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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1961
Page
8
Actress Marilyn Monroe was rushed by ambulance from her New York City apartment to Polyclinic Hospital for a mild intestinal disorder. She was accompanied by Joe DiMaggio, her former husband, during the cross-town trip.
Martha Jean Maxwell, 11, of Newnan, Georgia, was named world posture queen at the International Chiropractic Research Institute convention. Among the 14 finalists was Susan Copeland, 19, of Columbus, Georgia.
In Louisville an elderly man, Ernest Viel, mowed his yard when he discovered a set of dentures. He placed them in a jar on a stick in front of his house with a lost sign. No inquiries have been made and he remains hopeful.
Five Georgia legislators arrived in Carson City to study Nevada’s motor vehicle title registration. The delegation includes Sen. Earl Staples, J. L. White, Willie Conger, and Reps. Johnnice Caldwell and Haygood Zeadie, on a committee inquiry into implementing a 1861 Georgia registration law.
Jeanette Francis tovich born June 23 in Canton Tl. Relatives tally two grandmothers two great grandmothers three great great grandmothers and one stepgreat grandmother. Daughter of Dianne Chestra Fairfield now Mrs Zancil Franciskovich.
Torrential rain caused floods and landslides across central Honshu for a fifth day. The official toll rose to 218 dead and 182 missing as 71,000 houses flooded and 1,100 structures wrecked or washed away. The weather bureau warned the heavy rain would persist through Monday.
President Kennedy convenes the National Security Council at the White House to review military, diplomatic and civilian defense options over Berlin. Proposals from State and Defense agencies are being prepared by Dean Acheson for possible quick action on two fronts.
President Kennedy's emergency fact finding board met ship owners to settle the 14 day maritime strike. Chairman David L. Cole expressed cautious optimism as talks continued with unions and owners. The panel aims for a voluntary settlement and to avoid a Taft Hartley injunction.
Administration aides describe a new autonomous federal bureau to tackle the long term cold war arms race for world peace and security. The plan would replace the existing Disarmament Administration under John J. McCloy and expand Eisenhower’s disarmament framework.
Congress approves a 5.6 billion omnibus housing bill sending it to President Kennedy. It to expands FHA insured loan terms with 35 to 40 year mortgages for moderates and lowers monthly payments, increases the urban renewal fund, and allows sale of urban land to developers at lower prices for middle income housing.
Hawaii eyes the governor clash over Florida tax on Georgia chickens as Vandiver and Bryant plan talks after brief Honolulu meeting. Campbell cites 10 cent per package Florida fruit tariff, wing tag costs, and a price slump hurting Georgia producers.
Mississippi Public Safety Commissioner T. B. Birdsong said two arrested Freedom Riders attended a February Cuba meeting later described as a Soviet directed seminar. Katherine Pleune and James Wahlstrom allegedly heard Castro speak. Pleune claimed the seminar involved nine Soviet officials.
Kuwait ends patrols and returns to work after a brief scare as Iraq quietly signals shelving its claim. Citizens crowd fish market and oil fields while Bedouins pledge loyalty at the post office, and Beirut dismisses the Iraqi demand as mere talk.
Fragmentary dispatches claim the Kuwaiti coast and west Gulf are unsettled amid reports of Sheikh Mubarak and Karim Kassem influence. Baghdad remains calm but observers warn of propaganda staged events and potential political shifts in the region.
Ministry sources say delegates discuss mediation as Arab diplomats confer over the crisis. Saudi and Arab states threaten retaliation and Kuwait faces risk if aggression continues.
CAPE CANAVERAL Florida AP The United States launches Thor Able Star carrying three satellites including Transit 4A and the first atomic battery in space. The device functions transmitting signals as the U.S. claims a lead over the Soviet Union in space nuclear power research.
The forecaster warns Thom asville and nearby areas to expect partly cloudy to overcast skies with hot humid temperatures. Light easterly winds 5 to 10 mph will offer little relief as scattered showers are possible this afternoon or evening and again Friday. Temperature near 90 by day and around 68 at night, with a high of 83 and low of 69 in the last 24 hours.
John Kastner, 35, was fishing with friends near Laramie when a single bullet from a pistol struck him four times. The pellet hit his calf, grazed his thigh, nicked his wrist, and struck his upper arm. Kastner was hospitalized in satisfactory condition.
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