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Thomasville Times Enterprise

Location

Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1961

Page

5

Boy 12 Found Chained To Bed in Kansas City Home

Roy Hall and Margaret Hall were arrested after police found Roy Dean Hall, 12, chained to a bed in a one room dwelling. His sister, Jeanette Hall 15, said the parents had chained him for ten days while the father worked as a trash hauler and the mother baby sat. The children were placed in Jackson County Parental School.

Kansas City Roy Dean Hall Jeanette Hall Roy Roy Hall Margaret Jackson County

Federal seizes 2 tons of foul chickens in Tampa

U S marshal's office plans to burn more than two tons of seized chickens at a city dump after a federal court order found the fowl foul. No one expected a crowd to wait for drum sticks as the birds were disposed of this week.

Tampa Fla U. S. Marshal's Office

Restaurant owner fined for Irish coffee advertised

Tom Bass advertised Irish coffee on menus and was arrested in Daytona Beach for violating the beverage code. His license allows only beer and wine, while Irish coffee includes Irish whiskey.

Daytona Beach, Frs Tom Bass Daytona Beach State Beverage Department Bass

Irish Jewish lord mayor chosen in Dublin again

Dublin selects Robert Briscoe as mayor marking a second Jewish leader in five years. In Los Angeles, John Davis seeks removal of daughter Beverly Wills Colbert as administrator of deceased comedienne Betty Davis estate claiming lack of business experience. July 1 trial set on will contest. Beverly Colbert inherited Miss Davis property after her death May 23 no will filed. Davis sought probate of 1941 will gifting all to him.

Dublin Ireland Robert Briscoe Los Angeles John Davis Comedienne Si Wills Beverly Wills Colbert Colbert Miss Davis Wills

Aerial Pole Collapse Injures Nine in Pittsburgh Crowd

A 110 foot aluminum pole toppled during an aerial act, injuring nine people including Celeste Farnsworth, 9, and Martha McCoy, both from Whitehall. Kayletta Burn performed atop the pole as 1,500 spectators watched. cause unavailable. In Copenhagen a farm sow reportedly births 34 piglets, a possible world record.

Pittsburgh Celeste Farnsworth Martha McCoy Whitehall Kayletta Burn

Air force air drops parcels over Communist China

Chinese nationalist air force planes reportedly dropped 69 000 food parcels over a broad area of Communist China about ten days ago, according to the Central News News agency in Taipei Formosa.

Taipei Formosa China Central Neity News

Free Federal Surplus Food Distribution Draws Crowds

Hundreds of needy residents line up outside the ACL freight station for free federal surplus food. People travel from city and county areas to receive commodities as the Thomas County Welfare Dept sponsors continuing distributions through the week.

Times Jack Shively ACL Thomas County Welfare Dept

Fliers Dedicate Monument to Seven in France

Three American World War II airmen helped dedicate a monument to seven companions killed when their B17 crashed near Chasseneuil France. They renewed ties with French resistance members who aided their escape for over two months after the June 19 1944 crash. The fliers named were Francis J. Berard from Waterville Maine William Massey of Birmingham Alabama and Lewis Stellies of Boston.

Chasseneuil France Here Francis J. Berard Waterville Maine William Massey Birmingham Ala Lewis Stellies Boston

Kuwait Dispatches Troops To Border

Kuwait proclaims emergency and massing troops at the border amid Iraq's claim to sovereignty over Kuwait. Abdel Aziz Hassan in Cairo says Kuwait will seek Arab League membership to gain equal footing in regional councils. Saudi Arabia backs Kuwait while Jordan pledges support for Kuwait's legal rights.

Abdel Aziz Hassan Kuwait Cairo Arab League Iraq Middle East League Dardiri Ismail Abdel Khaled Hassana Kuwait-Iraq Abdel Karim Kassem Saudi Arabia Kuwa Hussein Jordan

Governors Tackle School Financing

Honolulu AP report notes governors debating federal aid to education. Ribicoff challenged states rights critics, urging specifics on which programs they would sacrifice. Kennedy aid and Berlin tensions frame the 53rd annual meeting with Vice President Johnson to review global risk.

