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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1966
Page
7
In a summer short on jobs, local youths in Thomasville launched a lemonade stand to earn money. They organized, set prices, and drew neighbors to their fresh drinks, proving entrepreneurship can begin at a young age.
In Enid Mississippi 175 marchers led by Negro leader John McKissick resumed a 20 mile trek toward Grenada and Jackson. Cars urged locals to register to vote while King rejoined briefly and predicted a turnout rivaling Selma to Montgomery.
Waslone Georges, 59, was charged with homicide after allegedly fatally shooting Florence Tolliver, 53, with a bow and arrow in a Harlem apartment. Police said a 45 pound pull bow fired a three foot arrow struck Tolliver in the hip and she was found dying on the first floor landing.
In a Bombay suburb a collision of two commuter trains left at least 100 dead and 106 injured after five hours. Officials reported 52 bodies found and two trains jammed with more than 1,500 passengers each. Firefighters cut through twisted aluminum coaches as rescuers searched for survivors.
The Thomasville Today deadline urges return of airport survey questionnaires mailed Friday to Chamber of Commerce members and government agency representatives. The survey, aimed at assessing improved airline service at Thomasville Moultrie Airport, is a joint effort by the Chamber Highway and Transportation Committee Dept of Industrial Promotion and Expansion and Southern Airways. Results to be presented on page col 3.
Barbara Hart of San Jose and John Catelli tied the knot on Alcatraz Sunday as more than 100 people gathered on the island. Barbara, daughter of John H Hart a former 18 year guard, grew up there with her family who still reside as caretakers of the island.
An American soldier carries a large bag of Viet Cong peanuts to a helicopter for distribution to needy families in South Vietnam. The captured supplies include 12 tons of peanuts, 1.5 tons of flour, and rice, wheat, dried fish, salt, pepper, dried peas, and tobacco.
In Santa Barbara California a massive brush fire covering about 20 000 acres pushes toward the Los Padres National Forest habitats of the California condors. Fifteen hundred firefighters including 500 Indian fire fighters arrive by air and land to form a hand-to-hand defense against steep canyons and east winds.
In Peking a 20 year old identified as Yang Kuo ching was executed after being convicted of injuring two foreigners, journalist Bakari Traore of Mali and the wife of Bruno Mahlow, first secretary of the East German Embassy, during a store break‑in on April 29. The official New China News Agency reported the counter-revolutionary action.
Ambassadors from ten nations gathered in Seoul to outline a conference that may establish a customs union and an agricultural bank. Delegations planned to submit proposals to foreign ministers from South Korea, South Viet Nam, Nationalist China, Thailand, Japan, the Philippines, Malaysia, Australia, and New Zealand. SOS viewed as observer.
The Sixth Federal Reserve District reports April conditions show labor shortages and weaker consumer spending amid a still tight credit market. Unemployment fell to 1.6 percent, nonfarm payrolls rose 25 000, and residential construction slowed as mortgage costs rose. Livestock prices remained strong, lifting cash receipts above last year.
General Westmoreland commends the 101st Airborne's "Screaming Eagles" for five days of hard fighting in South Viet Nam's central highlands. Captain William Carpenter receives the Silver Star for calling a napalm strike that saved his unit, amid reports of a larger North Vietnamese push and possible forces in Laos.
Violent clashes in a Puerto Rican neighborhood on Chicago’s North Side follow a police shooting of Cruz Arcelis, 20. Mob over 1000 strong toppled a police car, looted shops, and damaged multiple squad cars as officers, aided by canine units and Spanish speaking aides, tried to disperse the crowd.
LOS ANGELES AP twelve percent of American adults are heavy drinkers says Dr Ira Cisin based on 2750 interviews. The survey sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health places more drinkers in New England and the Middle Atlantic with Pacific Coast states third and the Deep South lowest. Men drink more than women and drinkers tend to be in their 20s and 30s with higher incomes and city suburban living. Religious groups differ with Episcopalians Catholics and Jews drinking more than Baptists and others.
A U S Navy pilot Cmdr Hal L Marr commanded Fighter Squadron 211 aboard the Hancock destroyed the 13th MIG of the war using a second heat seeking Sidewinder in a dogfight northwest of Haiphong and northeast of Hanoi. He damaged another MIG but ran out of ammunition. Two U S planes were lost in new attacks on North Vietnam as paratroopers of the 101st Airborne pushed into a jungle ridge near Kontum killing 25 enemy fighters after heavy bombing by BS2s and supporting helicopter insertions.
Dist. Judge Louis Holland prepares to impanel a sanity trial jury for Jack Ruby as defense seeks delays. Ruby, 55, remains in Dallas County custody and photographers are barred to prevent a circus atmosphere.
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