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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1963
Page
6
In Gadsden Alabama police officials pledge restraint as they brace for possible demonstrations by African Americans. They vow to do all they can to avoid arresting Negro demonstrators while addressing racial tensions in the industrial city.
Historic notes mark events from 1806 to 1944 and beyond including US Army movements toward Cuba, Virginia rights adoption, Belle Rood’s death, and World War I raids. Local coverage recalls tense desegregation protests in Gadsden with police presence and a near riot reversal after a wasp interruption.
Georgia Attorney General Eugene Cook said no state law requires separate voting lists for Negroes and whites or segregation at polling places. He commented in response to questions from state senator Joe Avret to the state Democratic party chairman. The issue arose from conditions in Richmond County. He cited a January 8, 1962 ruling by the U.S. District Court in the Middle District of Georgia that Albany must integrate its registration lists and polling places.
Atlanta opens 12 public swimming pools on a desegregated basis under tight security. Police Supt Beerman said law and order would be maintained and police dogs would assist. Pools operate 9am to 5pm weekdays and 1pm to 7pm Sundays with day and night guards and no after dark hours.
The Fulton County hot car ring case moves forward as Larry Howington's trial resumes. McKinsey Allen, 20, of Commerce, was convicted of automobile theft and sentenced to one year in prison, linked to Ambry Allen who is said to lead the ring. Bonds for Ambry and his son Danny were forfeited. Ambry is rumored to have fled the country. Court reopens after the previous sentencing.
Hollywood actor Broderick Crawford describes his recovery from a traumatic cataract after a sword fight accident in Spain. He underwent surgery and wore bandages for days, later returning to work on NBC Kraft Mystery Theater and adapting with glasses and contact lenses to restore vision in the right eye.
Furniture group elects Kenneth Race of Atlanta as president. Named vice presidents are Frank McGee of Savannah, Everett Loosier of Thomaston, and Bill Dorsey of Albany.
Savannah Georgia police and fire units faced a large antisegregation protest with about 1000 demonstrators at the main business intersection. 49 adults were arrested for trespass and related charges, with many juveniles also taken into custody as Johnson Square park was closed until further notice.
Georgia coastal leaders met to urge highway officials to begin Interstate 98 construction. The Coastal Development Association and other county leaders expect backing from all six seaboard counties. Delays on Interstate 695 and concerns over Interstate 96 growth push coastal projects, with officials noting only a two lane US 17 now serves the coast.
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