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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1962
Page
6
Ford Motor Co resumes production after 3200 United Auto Workers Local 420 members approve a settlement ending an 18 day local strike. The stoppage halted all Ford passenger car output and affected thousands of workers nationwide.
In Atlanta the Loyal Order of Moose prepares for its first convention with about 6,000 attendees and 10,000 delegates expected for a Sunday session. The event unfolds amid a rare convergence with the NAACP and the Ku Klux Klan visiting the city. Moose membership is limited to white persons.
Penrith England AP farmer William Young learned his water bills were high after council workers uncovered the town public swimming pool’s supply was passing through his water meter for years. The council will refund all charges since 1967.
Storms diminished and rains tapered off today after Sunday's violent weather across the central Rockies to the Atlantic Coast. Severe thunderstorms with heavy rain hail and strong winds affected many Atlantic Coast regions.
In Seoul South Korea AP reports a subdued commemoration with no parades or rallies. South Korean and United Nations authorities reaffirmed resolve to block any repetition of the 1950 Communist invasion.
Former Georgia governor Marvin Griffin charged that tax money funds propaganda favoring governor race opponent Ben Sanders. He cited photos mailed from the governor’s office showing Sanders’s name and asked why taxpayers’ money is spent this way.
In Nashville Tennessee Lawrence Woodard 32 was shot by Patrolman William Adcock during an attempted arrest after Woodard attacked the officer with a night stick following a Sunday School disruption. Rev Anthony Rouquier witnessed Woodard tearing pages from a Bible and overturning the pulpit.
Thirteen people died in Georgia over the weekend across acts of drowning, fires, and traffic crashes. Notable losses included two youths who drowned near Perry and an Atlanta man found dead in a pool. Also reported were a fatal house fire in southwest Atlanta and other drownings.
The American Embassy announced all bodies from the June 3 Air France Boeing 1707 crash have been identified. Most victims were from Atlanta, Georgia, with remains returned daily to the U.S. as the process expected to finish in about two weeks. Air France is handling transport of the bodies.
Navy frogmen resumed the search for Air Force Captain Franklin N. Schilling and a Navy lieutenant missing four days in underwater passages of Blue Springs cave near Madison Florida. The team has probed 900 to 1,000 feet into the cave where water depths reach seventy feet as authorities widen the effort. Schilling’s parents traveled from Phoenix Arizona to join the briefing and search efforts.
J Truman Holland Sr returning from Florida says frogmen and crew worked in 40 minute relays at Blue Springs near Madison to recover the bodies of an Air Force captain and Navy lieutenant missing for days in underwater passages. Each diver was attached to a rope during descent.
U S warships speed from Japan to reinforce the 7th Fleet patrol opposite Formosa amid reports of a Chinese Communist buildup off Quemoy and Matsu. The Defense Ministry claims 400 000 soldiers 300 aircraft 400 small ships and 30 submarines ready on the invasion front while Quemoy comes under sporadic shelling.
New York AP top Labor Department officials and mediators push to settle the Eastern Air Lines and Pan American strike that has idled flights and stranded travelers across the United States and Puerto Rico. Union action challenges cockpit crew makeup and jobs amid a broader industry dispute.
The Supreme Court ruled that a 22 word daily prayer in New York public schools violates the Constitution. Parents from New Hyde Park argued the practice breaches church state separation while the New York Board of Regents had recommended its recital during school opening exercises.
James H. Vance Jr. an 18 year old schoolmate, admitted bludgeoning two teenage girls to death with a tire wrench in Morristown New Jersey. He told detectives he blew his top the night of the crime and led them to a blood stained jacket and attic where evidence was found.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk met with British Foreign Secretary Lord Home to align American and British policy on key Europe Asia and Africa issues. As they opened, the Western powers sent notes to the Soviet Union urging early East West talks in Berlin and a possible Big Four commandants meeting for progress.
Two teen boys angered after a dispute with their girlfriends crashed in the 400 block of Glenwood Drive early Sunday. Steve Ashton 17 and Robert Jordan 19 were hospitalized with severe injuries after their car skidded 412 feet to hit a utility pole, then 95 more feet to strike a tree.
Ottawa announced a belt tightening austerity program with tariff increases and federal economy measures to bolster the dollar. Prime Minister John G Diefenbaker said the plan aims to defend the exchange rate at 92. U.S. cents and released over 1 million in short term aid, largely from the United States, while the Bank of Canada raised rates to 6 percent to keep capital from flowing out.
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