Ambulance Service Here Needs Proper Equipment
An editorial urges Thomas County to upgrade its ambulance fleet and maintenance. It notes two of three ambulances are in poor condition with excessive mileage and recounts a breakdown during a heart attack call. The piece warns that life and tax concerns justify improved equipment and a stronger maintenance program.
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Thomas County Ambulance Service
Remington Avenue
EMT
Thomasville
Thomas
Thomas County
Seva Day Shines in Georgia Miss Pageant Final Night
Seva Day, Miss Thomasville, dazzles in the Miss Georgia pageant as she competes in the finals. She delivers strong singing and represents Thomas County with pride while well wishers from the area send support.
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Seva Day
Thomasville
Seva
Thomas County
Needle in a Haystack Sorting Soybeans in Iowa Mixup
In Burlington Iowa six women were paid 2.60 an hour to sort about 400 bushels per week from a 50 000 bushel misseeded shipment of fungicide contaminated soybeans valued at roughly 290 000 dollars. With soybeans at 5 80 a bushel the task was deemed worth the effort.
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Burlington
Iowa
Today in History and Birthdays June 14 1975
June 14 1975 marks Flag Day with events from 1775 to 1961 and notable anniversaries. Birthdays include Burl Ives and Pierre Salinger. Thought for today cites initiative.
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Associated Press
U.S. Army
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Sonoma
California
White House
Pennsylvania
William Scranton
Cairo
Richard Nixon
Anwar Sadat
Burl Ives
Pierre Salinger
Victor Hugo
Government Weighs Allowing Lennon to Stay In US
Washington reports that Lennon may remain in the United States indefinitely after attorney Leon Wildes proved the deportation case rested on a minor English drug charge. The Lennon matter followed Watergate era tactics used against the musician, contrasting with lenient treatment of other nonpriority ex-felons.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
John Lennon
Beatles
United States
Leon Wildes
Lennon
England
Wildes
Paul Curran
Immigration Service
Curran
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Senate
Stern
Strom Thurmond
R.8.c
John Mitchell
Mitchell
John
Thurmond
Strom
Bill Timmons
White House
Richard Kleindienst
Ray Farrell
Ray
Kleindienst
Greene
U.S
Farrell
National Academy of Sciences
Vaughan Bowen
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Bowen
Direct popular election of presidents gains Senate approval
A Senate Judiciary subcommittee approved a constitutional amendment for direct popular election of the president. The measure sits for action in a chamber referenced by old phrases and a hint of currents in political discourse. The piece also nods to regional craft trends and changing roles of women.
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James J. Kilpatrick
Washington
Virginia
Robert Whitehead
Coon
Senate Judiciary
Congress
Republic
Wallace
House
Senate
Nixon
McGovern
House of Representatives
Debate over direct election of president stirs constitutional clash
A long debate traces the merits and dangers of moving to direct presidential elections. Critics warn it would upend federalism, empower national majorities, and invite splinter parties, while supporters tout simplicity and national legitimacy amid a wary two party system.
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Yale
Charles Black
United States
Senate
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Adam Hopkins
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