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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1956
Page
9
The Dodgers lose playing manager Rufer to a broken ankle after a Friday home slide. He may be out for the season, raising concerns as the team heads a busy schedule including Albany, Moultrie, and Tifton games and fans worry over the club’s ascent.
Alf J. Mapp Jr., assistant city editor of The Virginian Pilot and Portsmouth native, has written The Virginia Experiment. Dietz Press in Richmond will publish it late this year. The work surveys Virginia events and personalities shaping American institutions from colonial times through the Revolutionary era.
The City of Thomasville Georgia seeks sealed bids for converting Boilers No 4 and 5 at the Municipal Electric Plant to natural gas firing. Proposals due June 11, 1956 at 6 00 P M. EST. Bond requirements and bid form details included.
Fights erupted around the Ceylon House of Representatives as MPs debated a bill to make Sinhalese the sole official language. Tamil speakers staged a sitdown. two MPs were injured and clashes spread to other districts. Premier Bandaranaike appealed for peace as chaos continued.
A portion of Georgetown dam failed releasing a boiling torrent into Clear Creek Canyon. The flood smashed nine bridges, swept away a 100-foot dam section, injured one, and caused damage over 200000 dollars along a 140 mile stretch to Idaho Springs. Early warnings helped avert loss of life.
East German ADN reports Poland has freed 28 000 political prisoners and criminals since a general amnesty began April 27. Among those released are 1 300 convicted on crimes against the state. ADN says the amnesty is now complete.
Tuesday daytime to late evening schedule lists Janet Dean R N at 3:00, Meet Your Neighbor at 3:30, Afternoon Memo for Milady at 4:15, Love of Life at 4:30, Froliks cartoon at 4:45, Circle 6 Ranch at 5:09, Flash Gordon at 6:00, Pepper News at 6:30, Sports-Wx at 6:45, Guest Book at 7:00, Jackpot at 7:15, Neel Fashions at 7:30, Jeweler's Story at 7:45, Dangerous Assignment at 8:00, Fireside Theatre NBC at 8:30, Ford Theatre at 8:50, Sherlock Holmes at 9:20, Dateline Europe at 10:00, Devil's Doorstess at 7:30?
Observations by Lee Keller call on county to increase monthly support for foster care and adoption services. He notes current allocations of 155 dollars from the county and 225 dollars from Thomasville, urging a rise to 775 dollars per month to better place needy children in foster homes and ensure proper care and supervision.
MERY Alabama waitress Miriam Martin, 40, was sentenced last night to the electric chair for the killing of her husband and five other family members. The jury found her guilty of poisoning the husband after long deliberation, while her insanity defense failed. Prosecutors said she used arsenic to secure a paltry life insurance payout.
The Asheville Georgia Board of Education invites general contractor bids for a school project. Documents available from Architect Architects and Engineers Inc in Albany Georgia with a $50 deposit per set. Bid opening scheduled July 3 at 11 00 am Eastern.
Sealed proposals are invited by the Housing Authority of the City of Boston Georgia for the purchase of 296000.00 Temporary Notes Third Series to aid its low rent housing projects. Notes dated July 10 1956 payable bearer July 5 1957 interest rate to be fixed in proposals. Proposals due June 19 1958 at 12 noon local time. Secretary Karl T Mayo signs notice.
London reports a car drove through Manchester scattering leaflets that threaten Sir John Harding governor of Cyprus. Leaflets signed by a Cypriot extremist group call him criminal and vow vengeance. Harding, guarded by detectives, attends security talks with Cyprus leaders amid tensions in the Mediterranean colony.
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