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Thomasville Times Enterprise

Location

Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1961

Page

5

Queen Elizabeth telecast enthralls Moscow viewers

Moscow television carried the first London to Moscow broadcast showing Queen Elizabeth II and the historic trooping of the color ceremony. Soviet leaders Khrushchev Brezhnev Sukarno faced competing coverage on a separate channel as the main air carried a Kremlin friendship rally.

Moscow Queen Elizabeth Khrushchev Leonid I. Breznev Sukarno Indonesia Kremlin

Waitress proves mileage with pedometer in San Diego

Inez Sutton at a central district restaurant wore a pedometer for an eight hour shift and logged 11 percent more than a mile walked. In Joplin Missouri Charles Kerr, 97, a Republican, was named oldest Jasper County voter from last November and will receive a plaque next Wednesday.

San Diego Calif Inez Sutton Inez Central District Joplin Jasper County Young Democrats Club Charles Kerr

Marion Davies Improves After Jaw Surgery

Hollywood AP reports former actress Marion Davies, age 61, showing marked improvement following surgery on Friday for osteomelitis of the jaw an infection of the bone marrow.

Hollywood Marion Davies Miss Davis

Actress Vivian Blaine Sues for Divorce from Milton Rackmil

Actress Vivian Blaine 40 sues for divorce from Milton Rackmil 58 president of Universal Pictures. She cites cruelty in a Friday filing and notes a property settlement signed June 1. The couple wed in 1959.

Los Angeles Vivian Blaine Milton R. Rackmil Universal Pictures Rackmil

National campaign to build Statue of Liberty in Israel

A 2 million nationwide drive to erect a Statue of Liberty in Israel was announced Friday. Cochairmen are U. S. Senators Jacob Javits of New York Philip Hart of Michigan and Gale McGee of Wyoming. The statue would be a gift from the American people matching the New York harbor statue as a gift from France.

New York Israel Cochairmen National Sponsors Committee U. S Jacob K. Javits R-Ny Philip A. Hart D-Mich Gale W. McGee D-Wye New York Harbor France

Slaying of Oklahoma Couple Sharks Family Near Seligman

In Seligman Arizona police investigate the murder of J. D. Welch and Utha Marie Welch both shot in the head while asleep in a car three feet from their four sons aged 12 to 6. The family was en route from Spencer Oklahoma to California when the attack occurred about 13 miles west of Seligman near U.S. 66.

Seligman, Ariz Oklahoma J. D. Welch Utha Marie Spencer Okla Welch California Jimmy Tamme Johnny Seligman U. S. 66

Suspended New York school inspectors amid graft probe

Mayor Robert Wagner announced that 32 school construction inspectors, about one third of the staff, have been suspended in a growth scandal over payoffs by contractors. The suspensions allege they accepted gifts from firms working for the Board of Education.

New York Robert W. Wagner Board of Education

Stevenson drew protests in Uruguay on Latin tour

Adlai Stevenson faced more demonstrations in Brazil after a hostile Uruguayan rally denounced him as a Wall Street envoy. The U.S. delegate to the UN sought Brazil's backing on Cuba policy, while Uruguay opposed armed action against Castro. Stevenson planned talks with Quadros in Rio and Sao Paulo.

Montevideo Uruguay Adlai Stevenson Brazil Fidel Castro U.S United Nations Wall Street Stevenson Kennedy Cuba Quadros Latin America Sao Paulo

Doctor Says Kennedy Back Getting Well

President Kennedy’s doctor expressed confidence that the back is improving. Dr. Janet Travell directs rest, pool swimming, and crutch-assisted walking at the seaside villa. Prime Minister Diefenbaker sent well wishes. Kennedy thanked him and noted the tree planting will endure after the discomfort passes.

Palm Beach Fla Janet Travell White House Andrew T. Hatcher Kennedy Washington John G. Diefenbaker Canada Diefenbaker Ottawa

Traffic Alarm on Soviet Radio Signals Raises Space Launch Hints

Bochum Observatory notes unusually heavy traffic on the Soviet radio frequency used for space work. Director Heinz Kaminski says the channel had been silent for eight days and is now active, fueling speculation of a new moon shot or space flight.

Bochum Germany Bochum Observatory Observatory Heinz Kaminski

Laos Talks Show Sliver Of Hope For Geneva Conference

In Geneva the Laos cease fire talks show initial movement as Harriman delivers Kennedy’s note to Gromyko and spends an hour backing it up. Gromyko expresses willingness to continue talks but offers no concrete compromise while Khrushchev and Kennedy stress cease fire. Rebels’ attack on Padong follows the village’s capture, prompting a postponement of the conference.

Geneva Laos U.S W. Averell Harriman Andrei A. Gromyko Kennedy Harriman Gromyko Lord Home London Padong Xieng Khouang Nikita Khrushchev Khrushchev Vienna U. S

Weekend Showers Expected With Warm Weekend Forecast

The weatherman predicts partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures with scattered thundershowers late this afternoon or evening. Highs near 90, lows around 70, with a better than average chance of substantial rainfall this weekend. Moon phases and tide times are listed for Sunday and Monday.

