorgamnzammanis,,n' Repub in Georgia 1 own
Democrats took hope for an ev-
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That was an apparent reference Flashing a smile that could he
to ( uba. President Romulo Betan- understood in any language, Mrs.
court, in response, declared Ven- Kennedy said in perfect Span-
ezuela is ranged in the Western ish that there can be no happy
camp by her own decision and fathers or mothers “until they
will do her part to "impede the have the possibility of jobs and
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also education for their children.”
I This must be for all, not just the
fortunate, she said
Her little speech drew the big-
gest cheers of the day.
The crowds that lined the
streets and balconies of downtown
Caracas on this warm, muggy
day were not remarkable for size
—possibly because of the threat-
‘Viva Kennedy’
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continues as the Denton Municipal Research Council calls on the
City Council to reconsider its decision Page 1, Sec 2. Letter
writers have something to say too Page 4. See 1
DENTONITES open then hearts and pocketbooks at Christmas-
time to help the less fortunate Page 8, Sec. 2.
MANY CHRISTMAS musical events are on tap this week in
Denton, Pages 1-3, Sec . 3.
SANTA ITEM contest wir.ners share $200 in cash prizes. Page
1, Sec 2.
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the Republican Congressional
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this statement:
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erican development and repressive dictatorships that gram in Venezuela,
The warmth of his reception of economic progress. At La Morita where four farm
In tbe afm.
Re- tion 1° help this continent and drab poverty of eastern Europe. • -
stem the anneal of Communism in the famines of China and here the "audience byspeakingin Span-
in our own hemisphere.” ish.
about one-third of the dis-1
trict’s voting strength. Den-
ton County is the second
most populous county.
In Denton and three oth-
er counties. Meissner led the
field. But Purcell led in populous
Wichita County and in much of
the district. Wichita County alone
represents about one-third of the
Ames, came down in open coun- 30 miles south of the capital on
try 212 miles west of the Des the border of Northern Rhodesia.
Moines Municipal Airport. Tshombe took refuge there for a
The pi^ Students at Se^rd^
Thant told his Congo advisory pressed full support for Thant's
committee Saturday that the stand
in Leo- free enterprise and says he gen-
erally opposes what he calls "ec-
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Congressman He said that he felt
he could best serve the state by
remaining in Congress.
A reporter pointed out that Sen.
Ralph Yarborough, D-Tex., had
indicated he might run for gover-
nor The reporter asked Wright if
he would seek to succeed Yar-
borough if Yarborough should re-
Page Sec sign to run for governor
" , "If there is a vacancy in the
( senate. I would consider seeking
to fill that vacancy." Wrighi said.
1 Asked if he would consider run
5 ning against Yarborough for the
2 Senate seat, Wright said he would
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Gilbert,’ commander of the 132nd1 Declaring Katanga will continue -——--------— ------
Air Defense Wing to resist, the communique pic- * H77*ll
The planes flown by Ervin and dieted "butchery wil only W rnoht W 11 |
Quamme were participating in a strengthen our faith in the final VV 1 -g--- yv ---
regular Air Defense Command victorious issue of a just fight " ,
training mission conducted by the Dispatches from the battered “apz | AnopA~c
124th Fighter-Interceptor Squad- capital said it seemed impossible •CCUOIIXIO33
ron here, Gilbert said. that the 2,000-man Katangan gar- C
INVESTIGATION DUE j rison with its white officers could | 0 - A .*m
Official* said it would take a hold out much longer against the •Cdl hdl
detailed investigation to deter- onslaught of 6.000 Swedish. Irish C seaport of Banana
mine the cause of the collision, and Indian Gurkha troops FORT WORTH (AP_ Rep. Jim Soldvin Province
The Sandahl house was badly Morale was low among the Ka-Wright, D-Tex., said Saturday he
damaged when the jet, armed tangans. White officers in jeeps will seek re-election to Congress,
with 24 live rockets, plowed into rode the streets trying to rally The announcement ended spec-
it “.L-I NN.NNN L.kNn -nA il.-u. r. ACCiNn,e Nie nin nnilar An
are only going to City Hall to NIXON’S VISIT
pray: in Caracas, on a similar good-
Pritchett responded: "You are will mision in 1958, Vice Presi-
all under arrest. dent Richard M. Nixon's car was
i The. Negroes continued toward mobbed by an angry crowd.
