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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1963
Page
2
A Time To Be Careful warns Georgians about holiday drinking and driving. The piece cites National Safety Council data showing high holiday fatalities linked to alcohol and speed and urges designated drivers and teetotaling for New Year celebrations.
The article notes misdirected letters and packages due to towns named Thomasville in Alabama Georgia and North Carolina and mentions Savannah in Georgia and Missouri. A misfiled page ad for the Thomasville Ga Times Enterprise was delayed and wasted. The piece warns mail mixups occur when cities share identical names.
A newsletter report argues that public groups may scrutinize school textbooks while educators should listen. It notes European efforts to rewrite history to reduce nationalism, cites Brunswick Germany and changes in World War I causation, and warns against world peace rhetoric shaping future leaders.
Congress faces heavy nerves about a possible pay raise from 22500 to 32500 during an election year. Debate over income disclosure broadens, with Sen Philip A Hart arguing disclosure may deter conflicts of interest while critics warn public integrity remains at stake.
AP reports on a provocative idea that could force two hour sleep. The piece warns Russians may unveil a device linking to a sleeper, predicting widespread use, societal strain, and sleeplessness as a subversive future danger.
Publication notice from the Times Enterprise Co. Inc. stating exclusive rights for republication of dispatches and local news. Includes mailing address in Thomasville Georgia, contact details, and mail subscription prices and tax information.
The speaker selects John 3 16 as the favorite text and condenses the entire gospel into its message. It states God loves the world, Jesus died for salvation, and belief grants everlasting life. The verse summarizes divine love, human sin, and mercy, proclaimed globally on every continent.
Former President Eisenhower argues in The Saturday Evening Post that tightening security could turn the White House into a virtual prison while pressuring travel and contact with the people. He also questions 1947 succession law preferring elected officials over cabinet members and urges support for Lyndon B. Johnson.
The piece argues sweeping faith in rising expectations harms progress. It cites Bolivia China Cuba Russia and Africa to show failed hopes and warns a personal shift is needed. It stresses individual achievement, warns against passive waiting, and urges self reliance and local empowerment.
A Rocky Mount North Carolina Telegram opinion notes teens with transistor radios distract themselves and others. The piece mocks loud on street presence while praising the sensible youths who keep their devices off the streets.
December 30 1968 marks key historical notes including the 1853 treaty for the Gadsden Purchase with the United States paying 10 million dollars for a land strip now in New Mexico and Arizona. It also notes Rudyard Kipling’s 1865 birth and other 20th century events including the Iroquois Theater fire and African Queen incident.
With one day left in 1963, the piece urges readers to welcome the New Year at midnight and urges keeping personal resolutions. It emphasizes faith in self and suggests the year will be as good to you as you are to it.
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