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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1963
Page
2
The piece argues only taxpayers should vote on bonds and notes recent defeats. It cites Thomas County's 350000 elementary school bond defeat and notes bonds are paid by taxpayers with long term costs. It urges using empty rooms first and stresses principal and interest burden on taxpayers.
The piece honors John F. Kennedy noting his defiance of weather and danger, pays homage to a leader who faced cold winds of history with resolve. It emphasizes that disagreement should not breed hate and that his death should prompt national reflection.
The Fourth Circuit backed a owner’s right to permanently close a mill amid union activity, countering NLRB actions that had forced back wages and damages. The opinion signals limits on federal intervention in ownership and prompts appeal to the Supreme Court for a principled ruling.
Analysis notes the U S line of succession with Lyndon Johnson as president and no vice president, cites 1947 rules, and questions blame for JFK’s assassination, arguing Oswald was aligned with left wing groups rather than conservative elements.
Diahann Carroll cites father the subway motorman and mother the nurse as key supports in a career that began with a Metropolitan Opera scholarship and included TV appearances, movies, and Broadway shows. She recalls a happy childhood and parental encouragement while noting her divorce from Monte Kay and life in a modest Midtown apartment with daughter Suzanne.
The piece traces how presidential succession from McKinley to Truman to JFK and LBJ reflects temperaments and regional styles. It notes FDR and JFK as patricians who trusted reason in world affairs, Truman's skepticism of Stalin, Khrushchev's whimsical style, and Johnson's hostile stance toward Khrushchev, ending with a caution that genuine trust and proof of sincerity shape peace prospects.
A reader argues that greatness is measured by humble service to others not fame. The unknown anonymous helper in Nigeria, aiding lepers with cottages a chapel a shop and a hospital embodies true greatness in the eyes of the speaker. He cites Jesus teaching that whoever humbles himself as a child is greatest in heaven.
The column notes key historical happenings on December 10: 1898 treaty ending the Spanish American War expanding U S sovereignty, 1607 John Smith with Pocahontas rescue, 1869 Wyoming women’s suffrage, 1917 Jerusalem capture, 1941 ships sunk near Malaya, 1948 UDHR adoption, and notable political developments over the past decade.
The Secret Service tightens precautions for the President during his New York visit to attend former Senator Herman Lehman’s funeral. The Kennedy assassination reminder underscores ongoing risk and the need to avoid a repetition of Dallas.
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