Foe to Free 3 American Prisoners
North Vietnam said it will release three American POWs and allow gifts for others on Independence Day. Radio Hanoi broadcast unspecified date and location for the releases, with pilots identified as Americans captured in North Vietnam. Analysts noted mixed troop withdrawals and continued North Vietnamese movement in South Vietnam and Cambodia.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Tokyo
South Vietnam
Ben Hel
Loc Ninh
3Rd Corps
United States
Paris
Rogers
Defense Department
Nixon
Germ Warfare Pact Sought By U Thant
Secretary General U Thant calls for a world wide pact banning development and stockpiling of chemical and germ warfare agents. He urges ratification of the Geneva Protocol and presents a 118 page study to the U.N. Disarmament Committee.
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U Thant
United Nations, N.Y
WU Thant
Thant
U.N. Disarmament Committee
Geneva
United Nations
U.N. Security Council
United States
Japan
Music idol Brian Jones drowns at Hartfield home
London AP reports 26 year old Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones died during a midnight swim at his Hartfield residence. Tour manager Tom Keylock noted asthma may have contributed, with Jones known to suffer pollen aggravated attacks and an inhaler present by the pool. A contractor Frank Thorogood and a blonde girlfriend were at the scene.
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London
Brian Jones
Britain
Hartfield
Tom Keylock
Brian
Jones
Frank Thorogood
Black protesters march peacefully in Waycross
About 180 Black people held a second protest in Waycross Georgia from Mt Zion Baptist Church to City Hall and back without arrests. Police said the prior day 180 were arrested on disorderly conduct after blocking Main Street. all were released.
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Waycross
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
H. E. Bond
Marijuana plants found and burned behind UGA golf course
Clarke County sheriff's office and Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents found twelve marijuana plants behind a University of Georgia golf course. The plants stood three feet high and were burned at the city incinerator after weeks of surveillance.
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Athens, Ga
University of Georgia
Clarke County
Sheriff’s Office
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Weather roundup predicts heat and humidity through Friday
Today and tonight remain hot and humid with a few widely scattered showers possible. Friday calls for continued heat and humidity with intermittent showers across the region.
Miniskirts and Mental Imbalance Mock Headlines
A fragmentary column mocks sensational headlines about fashion and psychology. It references a satirical note on “Miniskirts Cause Fat Legs” and mentions over four classifications of mental imbalance plus a joke about an IRS takeover and a café advert for “A Male Waitress.”
Fourth Celebrations Planned Around City
Thomasville plans a 2 p.m. July 4 bell ringing and flag display marking Independence Day. The Joyous Sounds of Freedom event, in its fourth year, is led by the Thomasville Pilot Club with support from churches Vashti School and the Fire Department. Local residents are urged to ring bells, wave flags, and honor the moment when independence was proclaimed in 1776.
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Thomasville
Mrs. House
America
House
Eric Sloane
United States
Sloane
Ed Fitzgerald
Piney Woods Golf Action Opens With Field of 168
Thomasville's Piney Woods Invitational opens at Glen Arven with 168 amateurs in a four day 72 hole event. Notables include Bert Yancey and Doug Sanders former Piney Woods champions now touring pros. Defending champion Phil Woodall leads as 1960s winners and playoff dramatics color the field.
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Piney Woods
George Lassiter
Thomasville
Glen Arven Country Club
Bert Yancey
Doug Sanders
Tallahassee
Yancey
Sanders
Phil Woodall
Macon
Jack Rountree
Lake City
Fla
Frank Mulherin
Augusta
Woodall
Mulherin
Rountree
Milton Blane
Williamsburg
Robert Blanton
Plymouth
Mich
Bria Causey
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Gary Holland
Miami
Chip Rockwell
Davenport
Iowa
Jim
Greg Jacobs
Henderson, Ky
Cartersville
Frank Strannahan
al Kelly
Initial Planning Underway For New High School Here
Thomasville begins planning for a $41.5 million comprehensive high school. James A. Thornton, 39, former Monroe Area High principal, directs a federally funded 18 month planning program to make the school a model facility. The project aims to remove segregation and has an $89,000 Title III grant plus a $5,000 follow up for a two week community consultation. TEMPO stands for Thomasville Educational Master Planning Operation.
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Tom Holton
Thomasville
James A. Thornton
Monroe High
Thornton
Monroe Area High School
Washington
TEMPO
Thomasville Educational
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Hong Kong
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Max Harrelson
Associated Press
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Gerald Wolsfelt
IRS
By Tom Holton
Golfdom
Warren Mays Jr
L. H
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Mays
Singletary
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Tom Holton Thornton
Eli New Office
Abby
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Eeeenene
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Eeeessee
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