Prison Camp Inspections Find Mostly Minor Shortfalls
The Thomas County Public Works Camp and two state prison branches were inspected on unannounced visits. The committee noted worn blankets and limited shoe storage but residents and officials defend the camp as in good shape. Warden Neil H. Williamson did not comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Palmer
Thomas County
House
Thomas ‘County Public Works
R. P. Singletary
County Commission
Singletary
Neil H. Williamson
Central high students reflect on success amid reflections
Steve Duren of Rt. 2 Thomasville and Merrill Joiner of Rt. 1 Pavo share reason to smile as they look back on achievements at Central High.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Duren
Rt. 2
Thomasville
Merrill Joiner
Rt. 1
Pavo
Gary Witt
Central High
Municipal Auditorium
Security Council Deadlocks Over Middle East Crisis
The U N Security Council lingered in a deadlock over the Middle East crisis with talks failing to produce a consensus on either a U S or an Egyptian resolution. A Saturday session was set after private talks yielded no acceptable plan or compromise.
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United Nations, N. Y
U. N. Security Council
Middle East
Council
U. S
U. N
Israel
Black election fears crop up in 1968 race
Democratic Negro officials warn white politicians may use race to split black leaders. Gary mayoral candidate Richard Hatcher says race is a fact of life but hopes it won t be the main issue. Georgia state Sen Leroy Johnson adds Negroes must guard against divisions spurred by black power advocate Stokely Carmichael.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Richard Hatcher
Gary
Ind
Stokely Carmichael
Leroy Johnson
Georgia
Moon Surveyor 3 Fails to Answer Earth Commands
Pasadena scientists report Surveyor 3 refuses to respond as a two week lunar night begins. The 620 pound craft, landed in April, faced 250 degree below zero temperatures and a probable damaged component after nine days of attempts.
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Pasadena
Calif
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Moon
Earth
Blimp Snags Wires Over U S 40 Near Dunreith
The 160 foot Goodyear blimp Mayflower battled wind and snagged high tension lines about 75 feet up on U S 40 near Dunreith Indiana. Pilot Richard Nye of Miami Florida was hospitalized for exhaustion, while crewman Richard Johnson of Miami was unhurt.
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Dunreith
Ind
U. S. 40
Indiana
Richard Nye
Miami
Fla
Henry County
New Castle
Richard Johnson
Courtesy card issued to overparkers spurs city effort
A new courtesy card is to be placed under windshield wipers of out-of-town violators to note parking violations in Thomasville. The card directs cooperation with traffic laws and on its reverse lists 37 points of interest with free brochures available at the Chamber of Commerce. Meanwhile in Vietnam, Marines and South Vietnamese forces fought near Quang Tri and Con Thien with reports of heavy artillery and intermittent bombardments along five provinces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George D. Adkins
Thomasville - Thomas County
Quang Tri City
Con Thien
Camp Carrol
Demilitarized Zone
Six Soldiers Die Raising Flag At Little League Field
Six Army enlisted men from Ft. Belvoir were electrocuted at a Washington suburb Little League field when a 40 foot flagpole struck a 7200 volt power line. The victims Pvt Charles P Oliver Kenneth G Stein er Marvin D Harrison Paul D Briggs Anthony B Evans Charles M Whaleyn were identified by the Army. A witness compared the scene to Iwo Jima as water soaked ground kept rescuers away until power was shut off.
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Washington
Ft. Belvoir
Charles P. Oliver
Vermilion
Ohio
Kenneth G. Stein’er
St. Ann
Marvin D. Harrison
Jacksonville
Fla
Paul D. Briggs
Waco
Tex
Anthony B. Evans
Uniontown
Charles M. Whaleyn
Aberdeen
Iowa Jima
Bob Ramey
William Enos
Virginia
Little League Field
Army Base
Flowers resigns from Georgia tax study group post
Sen William H Flowers of Thomasville resigns Thursday from the Senate Tax Revision Study Committee in what appears to settle disputes over committee composition. The move aligns with Gov Les Maddox agreed plan to appoint Flowers to the governor’s special commission while Flowers leaves the Senate panel. The aim is to overhaul Georgia tax structure with a liaison between the governor’s office and the legislature.
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Sen. Flowers
Atlanta, Ga
Lester Maddox
William H. Flowers
Thomasville
Senate
Flowers
George T. Smith
Special Tax Study Commission
Smith
Sen
Bender Hill
Greenville
Maddox
Commission
House
Evangelists Rally As Southern Baptists Hear Modernism Warning
In Miami Beach 14 000 delegates attended the Southern Baptist Convention where evangelists led an old time revival in the Evangelist Conference. Don Womack of Memphis drew Ames when warning that Southern Baptists risk modernism if not alert. J Q Grey urged cooperation with other denominations on temperance law enforcement social justice and government corruption. A peace statement addressed U S Vietnam policy.
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Don Womack
Memphis, Tenn
Ames
Miami Beach Convention Hall
The
Baptista
J. Q. Grey
New Orleans
Grey
U.S
Vietnam
President Johnson hosts state dinner with Australian PM Holt
President Johnson entertained Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt and about 130 guests at a White House state dinner. He danced with showgirl Barbara Williams, watched illuminated fountains, and led the north portico dance with the Marine Corps Band. Williams, a Wisconsin farm girl, described the night as thrilling.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Barbara Willams
Marine Corps Band
Middle East
Vietnam
Harold Holt
Holt
Vera Pearce
London
Robert S. McNamara
Israel Syria border clash claims first fatalities
An armed clash on Israel's border with Syria left two Israelis and a Syrian dead as Gen. Moshe Dayan was appointed defense minister. The skirmish occurred near Kfar Hanassi close to Syria, with a patrol finding a submachine gun and mines at a slain Syrian. The crisis widens as De Gaulle urges restraint and Egypt threatens to close the Suez Canal.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Syria
Middle East
Moshe Dayan
Egypt
Dayan
Kfar Hanass
United States
Jordan
Charles de Gaulle
France
de Gaulle
Paris
Soviet Union
Britain
Washington
London
Suez Canal
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Gulf of Aqaba
Rome Officials Indicted in Floyd County Larceny Case
A Floyd County grand jury indicted Ward Adderhook, clerk of the Floyd County Superior Court, and Patricia Vaughn, former secretary of the Operation Headstart program in Rome, on charges of larceny after trust. County officials declined comment.
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Rome
Floyd County Grand Jury
Ward Adderhook
Floyd County Superior Court
Patricia Vaughn
U. S. Leaders Seek Nonviolent Exit From Mid East Crisis
In Washington President Johnson and Prime Minister Wilson discuss a diplomatic plan to avert war in the Israel Egypt dispute. They aim to rally maritime powers to guard the Gulf of Aqaba and consider an international naval force under UN auspices if diplomacy fails.
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Gulf
Elath
Israel
Levi Eshkol
David Ben-Gurion
Gulf of Aqaba
Washington
U.S
Egypt
Middle East
White House
Johnson
Harold Wilson
U.N
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dean Rusk
Robert 8. McNamara
United States
Humphrey
Rusk
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Weet Lea Ho
Romeette
17Th Parallel
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South
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Heloise
W. H. Flowers
Miami Beach
Jackie Gleason
Southern Baptist Convention
Benator Flowers
Miss Williams
Wisconsin
Bulletin
Wilson
Canada
Egyp
United Nations
U.N. Security Council
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