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tAlonmolnmilennommmono "ails Visa 11 0 Visas Baits isas steria its a 1-lysteria Hits 'tit as US Ii II 1 I 11 II pr ia Hits Cr i i 't ft as' uo)' See Story Col 5 Below See Sit)ry 5 Btifirftv' 1 Aa A otzt I Mil Liberals rw 11-' 1 il 1 I 14111)e rab IA I 41 SI Lii)erals 1J ti Gold Coast's Blanket Forecast 'Ilan recast 11b 1fl Warm-Alone trt( te Fair and cool with a low et 50-55 high '7045Northwest and north winds 10 to 15 miles an hour Fair and high 10-75 10 to 11 miles 1 low of 50-55 rid north winds See Story on Page 24 Win a Point 87th Congleess Convenes' Fitssin' Starts WASHINGTON (UPI) The Democratic-controlled 87th Congress formally convened Tuesday And promptly plunged into a liberal- conserv a- tiVe battle over 404 potential bar- toi 41 riers to Presi- 1 o' 'dent elect John 4 str--" Kennedy's -K legislative pro-ill eor J1ram Shortly after the House a oft Senate opened RUsSELL for business at noon Senate liberals won a favorable ruling from Vice President 'Richard Nixon the presiding officer a launched two drives to strengthen the Senates anti-filibuster rule But action was blocked at least until today by Sen Richard Russell (D Ga) leader of Southern senators who have used the filibuster to head off civil rights bills Hanging fire in the house was a liberal move to purge conservative Rep William Al Col-melt (D Miss) from the powerful rules committee The aim is to make it easier to Kennedy's economic welfare I bills out of the committee now iluolincitvil by 1 servative Republicans and Democrats House Republicans were asked at a caucus to repudiate Wednesday January 4 1961 'Ridded State Cannot Meet Challenge' 31 Florida's Most Complete Newspaper A Latin American Edition IS Published Daily 5 Cents Wednesday January 4 1961 No 31 Florida a Most Complete Netespoper 51st Year 52 Pages a' Cents xs A Latin American Edition IS Published Daily 1 '11Piridet! Sate Cannot le Challeg)' 2(''' 1 ilin a Point 3 -i1 0 0 0 I 87th Con gi ess ill anft ails 1-111()ristilaJris 0 110 Si At Fitsstn' tarts' 0 ec -Il Im (01 Ill 11 Out i ona WASHINGTON (UPI) 1 The Democratic-controlled 87th Congress formally convened Tuesday and promptly plunged into a liberal- dent elect John a- 1 tikte battle over --Img- i o''''410 'Us potential bar- '-e' I ie ill A riers to Presi- in "As L' li lative Kennedy' pro- flee i "Fk legis 1 gram Shortly after i if the House a I i 3 2- Senate opened 1 RUsSILL for business at -114'4 '1: 4 noon Senate liberals won a 1 1 4 favorable ruling from Vice tO Presid nt Richard en the Set Nixon ts -N A the presiding officer a ci rostoeed4 c' 4 "9 Nt' I '1 launched two drives to strength- '''s 41 kt Semite anti-filibuster 4 -14: $ol s' have used the filibuster to head i i 1 i' rule 4 Ir'S' -9 er'44'-t But action was blocked at least until today by Sen Rich- i I i I' t''1i ard Russell (D Ga) lead- 1 er of Southern senators who 1' 1 4 -4s-4 )y 1 't -4 off civil rights bills I a berl moe to pure con Hanging fire in the house was iavg- i f'ii r4e'41: servative Rep William Col- 4' I 641 mer (D Miss) from the pow- 4 7 l' 2 i' i A tit i erful rules committee The aim i i 4 I 13 Kenne is to make it easier to bills dy economic welfare lls out of the committee now viI doniindted by-a-group-of-c on ik 1404: '11 -'''11: 4 4 4' 9- ake 4t -1 4' 441 servative Republicansand Dem- ocrats 7 ik ''k t-e 44- 4 9' 4 f' 'louse Republicans were 4- 1 pv sd at a caucus to repudiate ralOnsrw I to 4 Governor Press ss Road Otttz Inaugural Speich Is Brief Stirrup' By JOHN MeDERMOTT Herald Staff Writer Farris Bryant who became Florida's 34th chief executive four minutes early Tuesday asked the people and the politicians to stamp out the fires of sectionalism which have divided the state In a brief but stirring inaugural address to a chilled though enthusiastic crowd the Harvard-educated a from Ocala warned that only through united effort can Florida fulfill realization of its Nat potential overltor TO 1 ess 0 I ti A' Sj)eOcit Stirrine 3sttaennEwRriltetr OTT risTABLrylAanHt FFloarr icthhe bfai7es doicisdeec i ere aetnrstbdshuy itreeai na cei hnmr oai INu tutlithhrleeaonuisgtaahHatheadrnd from Ocala warned that on tidharoufgultifuinnitreedaelifzfaotritoncanofF loft at potential any suggestion they might join Southern Democrats to obstruct civil rights or other "constructive legtslation" Party leaders succeeded in 'hunting the proposal aside at least temporarily The House swore in 61 new members and for the loth time in a congressional career of 48 years Sam Rayburn of Texas was elected speaker The filibuster fight broke out in the Senate when Sens Clinton Anderson (D NM) and Thurston Morton (R Ky) the GOP national chairman introduced a motion to let