Four Lane Highways Urged by PACT Speakers in Thomasville
At the first PACT meeting from Albany to the Florida line, local officials urged four lane highways in both directions to spur Thomasville area development. Hugh Broome chaired the session at Holiday Inn with Carl Olson overseeing highway details. Services for Lizzie Robinson, who died Thursday, will be held Sunday at Saint Paul Missionary Baptist Church with burial at the church cemetery. Survivors include two sons Willie and Booker T. Collins and a sister Missouri Wilson.
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Thomasville
Albany
Florida
Pelham
Camilla
Hugh Broome
State Highway Board
Holiday Inn
Lizzie Robinson
Saint Paul Missionary Baptist Church
Dembo Monroe
Groom
Willie Collins
Booker T. Collins
Missouri Wilson
Boston
Monticello
Fla
Sroome
Amite
JW. iJim
Keyton
Highway Department
Itat
Broome
Jimmy Carter
Earl Olsen
Board of Industry and Trade
Services set for Mrs. Mittie Pierce and Ira Jackson
Mrs. Mittie Pierce 91 of Thomas County died Sunday in Beaver Falls Pa. Services at Aucilla Missionary Baptist Church Sunday 3 30 p.m. Burial in church cemetery Groom's Funeral Home. Survivors include son Frank Pierce of Thomasville and several grandchildren. Ira Jackson of 124 Luton Lane died Wednesday after a lengthy illness. Services Sunday 5 p.m. at St Lukes CME Church with Rev A A Hammonds officiating. Burial in Springhill Cemetery by Hadley's Funeral Home.
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Mittie Pierce
Thomas County
Beaver Falls
Aucilla Missionary Baptist Church
Groom
Frank Pierce
Thomasville
Ira Jackson
Luton Lane
St Lukes C.M.E
A.A. Hammonds
Springhill Cemetery
Hadley
Bethel Baptist Church
Rev. R. Pope
Cloud and Son Funeral Home
Inoculation and weed control for soybean and bulb care advised
The note urges inoculation for new soybean land and careful weed management to boost yields. It also covers late planting risks, soil moisture conservation, and postemergence herbicides. Bulb care now includes fertilizing, watering, mulching, and avoiding top removal. grasses and camellia scales receive targeted treatments.
Card Of Thanks Expressing gratitude after a recent passing
The family thanks friends neighbors and business associates for their kindness and support during their hour of grief and sorrow. They express heartfelt gratitude and acknowledge the blessing and comfort the respect shown to their departed loved one.
Motorist Uninjured In Mishap On Grady Street
Wiley Lee Floyd escaped injury when his auto struck a tree on Grady Street near Colton Avenue after starting from the right side of the block. Police say the vehicle veered across the street and sustained damage. No injuries reported.
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Wiley Lee Floyd
Grady Street
Colton Avenue
Murry Bishop
Floyd
Fletcher and Broad Streets
Elizabeth Dodge
Madison, O
Paul IT
Hester
Boston
John Corley
Cairo Man Held In Wife's Death
John R. Montgomery 23 is jailed in Cairo after a shooting at his home that killed his wife Joyce Montgomery 20. He faces a Monday preliminary hearing. three children were taken to a sister's home. Burial services were noted by Cloud and Son with Bethel Baptist Church involvement.
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Cairo
John R. Montgomery
July Street
Montgomery
Joyce Montgomery
Lane Waldrop
Linda Gale Pickett
Brenda Montgomery
John R. Montgomery Jr
Navy Lt jg Fred C Jones Receives Meritorious Unit Ribbon
Local market note reports Navy Lt jg Fred C Jones son of Mr and Mrs Calvin C Jones of Barwick Georgia earned the Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon while with Training Squadron 8 at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Texas. The award covers meritorious service from October 1 1969 to October 1970 for pilot training execution.
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Navy
Fred C. Jones
Calvin 5. Jones
Barwick
Naval Air Station
Corpus Chiristi
Pex
Hijacker shot by marshal and crew on plane
York and Zito confronted the hijacker after he focused on Miss Culver. Zito fired twice with Elder's consent, the hijacker fell behind a seat. Dupuis also fired. the plane landed and the hijacker fired at the marshal before escaping via a front chute. FBI seized him as he exited bathed in blood.
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York
Zito
Miss Culver
Elder
Hightim
Dupuis
FBI
Yadaa
Mdt
PRE
Queens General
Chicago
weLa Guardia Airport
Earth Tremor Shakes Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic
An earthquake measuring roughly 6.5 to 7 on the Richter scale rattled Puerto Rico and parts of the Dominican Republic. No fatalities reported though several tall buildings swayed and cracks appeared, notably in Mayaguez and Santo Domingo. authorities logged many calls to emergency lines.
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San Juan
P.R
Caribbean
Puerto Rico
Dominican Republic
Hispaniola
Haiti
Rosa Villarini
Moisses Vazquez
The
Geophysical Observatory
Cayey
Los Angeles
Corporations Serenading Youth With Music Programs
Corporations like Johns Manville Coca Cola Bottling Co and Chemical Bank sponsor music and parade events to engage youth. John Manville plans 24 city tours with a jazz oriented combo to connect with students near plant sites and offer potential help with employment. Coca Cola Bottling and Jazzmobile sponsor pied piper style concerts in New York city schools. Mobil Oil runs Sound Search for amateur groups in disadvantaged neighborhoods with judged competitions and semifinals.
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New York
Johns Manville
Coca- Cola Bottling Co
Chemical Bank
Harlem
Mobil Oil Corp
Sound Search
Local Man Hospitalized After Fall in Butler
Butler 52 suffered a 20 foot fall from a hoon truck near Quitman and remains in serious condition at Archbold Memorial Hospital. His right leg and hip were broken in three places and he is reported to have a heart condition increasing risk during treatment. He was operated on yesterday to prevent further leg damage.
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Butler
N. Pinetree Blvd
Archbold Memorial Hospital
Quitman
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By Hoy Preeetas
Mrs. Robinson
Mrs. Pierce
Tilton
Donsong
Kevton
Henry Russel
Marcus Cutlins
Cotton
Mitchell
Michael Herndon
Thomas, Grade
General Assembly
South Georgia
Carter
W. Gerald Tuck
County Commission
Theron C. Davis
Wlr
Bill) Daniell
Chamber of Commerce
Strom
Dougherty
Dae Palmer
Rank Jackson
Jack Hall
Bill Tyson
Harry Collins
Lester Turley
Canubi Chamber of Commerce
Dougherty County
Quitman Cook
Riv Westbrook
Albany Chamber of Commerce Transportation Committee
Eric Newsome
Georgia Tech
Walter Brown
Albany Chamber
Truitt Rabun
Jack Cook
Pelham Transportation Committee
Elmer Conley
Pelham Chamber
Washington
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Ellen
Proxmire
Georgia
St. Augustine
Gardenia
Beres Cou
Olson
Son
Len Herndon
Disney World
Noel Herndon
Ahat
Burl Lance
Seminole
Maurice Borte
New York City
Tricia Nixon
White House
Borte
Tricia
Edward Finch Cox
Henry Haller
UPI
Waldrop
Ernest Davenport
E. Jackson St
Grady County
N. Broad St
NVC
Jrining Boats
Madison St
J.N. Rosolio
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