Georgia Crime Committee urged to study probation system

Juvenile Judge W. W Woolfolk asked the Georgia Crime and Delinquency Committee to study probation in the state. The group discussed juvenile lawlessness, workload on probation officers, and need for personal supervision and improved programs in Georgia.

Times-F Enterprise Atlanta Georgia Committee On Fulton W. W Woolfolk Georgia Bent Neamenn Wiliam H. Flowers Flowers Baking C O., Inc Thomasville Georgia Citizens Committee On Flowers National Council On Crime and Delinquency Stewart

Mobile Moonshine Still Seized in Grady County Arrests

Grady Sheriff reports the seizure of a mobile moonshine still on a two ton truck in Cairo. W R Green 35 and James Pearson 28 were charged with illicit still operation and held on bond awaiting trial. Pearson previously faced a similar charge in Grady county.

Cairo Hicks W. R. Green James Pearson Catro Grady Pearson Green

Trujillo Death Probe Continues In Dominican Republic

Former defense secretary Maj. Gen. Jose Rene Roman, 60, questioned in the Trujillo assassination inquiry, was fired from his post. Gen. Tomas Diaz allegedly sought contact with him before police shot Diaz dead. The OAS probes civil liberties and possible sanctions, while Trujillo Jr. names new defense commander Santos Marte Picchardo.

Ciudad Trujilla Domnican Republic Theominican Republic Jose Rene Roman Jral Tomas Diaz Roman Leland Rosemberg Rafael Trujillo Jr Armed Forces Santos Melido Marte Picchardo

Ravenna Tornado Injures Dozens Shuts Town

A tornado struck Ravenna Kentucky injuring more than 50 and damaging property along with a church collapse that killed a 9 year old girl in nearby Lee County. Mayor Millard Webb ordered an 8 30 p m to 6 a m curfew as Red Cross units set up and guards patrolled. The town with railroad shops faced power and water disruptions and planned temporary housing for thirty or more families.

Ravenna Kenucky Blue Grass Lee County Millard Webb Red Cross Srone Shetter

Segregation Trouble Hits Texas Track Meet With Drawn Stars

Twenty Negro stars led by Ralph Boston and John Thomas refused to cross picket lines at Jeppesen Stadium amid a segregation dispute after Texas Southern University withdrew. The Meet of Champions proceeded without the athletes, denying records and refunding 5,000 spectators.

Ralph Boston Tennessee State John Thomas Boston University Jeppesen Stadium Texas Southern Negro University Houston Caryth Boston Thomas University

Castro demands full negotiating power for prisoner tractor swap

Fidel Castro says he will receive a four man bargaining team from the United States to work out details of swapping 1,200 Cuban rebels for 500 tractors. He also proposes trading invasion captives for political prisoners held in the United States and several Central American territories. The Unit ed States based Freedom Committee plans to fly its team to Havana with full authority to negotiate indemnification and equipment terms.

Havana Fidel Castro United States Puerto Rico Nicaragua Guatemala Castro U. S Tractors-for-Freedom Committee Freedom Committee Detroit Freedom Franklin D. Roosevelt Milton Eisenhower Cuba Roosevelt Dr. Eisenhower Miami Fla

Five Georgians Killed In Crash North Of Crystal River

Five people from Columbus and Marietta Georgia died and six were injured in an early morning head on crash five miles north of Crystal River Florida on US 19. Victims include Margaret Yancey Littleton 37 Etta Mae Yancey 62 and W L Sparks 95 and his wife Wilma Jean Sparks 29 and a young child. Injured include Harry Littleton 40 Sandra Littleton 17 Ann Littleton 14 Wayne Littleton 12 and their father. State patrol traced the crash to a sem trailer rig driven by George Wesley Johnson 35 of Marianna.

Crystal River Fla Columbus Marietta Margaret Yancey Littleton Etta Mae Yancey 27Th Street Citrus Memorial Hospital Inverness Sandra Littleton Ann Littleton Wayne Littleton Harry Lee Littleton Harry Littleton Sandra The Fa Inde Te Bocidal Negra George Wesley Johipson Marianna Johnson U.S. 19 Littleton Sparks Wes Thefkige Sparkes Littlebile Tg Ray

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Queen Elizabeth Seon Red TV Adlas Arturo Frondizi Fidel Adlai Ena Travis Stewart Géore Forrester Reidsville Bnew Cenitentiany Edard County Georgia Industrial Institute Alto Grady Moonshiners J. B. van Landingham Jimmy T. Hicks Trujillo Roberto Reid Cabral Polic Ciudad Trujillo Rosemberg Organization of American States Dominican Republic OAS Republic Augusto Arango Panama Trujillo Jr Louisville & Nashville Railroad Eastern Kentucky Negro Stars Texas Tex Eldrewey J. Stearnes Progressive Youth Association Meet of Cham Richard Sparks Jimmy Sparks
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