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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1965
Page
7
Leo the lion died in Willow Grove Pennsylvania after an intestinal obstruction at a veterinarian hospital. Howard Sautter, 52, fought Abington Township Commission for months to keep Leo as a housepet. Leo lived in Sautter's garage in a Philadelphia suburb.
President Johnson and Senate and House leaders say the economy is sound after a White House breakfast. They cite May employment at a record high and factory pay at a record high while avoiding debate on stock market declines.
Moscow reports the Soviet Union launched its 68th Cosmos satellite. Tass said the Sputnik carries scientific instruments to continue outer space studies under the program announced on March 16, 1962.
U S Navy planes hit bridges and military targets in North and South Vietnam. Reports say 230 attacks on Viet Cong sites in the south over 24 hours. In Dong Xoai region, bodies of 30 paratroopers found, 220 missing. Paratroopers moved back to base at Vung Tau.
An Associated Press survey shows the Northeast hit by a severe drought with water shortages and crop threats. New York State faces heavy cuts, Syracuse plans a $15 million Lake Ontario pipeline, and Maine and Vermont report concerning conditions as rainfall remains below normal.
The House Armed Services Committee approved a $1 billion military pay bill by 33 to 1, with Rep. Samuel Stratton the sole dissenter. The measure adopts a 10.7 percent average annual pay hike from Rep. Mendel Rivers and 33 co-sponsors, while incorporating administration-proposed raises Rivers calls inadequate.
President Johnson gave astronaut McDivitt and Edward White II spot promotions to lieutenant colonel, pushing them ahead of several thousand Air Force officers. Normally they would have been eligible in 1968 and likely considered in 1970, the Air Force said.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower told Army War College graduates in Carlisle Pennsylvania that a global nuclear war is possible and urged readiness. He described his outlook as optimistic despite the grave warning.
Raul Dorticos, who serves as dean of the University of Havana medical school, was named to head the university unit of Cuba's sole political party, the United Party of the Socialist Revolution, according to Havana Radio.
A 1949 foot bridge over the Savannah River is among 23 projects bid today by the South Carolina Highway Department. Low bidders to be announced Wednesday with the Highway Commission to decide later. The bridge will span State 28 from Aiken to Richmond Georgia.
Evgenia Popova, a 47 year old Soviet historian, argued in Moscow that American society cannot be seen as simply oppressed workers versus monopolists. She questioned Wall Street monopoly dogma and urged nuanced analysis of imperialists and public opinion in U.S. policy.
An American B58 supersonic bomber crashed while landing at Le Bourget Airport today for an international air show. It is feared that all aboard were killed, according to military sources.
Weather bureau issued a tornado forecast for parts of northern Florida southern Georgia and southern South Carolina. The advisory warned a few tornadoes severe thunderstorms hail and damaging winds along a 50 mile wide corridor from Cross City Florida to north of Charleston South Carolina from noon to 6 PM EST today.
Voters in the county face a $300000 school bond issue with Central High School over crowded and plans to build new classrooms. If approved, districts including Meigs Coolidge East Ochlochnee and New Union would consolidate under a county program. Boston-area opposition group weighs in. Polls open 7 am to 7 pm for all voters outside Thomasville.
City Commission authorized installation designed by Robert Jinright and approved by the State Fire Marshal. A fire escape on the main floor will have two landings 12 feet apart and end on the Broad Street side facing East Jackson Street. Low bidder Lewis Enterprises at $5,536.15. second bid H and H Construction Co. at $5,675.
A 34-year-old woman named Josephine Jones of 301 Felix Street faces a year in the penitentiary. The case details continue on page 6 column 3.
Voters eligible on the fire protection issue enter through the tax collector's office on the Jefferson Street side of the courthouse to cast ballots. The $300 000 school bond vote will be held in the courthouse main hall with separate election managers in charge. Polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Eighteen soldiers died when two UH-1B helicopters from Ft Benning collided during a training flight near the infantry center. Rescue teams searched the swampy crash area as fire burned one craft. Military police sealed the site amid possible live ammunition aboard.
Mrs Nancy Salinger won an uncontested divorce from Pierre Salinger former presidential press secretary and California senator Chancellor Sam Garret awarded custody of their three minor children to the father but they will stay with Mrs Salinger in Falls Church Virginia with child support set at 3300 dollars yearly
H V Kaltenborn longtime radio commentator died in New York after a heart attack. He was famed for his clipped dignified delivery and ability to analyze headlines without a script. Kaltenborn pioneered on air news analyses since 1922 and influenced presidential coverage through decades.
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