Step Forward in County Zoning Outside Thomasville
A long-awaited zoning proposal for Thomas County moves toward adoption. The plan covers three miles beyond Thomasville city limits, addressing unregulated mobile home parks and potential commercial encroachment. Planner Shalmy and City Engineer Wilson present a detailed zoning map, marking a timely step to curb uncontrolled growth and guide future development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas County
Thomasville
Pine Tree Boulevard
Bob Ausley
Thomas County Planning Commission
Ausley
Planning Commission
Commission
James A. Anderson Jr
Donald L. Shalmy
Southwest
A.A.R
Palo Alto man found 4-F after Sweden exile
Kenneth Rutledge aged 26 returns to face his local draft board after six years abroad in Sweden. He discovers he has been classified 4-F all along. The humorous note says Sweden offered beauty and scenery but he now settles back in Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Rutledge
Palo Alto
Sweden
Little Rock
Arkansas Gazette
Washington
Air Force
Bolling Air Force Base
Potomac
Pentagon
Bolling
Vietnam
Warren K. Bennett
Third Army
Ft. McPherson
Oscar Liu
Washington, D.C
Lawrence
Mass
Liu
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Breggin
Peter Breggin
California
Hunter Brown
Brown
San Quentin
Peter
Congress
Glenn Beall
R-Md
James Buckley
D-N.y
Ron Dellums
Calif
Evelle Young
Totmis
Greece
Paul Totomis
Totomis
Kissinger Linked To Plumbers In Watergate Saga
The column recounts Charles Colson's testimony that Henry Kissinger influenced Nixon to form the plumbers to stop leaks from the Pentagon Papers. Kissinger denies involvement with the group while sources say he feared leaks and later checked logs for contact with David Young. The piece also covers other Washington anecdotes on military and scientific matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Anderson
Washington
Henry Kissinger
Nixon
Daniel Elisberg
White House
Charles Colson
Colson
Kissinger
David Young
Pentagon
Daniel Ellsberg
Peking
Young
John Ehrlichman
Potpourri Column Notes Gardens and Local Lore
A columnist recalls Greek friends, Sampsons, and school days with a Jenny biplane ride. It discusses wax myrtle versus swamp myrtle, plant lore, day lilies, and local garden scenes. Mentions Rose Festival queen history and Lt. Gov. Lester Maddox's greeting to Jeri Bradley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sampsons
Mitch
Paul
East Jackson Street
Rose City
Southland
Sam Hjort
Sam
Maryland
Florida
Callaway Gardens
George Willis
Thomasville
Ewell Gibbons
Jeri Bradley
Thomas County
Georgia
Lester Maddox
Gail Peters
Maddox
Jeri
Ole Lester
Heat and starch drive a boy from church in Plant City memory
A narrator recalls summers in Plant City Florida when church heat and starched clothes, blue flannel coats, and white flannel pants made churchgoing brutal. He credits starch as a key influence on losing faith and notes family religious ties across Presbyterian Baptist and Methodist settings with wary views of Catholics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
John Irvin
First Presbyterian
Plant City
Oral Roberts
Kelly’s Funeral Home
Presbyterian Church
Baptist Church
Graffiti quip highlights steady newspaper volume
A lighthearted quote from Graffitti McNaugh Syndicate notes that newspapers never need to ask readers to reduce volume, praising print media’s quiet presence.
Buckley Pushes Abortion Morality Antijustice Move
Viewpoint by Marianne Means analyzes Senator James Buckley effort to legislate abortion morality. It notes his proposed amendment would ban abortions except to protect the mother’s life and criticizes override of Supreme Court rulings. Public opinion polls show broad support for leaving abortion decisions to women and doctors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marianne
Washington
James Buckley
C.r.-N.y
United States
Supreme Court
Buckley
Senate
Signs OF the Times
American Medical Association
Gallup
Modern Medicine Magazine
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Watergate
Merry
Wax Myrtle
Barwick Chamber of Commerce
Edith Dixon
Hansell Street
Briarcliff Drive
Albert
Riley He Greene
Fritz Frohbert
Glenwood
John Cummings
Robin Drive
Hjarts
Coolidge
Homer Smith
Dave Crosby
Epps Suber
Crosby
Suber
Crosbys
Sabers
Old Wesley Chapel
Pleasant
Hill Chapel
Adam Crosby
Lucy Crosby
Smith
Travis Smith
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