Veterans groups vow fight over VA closings
National commander of the American Legion pledges a fight to stop 81 VA facilities from closing in 28 states. Donald E. Johnson, speaking in Valdosta before the Yarbrough committee, criticizes budget cuts and urges safeguarding services for sick veterans while noting a proposed 1965 VA budget of 8.1 billion is down 16 percent from 1964.
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Yarbrough Subcommittee On Veterans Affairs
Washington
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West Branch
Iowa
Ans of
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Tuskegee
Als
Dublin
Bureau of the Budget
Johnnson
Veterans Affaires
Don Johnson
National Legion
Cong
Olin Teague
Baptist Board Meets Tonight in Thomas County
The Thomas County Baptist Board will meet at 7 30 p m today at Ochlochnee Baptist Church. Camp Pine Haven directors will elect officers for 1966. Church representatives include Charley Hart Antioch Mrs Eric Reneatt Barnett's Creek Curtis Pilkinton Big Creek J D Chastain Big Ochlochnee Rev Charles Ray Dampeer Boston Ed Barrow Coolidge Rev H B Clark Bnon Leon Hancock Fredonia Mrs er Hocne Friendship Joe Maxwell Littleee Horace Alligood Meigs Freeman Hartafield Midway CC E oo New Shiloh Rev H MacKnight Ochiodhnee Rev Phillip Caasidry Pavo Y Coffee Salem Rev Howard Cooper Summerhill O H Jackson Calvary C H Floyd Dawson St J Floyd Williams East Side Mrs J W Keyton First and Zach Brightwell West Side.
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Ochlochnee Baptist Church
Camp Pine Haven
Charley Hart
Antioch
Eric Reneatt
Barnett’s Creek
Curtis Pilkinton
Big Creek
J. D. Chastain
Big Ochlochnee
Charles Ray Dampeer
Boston
Ed Barrow
Coolidge
H. BE. Clark
Bnon
Leon Hancock
Fredonia
Er Hocne
Friendship
Joe Maxwell
Littleee
Horace Alligood
Meigs
Freeman Hartafield
Midway
CC. E. Oo
New Shiloh
H. MacKnight
Phillip Caasidry
Pavo
Y. ©. Coffee
Salem
Howard Cooper
Summerhill
O. H. Jackson
Calvary
C. H. Floyd
Dawson St
Thomasville backs Lockheed bid for educational training center
The Thomasville City Commission unanimously endorses Lockheed Georgia’s proposal to run the Southeast Educational Training Center under the Office of Economic Opportunity. The action follows similar resolutions by nearby county groups and cites a January 12, 1965 VA order closing the A Dommentary in Thomasville as context for the proposal.
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Georgia
Lockheed Oe
Thomasville
Veterans Administration
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Gia Co
Office of Economic Opportunity
Southeast
Board of Commissioners
Lockheed Georgia
Lockheed
Lockheed Georgina Company
Thomas County
Senate Eyes Appalachia Aid Bill and Pollution Act
The Senate considers a $1.002 billion Appalachia aid bill aimed at the 11 state region and a water pollution bill to tighten controls. Democratic leaders expect quick passage to the House, with funding for highways and employment programs, plus federal grants for sewage treatment and pollution enforcement.
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Appalachia
Washington
Appalachian
House
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William H Moore 71 die after brief illness
William H Moore 71 years old died after a short illness. He lived in the area 15 years after moving from New Jersey and was a World War I veteran and Freewill Baptist Church member. Surviving: wife Mrs FJanie Knight Moore. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday at Dekle Funeral Chapel with Rev Obie Cone. burial Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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Obie Cone
Laurel Hill
More Cold Due Tonight and Friday Forecast
Increasing cloudiness and cold will descend on the area tonight and Friday. Friday will be mostly cloudy windy and cold with highs 44 to 56 and tonight's low in the 30s. Temperatures show a predicted 30s low and 44 to 56 high with a recent 28 low and 0.08 sunset.
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ST. Marks
Fla
Eight Trustees Reelected To Hospital Board Here
Eight trustees at Angiybold Memorial Hospital were reelected at the annual meeting. President Frank V. Hudson and eight others were named to continue on the board. The report highlighted expansion plans, staffing improvements, and rising patient volumes with detailed figures on admissions, bed occupancy, and volunteers.
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Hospital Corporation
Frank V. Hudson
Frank Little
AMH
Rufus G. Bullock Jr
Vance Watt
Wil
Bullock
Eidson
Patrick Y. Finon
Hopsital
Thomas County
Thomasville
Grady County
Jefferson County
Fla
Decatur
Mitchell
Colquitt
Brooks
Georgia
Leon County
Florida
Talmadge Heads to Anglo American Legislators Conference
Senator Herman E. Talmadge travels by air to England tonight to join a conference of Anglo American legislators. The Ditchley Foundation invites a group of U S senators and representatives to discuss world affairs at Ditchley Park near Oxford. He plans to return February 3.
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Herman E. Talmadge
D-6a
England
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Ditchley Foundation
Ditchley Park
Oxford
FCC to continue scrutinizing broadcast ad time in Georgia
Athens report says FCC will keep a close eye on commercial time as licenses renew. Robert B. Lee of the FCC urged broadcasters to self regulate ad excesses and promised case by case scrutiny of promises versus performance.
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Georgia
Federal Communications Commission
Robert B. Lee
FCC
Washington
20Th Georgia Radio and Television Institute
Lee
Mit
Burson Seeks Funds to Improve State Government
A 1965 report notes Burson and the state government committee pursuing $1.2 billion in spending to improve conditions. References to Senate and House actions span late Oct to mid Nov with talks of consultants, salaries, and potential ouster. The text mentions Paul C and Burton, plus prior service from Georgia, hinting at ongoing budget and staffing debates.
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