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Thomasville Times Enterprise

Location

Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1961

Page

6

Navy Chief Warrant Officer Lipsey Killed On Tug Off Japan

U S Navy chief warrant officer Ralph Jackson Lipsey of Tifton Georgia was killed in a shooting aboard the sea‑going tug Chowanoc about 40 miles off Japan in the South China Sea. The assailant, 29 year old Filipino clerk typist Isabelo Quinones Duenas, took three officers hostage for five hours before a scuffle left Lipsey dead and Duenas wounded.

Yokohama Japan U. S. Navy Navy Ralph Jackson Lipsey Tifton Lipsey 3.C. Isabelo Quinones Duenas South China Sea Duenas

Ex Actress Marion Davies Slips, Fractures Leg

Former actress Marion Davies, 61, undergoing treatment for jaw osteomyelitis at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, slipped leaving her bed Sunday and fractured a small bone in her left leg. Her doctor said she is progressing steadily as she remains hospitalized following earlier recurrence of illness.

Hollywood Marion Davies Cedars of Lebanon Miss Davies

Georgia department store sales fall in April led by Atlanta

The AP reports Georgia posted its largest April drop in total department store sales. Atlanta shows a 19 percent decline, Savannah 2, Macon 4, Augusta 3, Columbus 18, with other centers also down. Federal Reserve data indicate Georgians were far from strong in retail activity.

Atlanta Rome Savannah Macon Augusta Columbes The Federal Reserve Bank

Eichmann Takes Witness Stand in Israel Trial

Adolf Eichmann testified he did not foresee the Nazi plan to exterminate Jews and claimed he could not influence events after joining the party in 1932. He denied responsibility for mass murder and said he was powerless to change the course of the genocide despite his rank.

Jerusalem Adolf Eichmann Nazi Party Eichmann Israel Argentina Robert Servatius West Germany Hitler Germany Eeichmann

Freedom Ride planning outlined by SCLC official

SCLC staffer Bernard Lee says a new Freedom Ride will start in Atlanta and travel to Birmingham and Montgomery with possible legs to Jackson or New Orleans. He notes Nashville Student Association attendance rumors but provides no definite itinerary.

Atlanta Nashville Southern Christian Leadership Conference Bernard Lee SCLC Birmingham Montgomery Jackson Miss New Orleans Lee Nashville Student Association

Chandler Rites Draw Celebrities to Temple Isaiah

Hollywood mourners gathered for actor Jeff Chandler at Temple Isaiah as Rabbi Albert M. Lewis recalled the actor’s “five desperate weeks” of struggle with illness. Chandler, 42, died Saturday from blood poisoning after three operations, with about eight hundred inside and many more outside watching the funeral.

Hollywood Jeff Chandler Albert M. Lewis Thorong Chandler Temple Isaiah

Indicted ex-embassy official held on bond in Warsaw case

A grand jury indicted Irvin C. Scarbeck former second secretary at the U S Embassy in Warsaw on giving classified information to Polish Communist agents. Scarbeck 41 declined bond set at 50000 and is held in the district jail with trial date to be set later.

Irvin C. Scarbeck U.S Warsaw Poland Scarbeck Foreign Service

Queen Elizabeth II Invites Billy Graham For Tea

Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II invited evangelist Billy Graham and his wife to tea on Thursday at the royal residence in London.

London Buckingham Palace Elizabeth II Billy Graham

Supreme Court limits union dues for political use

The Supreme Court ends its term by ruling that workers in union shops cannot have dues spent on political causes against their will. The decision addresses compelled membership and upholds political free choice, with the court also limiting use of illegally obtained evidence and shaping public office eligibility rules.

Washington Supreme Court Maryland Connecticut Bar Associations Trayton L. Lathrop Apf Madison Wis William J. Brennan Jr Brennan Lathrop Missouri Felix Frankfurter

Three Laotian Princes Clash Over Laos Crisis

In Zurich, the three princes Souvanna Phouma Quinim Pholsena and Phoumi Nosavan along with Phoumi Vongvichit met amid deep rifts. Souvanna was listed as slightly indisposed and expected to recover by Wednesday. The talks risk collapsing, with potential for renewed war in Laos if progress fails.

