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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1962
Page
6
Cape Canaveral reports that the weather satellite Tiros V, on a hurricane and storm mission, may mark the first move toward a joint U S Soviet space program.
A Thor missile failure aborts a high altitude nuclear test near Johnston Island. The device was destroyed in flight, no detonation occurred, and debris fell into the ocean. Officials cited a malfunction in the system and noted the incident followed a similar Johnston Island failure in June.
A 45 year old Pelham man shot his wife twice as she slept early today and killed himself with the same gun. Four children slept in another room as the tragedy unfolded, according to Mitchell Sheriff John Maples.
President Kennedy was expected to act to head off a possible walkout at American Airlines while mediations continued on a separate TWA dispute. A deadline loomed for ground crews, but legal delays remained possible.
Negotiations between Ford Motor Co and the United Auto Workers shift to Cleveland with statements on issues in a strike at the Walton Hills stamping plant. The walkout, which began June 6 near Cleveland, has halted 710,000 Ford workers.
The Colonial Pipeline Co. started construction on a 2600 mile pipeline network to deliver petroleum products to 14 states. The project will employ about 5500 workers with a $40 million payroll. A 36 inch diameter segment will run from Houston to Greensboro NC, then smaller pipe to the New York Harbor area.
Atlanta AP Marvin Griffin urged the State Democratic Executive Committee to ask the U S Supreme Court to stay a lower court ruling that knocked out the county unit system as it exists. He charged Gov Vandiver's administration is doing nothing to prevent federal courts from running the Democratic primary election.
Former President Harry S. Truman joins a simple ceremony on the steps of the West Virginia state capitol to mark the 90th anniversary. The event launches a drive to raise funds for the state’s centennial celebration in the new year.
Eleven year old Randy Stanley found a pistol at a friend's house and was shot fatally when his friend tried to take the gun. Dickie Gifford ten said he attempted to wrest the pistol from Randy at the Gifford residence on Tuesday. The victim was the son of Mrs Dolores M Stanley.
Police set up roadblocks around Poznan to stop car thefts at the International Trade Fair. Fifteen cars were stolen since the fair opened ten days ago, including the director Adam Askanas, as thieves from across Europe swarm the event.
New York AP reports State Supreme Court Justice J. Vincent Keogh resigns after being convicted of conspiring to fix a federal court case. The resignation is effective July 19 and was announced by presiding Justice George J. Beldock of the Appellate Division.
The Iron Age says clashes with President Kennedy limit any steel price increase before September. A July 1 effective labor contract would raise costs by 2 per ton, with orders at only 50 percent capacity. The union deal may disrupt local operations due to complex security provisions, regional transfers, minimum weeks, and flexible vacation schedules.
Secret Service agents and police in New York Detroit Buffalo arrested three Canadians and a Vermont man tied to counterfeit money orders worth 17 500 in Canadian Pacific Railway drafts. Toronto men were nabbed in Detroit with 18 100 in counterfeit drafts. Arrested in Buffalo were four Canadians with about 9 000 in counterfeit orders.
President Kennedy's latest executive order formalizes a 12 step process for agencies to obtain an order or proclamation. Agencies must submit a letter explaining the request, along with seven copies, and adhere to style, spelling, and formatting rules per the Government Printing Office manual.
Algerian unions warned that autonomous zones for Europeans must be created in western Algeria or settlers will be urged to flee to avoid genocide. A June 30 deadline was set for Moslem nationalist leaders to sign a partition agreement, with international solidarity urged if unmet. The exchange followed threats from the Secret Army Organization to seize European areas.
In Cologne area four supersonic F104 Starfighters collided during a rehearsal killing American Capt. Jon G. Speer 29 of Los Angeles and three West German air force pilots. The crash halted the air show after top two planes collided with the lower pair. Speer had been set to receive the Air Medal for a prior safe landing after a bolt damaged a previous craft.
In Paris U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk began NATO consultations after a meeting with French President Charles de Gaulle that yielded no progress on easing U S French tensions. Rusk met Gen Lauris Norstad and Ambassador Thomas Finletter before heading to NATO headquarters for further discussions.
Federal officials said the Alcatraz escapees Frank Morris John Anglin and Clarence Anglin showed the best preparation among 38 escape attempts. Investigators found a hidden workshop above the cell block with an electric drill crowbar and other tools. The trio reportedly used spoons to chip ventilator covers and made dummy covers to move in and out.
Gov. Ernest Vandiver backs a people vote in the Georgia party primary as the 130 member committee considers amending rules after the Supreme Court delay on county unit reform. Carl Sanders and Lt. Gov. Garland Byrd support the shift, while Griffin accuses Lane of funding anti Griffin efforts. Sanders denies any pledges or bloc commitments.
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