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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1959
Page
2
Readers see the human cost in two recent newspaper photos. One shows a 15 month old girl battered by her stepfather, the other captures three young people trapped for twenty minutes beneath an overturned car. The images evoke anger at cruelty and caution on the roads.
The release of Governor Earl Long from a Louisiana mental hospital sparks a debate over the state’s mental health laws and succession statutes. The piece weighs political impact, public reaction, and the need for clearer rules to handle executive incapacity in Louisiana and beyond.
Officials from OCDM and congressional energy committees study a limited H-bomb strike on the United States. The simulations show potential death tolls near a third of the population and stress the need for improved civil defense planning. Thomasville locally notes a slow program but urges action to boost preparedness and national support.
More than a million East Germans are reportedly under arms as the National People’s Army rapidly expands its strength. The article notes uncertainty in uniform details and hints at drab dress codes among service members.
The piece cites a Lincoln quote about a house divided and cites an authority linking wage levels to the price level. It notes a debate over whether higher wages raise prices and mentions TB vaccination data in 41 nations and 284 million tuberculin tests under WHO programs.
New York AP column collects quick facts and quips from readers. Items include daily habits, animal trivia, book buying, a joke about actors, and odd statistics on milk, trees, owls, and chewing gum.
A Cabinet committee on price stability chaired by Vice President Nixon released a report urging inflation control and outlining recommendations mirroring Eisenhower policies. Wallis, executive director, calls it not a bombshell while noting its political value for the administration and pressure on Democrats to restrain spending.
A fragmented OCR passage discusses inner pain and pretense in relationships. It references a husband avoiding direct expression of emotion and the tension between childish outbursts and adult restraint. The text hints at psychological themes without clear narrative.
A jumbled word puzzle list with scattered clues and partial entries. Several terms appear garbled or incomplete including hints for veneration Tibetan monk salad green and compass point among others, suggesting OCR errors in a crossword or puzzle page.
The piece argues historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr. is biased in labeling Hoover and Mills as propagandists in the Hoover Roosevelt talks of 1932 33. It cites Herbert Hoover Raymond Moley Ogden Mills and Henry Stimson and quotes Moley on Hoover’s dialogue and the Brain Trust influence.
A salesman visiting Straley Morgan and Carnegie finds three partners repeatedly unavailable. The receptionist quips Morgan and Carnegie travel often, always tying Mr Straley up before leaving, prompting the salesman to suspect a ruse.
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