Washingtonian ad satire irks White House over Amy feature
The July Washingtonian joke ad shows Amy amid paparazzi and a crying child motif. Critics say the satire offends, with Amy's father described as exhausted and Amy facing glare from photographers, while Overprivileged Kids Inc seeks funds for real-people experiences.
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Washington
Carter
Amy
Washingtonian Magazine
White House
Save the Children Fund
Kids, Inc
Ashington
Mary Hoyt
the Washingtonian
Athens Passes Tentative Approval for Wendy the Pool Horse
Athens residents win a preliminary nod to keep Wendy the horse inside city limits. Councilmen Greenhaw and McLemore found no disturbance from Wendy as neighbors cite pool play and children’s enjoyment.
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Athens
Wendy
W. D
Dub
Greenhaw
Leonard McLemore
Lloyd Tinnon
West Athens
Gilbert Whitt
Tinon
Tallapoosa Officials Convicted in Gasoline Theft Plot
In Newnan a federal jury convicted Mayor Sam Alta Dryden and Police Chief Jimmy Doyle Folsom along with 15 others in a conspiracy and theft scheme involving interstate pipelines. A city official and a councilman were among those found guilty. three were acquitted. Sentencing is set for August 17.
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Tallapoosa, Ga
Georgia
Claudia Ward
Newnan
Sam Alta Dryden
Jimmy Doyle Folsom
Alabama
Sam—Robinson
Tallapoosa
Robinson
Folsom
Asst
U.S
Dryden Faces Fallout After Guilty Verdict In Pipeline Gas Theft
The Tallapoosa mayor Dryden and city officials faced verdicts on a 1976 gasoline theft conspiracy. Dryden and Folsom were convicted of interstate transportation of stolen goods and conspiracy, with prison terms possible up to decades. Witnesses linked straw covered gas taps to a scheme supplying discounted fuel. Chad McGinnis earned a $100 reward for reporting a stolen motorcycle found near Spanish Trace Apartments.
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Hartselle
Chad McGinnis
Spanish Trace
Chad
Betty McGinnis
Harvey St
Elmer Sanders
Sanders
Charles E. Hill
Cedar St
Ry Eee
Villa Rica
Muscadine
Ala
Dryden
Stoman
Folsom
Asst
Robert Lee Folsom
Buran Robinson
Millard Mann
Mann
Jack Norton
Cleburne County
Central Bank opens Beltline branch with ribbon of dollars
A ribbon of 50 one dollar bills was given to two boys as Central Bank opened its Beltline Road branch in Decatur. Officials including Glenn Blackwell and James Speakman attended the ceremony, noting the new concept in banking and personal service.
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Decatur
Bill J. Dukes
Beltline
Central Bank
Decatur Boys Club
Jim Speakman
Terrell Boyles
B. N. Hunter
Dukes
Glenn Blackwell
Prsident
W. R. Collins
Central Bank of North Alabama
Steve Scrimpsher
Steve Jones
The
Decatur Area
James A. Speakman
Rit Boyles
Terrence C. Brannon
Central Bankshares
B N. Hunter
Central
WR. Collins
R.ins
Bank of Alabama
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William H. Sautter
Jacksonville
Athens State College
Don Howe
Hill
Hartselle, Ala
Drain
Margaret Johnson
John Tosti
Munsuranc. AN
Rex Rankin and Associates
Walnut St
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U.S. 31
Kmart-Krogering
Underwood Associates Architects
Eagle Construction
Farm of Athens
Queen Victoria of
England
Prince Albert
Cufra
Oases
Libya
Limestone
Buddy Lentz
P.O. Gates, Ou
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