Cleanup Initiative Promotes Litter Reduction Meeting
At the Athens Library Community Room on Wednesday Mayor Dewitt Garrett and Mrs. R. B. Nichols will discuss the Clean Community System. The 3 minute film A Place to Begin highlights Macon Georgia success in cutting litter. Ordway notes the program links government, business and residents for up to 83 percent litter reduction.
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Organ County
Library
Athens
Dewitt Garrett
R. B. Nichols
Athens Clean Community Commission
Macon, Ga
Limestone County
Ordway
Clean
Keep America Beautiful Inc
Charlotte
N.C
Macon
Tampa
Fla
CCS
Beasley Festival Highlights duty of local Lions Club leader
U S Rep Ronnie Flippo presented Town Creek Lions Club President Wilburn Gowers a plaque for his service to the community at the Saturday portion of the two day festival. Flippo was at the festival in the afternoon due to other commitments preventing his Saturday night appearance.
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U. S
Ronnie Flippo
Town Creek Lions Club
Wilburn Gowers
Flippo
Athens considers merit system amid sewage concerns
Athens officials report ongoing sewage odor issues after Mabry Engineering studied the system. The council may discuss building a western plant for growth and will convene Monday to review an ordinance creating a merit system for city employees.
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Mabry Engineering Co
Douglas
Three Of Four Escapees Found In Alabama
In Selma area authorities report three of four Dallas County jail escapees captured after two female hostages were found unharmed. One inmate was killed during the escape and another recaptured. Johnson and Butler were later apprehended near 1974 Monte Carlo and Dallas County 34.
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Selma
Ala
Dallas
Talladega National Forest
Here
Matthew Johnson
Billy Butler
Bobbie Meeks
Don Meeks
Jeff Walker
Dallas County
Charles Roberts
Dallas and
Chilton County
Alabama 22
Chilton
Johnson
Butler
Roy Smith
Department of Public Safety
Department
Antique Car Show Highlights Historic Rides and Winners
More than 100 cars from Alabama Tennessee Mississippi and Kentucky gathered for an antique auto show with Corvettes Thunderbirds Packards and Cadillacs on display. Winners across 21 classes included Ernest Matthews David Haynes James Nickels and Rick Chandler with awards for restoration originality and best in show.
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Campbell
Alabama
Tennessee
Mississippi
Kentucky
Frank Hollaway
Bo Channell
Jim Lee
Don Moore
Packard
Elizabeth Moore
Cadillac
Alton Glass
Chevy
Nelson Terry
Harley
Bobby Waters
Joseph Miller
Buick
J. O. Howard
Mercury
Thomas Holland
Corvette
Ken Schroder
Dick Kirk
Jaguar
Thunderbirds
Rick Chandler
Thunderbird
Tommy Grich
Tommy Smith
Bobby Brown
Studebakers
James A. Starkey
James Stephenson
Studebaker
Marshall Masters
Avanti
James Nichols
Calvin Rogers
Ainslie Wyle
Ford
Lenard Brown
40 Persons Dead In Club Blaze
Southgate Ky fire killed at least 40 people with many trapped inside the Beverly Hills Club as panic spread. Fire Chief Dick Riesenberg said the blaze was out of control and witnesses described dense smoke and frantic evacuations near Cincinnati. Singer John Davidson was nearby and reported safe.
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Southgate
Dick Riesenberg
Kentucky
Ohio River
Cincinnati
Beverly Hills
Midwest
John Davidson
Ernie Doctor
Columbus
Ohio
Rose
Empire Room
Davidson
Teter & McDonald
Gil Broadbeck
Bottle auction in New Orleans sells wine for 10000
At the Ninth Premiere National Auction of Rare Wines in the Royal Sonesta Hotel, a Washington dealer paid 10000 for a bottle. Frank Giambelli from New York previously missed a higher bid. Gay Tobin notes many wines come from European royalty liquidating cellars.
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New Orleans
Royal Sonesta Hotel
Washington, D.C
Addy Bassin
Frank Giambelli
New York
Giambelli
Gay Tobin
Europe
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Morgan County
Beasley
Parisi
Ernest Matthews
International
C. J. Berry
David Haynes
R. L. Thurstone
Don Helton
Oakland
D. D. McCain
Rolls Royce
Bill Lefton
James Nickels
Bill Tanner
Ken
Jean Grady
Essex
G. H. Hodges
Don Hodges
E. M Vandenvelde
Chrysler
Cecil L Evans
Lowell Sanders
A. W. Wyle
Gary Garrett
Norman Scott
F. N. Suggs
Lenard Sharp
Clarence Wall
John Cook
Roy Harding
Pee Wee Turner
Charles S. Brown
Gregg Gray
Doris Lorenz
A. E. McGuire
R. P. Ridgeway
Pat Reed
Hubbardston, Mich
Michael Delbert Ward
Hubbardston
Ionia County
Sheriff’s
Michael
Terry Jungel
Jungel
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania House
Founhouse Callewes
6Th. Ave
11Th St
S.E
Bud
E. Moulton St
John Godbey
Dearti MN
ALOR
Trecatur
Mega County
Pyrri
Ollow'ng
MYC
City of Decatur Sanitation Department
Municipal Utilities Offices
TSR A
First State Bank of Decatur
Johnston Street
BER Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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