Battle over Georgia purse strings heats up in committee
Georgia lawmakers confront a renewed fight over who controls state finances as Rep. Charles Pannell wins chairmanship of a special budget committee. Gov. Vandiver and Lt. Gov. Byrd backed Pannell by 87 votes over Jack Ray, with a July 123 meeting scheduled and plans to study budget procedures in other states.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Ernest Vandiver
Garland T. Byrd
Charles J. Pan- Dell
Chattsworth
Pannell
Jack Ray
Warrentem
House
Appropriations Committee
Bimesis
George Smith
Bill
Smith Twitty
Thrasher
W. T. Jones
Roberta
Ray
Carl E. Sanders
Augusta
Carl Barrett
Holly Springs
Bam Gardner
Moultrie
Parnell
Ecole
North Carolina
Kentucky
Georgia family to test desegregation transfer rule in court
Lenora Melkild, an Atlanta high school senior, was denied a transfer to the all white Dykes High School under a federal pupil placement plan. Her father William Melkild says he will appeal to the Atlanta board, then the State Board of Education, and finally the courts, noting 10 Negroes have been allowed to transfer to white schools.
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Atlanta
Lenora K. Melkild
William E. Melkild
Melkild
Dykes High School
Atlanta Board of Education
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Atlanta Board
State Board of Education
Northside
Eichmann trial hears camp deaths listed as disease
Raya Kagan, a survivor and Auschwitz clerk, testified that death records listed disease rather than killings or gassing. She said files often showed pneumonias and weakness, with other entries noting punishment and valuables like gold teeth. She did not recall any Jew being freed from Auschwitz.
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Thomas A. Reedy
Jerusalem
Israel
Adolf Eichmann
Raya Kagan
Isreli Foreign Ministry
Auschwitz
France
Pavo Woman Receives Honorary Kiwanis Membership
Mildred Mathews of Pavo was named an honorary member of the Kiwanis Club for 11 years as pianist and sweetheart of the organization. The ceremony, led by Luther King, included speeches praising her loyalty responsibility punctuality and faithfulness. She received a corsage of white carnations and a potted browse mums plant from Mr and Mrs P W Reddick.
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Pavo
Kiwanis Club
Mildred Mathews
Georgia
Pavo Kiwanis Club
Luther King
Mathews
P. W. Reddick
Foor
EF. R. Cone
Sidney O. Graham
Harold Cooper
Voters set July 11 to decide on new jail in Danielsville
Madison County voters will decide July 11 whether to replace the rickety jail with a 78 000 structure. The plan includes a 16 prisoner capacity and modern facilities, driven by Sheriff Dewey Seagraves who laments ongoing escapes through holes in the aging building.
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Danielsville
Madison County
Dewey Seagraves
Army develops phased radar to boost Nike Zeus system
The Army announced a nearly 5 million dollar contract to Western Electric for an advanced radar design. The phased radar would scan skies with an electronic beam to detect incoming missiles, guiding Nike Zeus rockets to targets far from the United States. If successful it could replace heavy rotating scanners and reduce cost and complexity.
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Washington
United States
Army
Western Electric Co
Kennedy Gives Khrushchev a Model of Old Ironsides
President Kennedy presented Soviet Premier Khrushchev with a 2 1 2 foot model of the U S frigate Constitution known as Old Ironsides during their Vienna talks. The White House labeled the gift a reminder of American determination and history.
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Washington
Kennedy
Khrushchev
U.S
White House
Vienna
Calendar of events for Thomas County clubs and meetings
Today events include Kiwanis Lions Bowling Home League and Masonic Lodge gatherings at various venues. Friday features a Flower Workshop Garden Center and Golden Age Club at Y M C A plus family supper at Elks home. Saturday lists junior bowling classes and weekly dance at AMVETS post home.
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Kiwanis Club
Thomas County
Lions Club
Hotel Scott
Bowlero Lanes
Salvation Army
A. M. Lodge
Masonic Building
Alcoholics Anonymous
Presbyterian Hall
Businessmen’s League
Rose Lanes
Legion Home
Garden Center
Kiwanis
Glen Arven
Y.M.C
Elks
Warner
Amvets
Post 32
Amvets Post
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