three-fitths of all senators present curb debate instead of the present two-thirds Sen Russell promptly objected to immediate consideration of the proposal With that assistant Senate Democratic Leader Hubert IL Humphrey (D Minn) acting for a' bipartisan liberal group introduced a motion to let a majority of all Senate members curb debate after 15 days Russell again objected to immediate consideration Nixon's ruling favorable to the pro-civilsights group came when- KuEh el asked Bin) whether the Senate can adopt rules at the opening of each session For the third time in six years Nixon ruled informally that "at the beginning of each new Congress a majority of the members of the Senate have the constitutional right to make their rules" This meant the Senate was free to revamp the anti-filibuster rule if it wished Before the floor maneuvering began Democrats elected Sen Mike Mansfield (D Mont) as their leader and Sen Humphrey as assistant leader Johnson mho won election both as a senator and as vice president in the November balloting resigned his Senate seat immediately after he was sworn in Former Sen 'William A Blakely appointed by Texas Gov Price Daniel then was sworn into Johnson's old seat any suggestion they might join Southern Democrats to oh- struct civil rights or nth- er "constructive legtslation" Party leaers mem shunting tthe proposal aside at 'least temporarily The House swore 61 new hers and for the 10th time in a eongressRional career of 48 years Sam ay urn Texas was elected spe aker The filibuster fight broke out in the Senate when Sens Clinton Anderson (D rton and Thurston (R Ky) the GOP national chairman introduced a motion came to let three ths of all sena it- tors present curb debate in- stead of the present two-thirds Sen Russell promptly mptly object ing ed to immediate consideration of the proposal ll'ith that a ssistant Senate Democratic Leader Hubert IL Humphrey (D Minn) act- ing for a' bipartisan liberal group introduced a motion to let a majority of all Sen- at members curb debate aft- er 15 days Russell again objected to immediate consid- eration Nbcon's ruling favorable to the pro-civitrights group whon uEli I asked Elm whether the Senate can adopt rules at the opening of each session For the third time in six Non ruled informally years ix that at the beginning of each new Congress a majority of the mem at bers of the Sene have the constitutional right to make their rules" I meant the Senate was free to revamp the anti-filibuster rule if it wished Before the floor manemering began Democrats elected Sen M) Mike Mansfield (D ont as their leader and Sen Iiumphrey as assistant leader Johnson ho On election both as a senator and as vice president in the November balloting resigned his Senate seat immediately au orn in Former Ms A Blakely Price appointed by then Tex- as Gov Daniel was sworn into Johnsr's old seat "A Florida divided against itself can not meet this challenge" Bryant told a statewide radio and television audienee and the 5000 who braved the 40-degree windy overcast day to witness his Inauguration on the Capital lawn crFlaadnBoirornidyonaatnndtndliestt-poeldlitededtihasiiasogancathaiantau esit: dience and the 5 000 vitic OVi nn i lam II A k1 yr -z ir e- oi i' i 0'''' Y' sN 1 I xe Ao 'I 6 p1-'- ''1 Ar 41 4 N- 1 i i I Jii 01 7" --1" i' 4 'Cs 1-V's -44r-''' t1 i I i): ii i 1-- i i s- 0 Vsk 4 eif ii- kN i '14 t' I I I e-vt i 1 21 4 i i "In union alone is ere strength" Bryant took over the heirn from outgoing GIOV-LeRoy ins at 11:56 am Supreme Court Justice Be Roberts administered the'oath four minutes ahead of the traditional high noon hour after the inaugural ceremonies moved faster than the master of ceremonies former Gov Millard Caldwell had anticipated Collins himself paved he way for this by the brevity of his own farewell address In a live-minute message 1 Collins had declared simply that "the record of our administration will speak for It self" 1 Etre fror 1 ins foul the lard 1 I Stall Photo by TONY GARNET Incoming Farris Bryant Right Rides to Inauguration With LeRoy Collins 13ryant's Keynote: "1- A 111 i 7i Stall Photo by TONY GARNET 0 Incoming Farris Bryant Right Rides to Inauguration With LeRoy Collins a a Bryant-is Keynote i 4 I I t4 its? ek Batile Is Raging For Key Laos City 01 Kiev Laos it IL a tie Is Raging Lily US Visa Cut Stirs Hysteria US Visa Stirs Cut 41 Ali I "More than anything else stand I want (Floridians) to 41 A inee flpeteim Senate Republicans reelected Sen Everett Dirksen of Illinois as their leader and Sen Thomas Kuchel as GOP whip Sen Styles Bridges New Ham shires was returned as chairman of the GOP Senate Boucy Committee Rep John McCormack of Massachusetts continues as House Democratic leader and Rep