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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1964
Page
2
About 32 Girl Scouts from troops 176 and 177 toured Washington and the New York World Fair. They traveled by Coast Line Railroad, visited Arlington and the tomb of Kennedy, and enjoyed chaperoned sightseeing in the nation’s capital and the fair.
Summer begins on June 21 bringing water sports and special dangers. Swimming remains the chief problem with rules to never swim alone or after eating, avoid overestimating ability, swim at protected pools under supervision, and stay with a capsized boat. Home pool management and care for skin diving, water skiing, and surfboarding require caution.
The Griffin News and Sun reports rising morale in West Berlin as 75 percent plan to stay, with sociologists noting increased solidarity and a sense of belonging to the West. A prior 1948 49 airlift era fear has faded, though residents remain vigilant to political developments.
Key events on this date include William Jennings Bryan resigning as secretary of state after Lusitania dispute, Lord Amherst landing troops in Nova Scotia, the deaths of Thomas Paine and Andrew Jackson, and legislative steps like the 1872 postcard authorization. Additional notes mention WWII submarine shelling of Sydney, Dulles remarks on Indochina, NATO shifts, and the Profumo scandal figure.
AP reports a GOP shift as Goldwater strengthens, drawing renewed interest from Nixon Eisenhower Scranton Romney and Rockefeller. Scranton signals readiness for a Goldwater draft while Romney and Rockefeller press for clarity on Goldwater’s views and possible vice presidential candidacy.
A collection of trivia and curiosities shared from the Daily Mail bag. Items cover secret documents in the U.S. government, voting penalties in Greece, braking power comparisons, gardening in Turkey, atomic bomb code names, quotes from Kahil Gibran, a Tel Aviv noise ruling, and playful notes on weather, rainfall, wealth, epitaphs, and superstitions.
The document lists republication rights for AP dispatches and local news, publisher information for Thomasville Times-Enterprise, daily issuance except Sunday, address and box numbers, telephone contact, and subscription rates and taxes for Georgia deliveries. It reads like a publisher's imprint and service details rather than a news event.
A conservative column argues that terrorism and sabotage spread nationwide as Congress debates the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It cites CORE in New York threatening water outages, warns of leftist extremists and communists infiltrating civil rights groups, and urges Congress to curb violence and restore order.
John Chamberlain analyzes Goldwater's California victory and its impact on the GOP. He argues grassroots Goldwaterites may stay home or vote Johnson if faced with a liberal Republican candidate in 1964, and notes potential splits with party regulars and liberal voters.
The writer recalls a hot night and a long unused hand crank churn found in a smoke house. After unearthing it, the device works well, reviving memories of youth, and the family enjoys churning and licking the dasher.
A mixed list of across and down clues with partial and garbled entries. Includes entries like Wings, Old Dominion State abbr, Dawn goddess, Congo tribe, Chinese wax, and various misspelled terms suggesting a newspaper puzzle with errors to solve.
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