City Hall, flanked on both sides All this week small Communist
by dozens of city and state police- and Castro bands had sought
men They were herded into an terrorize would-be spectators by
alley behind City Hall, where po- hit-run fire bombings and spec,
lice began booking them tactular pistol attacks, but they
The march, which began at Shi- Mayor Asa Kelley said the Ne- stayed out of sight as Kennedy
loh Baptist church in the Negro groes would be charged with hold- rode into the city from the air.
residential section of the city, fol- ing a parade without a permit, port.
lowed a breakdown in biracial NEGROES REBUFFED Members of the presidential
negotiations in this southern pr wG Anderson president party estimated that 250,000 per-
Georgia city. Albany Movement had sons greeted Kennedy. In some
As the marchers reached the 01 tne gAbany Movement, known to have resident
ede, nf th, Negro housing area called for renewal of the protest . , . n 10 nave residents
they were met by a ingaker marches after he said Neg.-o lead- wi tis symphathizers, there
LauridPritch. - had been rebuffed in their at showasoonindifferenceamn
t t I l 1 or tem tto re as the President could have
asked the marchers: "Do you Ct! ottinais. wished.
have a permit for this parade?” Negotiations between represen- SECURITY measures
King who was in the front rink tatives of the city government AE- : .
King: who was in the front rank and the leaders brok A total of 5,000 soldiers and po-
down when the Citv Commission licemen were involved inCarac-
charged the Negroes with failing as security measures, the Min-
to observe the terms of a two of the Interior said. The
. vice-minister, Carlos Andres Pe-
Mayor Kelley, solemn - faced said. 3 000 policemen .and
and weary from long hours of 2,000 . soldierss participated. Much
32 discussion, read the commission's smaller numbers were involved at
’’ statement to newsmen. the Presidents stops outside Ca-
I go rac as.
POLICE POLIO TOLD | Squads of police and troops
Immediately after the commis- See KENNEDY, Page 2
(Experiment Station Repor
High Friday 4)
Migh Saturday M
low Saturday 39
High yeer m* e M
Low year ago 25
Sun sefs today «' $ 23 pm; rises Man-
Sty at 7:33 h.m. fishingr Good.
KAINFALL
(la inches)
considered to be of aid to the 1.
publicans in one-party Texas. stem the appeal of Communism
The current alignment in the Banners of welcome and U.S.
House of Representatives is 260 and Venezuelan flags flew above
Democrats and 174 Republicans the most massive security precau-
The other seats are vacant. tions ever taken in Venezuela for ,
In Washington, the chairman of
The announcement was made at He said Tshombe’s presidential
' district's voting strength. Denton
Katangan Resistance
( J । 344 voting boxes with only an esti-
__ t mated 120 votes unreported to the CARACAS, Venezuela drove 10 miles into the city, flew expansion of the Sino-Soviet bloc
) FBI TT " I district s three Sunday newspap- (AP)— Threats of leftist by helicopter to projects associat- in Latin America “
EdVAT( I (h I " ri Av 4 CIS, Which compiled the unofficial violence vanished amid *‘Vi- ed with the aims of the Alliance The 10-year, $20 billion Alliance
LU VV k3 X UU U e. 1 • A UE U U figures. Most of these were in > va Kennedy” cheers in Cara- 101 Progress, and bespoke a new, for Progress links U.S aid with
rural areas of the far-flung North cas Saturday as the U.S. 1961 Good Neighbor policy for all Latin American self-help and re-
DES MOINES, IowaAPTwo LEOPOLDVILLE. the. All direct communications were of the Katanga gendarmerie, a Texas district and were not ex- president summoned the t hesamericasA , . form, p, . .
