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HOMEEDITION INAUGURAL ADDRESS See Page 3 The Weather V. S. Weather BuraM Snow flurries into Tuesday. Low tonight 17; high Tuesday 25. eJ(D)UIRNA ONE HUNDRED-SIXTH YEAR SO Pages Regular 8-Page Tabloid LANSING EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN, MONDAY, JANUARY 2, 1961 united pss inrnatiosai.

PRICE EIGHT CENTS Ml Jv. mm STA.TTIE TV A A A A Laos Cities A Rebels rip I wo Threaten Governor Sworn In WBtHiHIjilJ 1 I 1 III II LI Is nmninnictci fS535 Kennedy Casts Push Into Key Plain Asks Bi-Partisan Help in Education, For Retired Citizens, Industrial Growth, Financial Reforms By WILLARD BAIRD (State Journal Capitol Bureau) Gov. John B. Swainson. the state's new chief executive, Sunday set four major goals for his administration and asked for bipartisan help "to keep Michigan marching forward." The 35-year-old Democrat took the oath of office at 12:11 p.m.

New Year's Day before a shivering crowd of 1,200 who gathered in 20-dcgree temperature on the capitol lawn to see him Administrative Capital, 'Show Me' Eye At Nikita Bid President-Elect Sends Polite Reply To Soviet Premier's New Years Message; Takes 'Day Off By MARVIN L. ARROWSMITH Royal Seat Menaced By Armed Action VIENTIANE, Laos, Jan. 2 Itfl The pro-American government of become the state's 40th governor. Premier Prince Boun Oum said Communist forces made advances Michigan over the weekend and seized Laos' strategic plain, creating a threat to the royal seat of Luang Prabang and this administrative PALM BEACH, Jan. 2 President elect John F.

Kennedy appears to be taking a "show me" although polite attitude toward Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev's bid for new and reasonable relations between the United States and Russia. Democrats capital. In a three-pronged Red attack, the Reds captured the plain Only once before has Michigan had a younger man at the helm of state government. That was 125 years ago, when Stevens T. Mason was elected governor at 24 in 1835, two years before the state was admitted to the union.

Gov. G. Mennen Williams, completing 12 years in office, was on the capitol steps platform to witness the swearing in of his successor by Chief Justice John R. Dethmers of the state supreme court. LISTS GOALS Such an attitude seems evident in Kennedy's New Year's Day reply to the Kremlin leader, as well as in his remarks at a news conference here yesterday.

its airfield and the northern provincial capital of Phong Saly. the Rejoice IBM'! 1, ii If ogq3 fyMlt if' jwfij "Nil il 'tmiiim 1 -T'ay-7tTr mum in I Boun government announced Kennedy expressed hope that relations between the two na Army defenders were driven By RICHARD MILLIMAN (State Journal Capitol Bureau) More than 1,500 jubilant Dem back to Xiengkhouang, about 100 miles northeast of Vientiane and about the same distance southeast of Luang Prabang. A few minutes later, in a 10- ocrats sat down at the Civic Center Sunday to eat turkey and rejoice that their party had won two more years of control of the minute inaugural address, Swain Many Vientiane residents who could afford to do so were leaving the city but there were no apparent signs of panic. Streets son listed education, meeting the tions, now gravely strained, will be marked by good will in the months ahead. But he had no comment on Khrushchev's offer to bury the hatchet over the U-2 spy plane episode.

He also refused to say whether the Russians have been using private channels to put out feelers to him regarding Soviet-American relations. ORANGE BOWL GAME needs of retired citizens, indus-(Pictures on Pages 3, 7, 38) Michigan governor's chair. They heard outgoing Gov. Wil liams and incoming Gov. Swain were almost deserted.

ARMORED CARS For the first time since Dec. 15 when leftist forces were driv trial growth and financial reforms in state and local government as priority targets for attention by his administration. en from Vientiane, armored cars were seen rumbling through the During the hour-long inaug a the president elect is putting all business matters aside temporarily for a plane son joke about Swainson being elected president. They listened to Gov. Robert B.

