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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1955
Page
1
The Ford program envisions a fifty five million dollar fund to pay workers idled by layoffs instead of state unemployment benefits. Henry Ford II outlines methods to raise layoff levels to a guaranteed wage, while auto rivals like General Motors face questions on adoption and impact.
Governor Marvin Griffin urges a special legislature session to approve sixty five million dollars in new taxes for the upcoming year beginning July first. The plan faces opposition from supporters and may see reductions or changes as lawmakers weigh sales tax extensions and other levies. The outcome remains uncertain for Georgia's schools highways health and welfare.
The article recalls a past Thomasville effort where local residents purchased one dollar Red Cross memberships to meet a county quota. It urges renewed support as the Red Cross faces funding gaps and potential military and disaster needs, noting Thomasville's history of contributing above quota and calling for at least a thousand new members.
A Washington DC segregation preview shows slower educational progress as Negro pupils struggle to keep pace with white students. Some districts abandon segregation and see property shifts as families move, increasing division around affected schools. The study suggests broader consequences before anti segregation plans are finalized.
The Griffin plan proposes sixty five million dollars in new taxes. Lt. Gov Vandiver suggests economy cuts and delaying tax hikes. A wholesale sales tax is considered unlikely by the governor. The special session is divided and uncertain on tax increases. Bootlegger activity is rising as authorities seek remedies, including safer materials used in production.
A 1955 opinion piece condemns Krishna Menon for proposing deporting Chinese students in the United States. It cites about 2,300 currently studying and 2,500 who have completed study with nowhere to return. The article links long historical ties and notes tensions among students including deportations of overt Communists during the Korean War.
A Coronado era tale in New Mexico links the 16th century search for the seven cities of Cibola to a modern uranium rush. Residents, tourists, and Apache Nation members discuss uranium prospecting, stock promos, and tribal leases near White Sands as Apaches seek potential wealth without repeating past mistakes.
An AP analysis recalls the 1937 violence against Walter Reuther and notes the Ford UAW contract as a mature settlement. It contrasts labor and management power, warns of potential strikes, and suggests lasting peace may depend on broader union movements, especially in the South.
Ten year retrospective notes Japan’s war posture amid fervent resistance claims from the Diet and Zhukov’s hints Hitler survived Berlin. Reports of B 29 raids devastate Japanese industry. Farmland market in Thomasville records $361,000 gain last year. Local graduation exercises and USC move highlight postwar adjustments.
The adviser says a 14 year old should not consider marriage to a man ten years older with two children. A passing infatuation is suggested, and the girl is urged to follow her parents, focus on study, recreation, and church life, and wait several years for romance.
A church story recalls a family of five living in dysfunction due to alcohol. Through visits prayers and encouragement the parents embraced Christ and the home transformed from neglect and turmoil to a peaceful faith filled environment. The piece cites Eph 2:12 to illustrate their prior estrangement.
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A reflective piece warns that while atomic power and medical advances may create a dazzling material future within a century, moral and spiritual decay threatens society. It cites juvenile delinquency, indulgent parenting, secular education, and lax social restraints as signs of spiritual erosion alongside optimistic forecasts.
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