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==Further political developments==

==Further political developments==

In 1960, Montgomery opposed increases requested by the new Davis administration in the salaries of elected and appointed state officials instead of pay hikes for the lower-income state workers.<ref>"Lawmakers Voice Disappointment on Results of 1960 Legislature," ''Minden Press,''  July 18, 1960.</ref> That same year, he supported legislation to make the dumping of litter or trash along roads in the state or parish road systems a crime punishable by fines of up to $100 (equivalent of 950  dollars in 2020).<ref>"Montgomery Seeks Anti-Litter and Park Commission Legislation," Minden Press,'' June 6, 1960, p. 1.</ref>​

In 1960, Montgomery opposed increases requested by the Davis administration in the salaries of elected and appointed state officials instead of pay hikes for the lower-income state workers.<ref>"Lawmakers Voice Disappointment on Results of 1960 Legislature," ''Minden Press,''  July 18, 1960.</ref> That same year, he supported legislation to make the dumping of litter or trash along roads in the state or parish road systems a crime punishable by fines of up to $100 (equivalent of 950  dollars in 2020).<ref>"Montgomery Seeks Anti-Litter and Park Commission Legislation," ''Minden Press,'' June 6, 1960, p. 1.</ref>​

In 1962, Montgomery introduced a resolution in the state Senate which condemned the activities of the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] in Louisiana. "We are outraged by the prostitution of the once great FBI, and its present misuse as a political police force, not dissimilar in method and result to the [[Gestapo]] or the NKVD", the Soviet secret police. [[United States Department of Justice|Attorney General]] [[Robert F. Kennedy]], not FBI Director [[J. Edgar Hoover]], was especially singled out for responsibility. Montgomery in fact admired Hoover for his strongly [[Communism|anticommunist]] stance.<ref>''The New Orleans Times-Picayune,'' July 4, 1962.</ref>​

In 1962, Montgomery introduced a resolution in the state Senate which condemned the activities of the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] in Louisiana. "We are outraged by the prostitution of the once great FBI, and its present misuse as a political police force, not dissimilar in method and result to the [[Gestapo]] or the NKVD", the Soviet secret police. [[United States Department of Justice|Attorney General]] [[Robert F. Kennedy]], not FBI Director [[J. Edgar Hoover]], was especially singled out for responsibility. Montgomery in fact admired Hoover for his strongly [[Communism|anticommunist]] stance.<ref>''The New Orleans Times-Picayune,'' July 4, 1962.</ref>​