Meyner of New Jersey, who with the passing of Williams is the nation's senior governor, advise Swainson to use Williams beJrfd ttu Don't fteuts streets. ural ceremony, Dethmers also administered the oath of office Vientiane is on one fork of a to Gov. T. John Lesinski, trip to Miami to see the Navy and Missouri football teams play in the Orange Bowl. highway running through the central plain area.

The other fork starting his first term as the second ranking state officer after leads to Luang Prabang. Wednesday the president-elect In Bangkok, American sources will transfer his base of pre- tactics to run a tight ship of state. And they jammed the capitol afterward to shake hands with the new governor and pass a few inaugural operations to New serving 10 years in the house of representatives, and to four other officers who have had prior service on the state administra York for a few days. He will said 60 American officials have been evacuated from Vientiane to Nonghai in northeast Thailand and that 200 others, making up words in mob scene receptions with other members of the state confer there Thursday with farm leaders on what he terms the cri almost all the Americans in the administrative board. sis in agriculture.

Laotian capital, have been or Williams, no longer the center He called the news conference tive board, Sec. of State James M. Hare, Atty. Gen. Paul L.

Adams, State Treas. Sanford A. Brown and Aud. Gen. Otis M.

Smith. Hare and Brown are starting their fourth terms. Adams has dered to leave. The evacuees The oath of office was admin of attraction after 12 years in the Michigan Democratic spot primarily for discussion of a Kennedy-appointed study com were ferried across the Mekong river, which separates Laos and mittee recommendations for Thailand. federal aid to areas of chronic istered to Gov.

John B. (left) by Chief Justice John R. Dethmers of the Michigan supreme court. (State Journal Photo.) light, introduced Swainson as "our leader." "HAPPY CLIMAX" "It would have been a differ been attorney general the last unemployment. New Year's Toll Nears Estimate three years, and Smith has But as it turned out much of Information Minister Bouavon Norasing said the rebel attack is being supported by Red China and North Vietnam.

But he was served as auditor general since the conference was devoted to ent day for me if the election questions and answers about the septemoer, ioa. DEMOCRATIC SWEEP unable to offer proof of this and FIRE which wrecked the soon-to-be completed supercarrier, Constellation, designed to be the world's largest and most formidable warship, has also set ablaze a fierce congressional controversy over the need and value of such huge, $200,000,000 ships. The navy brass, notably Adm. Arleigh A. chief of operations, wants a great fleet of these aircraft carriers.

With the nuclear Polaris submarine, which can discharge atomic missiles from an almost invulnerable underwater position, the Constellation-class carriers are weapons of attack. The Constellation, as long as three football fields, can handle jet bombers. Moreover and this consideration reflects the ancient service rivalry and jealousy which the Kennedy administration will try to terminate continued construction of the Constellation models will enable the See OBSERVER Pg. 8, Col. 6 8 Children Khrushchev Moscow assertions that he wants the U-2 spy plane western observers maintained reservations about his claims incident "to become a thing of All were elected with in the Democratic sweep of had turned out the other way, but as it is this is a tremendously happy climax," said Williams.

He pointed out that Swainson at 35 is the second youngest man to serve as Michigan's governor, and predicted that he would Laos had been invaded by seven Holiday Deaths Far Below Those tne past and related matters. Cubans Aroused Castro Forces Celebrate Set- COMMUNISTS Pg. 2, Col. 7 Of Christmas Weekend state offices in the Nov. 8 election.

The Canadian-born Swainson, an attorney and legless veteran of World War II, reached the maintain this record. On New Year's Eve Khrushchev sent Kennedy holiday greetings in- a message which also said: "We hope that the relations between the U. S. A. and the U.

S. R. will develop in the Williams said he was confident Traffic deaths during the long New Year's weekend, although 4 Okemos Swainson could be elected six far below the grim toll on Christmas today appeared running more times as governor to break top post in state government after six years of political ap the Williams record, too, except close to the pre-holiday estimate of 340. The death rate mounted yesterday after a comparatively safe start of the 78-hour holiday period at 6 p. m.

Friday. The count prenticeship. He was elected in new year on a new and reason Anniversary; Claim U. S. Plans Invasion HAVANA, Jan.

