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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1965
Page
7
In Plainfield New Jersey a century old Victoria Hotel and Boarding House burned destroying the three story building. Police reported three unidentified bodies removed and at least 10 missing while 12 were injured including a police officer who inhaled smoke rescuing a 93 year old woman. Fire crews searched the ruins for more victims.
Selective Service headquarters indicated induction orders for most available physicians finishing internships around July 1. The Defense Department call, initially for 851 doctors, rose to 950 on January 28 and to 1,085 last week.
The Malmo Fire Department named jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong as honorary captain after he arrived with hundreds of fans following a one night stand in Budapest. Fire Chief Sven Boennerberg placed a captain's helmet on Armstrong.
Kwame Nkrumah was unanimously elected Thursday by Ghana's new Parliament as president for a second six year term. There was no debate and the choice was swift in ACCRA.
Dr. Michael Ellis de Bakey, renowned heart surgeon from Houston Texas, received an honorary Doctor of Medical Science from the University of Turin on Thursday.
Seoul AP reports Gen Dwight E Beach arrives to assume the triple command of the U.S. and U.S. forces in Korea and the 8th U S Army. He succeeds Gen Hamilton H Howze, who will depart Korea Tuesday for the United States and retirement on June 30.
Juanita Castro testified before the House subcommittee on un American activities that high ranking Cubans are plotting to overthrow Fidel Castro and that riots have occurred across the island though news is suppressed. She described an oppressive regime and said many Cubans oppose it.
In the Dong Xoai ambush, about 150 civilians lie dead among military casualties as government troops fight Viet Cong on the town’s outskirts. Only three of 300 reinforcements remain, with two American advisers among the wounded and survivors.
W L Garland II, a 28 year old vice president, stopped an armed bank robber at Grand Saline's First National Bank after the intruder, William Pippin 33, fired one shot. Pippin fled with an accomplice, Richard Rusk 24, who was arrested later near Dallas. Pippin faces attempted robbery charges. Rusk and a woman companion face additional complaints.
Two pages of city tax sale notices in Thomasville appear in today’s paper. Unpaid city taxes should be addressed with Chief Noah Stegall as printed. Other ads include sheriff sales administration sales foreclosures mortgage deeds and charter petitions.
Astronaut Edward White described how he captured the famous space walk photos during Gemini 4 with James McDivitt. He narrated the film at a Houston press conference and recalled the difficult camera mounting, tether propulsion, and limited fuel while moving along the spacecraft.
The Georgia Milk Commission announce a statewide 1 cent price increase to 28 cents per quart effective July 1. Prices have fluctuated with the economic barometer formula since 1965, with four nearby counties selling at 27 cents to counter Tennessee competition. distributors will adjust in larger containers.
The Weather Bureau issued a tornado warning for a 60 mile wide strip from Panama City Florida to Savannah Georgia with severe thunderstorms, possible tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds forecast between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. The alert covered extreme southern and southeastern Georgia, parts of northern Florida, and southeastern Alabama as a hurricane hunter aircraft investigated Gulf waters.
An 68 inch cloudburst flooded Sanderson Texas sending homes adrift and leaving residents stranded on rooftops. The sheriff reported deaths as floodwaters moved through Sanderson Canyon washing away the railroad and main highway bridges. Medical aid and helicopters were requested by the town.
In San Bernardino at Del Vallejo Junior High School dean of girls Nancy Goforth began a program where 35 girls were invited to sew crepe paper extensions to lower hemlines to at least the top of the knee. She aims for dress to avoid classroom distraction and notes boys with long hair and girls in short skirts distract less.
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