Charles A Ilalleck of Indiana as GOP leader rilwola Senate Republicans reelected Sen Everett Dirksen of II linols as their leader and Sen Thomas Kuchel as GOP whip Sen Styles Bridges New Ham- shire was returned as chair- man of the GOP Senate icy SEATO Faces Big Test 7C Laos a Pawn in World Chess Game 7C Get Your 013 Edition G7 Get i OBE( miles northeast of the administrative capital of Vientiane and about 85 miles southeast of the royal capital of Luang Prabang A Communist victory would pose a threat to neighboring Thailand and South Viet Nam i VIENTIANE Laos A savage see-saw battle was reported raging Tuesday between Communist and pro-Western Laotian forces for con trol of Xieng Khouang in Central Laos a defensive area blocking Communist approaches to the rest of Southeast Asia (The US State Department made public in Washington what it called "firm information" that "substantial nu Mbers" of Communist North Viet Namese troops were fighting in Laos and of "extensive" Soviet and North Viet Namese airlifts of war materials into Laos Doesn't The Herald's big and colorful Orange Bowl Souvenir edition make a spectacular memento of the nation's most spectacular festival? For those who want to order more for themselves or for friends and relatives we're repeating the handy souvenir edition order blank in today's Herald on Page Order as many as you like but order now The supply won't last Doesn't The I and colorful Oz Souvenir editiol spectacular men nation's most festival? For those who der more for tho for friends anc we're repealing souvenir edition in today's Hera 7C Order as ma like but orde supply won't last Jails Opens Drive To Jolt Goldwater WASHINGTON (AP) Sen Jacob Javits (R NY) Tuesday raised the issue of unseating Sen Parry Goldwater (R Ariz) as chairman of the Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee Javits said he asked at a closed conference of all GOP senators for a similar caucus to Turn to rage 2A Col 4 understand that I have tried I have tried very hard be true to their ideals and what they have expected of me" it Taking office with Bryant were the other six members of the Florida cabinet including newcomers Tom Adams of Orange Park as secretary of state and Doyle Connor of Starke who at 32 is the youngest commissioner of agriculture a cabinet officer in history Holdover cabinet officials who took their oaths for another four years were Richard IV Ervin attorney general Ray Green comptroller Edwin Larson state treasurer and Thomas Bailey state school superintendent Bryant's address vvas steeped in humility and strong in appeal for an administration which would overshadow any of those which have gone before He called for his fellow officials to contribute to a standard of excellence never before achieved "a standard of morality that is not only above-reproach but above suspicion a standard of achievement that uses the progress of past administrations not as measures but as minimums" Bryant pointedly noted that Turn to rage 2A Col 1 Fidel Raves Photos 7C By Herald Wits Services HAVANA The US embassy Tuesday stopped issuing visas and hysteria broke out among the hundreds of Cubans who had assembled at the entrance hoping to get them Most of the crowd were women They pressed against the big glass doors and demanded to be let in refusing to move One woman threatened to throw herself into the sea Cuban police stood by Impassively during the loud tear-streaked demonstration 11 The visa suspension was or-11 dead as the embassy prepared to cut its staff to 11 as demanded on television Monday night This is the number of persons in the Cuban embassy in Washington- Setenty-s Ix American diplomatic employes will be flown out of Cuba today well ahead of the 4-hour deadline that expires at 1:20 am Thursday In Washington a State De Turn to Page 2A Col 6 I TALLAHASSEE-- (UPI)-- Highlights of Coy Farris Bryant's inaugural address: Tins DAY must see a new dedication on the part of the people of all Florida to contribute to a standard of excellence in this administration never before achieved a standard of morality that is not only above reproach but above suspicion 1VE TURN our backs on the political rivalries of the campaigns the frustrations of the transition period the personal jealousies to which men are subject I AM DETERMINED that the government of Florida will be as free from political rifts as it is possible to make it To that end I pledge my willingness to go the extra mile I do not plan to recognize the 'Pork Chop Gang' or the Chop Bloc' in the legislature THE GREATEST deterrent to progressive all-considerate legislation is the division of the legislature into voting blocs in which its members are robbed of the power of independent thought