2 UP) Fidel Homes Hit 1954 to the first of two terms as able basis, the basis of common ends at midnight tonight (local time). a state senator from Wayne uesire or. me peoples of our countries for peace and friend county, and moved up to lieutenant governor in the 1958 elec tion. council expressed concern over Castro roused Cubans to a giant rally today celebrating the sec Journal Sports Editor ship." KREMLIN PARTY the rising death rate from less than three deaths an hour to more than four. They said the His election as governor in ond anniversary of the triumph of his revolution against the background of charges that an Alter aispatcmng the mes Firsts! Girl Born at 2:36 a.

In St. Lawrence Is Initial '61 Baby Is Among eekend a Burglary Victims State police detectives are in American invasion is imminent. November marked the first time in more than a century that Michigan voters picked a Democratic successor to replace an outgoing governor of the same The biggest armed forces dis- sage the Soviet boss went to a party in the Kremlin and in a speech there alluded to the shooting down of the U-2 spy tha': a new state constitution probably will provide a four-year term for governor instead of the present two-year term. "Multiply that by six, and it will be time for John to cast his eyes on Pennsylvania ave. and ha won't stick around for a seventh," said Williams, whose own presidential ambitions have so far been sidetracked.

But Swainson, referring to his birth in Canada, pointed out he would need an amendment to the federal constitution to permit naturalized citizens to become president. "But with the governor on tha national scene," joked Swainson, "this, too, might ba Die in Fire vestigating the burglary of four Okemos area homes Saturday The new year, 1961, came in plane over Russia last May. party. like all other new years in Lan and Sunday. Holiday Deaths (By The Associated Press) Traffic 264 Fires 44 Miscellaneous 55 TOTAL 363 The upshot of that incident Swainson, in his inaugural ad sing life began, life ended, pet Flames Sweep Home in was a bitter turn in U.

dress delivered while a mild Break-ins were reported at the homes of George Alderton, 4980 Mohawk Ted Hickling. 2359 relations and the jailing of the American pilot, Francis Gary snow flurry settled on the crowd, reflected briefly on past inaug ty crimes kept the police busy, the fire department answered its usual calls for help and drivers managed to bang up their cars on the city's streets. Seminole Glynn McBride Powers. urals, but keyed his remarks to 2378 Seminole and M. H.

the forward look. MSU Professor At Cuba's Party Samuel Shapiro, an assistant professor of history at Michigan State university-Oakland and an outspoken supporter for "fair play in Cuba," was reported to be among the 300 Americans in Cuba for the New a r's celebration as guests of Fidel Castro's Communist government. Barnes, 2308 W. Grand River ave. The new frontiers of the The "firsts" of 1961 in Lansing Hickling told troopers he is missing S50 in cash in a small 1960s are far different than went like this: toll was running ahead of their estimate and if continued at the same pace was headed for the record toll of 374 during last bank and 60 silver dollars.

Mc- Columbus, Parents Survive Blaze COLUMBUS, Jan. 2 (UPD A fire of undetermined origin took the lives of eight children, all of one family, early Sunday morning as it razed their two-story frame home on the east side. Fire officials continued their search today for the cause of the tragic blaze which is believed to have started around a gas space First baby born in a Lansing hospital was a girl, born at 2:36 a. m. in St.

Lawrence hospital. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. Bride could find nothing missing. Alderton, sports editor of The State Journal, is in California for "We would like this unfortunate incident to become a thing See KENNEDY Pg.

10, Col. 1 '61 Starts Off Mildly Hourly Temperatures MEYNER OFFERS ADVICE Gov. Meyner, who has served seven years of two four-year terms as governor, told Swainson that he had become "the those faced by Michigan in the 1830s, he said, "but the challenges of today are no less dramatic. "We cannot merely look back to the solutions of a hundred year's three-day New Year's holiday period. However, there was a notice Ray R.

Decker, 110 E. Willow the Rose Bowl game and no in st. ventory was possible. Barnes said able falling off in deaths during the early morning hours when the latest count showed 264 per At 12:45 a. m.

Sunday, the first he is missing one Canadian two- death recorded was that of Fred dollar bill. State police said there is a sim If In ldetCw 10 1Ie Predicted Swainson would ears ago AH that history can be aced with a variet tell us is how a particular situa- both big and Pwi tion was met in its own ho uttu cm; sons killed in motor vehicle acci erick Phillip Case. 63, of 516 heater in the parents' first-floor ilarity of technique in all of the dents. In other violent accidents, fires claimed 44 lives and 55 per a. m.

