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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1961
Page
6
The U S first family is back together in the White House. Mrs Kennedy returned from a Greek vacation and rejoined the President after his Europe trip with Khrushchev de Gaulle and Macmillan.
An Air France Boeing 707 crash landed at Portela Airport in Lisbon, tipping onto its nose and burning. Three passengers were bruised among 116 aboard while others escaped through emergency exits as flames consumed baggage and mail after the undercarriage collapsed on touchdown from Paris en route to Peru via the Azores and Venezuela.
Abraham Bolden, a Black man, serves a 30 day temporary White House detail in the Secret Service. Michael Torinio, chief inspector, says Bolden was transferred from Chicago and could join the detail permanently if he performs well.
The Ways and Means Committee approved a temporary five billion dollar increase in the national debt limit. The committee action paves the way for a House vote on the raised ceiling next week.
The Georgia Crop Reporting Service says conditions have improved since May, with peaches forecast at 5,100,000 bushes and wheat at up to 25 bushels per acre. Egg production near record and milk output projected at 90 million pounds, two million more than last year.
Seismograph at Boston College recorded a very strong quake located 2700 miles from Boston in north central Colombia, South America. Police said Ramon Roman Fernandez shot himself Thursday night amid connections to the Trujillo regime and is survived by a widow and son. Nixon family returns to Southern California after years in the nation’s capital.
Western observers deem Khrushchev’s Berlin pronouncement a firm reaffirmation of prior demands. The speech reinforces Vienna positions, calling for a peace conference or six month treaty deadline, a demilitarized West Berlin, and end to Allied rights, with threats of thermonuclear war if borders change.
Felix McElroy of Blairsville seeks a state Supreme Court review for a new trial in the murder of his wife. He has been sentenced to death and an execution date is set for Tuesday. McElroy initially refused to sign the appeal at Hall County jail in Gainesville before a sister persuaded him.
New York AP reports a nationwide strike by more than 80 000 seamen and 70 000 union members halts work on passenger ships tankers and other vessels. Kennedy seeks quick settlement as ports prepare for possible workflow disruption and oil shipments face supply concerns.
The Tractors-for-Freedom Committee hears a secret report from four technicians who met Castro on a prisoner exchange plan. No decision yet on accepting his demands of 28 million dollars in tractors for 1,167 Cuban rebels. A fuller written report will be reviewed before any public statement, with no announcement likely for hours.
The Senate approved a landmark highway bill sending $41 billion in federal funding for the interstate system over 11 years with 90 percent federal share. It adds a billboard control incentive of 4 percent for states regulating ads within 660 feet of right of way, projected to cover about 25,000 miles.
George McArthur veteran Associated Press war correspondent and former Paris bureau editor is named AP Bureau Chief in Cairo Egypt at 36 He will succeed Wilton Wynn on leave of absence McArthur is a Valdosta native former Miami resident University of Georgia alum and Geneva Conference reporter now moves from Paris to Cairo
Adlai E Stevenson flew to Peru after a night of rioting in La Paz in which four leftist demonstrators were slain and five wounded. Extra troops and police were ordered for his Lima visit to prevent violence. The unrest in La Paz was not directed at Stevenson and erupted as police clashed with protesters near the presidential palace.
Ten Freedom Riders were arrested at the Tallahassee Municipal Airport and three others were detained after they defied a city order to disperse. The arrests mark a confrontation between protesters and police in Florida's capital city.
In Sharon Springs, Kansas, George R. York age 18 and James D. Latham age 19 admit seven slayings as they head to arraignment. The pair were captured in Grantsville Utah after a nationwide terror spree.
A bus with about a dozen Freedom Riders stopped at the Trailways Terminal in Thomasville for a 15 minute rest before returning to Tallahassee. They unloaded briefly and stretched on the loading ramp but did not enter the terminal waiting room. A small, orderly crowd watched in silence as the riders explained their trip was to qualify as interstate passengers.
Washington AP report says another medical expert is checking on ultrasonics used for President Kennedy’s back. The president shows continued improvement and plans an early afternoon speech to promote foreign aid, while using crutches and following a full schedule.
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