GAE Backs Waycross Teachers Clash With Ware County Board
The Georgia Association of Educators backs Waycross teachers amid claims the Ware County School Board mishandles personnel policy. A 40 day sanctions alert warns teachers away from county jobs while Supt Jerome Cox faces criticism and a grand jury suggestion of removal.
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Waycross
Georgia Association of Educators
Ware County
Counnty
GAE
Bernard Thigpen
Association
Jerome Cox
Cox
Grand Jury
Brothers Rescued After Week At Sea In Gulf
In Panama City Florida 24 year old Clifford Gay Jr and his 10 year old brother Roger survived seven days adrift in a small boat after their outboard ran dry. The fishing vessel Atlantic Queen spotted them about 93 miles south of the Panama City sea buoy and 60 miles south of Mexico Beach. Roger was treated for dehydration and sunburn at Tyndall Air Force Base Hospital while Clifford stayed at home recovering.
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Panama City
Fla
Clifford Gay Jr
Roger
Gulf of Mexico
Jewel Gay
Parker Baptist Church
Clifford
Gulf
Panama City Sea
Mexico Beach
Tyndall Air Force Base Hospital
U.S. Birth Rate Falls Sharply Amid Social Shifts
The National Center for Health Statistics reports the first quarter birth rate at 15.8 per 1000, down from 17.6 a year earlier. If trends continue, lifetime family size could drop to about 2.11 children, risking near zero population growth by 2010.
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Washington
National Center For Health Statistics
Center
Census Bureau
Pilot Rescued After 23 Days Behind Enemy Lines
Captain Roger C. Locher 28 Sabetha Kan escaped North Vietnamese forces for 23 days in steep terrain northwest of Hanoi. He credited endurance after 407th combat mission and downing three MIG interceptors. A second crewman is missing as rescue aircraft moved in amid heavy ground fire.
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Saigon
USS. Air Force
Roger C. Locher
Sabetha
Kan
Hanoi
Locher
Air Force
Lucher
Thailand
North Vietnam
Laos
South Vietnam
Bikers Continue 1000 Mile Ride To Miami
A group of 39 bikers from 17 states rode from Nashville toward Miami for a World Nazarene Church assembly. They plan to cover about 1000 miles by June 17 joining a religious conference. Most riders are in their teens or early twenties with one 42 year old mother.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
Chattanooga
North Georgia
Miami
Nashville
Assembly of the World Nazarene Church
Golf Course Gorilla Missing in Canton Police Hunt
Canton police search for a statue gorilla from the Adventure Putt Putt Golf Course. The missing display is 7.44 feet tall, black nylon covering, yellow eyes, outstretched arms, and a red tongue.
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Canton
Ohio
Arlie Cornell
Mexico Visitors Warned Of Widespread Epidemic
The CDC warned U S travelers to Mexico about a typhoid epidemic spreading through central Mexico and Mexico City. Travelers should boil water and avoid unbottled drinks and tap water for brushing teeth or ice. No current stats show exact reach. reported cases appear to be declining.
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Mexico
Atlanta, Ga
Center For Disease Control
CDC
U.S
Mexico City
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