10 a. m. bedroom. ft m. 7 a.

m. It a. m. break-ins. of time and need.

But we can wiuv iiiiics uiuie vexing than the big ones. sons were killed in miscellaneous Highland who died in a local hospital. Mr. Case, a resident of Lansing for three years, had been assistant superintendent of the Macki play in the nation's history was planned for the celebration in the civic plaza amid speculation Castro might unveil Communist-made jet fighters, bombers and heavy tanks. The prime minister is scheduled to make the main address at the rally.

INVASION FEVER The invasion fever started last "I have found one of the most Six of the victims were trapped in two small upstairs bedrooms while the other two died in their parents first-floor bedroom. Both accidents. A week ago, for the compar useful devices in attacking bis apply the same energy, the same dedication and the same courage to the tasks we face today we can draw on this rich heri nac straits ferry service for 17 able period for the Christmas weekend, there were 338 traffic (years before joining the highway parents survived the blaze. The father, James Cowan, 36, problems is to rely on one of the basic ideas of democracy-keep people informed and thinking," said Meyner in a professorial manner. "When vou annr rfimrt! in deaths, 55 fire deaths and bo in department right-of-way division tage to fulfill our historical destiny and leave a stronger Michigan, and a stronger America, to our children." threw his wife, Fannie, 28, out accidents of 1 1 a ous in Lansing.

into the snow and made a vain at causes. The final Christmas The fire department answered V. S. wrathrr burran trmprraturm. The New Year, which earlier showed signs of emerging like a lion, developed sudden lamblike tendencies here.

The Sunday overnight low was a relatively mild 20 degrees above, with a Monday night low of around 17 predicted. Snow, which began falling about 9 a. was to continue throughout Monday, accumulating to from one to two inches. The snow was expected to dimin weekend count showed 488 traf tempt to save the children. Mrs.

Cowan suffered first and second week with Cuban press reports that the United States marines plan a landing before Jan. 18. White House Press Secy. James C. Hagcrty branded the reports a The new governor, father of, the people, you may not come two young sons and a two-year- News Highlights Bedtime Stories 42 City in Brief 2 Comics 42 Crossword Puzzle 37 Dear Ahby 18 Editorials, Features 8 Radio, TV 45 Senior Forum 44 Society 13-17 Sports 33-35 State Pages 22-23 Theater 40 Vital Statistics 2-23-46 Weather 1 Women's Features 18-19 its first ambulance run in 1961 at 11:44 a.

m. Sunday, called to 1518 S. Washington to assist Harry McDaniel, of 1226 Les fic fatalities, 77 in fires and 82 in miscellaneous mishaps for a total of 647. old daughter, said that "it is our children who are our most valu lie. lie who was ill.

He was tak- away with a whole loaf, but you will get progress." Williams has been a fine practitioner of this device for 12 years, and has achieved several half-loaves by bypassing the usu- The council said traffic deaths Castro himself supported the able resource, our one most press claims a New Year ad- precious asset." degree burns over 50 percent of her body. She was in fair condition today in Grant hospital. The victims were Judith Ann, seven months; Lawrence, 18 months; Robert, Drusilla, 4: and James R. Cowan, and Rubin Johnson. Frank Steaple.

12, and Cornell Foster, 14, all stepchildren of Cowan. He said it is a prime respon- dre and rushed Foreign Minister Raul Roa to New York to pro for a normal weekend at this en to Edward W. Sparrow hospi-time of year would be 310. The.tal. Associated Press survey for a 78- The department's first inhala-hour non-holiday weekend last tor call was to 1126 Pulaski See TOLL Pg.

2, Col. 6 See FIRSTS Pg. 2, Col. 2 ish to widely scattered flurries late tonight and tomorrow, with Tuesday's high set for about 25 See GOVERNOR Pg. 24, Col.

See INAUGURAL Pg. 24, Col. 4 degrees. test to the United Nations. See CUBA Pg.