on many unrelated but equally significant issues THE INTERESTS of Miami and Madison Tampa and Tice are not identical There is no compelling reason why however with the help of leadership by the executive restraint by the news media and understanding by the people that the legislature cannot achieve a harmonious blending of varying interests to develop equitable programs including reapportionment FLORIDA FACES a mighty challenge to maintain and increase in these years of great and sudden change the quality which has characterized the economic and social gains of which we are so proud I SHALL SEEK for a superior effort on the part of the employes of our government We shall encourage competition weed out incompetence seek out and punish dishonesty TILE BLOT on the staff of the State Road Department revealed by the legislative investigating committee must be rubbed out Whether the instances of dereliction and isolated instances or symptoms of a widespread disease must be determined immediately by a comprehensive departmental investigation WE WILL OrPOSEwith vigor any efforts by the federal government to usurp the proper and lawful prerogatives of the state (The Bangkok Post quoting Informed military sources said Communist North Viet Nam' 304th and 314th Regiments victors over French at Men Bien rhu were fighting alongside Communist Pathet Lao guerrillas in Laos) Western diplomatic sources here said there were growing indications that Communist aid to the attacking forces under leftist paratroop Capt Kong Le was far greater than at first feared and that the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization was gravely concerned (SEATO announced in Bangkok it would meet to consider the situation the second time in three days After a meeting Monday a spokesman called the situation "very serious" and said there was evidence of intervention by Communist ground troops) (President Eisenhower a again in Washington Tuesday with high military and diplomatic advisers to consider the crigis A White House spokesman said the US believes the situation is "indeed Ike Prays for Jack Special service asks "wisdom and strength" for the President-elect 34 111 Ibil ir: I SPECiALIONE NSIUB 1 Ike Pr i ays or Jack Special service asks "wisrlom and strength" for the President-elect 34 7 1 tt CI 'li t''' 1 it 4 'w 1 ill lil (It said the Nnorth Viet Names(' troops were a achuted into Laos by the Communist planes and that the planes had made 184 trips Into Laos since Dec 15 It listed the serial numbers of nine Soviet planes involved and said five of them had been active In clandestine airlifts in the Congo more than a month ago) Information Minister Boum- an Norasing announced that loyal paratroops had dropped on the Plain of Jars and wrested control of Xieng Kbouang from the Communist supplied troops who swept down from the Communist Viet a border 50 miles to the east But conflicting claims made It clear the crucial battle was still undecided Bouavan said the Red forces were fighting in the suburbs and still controlled the great savannah grass-covered plateau and the complex of airfields around it Xieng Khouang is Only 100 I WHAT'S PEGGY CASS (TV's rough house comedienne) like? Beatrice Washburn tells you on ID MINNESOTA'S COLDEST but Maine has the deepest snow 10A BASIC OVERHAUL of the union structure in America is advocated 10A WIIAT'S PEGGY CASS (TVs rough house comedienne) like? Beatrice Washburn tells you on ID 0 MINNESOTA'S COLDEST but Maine has the deepest snow 10A 0 BASIC OVERIIAUL of the union structure in America is advo Full Story Of luau "Ural A FLU PAGE of pictureto iii l' 'I L- 1 a i 1) -1 -41- I rro: 1 Ir 4 1 hto4 0 -iioi Cubans Seek Trade I Eisenhower Amuse 113 r3ourke 16A Barns 1C Class 8-17C Crossword 8D Amu Foul Bun Cla5 Corn Crop Jumble 12C Kotoed 7D Landers 2D Lippmann 7A Martenholt 3C Movies 17A Pearson 7A Pennekamp 6A Quiz 7D Sports 1-6C Thompson 6D TV-Radio 14A Weather 2A Womens 1-4D Drummond 6A Dunaway 3C Editorial 6A Fin'cial 3-7B Goren 7D Harris 6A lioroseope CD 124 CA1111ET OFFICERS take oath GOOD SPEECII say legisa tutors in COLLINS bids his farewell In INAUGURAL social everts 2D I VIENNA A Cuban delegation has arrived In Bucharest for trade negotiations with Communist ROMFttlia the Romanian radio said The delegation is on a swing through Communist countries making deals to offset loss of US trade Today's Chuckle Don't race trains to crossings It it's a tie you lose Chatham Blanketeor Pagilitt Auto Insurance Save 20-50 Monthly Pymts FL 8-4721-Adv JEWELRY LOANS TO $600 Italpert's 140 NE 2 JE 0 I 1 1 $FE0011WMMONINIff mow MmtommonswomoisavOnriliemommumummommonsitimalossenlims01Moutommmummooloommmosom.

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