Zurich Switzerland Souvanna Phouma Quinim Pholsena Phoumi Nosavan Vientiane Phoumi Vongvichit Pathet Lao Laos

Luebke Arrives In Paris For Historic Visit

West German President Heinrich Luebke arrived in Paris marking the first German head of state visit since World War II era. The stop signals a thaw in Franco German relations and follows WWII tensions.

Paris Heinrich Luebke Hitler

Capsule recovery dives yield first parascavenger retrieval at Pearl Harbor

Air Force para rescuemen retrieved the Discoverer XXV capsule from the Pacific after a 1,000 foot jump to a bobbing raft near Pearl Harbor. Sgt. William Vargas, Sgt. Fay McClure, and T. Sgt. Leote Vigare completed the mission aboard the Radford. The capsule was later sent to Sunnyvale California for examination by space scientists.

Pearl Harbor Hawaii U. S Air Force William V. Vargas Vargas Detroit Mich Pacific Radford Sunnyvale Calif Fay E. McClure Mount Sterling Ky Leote M. Vigare North Hollywood

Costello Completes Tax Evasion Term Faces Deportation

Racketeer Frank Costello, 67, finished a 42 month income tax evasion sentence, transferred to state custody for a 30 day contempt term, and awaits possible deportation to Italy. He joked about a head wound from his transfer, saying it was just a scratch.

New York Frank Costello Costello

Tractors Offered as Full Ransom to Free Prisoners

Detroit AP report details the Tractors-for-Freedom Committee offer to Castro. The proposal asks for 600 heavy-duty tractors valued at about 28 million dollars to secure the release of 1,214 prisoners with a noon Friday deadline EST.

Detroit Mich Tractors-for-Freedom Committee Castro White House Milton Eisenhower Eleanor Roosevelt Walter P. Reuther Tractors-for-Freedom Cuba

Tornado Warning For Thomasville Area Today

A tornado warning and damaging wind events are forecast for the Thomasville area between 1 and 7 p m. Today storms are expected along a line from Valparaiso Florida through Thomasville to Valdosta with isolated tornadoes possible in nearby regions. Continuous rain and thunderstorms are expected tonight through Wednesday with a high near 76 and a low around 67.

Thomasville Valparaiso Fla Valdosta

Adlai Reaches Last Tour Stop in South America

Adlai E Stevenson moves from Quito to Bogota for two day talks with Colombian President Alberto Lieras Camargo on hem isphere defense against communism and other anti democratic movements. He plans to discuss economic and social issues ahead of next month’s Uruguay conference with leaders aiming to improve Ecuador’s living standards and secure foreign credits exceed ing 180 million.

Quito Ecuador Adlai E. Stevenson Bogota Alberto Lieras Camargo Kennedy Uruguay Lieras United States Stevenson Fidel Castro Punta del Este Cuba Hannes Leo Dhere Rahe

Janitors Son Has New Job

Richard Johnson aged 17 has a new job as a mail clerk at Allied Artists Studio earning 72.50 dollars weekly. His father Douglas W. Johnson collected a 10000 dollar reward after returning money lost from Brine's Inc. track on March 10, and the studio had promised Richard a job.

Ikeda Opens Washington Visit With Kennedy Meetings

Japanese Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda arrives in Washington aboard the President's plane for three days of talks with President Kennedy. He is welcomed with full military honors by Vice President Johnson and Secretary of State Rusk and accompanies Rusk in a motorcade to the White House guest house. Ikeda brings his wife on the visit.

Robert Kennedy Federal New York Anthony Camerano Washington Hayato Ikeda Kennedy Los Angeles Lyndon B. Johnson Dean Rusk Rusk Potomac River Pennsylvania Avenue White House Ikeda

FBI traces needle in haystack to Mexican harbor plot

FBI says two men accused of blasting three AT&T towers last month were found aboard an armed 47 foot yacht in Ensenada. They, along with a wife and a Reno jewelry dealer, were captured by Mexican authorities and handed to U S officials at the border. The case centered on letters mailed to newspapers and traced to Wilmington California and Los Angeles.

San Diego Calif FBI Dale Chris Jensen Ensenada Los Angeles American Telephone & Telegraph Nevada Utah U.S Brous Brown Harpers Ferry John Brown Wilmington Robert Hill William G. Simon Baliietay At & Movement Santa Big Bar Robert Bertoli Reno, New

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