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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1957
Page
6
A package of 1957 revised tax notices has been mailed to property owners. The new assessments reflect about 60 percent of estimated property values, totaling roughly $30 million in the digest. The city will open tax books June 10 to 22, with Hunnicutt Associates present to assist owners.
A Ottawa Illinois delegation seeks a U S court for William Girard, a specialist third class, charged with fatally shooting Naka Sakai on a firing range in Japan. They argue the incident occurred while off duty and want the case tried in the United States.
Billy Graham told 19,900 attendees at Madison Square Garden that hell would be cruelly lonely and that judgment hinges on faith in Christ not on balance of good and bad deeds. He spoke on NBC and on Steve Allen Show, noting Russia as ripe for revival and his past interest in visiting the Soviet Union with conditions.
Senator Russell said no formal deal exists but that a definite understanding likely spares William Girard from heavy punishment for the killing of a Japanese woman while on Army duty. Kennedy and Talmadge voiced opposition to sacrificing soldiers, while Kennedy joked about prior nomination chances. The event followed a Georgia reception for Kennedy and Talmadge.
A single engine Piper Tri Paced plane crashed into a one story Pacomia home near San Fernando Valley hurting four aboard but sparing eight birthday celebrants inside. Neighbors called it a miracle as wreckage tore the roof and scattered glass with no flames reported.
Nobel laureate Linus Pauling says he may enlist scientists from all nations including Russia to back an appeal to stop nuclear weapons tests. He cites fallout deaths and radiation risks, urging immediate international agreement and plans a lecture tour in France.
Partly cloudy and warmer with a chance of afternoon showers. Highs near 80 this afternoon and 85 tomorrow, with a 70 degree low tonight. Temperatures near normal, 90 high and 69 low, across the two states next five days. Precipitation totals 0.04 in last 24 hours and 6.63 in the month.
New York traders saw a sharp early decline followed by a partial recovery after news of President Eisenhower reportedly having an upset stomach. Oil issues led losses with Amerada sliding to about $140 and Gull Oil dropping from earlier gains.
A tropical Florida storm across the peninsula left two dead Andrew Thygesen 16 drowned in Escambia Bay and three others rescued near Fort Walton Beach, with five missing from the cabin cruiser Kinnebay as floods and high tides hit St Petersburg Clearwater and surrounding areas.
Senator John F Kennedy addressed the Southeastern Peanut Association in Atlanta saying farmers and Democrats from Georgia and Massachusetts share common ground on farm policy. He noted unity with Senator Richard Russell, urged farm price protection, and warned against politicking with soil bank programs. He framed himself as a “city boy” learning from growers and scheduled to speak at the University of Georgia commencement in Athens later that day.
In the Chilhowee Lake area Calderwood Tennessee state conservation officials carried out a large scale fish poisoning project to clear the waterway for 15,000 rainbow trout fingerlings.
Washington AP reports President Eisenhower remains in bed with an upset stomach after a mild illness, doctors stressing it is not related to his heart attack or prior ileitis. White House officials say he is progressing satisfactorily, sleeping normally, with vital signs stable and no nausea since early today.
A bomb hidden under the bandstand at the Casino de la Corniche in Algiers killed seven young people and wounded 83 others, many families attending a tea dance. Authorities blame Algerian nationalists amid renewed pressure for independence.
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