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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1966
Page
6
Five workers were reported killed in a blast at the Austin Powder Co. plant near McArthur Ohio. The plant employs about 200. Details were scarce as authorities restricted access due to ongoing danger.
A military court in Budapest sentenced Lehel Egedy a 27 year old lawyer to 15 years along with his father Elemer Egedy 64 and Laszlo Asboth 63 to 10 and 14 years respectively for spying for the U S Central Intelligence Agency and ordered confiscation of all their property.
The U S nuclear submarine Snook sailed from Yokosuka Japan after a five day visit that touched off daily leftist demonstrations averaging 10000 to 15000 people Left wing groups held another rally Thursday night with about 4000 attendees.
An East German mother and son slipped past border guards and barbed wire on the southern border of West Berlin. Customs police reported the escape occurred Thursday night and went unnoticed by East German guards. The son was 26. the mother’s age and details were not released.
Attendance at Billy Graham's British crusade fell to 15,500 for the second London meeting, down from 18,038 opening night. The organization reported 734 decisions for Christ, up from 447 the previous night.
Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman warned of higher food costs in the future if farmers do not receive fair prices. He noted Americans spend about 18.3 percent of take-home pay on food now, contrasted with 26 percent in 1947-49, and argued farm income lags urban wages.
Cape Kennedy reports the Gemini 10 mission set for July 18 with John W. Young and Michael Collins aboard a Titan 2 rocket. The crew plans a three day rendezvous with an Agena target satellite and a space walk by Collins after launch preparations.
U S war planes pounded North Viet Nam for a fourth straight day hitting antiaircraft sites oil depots and river traffic. Captain Robert B Pielin was rescued after his F105 Thunderchief was shot down near Dong Hoi with only bruises reported as the downed aircraft tally rose to seven for the week. Ground fighting in South Viet Nam remained light with the South Korean Tiger Division claiming 32 Viet Cong killed in two engagements under Operation Crazy Horse.
A train caught fire and burned out of control on the Burlington Iowa Mississippi River bridge causing the double track span to close. AP Wirephoto.
Surveyor 1 transmitted a second set of pictures from the Sea of Storms showing the spacecraft and lunar terrain. The 620-pound craft landed after a 63 hour flight, its images reveal both out of focus shots and highly detailed details of the surface. President Johnson praised the achievement and urged peaceful space exploration while noting progress toward a US goal of manned lunar landings by 1970.
Gemini 9 with Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan soared on a Titan 2 rocket from Cape Kennedy despite two scrubs and began a three day rendezvous and space walk mission toward a target satellite 17 5 thousand miles an hour as Apollo style maneuvers were planned.
Cape Kennedy reports Gemini 9 astronauts near their orbiting target after a terminal maneuver. Stafford overcome a radio guidance failure that halted firing on Wednesday and proceeded with thrust corrections to adjust orbit and plane following separation from the booster.
Seven governors meet federal officials in Washington to press for a major state role in setting and enforcing auto safety standards. Wyoming Governor Clifford Hansen leads the delegation and says cooperation with the federal government is needed to cut highway fatalities, with states to play a key enforcement role regardless of new legislation.
A 12 25 yesterday collision in a grocery store parking lot involved a 1966 Ford station wagon driven by James O Slappey 57 of Ochlochnee backing from a space and hitting a 1964 Chevrolet driven by Marie O Neal Boykin 66 of 717 The incident caused no injuries and police did not mention extensive damage.
The Farmers Home Administration approved a loan of 287 500 and a grant of 195 500 to complete plans for a sewage system in Trenton Georgia Rep John Davis says total financing near. A 167 500 ARC grant is still pending.
Thomas County voters will choose Democratic or Republican ballots in a simultaneous party primary on September 14. Qualifying ends June 15 with fees differing by party and office. GOP aims to broaden two party system and improve local government with open primaries for county commission board of education and state representative seats.
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