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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1957
Page
9
President Eisenhower expressed doubt the United States will again test a hydrogen bomb. He supported joining a global disarmament pact only if tied to safeguards against nuclear weapon use in war. He welcomed possible first step disarmament signs from the Soviet Union while noting no precise definition of future H bomb tests.
The United States allows Specialist 3 William Girard of Ottawa Illinois to be tried in Japan for homicide, prompting a Senate subcommittee inquiry led by Ervin and Flanders. The House and Senate committees plan hearings on the status of forces treaties and U.S. jurisdiction over servicemen abroad.
Washington AP The House opens its long delayed fight over President Eisenhowers civil rights proposals to strengthen federal enforcement. Two weeks of debate lie ahead as Southern opposition uses delay and amendments including a jury trial provision and a union shop ban. Supporters rely on Eisenhowers clout to keep Republicans in line and Northern Western Democrats. The bill is expected to pass the House but faces a tougher Senate test where filibuster is possible. A timing agreement limits today’s debate to motion to bring up for vote.
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale told fourteen new and about seven hundred other Methodist ministers at the South Georgia Conference in Columbus Georgia to be themselves. He warned against copying a pulpit tone and urged sermons to be interesting and clear in language that people understand. He said success comes from hard work and understanding human problems rather than brilliance.
Swollen Lake Texoma releases 96 000 cubic feet per second as it nears crest at Denison Texas. Engineers warn crest above 643 644 feet and flood risk extends into Oklahoma and Arkansas with heavy rains and thunderstorms forecast for the Red River Valley.
Weather Bureau predicts thundershowers today and tomorrow for Thomas County with a high near 90 and a 69 degree low. Winds from south and southwest at 6 to 12 mph. rainfall expected moderate to heavy across the period. The five day outlook shows near normal temperatures around 89, with limited day to day change and notable rainfall totals.
In Rome Georgia a Supreme Court decision requiring defense access to FBI statements is tested in a federal rape trial of Rossville High School students Leonard Hicks and Charles Price. Judge Hooper ordered the entire FBI file be sent to the defense for review. About 21 witnesses have been subpoenaed.
Weather Bureau reports a five month total of 624 tornadoes and over 100 deaths across the United States. Officials say the rise reflects better reporting more than a real increase, with Texas Oklahoma and other states hit by heavy rain and floods. The May 20 Ruskin Heights Kansas City area disaster killed at least 30, and many shelter basements saved lives as storms leveled homes.
The British Medical Research Council warned a new influenza A strain sweeping the Far East could reach Britain and Continental Europe. A London influenza center works on a vaccine as specimens from the Far East arrived in mid May. Hong Kong saw the outbreak in April with thousands affected and at least 185 deaths reported in the Philippines and 21 in another location.
President Eisenhower said he would support a total ban on nuclear tests if accompanied by total disarmament and a US Russia agreement against use of atomic weapons. He noted doubts about further hydrogen bomb tests and acknowledged fallout concerns for future generations. He cited a nine tenths reduction in fallout from tests and favored worldwide anxiety reduction through a comprehensive ban.
An atomic device was exploded 4 feet above Yucca Flat at 4 55 a m. The balloon borne blast rose to 6000 feet as observers 70 miles away in Las Vegas saw a brief flash and a mushroom cloud. The device, about two kilotons, was designed by UC Livermore and described as mild by Britain.
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