Smith Names Senators For Georgia Pollution Study
Lt. Gov. George T. Smith appoints five senators to join five representatives and eight governor appointees in a statewide study of regulations to curb strip mining pollution and land erosion. Senate chairman is Robert Lee of Elberton with colleagues Stanley E. Smith Jr. Perry Hugh A. Carter Plains Render Hill Greenville Bam Hensley Marietta.
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George T. Smith
Georgia
Sen
Robert Lee
Elberton
Stanley E. Smith Jr
Perry
Hugh A. Carter
Plains
Render Hill
Greenville
Bam Hensley
Marietta
Galaxy name chosen for Lockheed giant airplane
The world's largest airplane is nicknamed The Galaxy in a Lockheed Georgia contest. L L Kitchens Jr of Atlanta won a $300 savings bond for submitting the name from 1 169 suggestions. The first of the CSA ships for the U S Air Force will be built next February.
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Atlanta, Ga
L. L. Kitchens Jr
Atlanta
CSA
U. S. Air Force
Atlanta among top ten in building activity this year
Atlanta shows unusually rapid growth in construction. City Building Inspector W. R. Wofford says permits issued so far in 1968 surpass 1967 figures by 96.7 million in valuations and 855 permits in the first five months. He notes 1967 valuations total 81.6 million versus 74.86 million for the same period in 1966.
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Atlanta, Ga
Atlanta
W. R. Wofford
Wofford
Georgia Senator Kidd named interim study chairman on credit code
Sen. Culver Kidd of Milledgeville was named chairman of an interim study committee to consider a uniform consumer credit code for Georgia. Lt. Gov. George T. Smith announced the appointment on Thursday, with Roscoe Dean also slated to serve on the panel.
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Atlanta, Ga
Culver Kidd
Milledgeville
Kidd
George T. Smith
Rens
Roscoe Dean
Reapportion Hearing Postponement Sought in Georgia
A motion to postpone a federal hearing on Georgia's legislative reapportionment plan has been filed in court. The hearing was set for June 96 and the motion requests a new date after July 10 to accommodate House Speaker George L. Smith.
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Atlanta, Ga
George L. Smith
Atlanta Transit Plan Faces Cost and Ridership Doubts
A highway planning engineer, Robert C. Kirk, criticizes the proposed 500 million rapid transit system for Atlanta. He argues the high cost offers little appeal to modern drivers and would reduce bus ridership from about 17 percent to roughly 7 percent.
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Atlanta
Saya
Robert C. Kirk
Thuresday
People in the News: King of Hoboes on campaign trail
Richard Wilson known as the Pennsylvanian Kid, 65, will travel through St Louis toward Britt Iowa for the Aug 23 Hoboe king election. He plans a meandering route and may settle in Utah if not reelected.
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ST. Louis
Richard Wilson
Wilson
Kid
Britt
Iowa
Utah
High School Class Slashes National Debt by Donation
Washington AP report says a U S high school government class reduced the federal debt by 1.97 as students sent a gift to the Treasury. The special debt retirement fund has collected 9 9 006 82 through April 30, aided by the Susan Vaughan Clayton trust and Rep Charles Bennett.
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Joseph R. Coyne
Washington
Treasury Department
Susan Vaughan Clayton
Charles Bennett
D-Fra
Bennett
Clayton Trust Fund
South Viet Economy Faces Inflation Peril
Saigon reports rising cost of living and signs of runaway inflation in South Vietnam. U.S. officials warn of possible harsh measures if the second half of 1967 worsens the 32 to 2 percent rise in prices. Inflation pressures stem from devaluation, U.S. financing, and a thriving black market, with officials debating cutbacks to AID projects and controls on prices and imports.
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South Viet
Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Rattlesnakes Found in Garbage Can Spur Police Action
In Othello Washington a garbage collector freed a live rattler from a can while five dead snakes spilled out. The youth who placed the snakes there hoped to collect rattles for belts, believing them all dead. Police killed the remaining snake.
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Wash
Dave Wilson
Wilson
Defense chief halts military drinking rituals after cadet death
Secretary McNamara orders an immediate investigation into initiation and similar ceremonies in all services after the death of Lt Ronald Reeves a Clemson University graduate who suffocated after consuming large amounts of vodka at Fort Bragg. The coroner's jury cited hazy cause.
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Secretary of Defense
Robert 8. McNamara
Ronald Greer Reeves Reeves
Clemson
Accor
Ft. Bragg
Reeves
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