Drivers Exam Department in Four-County Area Busier Than Ever
A Thomasville patrol post study shows the Drivers License Department issued 13 512 renewals and conducted 4 963 tests in four counties. Written, road, and road sign failures totaled 2 306 with revenue of 67 853 50 from license fees. Fines across the four counties reached 106 246 in 1970, plus 67 853 50 in licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Trefftzs
Thomasville
State Patrol
Charles W. Greer
Cecil A. Plymale
Calvin E. Folds
Thomas, Grady, Mitchell and Colquitt
Colquitt County
Moultrie
Mitchell County
Camilla
Thomas County
Mitchell
Colquitt
Grady
No Politics Policy Dominates 1972 Headlines
President Nixon leverages a no politics stance to dominate news with three Congress reports and a Vietnam address. Democrats view it as election-year strategy while Republicans push nation ahead of party. Kissinger trips to Paris and the eight-point plan shape ongoing coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Congress
Vietnam
Lyndon B. Johnson
GOP
Republican National Committee
State Department
Edward W. Brooke
Henry Kissinger
Paris
United States
Kissinger
South Vietnam
William P. Rogers
Hanoi
U.S
Garbage Truck Pickup Sparks Clothing Loss Claim
Charlotte resident Isabell McGee seeks 175.11 after garbagemen allegedly hauled away her just washed clothes from a trash container. City attorney Henry Underhill recommends denying the claim. The report also notes broader 1970s political news coverage surrounding Hanoi reconstruction offers and Nixon administration context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
N.C
Henry Underhill
Isabell McGee
State Police Units Employ Only 27 Blacks in Southeast
An Associated Press survey shows only 27 Black patrolmen among over 5 000 statewide in the Southeast. Alabama and Mississippi have none. Georgia and Florida have two each. Tennessee six. South Carolina and Louisiana four each. North Carolina leads with nine. The piece outlines regional hiring barriers, civil rights responses, and ongoing lawsuits seeking desegregation and higher Black representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta, Ga
South
Mississippi
Alabama
Florida
Associated Press
South Carolina
Louisiana
Georgia
Tennessee
North Carolina
P. F. Thompson
Isaac Williams
Naacp South Carolina
Marvin Davis
NAACP
Jackie Robin
Davies
Highway Patrol
Reubin Askew
Emmitt Douglas
Winfield Dunn
Kelly Alexander
Patrol
Breen Exhibit Opens At Thomasville Library
Calendar lists gallery hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Thomasville Library Mezzanine and a sequence of local club meetings. Highlights include Duplicate Bridge at the Thomas County Federal, Garden Club executive board, and Historical Society Museum hours at the Archives Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breen
Thomasville Library
Thomas County
Garden Clubs Inc
A.m
Garden Center Historical Society
Archives
N. Dawson St
Personal debt liability statement dated January eighteenth
A dated statement declares that from January eighteenth onward the signer will not be responsible for debts incurred by anyone other than themselves. The record notes the date and personal obligation without further details.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Robbie Glausier
Kelly St
Glausier
Beltone
Edgar James
Hearing Aid Service
Remington Ave
Thomasville, GA
Quik Chik
Ralph Bunche
The
Montgomery
Ala
Rotary Club
Glen Arven Countess Vandal Garden Club
Thomasville Area
Kiwanis Club
Plaza Cafe
Elks Lodge
Nocturne Garden Club
Garden Center
Briarcliff Garden Club
Tallyho
Chester F. Taylor
Ames
E. Jackson
Ebeth Hudson
Bathmat
Miil
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