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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1973
Page
2
Lee E. Kelly, prominent publisher and editorial writer, passes away after a long career shaping the newspaper. L. Edward Kelly Jr. serves as editor, continuing the family-backed editorial tradition.
This piece notes Gerald Ford’s confirmation and swearing in as the 40th Vice President amid Pearl Harbor remembrances. It stresses his experience, integrity, and potential to lead, while recalling Pearl Harbor Day the same December moment. The article frames Ford as trustworthy and capable during a period of national concerns.
The fuel shortage harms not only truckers but workers in auto plants RV factories filling stations and oil distributors. High prices 55 mph limit and highway blockages strike at the economy and public sympathy. Strikes may derail support in government and among the people.
Thomasville Bulldogs seek perfect season ending with a state final against Wheeler High School at DeKalb Memorial Stadium in Decatur. South Georgia pride surrounds the showdown as Wheeler earned the North Georgia berth to contest the title.
Hal Boyle lists absurd and dubious jobs to show many people have rough lives but others suffer sillier fates. He sketches a string of ironic occupations from the Pentagon to the River Styx and beyond, mixing humor with pointed contrast.
A sampling of reader mail to columnist Jack Anderson covers Nixon emergency powers, Sinatra campaign funds, Camp David expenses and pool upgrades, security staff increases, and comments on administration fuel, speed limits, and Mao Tse tung remarks. Responses counter myths and provide context.
Friday highlights recall Pearl Harbor attack 1941 and other events: Delaware first to ratify the U S Constitution in 1787, Madison elected in 1808, Austria relations resumed in 1921, carriers sunk in 1944, Mars radio signals in 1971, Eisenhower Lodge presidential bid noted, Paris peace talks in 1965, Marcos assassination incident in Manila, births Eli Wallach and Sol Linowitz, proverb Thought for today.
Patricia Gainey recounts a Georgia family, the Mitchells of Fayetteville, aiding Gen. Ingktanawat in the 1960s. The officer later sent his sons to Georgia for education, who married local women, and the families maintained a cross continental friendship linked by a simple act of hospitality during a trouble period in Bangkok.
Washington columnist Marianne Means lauds Barry Goldwater as the most sane Republican voice amid Nixon’s Watergate scandal. Goldwater challenges the President to testify, offers candid advice, and aims to steady the party while unity within the GOP shapes the 1976 nomination contenders.
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