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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1961
Page
6
A fire destroyed the Dearing Georgia fire station on Highway 78 early today wiping out all equipment. Mayor Harry Camp estimated losses near 7000 dollars as Fire Chief Durham Crosby and 21 volunteers could not enter the blazing building. A passing trucker sounded alarms after seeing the flames.
Sarah Churchill daughter of Sir Winston Churchill was fined two pounds for drunken and disorderly behavior in a Brighton pub. It was her eighth such offense in two years. She pleaded guilty and expressed regret.
In Chapel Hill North Carolina the University of North Carolina awarded its first undergraduate degree to a Negro David Dansby a 22 year old from Greensboro. He earned a bachelor of arts in political science and was noted for a better than average academic record. About 36 Negro students are enrolled at the 8000 student campus.
The 32 member military junta of Seoul attended a Korean War memorial with U S Charge d Affaires Marshall Green and Gen. Carter B. Magruder. After the service Lt. Gen Chang do young and Maj. Gen Pak Chung hi shook hands with the U S envoys.
In Nashville a 22 year old Joel Clark Hill was fined 50 dollars in city court after being charged with petit larceny for wearing workhouse overalls during an escape. He was recaptured Monday but the overalls were not recovered. Four students protested segregation in Austin at an American Broadcasting-Paramount Theaters sit in entering a second day with officials tolerating their stay and restricting food and rest.
The Associated Press reports threats of punishment for Freedom Riders planning land and air actions to test segregation laws in Mississippi. Thirteen more riders were convicted in Jackson raising the total to 65 since May with fines up to 200 dollars and 60 day suspended sentences. Several hunger strikes continued as some prisoners refused food, while a minister left the group citing concerns over atheists and communists among riders.
Texas airmen Captains Lewis C. Gang and Bernard L. Westfall start a 17 day simulated space voyage in an 8 by 12 foot sealed steel tank in San Antonio. They aim to mirror the time it would take to fly to the moon and back.
Dr. Robert Reid Cabral said four fugitives tied to the Trujillo assassination held him, his pregnant wife, and infant son for four days until hunger drove them from hiding. Two fledgling leaders died in a police gun battle while two surrendered.
President Kennedy arrived at Andrews Air Force Base after a week visiting Europe leaders Khrushchev de Gaulle and Macmillan. He will broadcast a national report at 6 p.m. EST and met with bipartisan congressional leaders to discuss his trip.
Adlai Stevenson leaves Caracas after a 48 hour visit to Venezuela and begins a Latin American mission. He praises Betancourt’s stance against dictatorships and enjoys a warm reception despite past anti US sentiment. He will meet Argentine President Frondizi next.
Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. told 300 physicians and researchers that rocket vibration briefly blurred his vision early in the May flight. He noted no other issues, said foam head support and adapter ring changes will prevent recurrence, and praised the debriefing and weightlessness experience.
The American Red Cross Bloodmobile will accept donors until 6 30 p m at the health center on W Jefferson St in Thomasville The city seeks 145 pints with volunteers urged to participate including college students home for summer workers and store employees during the 1961 Blood Program.
Washington AP reports top White House advisers warn that business recovery could reignite inflation. Heller Rostow and Dillon say no wage or price controls planned except wartime. They urge self restraint to curb price rises as unions bargain for moderate wage increases.
At Jekyll Island Georgia, former Governor Marvin Griffin urged giving cities a cut of state gasoline tax or auto tag revenues to fund urban growth. He and former Gov M J Thompson spoke to the Georgia Municipal Association backing city revenue boosts while endorsing expansions at Jekyll Island and Stone Mountain.
Hollywood actor-dancer Dan Dailey commented in New York after his wife Gwen Dailey said she would file for divorce to end their turbulent six year marriage. The report notes Dailey’s remark that if Gwen wants a divorce there is nothing he can do to stop her.
Gov. Ernest Vandiver denounces rioters as four Atlanta high schools will be integrated next fall under a federal court order. He vows to use necessary force to protect life and property while acknowledging the court order and his opposition to integration. He also announces official sanction for the States Rights Council meeting on July 24 and outlines plans to attract industry and expand Dobbin Air Force Base civilian use for a larger Atlanta jet airport.
An organized gang called the Hawks of Meigs, led by a 16-year-old, was broken up in Meigs Meigs County. Twelve members, mostly juveniles, face juvenile court or superior court charges after beating a youth and plotting violence against a local officer. Police say residents feared mob action, but Chief Cox and Nick Sbarra halted the outbreak with arrests and swift action.
Revenue Service agents may have filed a tax lien against Naish, 61, in Hollywood. The action concerns alleged unpaid taxes and involves the Internal Revenue Service process. The report provides limited details on the case and the parties directly involved.
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