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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1954
Page
5
Vietminh troops mass around the Red River delta threatening a major assault on Hanoi's defense lines. French forces reinforce Haiphong and Doson Peninsulas while evacuations occur near Haiphong as Vietminh attack routes nightly.
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Albany police report a 25 year old divorcee was assaulted at pistol point by a white man about 28 to 30 years old. The attacker, about 180 pounds, seized the victim near the downtown area, forced her into an alley, and committed a criminal assault. The woman was left hysterical and required hospital treatment.
The McCarthy Stevens recordings reveal McCarthy warning not to tell an unnamed aide about Schine, who Schmidt called “one of the few things” Cohn found unreasonable. Transcripts edited by Roy Jenkins omit an invitation to Stevens for a drink.
Fair and slightly warmer this afternoon and tonight in Georgia. Tuesday brings partly cloudy skies and heat. Northwest Florida sees partly cloudy weather tonight with a little warmer conditions. Tuesday remains partly cloudy and warm with widely scattered thundershowers. Coastal winds are gentle to moderate from the south.
Secretary of Defense Wilson warned at the University of South Carolina commencement that a third world war could not defeat communism and would set back human progress. He urged countering ideas with superior values while keeping the free world militarily strong and warned of three Russian Communist threats: propaganda, economic control, and military power.
Sen. Gore said the administration must decide its course against communism in Indochina and Southeast Asia. He aligned with Sen. Knowland that the free world faces a turning point and Congress cannot lead without clear executive action.
Joseph Welch, counsel in the McCarthy Army row, and Army Secretary Robert T. Stevens traveled by air to Washington. Stevens, who had just received an honorary degree from North Carolina State College, bypassed the capital and flew to Norwood Airport where Welch and two assistants boarded.
U S destroyer escorts Willett and Haas left Nassau to pursue a sighting of an unidentified submarine about 30 miles north of Nassau as ships investigate the report.
Georgia Education Association officials renew opposition to Gov Talmadge private school plan while two gubernatorial candidates spar over segregation. Letters to Gov Herman Talmadge discuss a statewide referendum on mixing races in classrooms and potential influence on the Supreme Court. Executive Secretary James Bentley notes broadside views and a NAACP request to present a plan at the Georgia Education Commission meeting.
At John Marshall Law School graduation educator J Har old Saxon, executive secretary of the state Education Association, challenged the plan to fund private schools with state grants. He questioned retirement funds, tax supports, tuition, and rural access, urging preservation of free public schools as voters face a November constitutional amendment.
Augusta politician Roy V Harris denounces President Eisenhower for segregation in public schools and golf courses. He argues the Supreme Court shifts legality, cites Fort Benning mixed schooling, and notes the president's family ties to segregated settings.
Saulk City Wisconsin group Joe Must Go Club says it failed to reach the 403 904 signature requirement to recall Senator McCarthy and did not report on signatures obtained. The club said it was heartened by the response despite not reaching the legal threshold.
In Geneva French Foreign Minister Bidault and Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov held a 50 minute meeting described as cordial to discuss supervising a cease fire in Indochina. They failed to agree on a commission structure and debated including a Communist nation. Bidault suggested a base of three Asian nations plus one Communist and one Western nation, while opposing a mixed French Vietminh panel without international controls.
Georgia patrol reports six traffic deaths across the state over the weekend. Among the victims were Robert C. Burton 24 of Marietta who died in a two vehicle collision, John William Richard 89 of Brooklet, George W. Cheshire 28 of Atlanta in a vehicle out of control crash, June Allen Rochelle struck by a car on Highway 112, Catt Napp 44 of White Plains fatally injured after a fall from a truck, and Mrs. Arthur W. Solomon Savannah who died from injuries in a U S 80 crash near Twin City.
In Maryland near Lyons Creek eight men and two women died in a head on collision on Maryland Route 416. Police say Robert E. Abell, 24, Silver Spring drove in the wrong lane causing the crash. Clarence M. Thomas, 34, Oliver, Md., died in the burning convertible. All but one passenger were ejected. the scene remained under investigation.
A written plea for J Robert Oppenheimer to challenge his ban on access to secrets will go to the Atomic Energy Commission possibly today, while his lawyers seek to bypass the security board and gain direct Commission review. The three member panel had ruled he remains a loyal citizen but too risky for access, and the Openheimer camp presses for a written brief with oral arguments to come later. AEC officials say allowing an oral hearing would set a precedent for future security cases as scientists warn of eroding independent minds in defense establishments.
Governor Herman Talmadge of Georgia on Meet the Press said he does not recognize the High Court decision banning school segregation as a legal ruling and warned against open defiance. He claimed most Georgians favor segregation and argued centuries of customs would require change, while noting individuals’ qualities vary across races.
A stockade escape occurs as Willie Tillman, a truck driver, flees the camp at about 7:30 PM. Authorities search the area for his return and containment seems possible.
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