Honolulu Kia Ribicoff James M. Quigley Raymond Moley Newsweek Lyndon B.johnson

General Taylor Named JFK Adviser in Berlin Crisis Era

Washington announces General Maxwell D. Taylor, 60, recalled to active duty as President Kennedy’s military adviser. He will review planning on confrontations with Khrushchev over Berlin and serve as staff officer in military and intelligence matters. He has urged defen ding Berlin if required and warned of shifting global power balance toward the Soviets. Taylor previously led Berlin defense and served as Army chief of staff before 1959. He has just briefed Kennedy on intelligence and guerrilla warfare post Cuban invasion.

Washington Berlin Maxwell D. Taylor Kennedy White House Taylor Khrushchev U.S Army Senate Soviet Russia Chicago Denise Robert S. McNamara West Berlin Europe

Cost of living declines slightly in May

The Labor Department reports a 0.1 percent drop in the May cost of living, with food prices down 0.4 percent due to meats and poultry, while nonfood items rise 0.2 percent. About 23,000 metal workers face one cent per hour wage cuts, and roughly 123,000 workers gain 2 to 3 cents hourly as contracts adjust to price movements.

Washington Labor Department Reir Robert J. Myers Bureau of Labor Statistics

Refugees Riot in India Over Resettlement Plan

About 3,000 East Pakistan refugees rioted in Calcutta protesting relocation outside Bengal. Police quelled the disturbance with gunfire after tear gas failed. four people were killed and 75 injured.

Calcutta India East Pakistan Bengal

Kennedy's SOS answered as fact-finding board meets

A three member fact finding board met in New York to speed a report on the maritime strike to President Kennedy. The inquiry seeks to halt the 12 day stoppage under Taft Hartley and may lead to a temporary injunction. Union leaders doubt the threat while ship owners promise cooperation. Kennedy cited supply line disruption including military cargo delays from the strike.

New York Kennedy Joseph Curran National Maritime Union Ralph E. Casey American Merchant Marine Institute Hawaii

Police Study Ordered on Thomasville Police Dept Standards

City commissioners voted for an immediate study to verify training equipment and organization of the Thomasville Police Department. Commissioner Ed Kelly cited injuries from incidents and urged a minimum standards program and better equipment, noting two patrolmen were hurt during a drunken arrest and that officers must supply their own gear. The board also approved a $678 project at West Side Baptist Church.

Thomasville Ed Kelly Kelly West Side Baptist Church

Reports Cloud Cubans' Future

Key West AP reports contradictory word on the prisoner committee from Fidel Castro. Havana radio claimed they would return to Cuba to report failed negotiations while prisoners said otherwise. The radio quoted Castro blaming the Tractors for Freedom Committee for the collapse. A separate item notes concert space and paving petitions in the city.

Key West Fla Fidel Castro Havana Radio Cuba Tractors For Freedom Committee

Freedom Riders in Mississippi Denied Brutal Treatment Claims

Sheriff J R Gilroy defends treatment of Freedom Riders jailed in Jackson and at Parchman saying no abuse occurred. 163 riders convicted for breach of peace as desegregation efforts drew protests. Shilman’s accusations denied. Pegler disputes interview remarks.

Associated Press Mississippi State Penitentiary J. R. Gilroy Jackson Jackson City James Spencer Shilman West Pegler Franklin D. Roosevelt Roosevelt

Cook Blasts Kennedy Interference in Atlanta Desegregation

Atlanta Atty. Gen. Eugene Cook condemned what he called interference by the Kennedy administration in desegregation of city schools this fall. He cited a secret strategy meeting involving the Justice Department, the President, Mayor Hartsfield, and police officials, arguing federal marshals should not be sent without evidence of need.

Atlanta Eugene Cook Kennedy U.S. Department of Justice William B. Hartsfield Cook Justice Department Georgia Federal District Court Hartsfield John Letson Police Cifraf Jenkins

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