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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1963
Page
5
AP reports a cautious optimism about renewed industrial vigor and consumer spending in the United States. Analysts note potential tax changes, steel and railroad labor issues, and uncertain demand as factors that could shape momentum into the summer and beyond, with a minority fearing tighter credit and policy surprises.
Medgar Evers body moved from Jackson to Arlington for burial as several hundred African Americans gathered at Atlanta’s downtown railroad depot to mourn. The crowd prayed and sang inside the station with police monitoring. Rev Sam Williams and Rev Ralph Abernathy spoke of equality and sacrifice.
Lt. Gov. Peter Zack Geer urged Georgia wardens to back Gov. Sanders reforms after a study by Joseph E. Ragen. He warned against wasteful incarceration and pressed for treating criminals, not just punishing them, to renew the penal system and tap 10,000 productive Georgians.
In College Park Gov. Carl E. Sanders told Georgia Girls State delegates that unlimited opportunities await women in all professions. He predicted women may become Georgia’s governor, a U.S. Supreme Court member, vice president, or even president within their lifetimes. He urged continued study and education beyond parents and children.
Trustees of the Lovett School unanimously voted not to admit Negro students. The action could sever church ties with the Episcopal Church. Bishop Randolph Claiborne of Atlanta warned the school would lose its church connections if it remains segregated.
The state owned C45 five passenger plane used by Gov. Carl Sanders was grounded by the FAA awaiting an inspection today. Inspector L. J. Mercure ordered the check after a newspaper article quoted the governor's press secretary John Harper claiming the craft was unsafe.
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