21 Jul 1966
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1966
Page
1
A 12 foot alligator snatched a patent leather handbag from Mrs Pat Scholtz at Okefenokee Swamp Park during a honeymoon trip from New York. After seven hours guides tracked the gator by bubbles, the bag was retrieved along with a wallet containing money and papers.
Oklahoma Highway Patrol recruit school speakers are warned by a yellow light as time runs out and face a red light when the session ends.
An emergency landing of Braniff Flight 133 from Chicago to Houston ended without injuries for 33 passengers and 5 crew after the left main gear failed and the plane touched down in foam at Carswell Air Force Base Texas. Captain James O Thompson ferried the jet to a safe field with crash crews on scene.
A Gray campaign gains backing from State Highway Director Kim Gillis as Georgia voters learn which candidate would head the highway department. Gillis praised Gray and warned Anderson Vandiver era changes, while other candidates like Callaway Maddox Byrd and O Kelley seek engineer heads and funding promises. Maddox pledged a 27 million boost for Milledgeville State Hospital and a mental health program overhaul. Byrd sought to reassure Georgians on gambling in a general election context.
Mostly fair and less humid today and Friday with isolated thunderstorms in the extreme south. Highs near 90 across sections and lows from the low 60s in the north to the low 70s in the south. Predicted low tonight 70 and high tomorrow 89 with no rainfall expected. St Marks Florida tide times are listed with moon phases.
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