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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1964
Page
2
The Senate invoked cloture to end debate on the Civil Rights bill, provoking concern over the effect on rights discourse. Supporters credit delay with informing millions, while critics fear trampling public input and fearing future cloture use on other issues.
City urges Thom asville property owners to cut tall weeds obscuring intersections and clear vacant lots. A quick sling cut could prevent collisions and improve appearance while reducing mosquito breeding sites from standing water in receptacles. A community clean-up campaign is advised.
The Memphis Commercial Appeal notes 93 carriers finishing high school with 82 planning college and 18 of those on scholarships. It credits the carrier program with business training, highlighting the shift toward preparation in a competitive era.
On this date Virginia Convention adopts a declaration of rights by George Mason that influenced the Bill of Rights. Iowa territory organized. World Economic Conference opens in London. Harlan Fiske Stone becomes US chief justice. FDR creates Alaska War Council. German flying bomb attacks on Britain. Premier Laniel resigns after confidence vote. Prince Philip lays keel of HMS Dreadnought. Medgar Evers assassinated in Jackson.
Washington noted the week’s twists as Gov. Scranton teased a possible bid while Goldwater and Rockefeller clash in primaries. Eisenhower urged action to unite the party and shape an open convention. Nixon mulled a possible vice presidential role. Romney wavered on opposing Goldwater. The scene: leadership confusion and mounting speculation ahead of the July nominating convention.
A humorous column outlines wife-waiting as a daily husband ordeal, dividing it into four classes from waiting for a wife to get ready to getting dressed. The piece suggests acceptance, compares the problem to erosion, and notes a man grows up when he learns some troubles cannot be cured.
Classified boilerplate from the Times-Enterprise includes republication rights language, postal info, and subscription pricing details for Thomasville Georgia. The fragment references a daily publication schedule and mailing specifics with tax notes and contact lines.
Observations warn about party loyalty as Senator Richard B. Russell Georgia leads southern opposition to the civil rights bill and credits or blames President Johnson for the cloture vote. The piece notes federal power expansion, court rulings, and rising civic activism pressuring lawmakers amid national tensions.
In Williamsburg Minnesota Senator Eugene McCarthy suggests the Supreme Court could declare filibusters in the Senate unconstitution al, replacing the two-thirds cloture rule with a simple majority. He argues the Constitution omits a cloture mandate and cites Tenth Amendment rights and past Supreme Court interventions as precedent.
A reflection on labor and character. The text emphasizes that the true reward lies in personal growth, not material gain. It notes men should leave tools accessible for others, and each person must do their own growing regardless of ancestry.
The piece argues that war has been a constant in human history. It credits selfishness greed and lust for power as enduring causes driving nations big and small to resort to force for freedom defense conquest or domination.
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