Naming of Thomas County and Thomasville linked to General Jett Thomas
The name Thomas County and Thomasville is likely from General Jett Thomas, an Indian fighter and builder who died in 1817. Political links note Thomas Johnson's brother in law Dr Thomas connected to Thomas to honor the general.
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Spong
Thomas County
William Warren Rogers
Thomasville
Jett Thomas
Floyd
Thomas
Thomas Johnson
Gen
Virginia
Substitute Hamlet Quote Collected by Local English Dept
The inquiry about a Thursday paper quote draws attention to a substitute Shakespeare line credited to Helen S Rigdon of Thomasville High English Dept and to E F R and Mrs Mary Grubbs fifth grade class at East Side School. The note questions attribution and humorously invites Shakespeare to share the credit.
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Inquirer
Shakespeare
Helen
Rigdon
Thomasville
Mary Grubbs
East Side School
March of Dimes support and highway road blocks
A reader supports the March of Dimes with a $25 donation but objects to highway road blocks used during the drive. They cite dangers and inconvenience for motorists and fundraisers, noting visitors in Thomasville share complaints. A railroad overpass or underpass in Sown and Thomasville is urged after a freight train blocked S Hansell St delaying a crucial 7:30 am trip for medicine.
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Thomasville
Sown
S. Hansell St
London Bridge
Public notice on reader letters and contact methods
Action Line invites readers to share opinions and protect right to know. It provides contact details for submission by mail or phone and requests full names, offering initials on request.
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Action Line
Thomasville
Baker Plans appeal after U S convictions on tax evasion
Washington AP Bob Baker, once a Senate aide and power broker, was found guilty on seven counts of tax evasion conspiracy and campaign funds theft. He faces up to 48 years and $47,000 in fines, plans to appeal to the Supreme Court, and sentencing will occur in about two weeks.
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Bobby Baker
Senate
U. S. District Court
Washington
Dorothy
Foreground
Supreme Court
Senate Democrats
Capitol Hill
Baker
U.S
Peaker
Edward Bennett Williams
Justice Department
California Savings and Loan
Lyndon B. Johnson
Senate Rules Committee
California
Ocean City
Cleanest Town contest previewed by state chamber
The 1967 Cleanest Town contest sponsored by the Thomasville Thomas County Chamber of Commerce will be previewed in Atlanta by the Georgia State Chamber Stay and See Georgia committee. Mrs Esther Wright chair son Tourist and Convention Committee will present slides outlining the program announced at the chamber banquet on Jan 17. Wright also serves as the Second District chairman for Stay and See Georgia for 1967.
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Thomasville - Thomas County
Esther Wright
Chamber
Midwest Blizzard Toll Near 100 and Snowbound Cities
The Associated Press reports a Midwest blizzard left nearly 100 dead across Illinois Indiana Ohio and Wisconsin as Chicago’s 38 inch snowfall pushed total to 26 inches. Arctic cold hit northern Michigan with readings to 20 below zero. Wisconsin Madison and Gary faced heavy snow with disrupted travel and closed schools while hospitals warned of blood shortages.
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Chicago
Lower Michigan
Alpena
Clinois
Madison
Wis
O’hare International
Gary
Ind
Indiana
Michigan
3200 More Infantrymen Join Growing U S Force In Mekong Delta
U S B52 bombers raided near Saigon in the Mekong Delta as 3200 American infantrymen arrived to join the expanding U S force. The 2nd Brigade of the 9th Infantry Division landed at Vung Tau aboard the Pope bringing support units.
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U. S
Mekong
Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
165A
9Th Infantry Division
Pope
Vung Tau
Cape Kennedy bids farewell to Apollo 1 crew
Cape Kennedy honors America's three Apollo 1 spacemen Virgil Grissom Edward White II and Roger Chaffee as their flag draped coffins leave for burial. Investigators probe Apollo 1 electrical fire while memorial services proceed nationwide before interments at Arlington and West Point.
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Cape
Cape Kennedy
Fla
America
Air Force
Virgil L Grissom
Edward H. White II
Navy
Roger B Chaffee
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington
Grissom
Chaffee
Arlington National Cemetery
U.S
White
Highland Falls
N.Y
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
Webster
Tex
Manned Spacecraft Center
Space capsule fire linked to training chamber blazes
Rochester scientist notes Apollo capsule fire follows a string of training fires in decompression chambers. He recalls a two year old incident and cites a near deathtrap when a 30 day flight chamber ignited. NASA officials had no immediate comment.
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Rochester
N.Y
University of Rochester
Fenn
Rochester Democrat & Chronicle
University’s
Medical School
Space Science Center
Albert Craig
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Washington
Craig
Freak Accident Kills Passenger in Maryland
A 16 foot oak toppled by wind struck a car on Maryland 382 near Malcolm killing 30 year old Joseph L. Simms of Brandywine who sat in the right front seat. State police described the incident as a freak highway accident that occurred Sunday.
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Malcolm, Md
Joseph L. Simms
Brandywine
Maryland
Malcolm
Johnson Seeks Federal Laws to Fight Air Pollution
President Johnson urged Congress to grant federal power to control air pollution and called for emission standards for major polluting industries. He proposed regional air quality commissions, matching grants for vehicle inspection programs, and expanded research into fuel additives.
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Washington
Johnson
America
Congress
Secretary of Health, Education
Interes Stule
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Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
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Thai Nguyen
Hanoi
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