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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1972
Page
6
Graduation ceremonies ended for 502 seniors at Thomasville and Central High School with diplomas awarded last night. Connie Mercer smiled in a top photo as Christine Barden adjusted her outfit.
The Big Four foreign ministers signed papers activating the 1971 Berlin accord easing travel to West Berlin. The pact allows West Berliners 30 visiting days a year in East Berlin and East Germany and paves eased access routes, with talks on an all European security conference and troop reductions.
President Nixon signs his name for a young girl on her cast during a weekend stop at Homestead Air Force Base after returning from Moscow. The scene highlights Nixon’s public appearance following his trip and documented autograph moment.
A mass of stagnant air over Birmingham triggers an air pollution alert issued by the Jefferson County Health Department. Page 8.
The US Seventh Fleet said a destroyer escort McMorris warned the Soviet surveillance trawler Izmeriteli away from the mined harbor of Vinh in North Vietnam by signaling with lights and flags. The Soviet vessel acknowledged the warning.
Incumbent Thomas County School Board member John C. Stephenson from the Meigs District has qualified for re election in the Democratic primary. He joined fellow incumbent J W Thompson from the Ochlochnee district who also qualified for re election by paying his fee to Nat M Williams Jr chairman of the State Democratic Executive Committee.
Frank H. Neel of Thomasville is reappointed by Gov. Carter to a full six year term on the new Board of Community Development, which will oversee federal funds for local law enforcement training and coordinate with 18 area planning commissions including Southwest Georgia. Neel, a plumbing and heating contractor, notes the board will have broader scope and ex officio membership across the state.
The FBI closed its probe into Arthur H. Bremer and found he acted alone in the Wallace shooting. The Washington Post cites federal sources tracing Bremer across the United States and Canada before the May 15 incident. Bremer awaits state and federal trials on 28 charges in Laurel Maryland.
Gov. George C. Wallace remains immobilized at Holy Cross Hospital after May 15 bullet wounds. Doctors say there is potential for residual paralysis and possible significant recovery, but predict no certain outcome and warn against assuming he will walk again.
Thomasville voters are asked to approve a 600000 bond referendum on June 13 to fund 175000 for sewer improvements and trash disposal, plus 325000 for street paving over 1973 74 75 and 100000 for auditorium upgrades. The plan targets new pumps and lines near Gateway area, Persimmon and Booker streets, and east side warehouses to improve health and pollution controls.
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