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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1964
Page
7
Athens Georgia AP reports the start of Georgia's $85 million tobacco harvest on a limited scale. The Crop Reporting Service notes the operation began this week and will grow toward the peak Georgia Florida flue cured sales season, typically late July.
President Johnson will weld his initials into the keel of a nuclear attack submarine in Groton. He visits submarine yards after graduation ceremonies at the Coast Guard Academy in New London and will address workers after a briefing on nuclear submarines.
The St Augustine city commission passed two ordinances to curb racial violence and banned night demonstrations amid a court challenge to the ban. Six Negroes were arrested in an attempted desegregation at two motel restaurants, raising week totals to 36 arrests during ongoing demonstrations and clashes. A curfew from 9 PM to 5 AM for those under 18 and parking bans on streets dividing white and Negro areas were also imposed.
Fidel Castro accused the United States of possible germ warfare for an attack in the Sancti Spiritus area of Las Villas Province. He warned of grave consequences if the claim were true while the U S denied all germ warfare charges.
About 60 percent of Bolivian voters backed President Victor Paz Estenssoro in a re election with opponents boycotting. Unofficial figures suggest 85 percent of Bolivia’s roughly one million registered voters cast ballots and 79 percent supported Paz, who secured a third four year term while running unopposed.
The Georgia Generalogical Society selects its first project to chronicle early Colonial and state history of Georgia. Secretary of State Ben Forts will issue the charter at the inaugural dinner. A Sidney Lewis, the society’s first president, says the group aims to expand statewide.
John T. Fleetwood president of the Tribune Publishing Co. in Cartersville and his wife were named family of the year by the Cartersville Civitan Club. The Fleetwoods are noted as parents of six children and publish The Saily Tribune News.
California voters face a winner take all Republican primary pitting Barry Goldwater against Nelson Rockefeller for 986 pledged delegates. Goldwater rails at polls while Rockefeller campaigns at airports, amid party division and high turnout forecasts. Democrats also weigh support for Johnson delegates as the election unfolds across major counties and precincts.
Honolulu reports detail secret two day strategy talks on Southeast Asia policy with Dean Rusk and Robert McNamara overseeing as President Johnson weighs next steps. Republicans such as Melvin Laird criticize premises while officials study options to show U.S. resolve against Communist influence.
A Valdosta insurance agent Claude Yeomans age 28 father of three was found dead in his car near Quitman Georgia. Sheriff says no foul play suspected and the 20 gauge shotgun in the case may have discharged as it fell. He had been en route to start his ninth day with the agency.
An all out search by state patrol units located 78 year old Smokey Cameron in Washington D C. He is urged to begin rabies vaccinations after a rabid raccoon exposure eight weeks ago. Public health officials work with media and volunteer groups to spread alerts as Cameron travels from Thomasville toward New York and Dallas. local authorities say he may have been exposed but he denies knowledge of contact. The case prompted rapid mobilization and cross state alerts as investigators verify needed inoculations.
Havana reported a Cuban Lions Club official and two other Cubans were executed as CIA agents. The Lions Club official Alberto Cesareo Fernandes Medrano was accused of running a nationwide spy ring by recruiting members to act as agents across provinces.
The Pilot Club’s film series concludes with Brigadoon at the Rose Theatre this Wednesday. Tickets are $1 from Pilot Club members or at the box office. Elections at American Legion Post 222 have been postponed to June 9 due to member commitments.
Lal Bahadur Shastri elected by acclamation by India's Congress to succeed the late Nehru and lead a unified socialist India. He pledged to pursue Nehru's goals, stating socialism as the objective, after party members named him their leader. he gave no details on future foreign policy.
Capt Forrest Pease of South Weymouth Naval Air Station leans from a diving board to cut a new 90 000 pool ribbon then falls. After cap is restored he finishes the ceremony. Mrs Pease and children were surprised. Pool funds were raised by officers and men.
President Johnson says Southeast Asia fate centers on Laos and South Vietnam and that U S aims for efficient policy to curb communism. He cites Eisenhower letter to South Vietnam and notes no plans to extend war north. outlines tax cut gains and debt limits while stressing peace over conflict.
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