2, Col. 4 5 Skating Rinks INAUGURAL SIDELIGHTS New Year Arrives But Old Troubles Continue Is Special Notice To Classified Advertisers To Be Open Today There will be skating at five Gov. Swainson The 40th or 42nd? street cleaners went on emer (By the Associated Press) (French, and death did not take land goodwill might replace the municipal rinks today, accord That little boy in the diapers a holiay- long-standing tensions between gency duty to tidy up. The CLASSIFIED Advertising Deportment ing to Carl Fenncr, parks de fhp rartnnnkts use for the New I 1,1 ule cuaus ana civil me two cuumries la me cumins One of the minor wonders of partment director. Year has arrived again, bringing war rulcd-.

Th? fIrst Oay of 19611 year. But Fenner inserted an "it into his prediction. He said there Will Be CLOSED Monday, Jan. 2nd (State Journal Capitol Bureau) Is John B. Swainson, Michigan's new governor, the 40th or 42nd governor of the state? would be skating at Quentin turned to serve in 1350 51.

And Frank D. Fitzgerald served in 193536, and again for a short time in 1939. Comstock, Svcamore, Bancroft with him the usual package PPsing factions of Congo- Khrushchev's subjects, endur- lne ew iear nappenea ngm fun and frenzy wonder and' woe i'ese clashing in an another frigid Russian win-the staid New York suburb of As housewives swept up the small-arms battle. Iter, got another message thatjBedford Hills. Early on New last of the confetti today thev 'i Those were only a few of the must have warmed many a Mus- Year's morning, police got a call faced a vear in which many of world's trouble spots.

jcovite heart in a quite different! from a motorist who said there the troubles would be just con-' PernaPs t0 arm themselves for 'fashion. was a lion shivering on a snow- tinuations of 1960's problems. Problems ahead, many mil-l French Actress Brigitte Bardot bank on R. 117. In the Asian kingdom of Laos.Iions of people in many parts of an autographed picture to They wondered about the mo-rnmmumst-led reheU caDtured the world chose New Year's Day, the mass circulation magazine torist's sobriety But they Arguments can be raised on and Pleasant View parks if the) snowfall was not too heavy and if the cloud cover continued.

either side. LATER Deadlines For Tuesday, Jan. 3rd as time for prayer and medi- Ogonvok. which printed it along checked up anyway and found Swainson noted in his brief inaugural address that "some 39 other men have preceded me in taking the oath of office." Yet all the official inaugural programs and tickets referred to 'John B. Swainson, 42nd governor of Michigan." The mild weather of the last two days has "not helped" conditions much, Fenner said, adding that the crews could not add any water to the surface.

He said the rinks were in about the same -condition they were in on Sun tation. with her greetings to Russian a genuine lion actually a baby President-elect John F. Ken- fans. lioness, nedy attended mass Sunday in In Italy, Romans and Neopoli- Richard Hall, an employe of a West Palm Beach, and tans were still recovering from: local pet show, had brought the So under one school of thought Swainson is Michigan's 42nd governor, but under the other school of thought he is the 40th man to serve as governor. Take your pick.

Gov. Williams singled out Lt. Gov. T. John Lesinski.

the only strictly new member of the state administrative board, for special praise. See SWAINSON Pg. 24, Col. 1 New ads, kills and corrections will be taken up to 10 A. M.

TUESDAY for the TUESDAY editions. Lost and Found, Deaths and Funerals until 11:30. After Tuesday, the regular deadlines will apply. Pkone ti-taktr. IV S-3211 important ground in the heart of the country.

The United States considered the situation so grave that it called for the earliest possible meeting of the Southeast Asia Treaty council to consider the crisis. In Algeria, bitter guerrilla warfare dragged on between the Moslem nationalists and the tame lion to a children's party day. Crews were out late Sun their custom of setting off fire The apparent disparity, of day night brooming off the course, comes from two and it got away. Police finally chased it off the joined in a prayer for divine guidance of the nation. He and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev exchanged messages expressing the hope that peace crackers and throwing old crockery into the street at midnight.

An estimated 200 persons were snowbank and into Hall's waiting Skating will be from 1 p. m. John C. Barry served as in 1842-46, and then re injured in the frolic, and the! arms. to 9 p.

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