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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1954
Page
5
Two nice building lots, each about one acre, in a prime section just outside the City Limits. Contact Leon Davis, Real Estate, 113% Broad 8th, phone 925. Also available are seat covers and upholstery for cars from Faulk Chevrolet Co., Mr. Grimsley, for pickup and delivery.
W B Bill Cochran announces candidacy for Georgia State Senate from the Seventh District comprising Thomas Grady and Mitchell counties. He notes prior service in both the Senate and House and asks for votes in the upcoming summer primary.
White announces bid for re election to Meigs District Commissioner describing six years in office including a term as J L Pitcher’s successor. He appeals to voters in Thomas County urging support in the September 5 primary and thanks supporters for their past friendship and confidence.
Congregational Christians from across the nation meet at Yale for a week long General Council session. Delegates discuss how far the church should translate creed into action amid a controversy over a social action agency. The assembly reports record membership and considers a proposed merger with the Evangelical and Reformed Church despite autonomy concerns.
Four doctors from the School of Aviation Medicine report atomic light from Hiroshima type blasts injures eyes far from the blast. Rabbits exposed in Nevada desert showed retinal fluid turning to steam and bursting tissue up to 49 1/2 miles away. Direct sunlight injuries are eclipses Burns. Readers are advised to use heavily smoked glasses during the June 30 solar eclipse.
The tobacco industry calls the American Cancer Society study preliminary and says more research is needed to pin down cancer and heart disease causes. Dr Clarence Cook Little, director of a new scientific committee, urges extended basic research on health effects of various habits and life cycles.
Pittsburgh dispatch reports CIO United Steelworkers president David J. McDonald aims to secure a new industry contract within a week as a strike looms at the contract expiry. U S Steel Corp calls the latest proposal unsatisfactory while union leaders approve decisive actions as negotiations continue.
New Delhi prepares for Chou En-lai to arrive for a three day state visit with Nehru. Officials weigh inviting unrecognized diplomats while discussing Indochina and other world issues. Nehru will brief leaders of Ojilon Burma and Indonesia. Pakistan excluded.
Bobby Lee brought a fragment of a $10 000 bill found at the Benson town dump to a Dunn bank. Bankers confirmed the piece as legitimate and explained if he possessed more of the bill he could claim a larger share from the Treasury. The origin of the fragment remains unknown.
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