Berea Slayings Prompt Custody of 24-Year-Old Son
A 24-year-old man, Kristo Kogerma Jr., was detained for questioning after a shooting at a Berea home that killed Kris Kogerma Sr. and Amanda Kogerma and Amanda Sode, with two others wounded including a city judge and a police officer. Police say no charges filed yet. the victims include two Berea College instructors. Mrs. Sode sought help from Judge George Noss before perishing.
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Berea
Lewis Babb
Kristo Kogerma Jr
Kris Kogerma Sr
Amanda Kogerma
Koger
Amanda Sode
Babb
Berea College
Sode
George Noss
Kogermas
Kogerma
Saturday Concert Two Years In Making at First Baptist
The Robert Hale and Dean Wilder sacred music concert is set for 8 p m Saturday at First Baptist Church. Rick Jordan, minister of music and youth, says Hale and Wilder have been on the appearances list for two years and were booked far in advance. Both singers are leading figures in the sacred music scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hale
Dean Wilder
First Baptist Church
Rick Jordan
First Baptist
Paratrooper, Marines Earn Badges and Ranks in Service Notices
Army Private Thomas M. Taylor, 20, of Cairo earned a parachutist badge after completing the airborne course at Ft. Benning. Marine Private First Class Larry A. Hall, of Ochlocknee, promoted at Cherry Point, joined the Marines in 1974. Marine Lance Corporal Danny J. Scott, of Thomasville, served with the Third Marine Division on Okinawa after graduating Thomasville High School in 1974. A concert report notes prominent singers Wilder and Hale, both active in opera and sacred tours, with Thomasville included in their summer itinerary alongside pianist-arranger Ovid Young.
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Pvt
Thomas M. Taylor
Marvin L. Taylor
Cairo
Army Infantry School
Ft. Benning
Larry A. Hall
Ralph C. Hall
Ochlochnee
Marine Corps Air Station
Cherry Point
N. C
Thomas Area Technical School
Marine Corps
Danny J. Scott
Elizabeth Scott
Thomasville
Third Marine Division
Okinawa
Thomasville High School
Jordan
Fort Worth
Hale
New York City Opera Company
Wilder
Westminster Choir College
Princeton
N. J
Hate
Ovid Young
Senate debate over 30.3 billion weapons bill renews pressure
The Senate votes on amendments to curb or end funding for new major weapons systems including the B1 bomber AWACS and missiles as lawmakers thrust to trim defense spending. Ford Rockefeller and Schlesinger urge strength while critics warn of risk to deterrence and escalation.
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Washington
Senate
Ford
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Defense
James R. Schlesinger
U.S
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
N.Y
U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Rockefeller
America
Soviet Union
Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Colo
Schlesinger
Stuart Symington
D-Ma
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Thomas McIntyre
D-N.h
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mass
Chess Tourney Set In Cairo Patriots Bicentennial
The Patriots Bicentennial chess tournament will be held at Roddenberg Memorial Library in Cairo on June 14-15. sanctioned by the U S Chess Federation. Tournament chairman is Frank Blaydes. Cash prizes awarded in several categories. Participants may dress as Patriots. For information contact Blaydes at Georgia Tech or Roddenberg Library.
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Cairo
Roddenberg Memorial Library
U. S. Chess Federation
Frank Blaydes
Blaydes
Georgia Tech
Atlanta
Roddenberg Library
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Thomasville Garden Center
Fisher Garden Center
National Council
State Garden Clubs Inc
Salt Lake City
Utah
John W. Cherry
W. Fred Scott Sr
Arthur Bell
Garden Centers
Thomasville Garden Clubs Inc
Fulton County Federation of Garden Clubs
Fairhope
Cnr
McIntyre
United States
Henry M. Jackson
Dwash
E. Jackson St
Dial
Grady County
N. Broad ST
Cairo, GA
Hill Top Restaurant
Carroll Hil
Waring
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