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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1950
Page
5
Washington reports the atomic guided missile and artillery shells as the newest developments in Americas defense arsenal. The June 3 AP briefing outlines advances in strategic weapons and their implications for national security.
Torrential rains dump 12.45 inches on Galveston Texas in under nine hours flooding the island city. The airport reports over 48 inches total. Ground floors flood, stores close, and buses stop as crews work to drain water with the city surrounded by water. There is no loss of life reported.
Des Moines June 3 AP Senator Bourke B Hickenlooper a key figure in atomic energy and state department probes seeks the Republican nomination in Monday s Iowa primary election. His bid for a second term hinges on the farm plan test a major factor in the Democratic senatorial nomination battle.
Considerable cloudiness and warm temperatures forecast. A chance of thundershowers this afternoon and Sunday with cooler, fair conditions by Monday. Temperatures not specified.
Washington reports: The government loses again in its 18 year court battle to break up Alcoa. Federal Judge Knox rules the present organization of Alcoa’s properties should not be disturbed for now and grants five years to renew anti trust petitions. He orders a divorce between Alcoa and Aluminum Ltd. and requires stockholders to divest holdings.
Gov. Herman Talmadge held a Royston rally as M. E. Thompson visited Newnan and Pat Avery spoke in Summerville Trenton and Ringgold. Rivers denied switching camps while Thompson claimed a June 28 landslide win and criticized the incumbent for misrepresenting road-fund use.
Tokyo June 3 AP eight Japanese convicted this afternoon for assault and disobeying occupation orders after stoning and roughing up five American soldiers Memorial Day. Sentences ranged from seven to ten years. one man received hard labor. The day featured a failed Communist march and a general strike that drew crowds but ended in a police ban and muted protests.
An Associated Press survey records Americans dying in accidents as the weekend begins. By mid Saturday 24 highway deaths, five drownings, and ten other accident victims were tallied. Memorial Day four day toll reached 571, with 347 traffic deaths. Weather varied. rain from Mississippi Valley to the Northeast. Rockies had rain. Southeast and West enjoyed pleasant conditions.
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Senators H Alexander Smith and Knowland press a breakdown of European defense progress and a tabulation of the 1 222 400 000 proposed foreign arms outlay. Secretary Acheson said the North Atlantic alliance lacks an adequate security force and warned arms outlays may rise. Johnson to face questions on new weapon developments. lawmakers seek clarity on Europe’s burden.
The 26 000 ton 1 000 passenger Independence of American Export Lines is to be launched at Bethlehem Steel shipyard in Quincy Massachusetts. The ship can reach 26 knots and is fully air conditioned. Sponsored by Mrs John Eliot Slater of Kanexalin New Jersey, it will enter the New York Geneva Express Service next January and is expected to complete the 4000 mile voyage in under eight days.
Posse hunts three fugitives described as very dangerous after a night watchman encountered two people trying to sell a pistol near Pairmount. Bloodhounds traced clues from a campfire and a woman's heel print as a Dodge pickup was stolen in Fairmount. A large multi-state manhunt in an 18 mile area slowed by rain.
Heavy black lava from Mauna Loa covers hundreds of acres along Hawaii's Kona coast. Evacuations ordered for south Kona villages as two lava streams reach the sea and a third nears the coast. Lava speeds 20 to 40 mph with flames and sulfur fumes filling the air.
Considerable clouds persist with little temperature change this afternoon and tonight. Scattered thunderstorms are possible mainly in the northeast portion this afternoon and evening. Sunday looks partly cloudy and warm with a few late afternoon thunderstorms.
The fragmented text outlines a federal fiscal period ending May 30 with a budget near 500,000 dollars and spending estimates for the coming year. It mentions April and May figures, a one month left window, and a cautious tone about expenditure versus revenue expectations.
In a late floor remark McCarthy criticized President Truman for withholding government files from the Senate, accusing him of shielding pro Communist elements. The Wisconsin senator cited a 4,000 word speech in the congressional record and noted no mention of the earlier blast by Senator Margaret Chase Smith.
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