Army and Navy personnel earn honors and complete training
Warrant Officer Candidate Marvin Reichert completed a 20 week helicopter pilot course at Ft. Wolters Texas. Sgt Marcus Mitchell participated in Exotic Dancer IV near Camp Lejeune with about 60 000 servicemen. Army Private J C Edward Hallman received the Army Commendation Medal near Phu Bai Vietnam. Midshipman Bennett F Horne Jr. made the Superintendent's List at Annapolis. Navy Petty Officer 3-C Charles W Brinson advanced at Great Lakes after Machinist Mate training and studied at Georgia Southwestern College.
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Candiate Marvin
Reichert
Harvey W. Reichert
Cassidy Road
Thomasville
US. Army Primary Helicopter School
Ft. Wolters
Tex
Marcus A. Mitchell
Marcus Mitchell
Rt. 1
Boston
Camp Lejeune
Nac
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
Atlantic Command
J C
Edward C. Hallman
Catherine Hallman
Dixie
Phu Bai
Vietnam
Lth
101St Airborne
Charles W. Brinson
C. E. Brinson Jr
Ochlochnee
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Ill
Brinson
Georgia Southwestern College
Americus, Ga
Congress moves to create King Birthplace National Monument
Washington AP report notes efforts in both houses to designate the Atlanta birthplace of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as a national monument. The proposal aims to preserve the site as a historic landmark and honor King’s legacy.
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Washington
Congress
Atlanta
Martin Luther King Jr
Shy Millionaire Emerges as England Gambling King
London AP reports Maxwell Joseph, a reserved businessman who chairs Grand Metropolitan Hotels Norfolk Capital Lombard Banking and Giltspur Investments, is rising as England's gambling king. His network controls major casinos including Crockford's and Colony now International Sporting Club, with Mecca Ltd. holding vast bingo and related venues. The Gaming Board may grant or revoke licenses with no appeal.
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London
England
Maxwell Joseph
Joseph
Grand Metropolitan Hotels, Ltd
Norfolk Capital Hotels, Ltd
Lombard Banking, Ltd
Giltspur Investments, Ltd
Britain
Joseph’s Giltspur Investment
Curzon House
Palm Beach
Colony Clubs
Giltspur
Corckford’s
Mayfair
Gaming Board
Colony
Grand Metropolitan Hotels
Mecca, Ltd
Mecca
Carter Says Federal Squeeze Blocks Georgia Highway Funds
Gov. Jimmy Carter charges the Nixon administration with withholding federal highway money, denying Georgia about 22 million dollars over 12 months and risking an extra 10 million due to billboard rules. He spoke to the Georgia Motor Truckers Association and to Atlanta planners about growth, quality of life, and interstate progress.
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Pine Mountain
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Carter
Georgia Motor Truckers Association
Nixon
Atlanta
Chambers of Commerce
Show Biz Star Joe Lewis Dies
NEW YORK AP says comedian Joe E. Lewis died at Roosevelt Hospital after a diabetic coma at 69. A nightclub and casino icon, he built a 49 year career from Las Vegas to Copacabana, battled drinking and gambling, survived a 1929 mob ambush, and recovered to return with his gravel voice.
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New York
Joe E. Lewis
Lewis
Roosevelt Hospital
Las Vegas
Copacabana
Lower East Side
Cardinal McIntyre Returns Home After Hospital Stay
The homeless Roman Catholic archbishop of Los Angeles James Francis Cardinal McIntyre 84 was released from a 12 day hospital stay for exhaustion and nephritis to his residence at St Basil’s church where he serves as parish priest.
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Los Angeles
Par
James Francis Cardinal McIntyre
Cardinal McIntyre
St. Basil's Church
Nixon To Dedicate Waterway at Tulsa
President Nixon travels to Tulsa to dedicate the 440 mile McClellan Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System also known as the Port of the Plains. The project uses 17 locks and dams to lift the river 420 feet and will provide flood control hydroelectric power and recreational facilities while boosting Oklahoma and regional commerce.
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Tulsa
Okla
Nixon
Senate
John McClellan
Aransas
Robert Kerr
Oklahoma
Mississippi
Arkansas
South
Texas
Andon B. Johnson
Florida
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Kerr
U.S
D-Ark
Congress
Pine Bluff
Ark
McClellan
McClellan-Kerr
Arkansas River Navigation System
the Port of the
Southwest
Canada Police Favor Hangings For Murderers
Western Canada police chiefs at the 16th annual association conference passed a resolution urging capital punishment for all premeditated murder. A five year trial ends 1972, with death for killers of police and prison guards during the period.
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West Vancouver
Western Canada
Western Canada Chiefs of Police Association
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B.F. Horne
Ef, Jefferson
U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Thomasville High School
King Birthplace
Legion OF Decency
Thurs
Columbia Pictures Presents
BBS
Jack Nicholson
Ingril
AGM Ik
Aes
Gregory Tuesday
Estelle Peck . Weld. Barsons
Legion OF Decency AJ
Hiwa
DA Nang
S. Vietnam
U.S. Navy
Upshur
Hanoi
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Madrid
Curro Rivera
UPI
Crease
Chicago
Neel’s
Sunshine Center
Neel's Sunshine Center
Farmer’s Market
Jr. Food Store
Smith Avenue
Canada
Shep
H.P
Hoyt’s Bicycle Shop
Madison
L. Jackson St
Dial
Grady County
N. Broad St
Cairo
Amana
Tuck
W. Jackson
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