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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1961
Page
7
Hollywood actress Kim Novak disclosed she sent a telegram to Rafael Trujillo Jr expressing prayers and support as his country faced a difficult hour. Novak noted their past visits to Southern California and said she hoped God would help him and the Dominican Republic.
About 200 married couples from 25 years to six months renewed their wedding vows at Christ Church in Los Angeles. Invitations invited guests to their own weddings and included a white ribbon. Brides wore artificial flowers and the mass remarriage took place in the 1,800 seat church with the organ playing the wedding march.
In Los Angeles a 13 year old Jim Ezell bid a dime for a 17 jewel wrist watch at a police auction. The bid rose to 1.25 dollars but Jim stopped, choosing to give it to his dad for Father's Day. Auctioneer Leo Proctor declared the watch his and the sale net about 10000 dollars for fire and police pension funds.
Three Navy reservists from Valdosta Georgia Charles N Dansby G Gregory Gillies and Fred Breitling escaped unharmed when their small private plane made a forced landing in a marsh north of Daytona Beach after the engine quit over the Tomoka River basin near Tomoka State Park. The plane was damaged but all three occupants were unhurt.
In Suwanee Georgia a late model Cadillac entered a crossing with no warning lights after closing windows for heat. A passenger train struck the car at about 10 mph dragging it 60 feet. Four Atlantans died instantly: Barron A. Wiggins 42 Irene 40 Cooper Cecil Welch 52 and Wanslie 49.
James W. Arnall Jr., a 10 year newsman with the Associates to bureau, is appointed head of public relations and the News Bureau at Mercer University. He will begin June 15 and also serve as an associate in editorial work in the development department. Arnall, 35, Atlanta native and University of Georgia Grady School of Journalism graduate, was introduced by Dr. Rufus C. Harris.
President Kennedy will deliver a television radio address Tuesday night from the White House detailing his talks with Soviet Premier Khrushchev and French President Charles de Gaulle. Pierre Salinger said the 7 pm EDT speech will be carried live by major networks and Mutual.
Industrialist Bernard Goldfine received a prison term of one year and one day plus a $110000 fine for income tax evasion. He and secretary Mildred Paperman were placed on probation for five and three years respectively. The court ordered disclosure of cash transactions from Strathmore Woolen Co. and related textile firms.
Retired Gen Juan Tomas Diaz the alleged chief assassin of dictator Rafael Trujillo and an accomplice were killed in a house to house search battle in Ciudad Trujillo. Diaz was 52 and died on the street after gunfire from a 100 man security cordon. De la Maza died later in hospital. Police held back crowds as the siege closed in at Independence Park and Bolivar Avenue.
Stevenson meets with President Betancourt in Caracas as his 18 day Latin American tour continues. A cordial reception at the airport and private discussions stress economic and social goals rather than anti Castro alignment.
Jekyll Island Ga AP The Georgia Municipal Association opens with Mayor Carl E Pruett Griffin as president pledging urban control of state policy They expect Gov Ernest Vandiver to arrive with a million dollars to start tax equalization program City and county leaders rally for road repair bonds and state funds for a loan program to counties
Senators Barry Goldwater and Jacob Javits urged Lyndon B. Johnson to tour the South to bolster integration efforts and test his civil rights stance. They argued the trip could reveal Johnsons true views and help ease regional tensions.
In Paris police hunted Algerian gunmen after a deadly shooting affray that left at least 11 dead. Four Algerians, five police, and four soldiers were wounded as attackers in two light trucks ambushed police, then clashed around the 13th Arrondissement and Boulevard Magenuts, with a siege on Rue Saint Martin ending in a gunman dead. Police detained about eighty Algerians at Vincennes detention center.
Six wrecks were investigated by state troopers including two Thomasville men injured in a south of the city car crash. Ervin Lopezer 49 treated for a jaw injury and facial lacerations. Harmon Byrd sustained knee injuries and abrasions. A hit and run damaged another car on US 19. A flying object shattered Lonnie Mills windshield on US 84. Hosea Brooks 4 of Boston overturned a truck while intoxicated. Dave Jackson 41 was involved in a separate late Saturday incident.
In Jackson Mississippi 65 Freedom Riders arrived to challenge Jim Crow laws. Fifty two of those jailed by Breach of the Peace charges, while 13 others were sent to jail as part of the ongoing protest.
President Kennedy and Soviet Premier Khrushchev wrapped a Vienna summit with cautious signals on Laos and Berlin while pledging continued talks. Kennedy plans a Tuesday TV radio address from the White House and a Wednesday Naval Academy speech as Macmillan and Kennedy map Western strategy in London.
In Seoul the AP reports that special alert restrictions on U.S. forces in South Korea were lifted today after a coup saw troops previously forbidden to leave camps except on official business.
Police Lt Alex Butler was dragged 187 feet after leaping onto a truck hood to avoid being struck at Madison and W Jackson Streets at 11 30 am. The driver George Hardy Metcalf Negro faces charges of careless driving and striking a pedestrian. Butler was treated at Archbold Memorial Hospital for bruises and released in good condition.
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