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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1955
Page
2
Emergency broadcasts claim crop controls and the June 25 wheat referendum remain on schedule despite telegrams canceling acreage allotments and marketing quotas except tobacco. Officials say the early messages were a mistake and issued clarifications after their release signed Benson.
New York attorney John B. Trevor filed a $1.55 million libel suit in Atlanta naming Atlanta Newspapers Inc and editor Ralph McGill. He alleges a Dec 8 1954 front page column paragraph caused damages to his reputation and seeks a jury trial.
Observers warn that rising costs burden city and county schools as the state continues to fund the educational program. Critics allege an outsized school lobby and frills inflate spending, urging officials to pursue economy over new funding to ease taxpayers burden.
U. S. District Court in Atlanta is cited as context for McGill's column on Senator Joseph McCarthy and his backers, conveying a political judgment tied to the era's anti communism debates.
Reports describe rebel activity and a government response in Buenos Aires with naval ministers sworn in, martial law implied, and CGT unions declaring a 24 hour mourning strike. Fire outbreaks at churches and archbishop’s palace are noted along with uncertain casualty figures and refugees crossing borders.
The article notes a 27 year old native who has served as a track coach and a basketball player at a junior college. He previously cruised in Stewart's region and joined the school as coach, bringing experience from Gea and Geek ball squads.
A high school athlete from Mt Vernon, Preston Parker, earned All-State honors in basketball and football while playing for the Prewton Parker team. He also joined a junior college program in Georgia and was noted by Georgia’s press for his versatile play.
Orson Welles staged a bare set adaptation of Moby Dick at the Duke of York’s theater, starring as manager and Captain Ahab. Critics praised the daring performance and praised its energy while some found it outrageous yet effective.
DETROIT AP idleness in General Motors vast industrial network tops 172,600 as strikes and parts shortages idle 25 of the 119 plants nationwide. Seven plants and 17,600 workers idle from strikes while 18 plants and 55,000 workers idle due to supply gaps. About 42,000 idle in Michigan.
Partly cloudy this afternoon and tonight with widely scattered thunderstorms mainly in the extreme east. The high yesterday was 104 and the low 49 for the month. Rainfall: 0.02 inches in the last 24 hours. 0.41 inches this month. 16.78 inches since January 1. Normal precipitation for June is 5.45 inches.
Moscow radio aired seven straight hours of jazz in a day of light music, puzzling listeners. The announcer gave no reason for the sudden shift to jazz, which the Communist party has branded as psychopathic bedlam from the decadent West. This marked the second consecutive day of extended light music blocks in Moscow.
A church notices a Sunday morning service at 11 o clock at First Baptist Church titled Christ and the Problem of Worry. The brief advertisement urges parishioners to attend for insight and guidance.
A clipped passage notes that there was no single word about communism or other favored themes in a Soviet broadcast to Europe, indicating a reduced or constrained report. The line underscores selective coverage or censorship aspects during the broadcast.
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