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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1964
Page
7
The Supreme Court ruled that both houses must be apportioned by population, signaling upheaval for many states. The decision boosts urban and suburban influence while diminishing rural control, reshaping legislative power nationwide.
About 16 000 Catholics marched in Danang and Hue in central Vietnam to protest persecution. Police and gendarmes patrolled the streets, and no violence was reported.
Deputy premier Alexandru Birladeanu told AP that Romania freed 7,674 political prisoners without publicity in 344 years and pledged a general pardon in August. He said by year end 1964 they will have practically no political prisoners.
The government deprived 80 more Brazilians of political rights in a purge tied to suspected leftist leanings or links to the deposed President Joao Goulart. President Humberto Castelo Branco announced the list Sunday just ahead of the purge deadline set after the 1964 coup.
Geneva AP reports a proposed permanent UN Trade and Development Conference to replace the 122 nation summit. The smaller 55 nation body is seen as a face saving device after three months with no significant outcomes.
In Port au Prince Aaiti Francois Papa Doc Duvalier 57 a physician declared his pledge to rule with firmness and savagery as he sought popular backing after his countrys voters elected him president for life in a rare public appearance on Sunday
Eighteen children died and five were missing after a truck was swept into a river near Rize on the Black Sea coast following a mudslide. Rescue teams retrieved bodies as authorities investigated the accident.
A goal mine explosion in northern Afghanistan last Friday killed 74 members of a repair gang. Six injured men were rescued alive from the mine.
U S Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge rejected Washington reports that he plans to resign within 30 days. He denied he would leave Saigon and said there is no truth to the claims. The White House and media outlets had reported or denied the rumors, noting Lodge’s health and timing before the Republican National Convention.
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev begins an 18 day trip to Denmark Norway and Sweden with his wife Nina and officials. He seeks anti nuclear weapon pledges from the Norden nations and aims to keep central Europe free of nuclear arms while warning against spread to West Germany.
A group of 75 Americans visits Cuba despite the U S ban to review a day’s sightseeing in Havana. In the lobby of a Havana hotel a spokesman says they seek information, skeptical of revolutionary reports, as names of several travelers appear.
AP tally shows Barry Goldwater with 619 delegates toward the 655 needed for the GOP nomination. Texas votes Tuesday could push him past the magic total, while Gov. Scranton fights to peel away Goldwater's pledged support. Remaining totals include Rockefeller 127, Scranton 113, Lodge 6, Smith 15, Nixon 13, favorite sons 93, and uncommitted 212.
Washington AP reports the Desert Strike war games in the Far West cost about 54 million, the costliest since World War II. An estimated 100000 Army and Air Force troops engaged across California, Arizona, and Nevada, with a 60.1 million initial estimate trimmed by about 6 million.
Thomasville firemen and F W Farm Service on Smith Ave reached an accord that anhydrous ammonia will not burn. They stated a run to the state Friday after noon to shut off a leaky valve posed an agricultural fire threat.
Gov William W. Scranton opened a six-state drive for Republican delegate support. He will travel to Des Moines Topeka Minneapolis St Louis Denver and keynote the Massachusetts GOP convention amid expectations of strong second-ballot backing in San Francisco. Goldwater leads with 619 delegates as Scranton trails and Rockefeller follows.
Police say a 1:20 a.m. spree outside ACL Depot and a night cafe left Harry White 58 and Dorsey Thompson 42 dead. Evangelean Adams 24 is hospitalized with injuries after White fired through a car window. Thompson and Adams were in Thompson's car when White attacked, then fled before authorities detained him.
Gov. Carl E. Sanders proposes amending Georgia’s constitution to adopt a population based House reapportionment aligning with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling. He says current special session should not reapportion yet. elections begin next January. House Speaker George Smith expects to pass a new constitution and reapportion the House when needed.
The brief weather note describes a fair sky with warmer conditions and a ghostly vibe continuing into today and Tuesday. It warns of hot spells likely to affect outdoor plans and calls readers to page 7 for full details.
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