Thanksgiving guests mingle across Coolidge area
area residents hosted a wide array of visitors over Thanksgiving with students from Norman Junior College Valdosta State and Statesboro and relatives from Jacksonville Moultrie Tampa Atlanta and Orlando among others. multiple families shared meals and holiday gatherings at homes in Coolidge and nearby towns.
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Bill Sumner
Bainbridge
Roy Banister
H. R. Banister
Thelma Banister
Jack Clark
Moultrie
Bud Pierce
Irvin Kennedy
Jacksonville
Skeet Kennedy
Coolidge
H. L. Kennedy
O. L. Willis
Carlton Carnes
Pelham
Billy Mack Gooze
Greensboro
Tommy Willis
Birmingham
Ala
W.G. Dekle
Alton Estees
Charleston
S. C, MA
C. C. Barrow
Clavert Barrow
Orlando
Fla
Jane Barrow
Statesboro
Pat Herrington
Donalsonville
David Barrow
Valdosta
J. C. Odum
Brunswick
Joe Parramore
Joe Parramore Jr
Atlanta
Theo Alligood
Fox
Alhgood
Thomasville
Alro
Joe Lightfoot Jr
Harry Scoggins
J. Zeer
Cairo
Bill Thomas
James Saunders
Mass
Hortense Alligood
Raymond Wilkerson
Bradenton
Hane Leva
Martha Sue Wilke
Lakeland
Mae Wilkerson
Memphis
Ben Birdsonee
Earl] Howe
Trlahassee
Charles Neeley
D. A. Crosby
Donnie Lee
Thurston Redding
Preston Reddirng
NASA Plans To Launch Syncom II In Equatorial Stationary Orbit
NASA outlined plans to place Syncom II in a stationary 22,300 mile orbit above the Pacific near the International Date Line. Launch is expected between April and June to create a space communications relay linking North America and Asia. Syncom I earlier failed to maintain contact, while Syncom II currently orbits in a figure eight pattern.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
mid-Pacific
Syncom
ITI
North America
Asia
Earth
Equator
Lincol III
Tax dollars for Georgia education rise sharply
Georgia education spending doubled in a decade while pupil enrollment grew less than a third. A state commission urged reorganizing the Education Department, tighter fiscal controls, and a state price program for buses and supplies to curb costs and improve supervision.
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Atlanta
Georgia
State Education Department
Board of Education
Education Department
For the Deaf
Academy For the Blind
Prac
Pope Paul VI to visit Holy Land January 4 to 6
Vatican announces Pope Paul VI will travel from Rome to the Holy Land January 4 to 6. The trip would be the first papal visit to Palestine since St. Peter and the first outside Italy in 150 years. Details of itinerary and lodging were not released.
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Paul VI
Rome
Holy Land
Vatican Pres
Vatican
Palestine
Pope Paul
St. Peter
Christ
Italy
Athenagoras of
Constantinople
Istanbul
Athenagoras
Nolidas
Labor Department cites decline in union roles
The Labor Department reports a drop in AFL-CIO membership from 1960 to 1962 by 226000, attributing losses to shifts toward white collar work and structural changes in the economy. Officials note no evidence of widespread organizing resurgence and emphasize the challenge of recruiting white collar workers.
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Washington
Labor Department
Afl-Cio
Canadas
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Monthly
Labor Review
Afl-Cio Jis
Cotton Referendum Vote To Determine Allotments
The article explains the December 19 cotton marketing quotas referendum. Ivan Stegall Jr. outlines two possible outcomes: if two thirds vote yes, quotas take effect with price support 65 to 90 percent and penalties for noncompliance. if the vote fails, quotas are dropped and price support drops to 50 percent. Individual farm allotments will be announced soon to help farmers plan before the referendum.
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Ivan B. Stegall Jr
Thomas Agricultural Stabization and Conservation Committee
Alges Wbapis
Eace
How
croWersa
Louisiana Governors Race Opens After Kennedy Assassination
The Louisiana Democratic primary narrows the field of ten candidates including former New Orleans mayor DeLesseps Morrison amid Kennedy’s assassination. If no one exceeds 50 percent, a runoff on January 11 will decide the nominee who will face Charlton H. Lyon in March. Morrison, 51, had been seen as a Kennedy-aligned figure.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Morrison
Davis
Charlton H. Lyon
Shreveport
Jimmie H. Davis
Kennedys
DeLesseps
Perjury That Nets Christine 9 Month Term
Christine Keeler pleaded guilty to perjury and conspiracy and was sentenced to nine months in prison by Judge Sir Anthony Hawke at Old Bailey. Tears appeared as the 21 year old faced the court after the ruling.
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Christine
London
Christine Keeler
Sir Anthony Hawke
Old Bailey
Olive Brooker
Rudolph Fenton
Aloysius Lucky Gordon
Gordon
Two Experts Outline Weed Control Plan in Thomas County
A Georgia Weed Control Society representative and an Extension agronomist outlined the Clean Acres Weed Control Program at a Thomas County kickoff. The meeting drew about 50 county officials and local business leaders as sponsors listed Thomas County fertilizer seed feed and tractor dealers and local banks.
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Georgia Weed Control Society
Agronomist
Clean Acres
Thomas County
David Sapp
James Miller
W. L. Whittle
Thomas County Fertilizer
Postmaster Urges Early Mail Ahead of Christmas
Thomasville Postmaster Raymond D. Hill urges early mailing of all Christmas cards and gifts to ensure delivery before December 25. He stresses sturdy wrapping and proper packing, advises checking size and weight limits, and asks senders to include name, address and ZIP on each card. For long-distance mail, post before December 10.
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Thomasville
Raymond D. Hill
Hill
Kennedy grave site shows reinterred infants beside father
A view of Arlington grave site after Patrick Bouvier Kennedy and a still born girl from 1956 were laid to rest beside President Kennedy. No new graves appear, green grass mats cover the area, and military caps along with flowers honor the late commander in chief.
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Kennedy
Patrick Bouvier Kennedy
France shifts stance toward Red China in trade area
Paris reports a softening of France's aloofness toward Red China, focusing on trade ties. France will not recognize Red China diplomatically in the near term, but may ease trade restrictions. Two Chinese missions in France, one for trade and one for technology, include specialists in automation and petroleum. A possible trade pact with Albania signals an incremental shift.
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Paris
France
China
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