Air National Guard jet aireraft Congo (AP) — U. N forces cut between Elisabethville and the semi-military police unit in Elisa- pected to be known until today or people of Venezuela to sup- . 1,1 his main address of the day The President visited two hous-
crashed Saturday when, officials overwhelmed three Katan- outside world. Newsmen carrying bethville. Monday. port the Alliance tor Pro- he solemnly warned Latin Amer- ing and agrarian reform centers,
saidi,the pilots weregunable.to gan strongholds“to Elisa- dispatches out to Rhodesia repor Earlier in the day. two other The total vote - about 27,000 gross program of Latin Am- icans against alien philosophies which are samples of the pro-
land in ou wea r. it bethville Saturday, the Unit- ed white mercenaries feverishly Strongholds fell. U.N. reports said, —represents a small portion of a
"o^DlanTcrashed into a house ert Nations announced. With fortifying positions south of the Swedish and Irish troops cap- voting strength of about 70,000.
in a west side residential area his capital toppling. Presi- capital, apparently for another tured the railroad tunnel com-
The other came down in a farm dent Moise Tshombe quitstand. manding the main road into the
field outside of the city. the city, vowing to fight to Camp Massert, recently re-city from thegeastern suburbs “
Col Junior F. Miller. Iowa ad- the end. named Camp Tshombe, was cap- 11 a night.oL COURSE ing
jutant general, said it was "pre- Last stronghold to fall was lured by three Swedish companies . ,
sumed that both planes ran out of Camp Massert, the chief Katan- "ho broke the resistance of 350 . . . ° iiKrpim
fuel and couldn't land 'at the Des gan base on’the eastern side of Katangan defenders, the UN. an .. -do. teand
Moines Airport because of poor the city. . nounced. snportants“roomnmrnding.sanoshsd
viMnuity. incsdence Katangan soldiers still held out No Swedish troops were killed four Ethiopian soldiers were killed
..He,s410 i * La 14 ,15 jin the heart of the capital near but five were wounded in storm- and five wounded Five Katangan
that both Pianes Cra 1 .. the Leopold 11 Hotel, crowded with ing the camp, the U.N. said It soldiers were found dead at the
tion Gurd spokesman said the refugees from two days of furious was considered the last stronghold hotel, killed by mortar fire,
planes had collided'in flight, ground fighting . . , ,
An F86L fighter-interceptor pil- Hospitals jammed with wounded
oted by Capt. Richard D. Ervin, were without water as was most
27 of’Ames, crashed on top of of the city: Food was scarce,
the home of Mr and Mrs. Henry Shops were smashed by the mor-
A Sandahl at 5729 Grand Ave tar fire And still the fighting
Mrs Sandahl who was home went on in a violent rainstorm
entual party victory from the fact
the district never has swung Re-
publican even when the state
switched to the GOP column oc-
casionally in recent years.
Counties which went Republi-
can in addition to Denton are
Democratic stronghold A Re-
United Nation: would suffer a se- Thant said the United Nations
ejected from their planes and ap -MASSACRE’
parently landed safely by para- Before leaving Elisabethville.
"The accidents were the result Tshombe issued acommunique proclaimed in Katanga before arrange a meeting between Ka-
of an overcast and freezing driz- charsing tte a m^ScrT of the V N' objectives are realized. tanga President Tshombe
zie which quickly moved into the city ed 1 a mSsace 0 me, The 19-nation committee.
Cooke, Young and Jack
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acceptable to Adoula. the GOP will commit reckless and
KITONA SUGGESTED dangerous military gestures " He
! Thant suggested Kitona as a has said his viewpoint is a mod-
possible site, and said the United erate liberal-, in the tradition of
Nations would provide Tshombe the late Speaker Sam Rayburn
with assurances of personal se- Meissner, who quit as a Wichita
curity and sale conduct during Falls city councilman to run, has
any negotiations between the two said he "wears the badge of con-
m - pmI . "The Republican vote for Joe
U Thant Opposes strong Republican tide running in
I I Texas. The 13th District is a
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Students from Bethel College at Newton, Kan., are House Saturday. The Bethel students oppose nuc-
among these demonstrators in front of the White lear testing.
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publican Joe Meissner will face a runoff battle sometime 7
within the next 45 days to see who will fill the Congres- E
sional seat left vacant by the resignation of Frank Ikard. xQ
Virtually complete but unofficial returns from the "3
19-county district showea these totals Saturday night:
Purcell 8,702.
Meissner 6,702. A
Running behind the leaders were Jack Hightower of d
Vernon with 6,015 votes, Rep. Vernon Stewart of Wich- ■
ita Falls with 2,695 and Jimmy Horany of Archer City •
with 2,036. B
in Denton and three other counties, Meissner led the B
field. But Purcell led in populous Wichita County and •
in much of the district. Wichita County alone represents
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