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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1962
Page
3
Charlottesville Virginia AP reports sculptor Oskar J. W. Hansen plans a gold and jewel communion chalice as a peace symbol and candidate for a second Holy Grail quest. The piece, titled Deity in Jewel, seeks to epitomize harmony through priceless gems and sacred design.
Laurens officials face a widening probe after auditor reports nearly $40,000 missing from the Laurens tax commissioner’s receipts. Solicitor General W W Larsen Jr notes a grand jury heard witnesses as the investigation may indict multiple persons for embezzlement and related crimes. The case centers on the tax office and a state inquiry into funds.
Fragmentary OCR describes a landing on D Day in the English Channel. The LCI gate failed and troops entered the water about 250 yards from France. A medic named George Abood is named among the wounded or fallen.
At 77 Rudolf Friml plans a shift from operettas to serious music composing. He describes improvising long hours, plans orchestral works for San Francisco and Cleveland, and laments the decline of singing stars. He criticizes modern composers and Stravinsky, insisting he still seeks fresh, meaningful pieces.
President Kennedy told 601 West Point cadets that military power must deter conflict and support diplomacy. He warned against relying on massed weapons and urged officers to balance warfare with diplomacy and economics, citing past wars as examples of unconventional combat.
U S tobacco shipments abroad climbed to 1.7 billion pounds in 1961, a 10 percent gain from 1960, with the United States as the leading exporter at 501 million pounds. Flue-cured and Kentucky Tennessee leaf saw shifts, Rhodesia and Nyasaland rose to a 310 million pound total, while Turkey Greece India Brazil also reported sizable totals amid broader world demand.
The Kennedy administration rejects emergency stimulants after the stock market nosedive while signaling a gradual rise with a slowing expansion. Officials foresee occasional dips as profits shift, and consider tax cuts and increased federal spending if confidence falters.
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