Testimony Conflicts in Go. Probe Hearing
Senate hearing exposes contradictions between Corrections Director Asa Kelley and former Lt. Gov. Peter Zack Geer over the medical reprieve for inmate John W. Brooks. Geer says he did not know of a pending Talmadge Hospital appointment while Kelley says Geer asked him to influence Brooks' reprieve and to cancel the hospital appointment. Kelley maintains he refused to cancel the appointment and did not seek Brooks’ reprieve.
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Ted Simmons
Associated Press
Atlanta
Asa Kelley
Peter Zack Geer
Senate
Geer
Talmadge Memorial Hospital
Georgia
John W. Brooks
Kelley
Brooks
Senate Committee On Economy
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Lester Maddox
Klley
State Board of Corrections
Maddox
Reidsville
Parole Board
Quake Shakes Los Angeles Area Late Wednesday
An earthquake rattled the sprawling Los Angeles region late Wednesday night with minor damage reported. Plaster fell in a north LA house while Long Beach and surrounding areas felt the tremor. seismologist Dr. Conia Richter from Caltech noted a magnitude near 4 on the local scale.
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Los Angeles
Long Beach
Metropolitan Center
Conia Richter
California Institute of Technology
Draft Bill Clears Senate in Move Toward Law
A Senate approved draft legislation would defer most undergraduate students who request it and urges inducting 19 year olds first as a compromise step toward law. House priorities include a railroad strike halt bill, with hopes to pass both measures today. if not, next.
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Washington
Senate
House
Four Georgians Killed in Wednesday Accidents
Four Georgians died in separate accidents Wednesday. Savannah resident Roberta Cooper Butler, 62, died from burns. Atlanta surgeon David Henry Peer, 67, drowned at home. Edgar Luckie of Austell was killed in a skidding car crash on Interstate 20. John David Williamson, 25, of Jefferson, died when his car struck a parked vehicle on WU 8, 129 near his home.
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Associated Press
Roberta Cooper Butler
Savannah
Atlanta
David Henry Peer
Edgar W. Luckie
Austell
John David Williamson
Jefferson
State Patrol
Maddox cites farm changes and future of rural Georgia
Governor Lester Maddox told Georgia teachers of vocational agriculture that farms are alive though methods have changed. He warned the traditional dirt farmer is gone forever and urged continued high school vocational agriculture to prepare educated youth for state and national progress.
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Atlanta
Lester Maddox
Maddox
Georgia
McNamara trip signals potential Vietnam troop boost
Secretary McNamara plans a ninth trip to South Vietnam as U S forces near 462 000 to 470 000 and proposals from General Westmoreland outline possible increases of 50 000 to 100 000 troops across divisions. Final decision rests with President Johnson amid a slowed buildup and rising Communist activity.
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Fred 8. Hoffman
Washington
Secretary of Defense
Robert 8. McNamara
South Vietnam
U.S
Vietnam
William C. Westmoreland
Pentagon
Johnson
United States
Four Girls Win First Events In Miss Georgia Pageant
Four contestants earned early leads at the Miss Georgia crown competition in Columbus. Donna Stanley of Lake Lanier and Janice Carmichael of Moultrie tied for the preliminary swim suit win as 46 entrants competed, while Sheryl Hutchinson of Waycross and Janet Carter of Savannah shared the talent victories with singing and ballet numbers. Sharon Kay Ritchie hosted, with Maudie Walker of Tifton present.
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Miss Waycross
Sheryl Hutchinson
Savannah
Janet Carter
Sharon Kay Ritchie
America
Three Arts Theatre
Georgia
Maudie Walker
Tifton
Red Battalion Falls and War's Tempo Rises
U S Marines clash with Communist forces near Da Nang and in the Mekong Delta as fighting intensifies. Reports say 8 battalions of the 5th Marine Regiment engaged an unknown-sized force south of Da Nang, while elements of the 7th Marine Regiment fought about 60 Viet Cong in Operation Arizona southwest of Da Nang, with 16 Viet Cong confirmed killed. A large Viet Cong battalion, about 500 men, was decimated in the Mekong Delta by U S helicopter gunships, artillery, and a South Vietnamese division, with 711 communists killed and 17 captured. The two-week lull ended as more battles erupted north and south near Saigon, with six Americans killed and 12 wounded in a jungled attack, and air strikes totaling 129 against North Vietnam. One American Phantom jet was shot down, the crew listed as missing. The mainland battles coexisted with a paddy-field clash 85 miles southwest of Saigon involving Tay Do Viet Cong and South Vietnamese militia, ending with U S and South Vietnamese forces surrounding and destroying the Viet Cong unit. Continued on Page 6 Col. 1
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Mekong River
U.S
Saigon
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Tay Do
21St Division
21St
Dodd Claims 80 Trips Could Be Double Billed
Sen. Thomas J. Dodd contends there were 80 or more travel trips for which he could have double billed travel expenses, not just 10 as the Senate ethics committee alleged. He says the committee acted on erroneous assumptions in recommending censure for collecting air fares from both the Senate and private groups in seven instances from 1961 to 1965.
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Dodd
Senate Ethics Committee
Senate
Russell B. Long
Long
D-La
John Stennis
D-Miss
Senate Ethics Commitiee
Mrs. Singletary named grand secretary in Georgia Order
Mrs. Rupert L. Singletary of Thomasville is named grand secretary of the Georgia Order of the Eastern Star at the state group's annual Macon session. She also holds Thomasville chapter post. Other Thomasville attendees include Worthy Matron Mrs. Robert L. Collins and Mrs. Hubert H. Barwick Sr. plus Mrs. Lawrence Gordon. Essay Contest noted by Georgia Farm Bureau promotes milk products during Daily Month in June for dairy education.
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Rupert L. Singletary of
Thomasville
The
Georgia Order of the Eastern Star
Helen Miller
Valdosta
Robert L. Collins
Hubert H. Barwick Sr
Lawrence Gordon
Georgia Farm Bureau
Will He Be 112 Lord Turner Seeks Birthday Milestone
London AP reports John Mos ley Turner, Britain's oldest man at 111, says his main remaining ambition is to celebrate his 112th birthday. He comments on his health and long life as observers note his landmark age.
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London
John Mosley Turner
Britain
Robs Bank in Los Angeles for $41 98
A bank customer in Los Angeles held up the bank after a court order debited his account for 41 98. He demanded his money back and fled after returning with a pistol. Police described the incident as a small holdup tied to a prior court action.
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Los Angeles
Race Violence Spreads in Ohio and Nationwide
A white teen in Cincinnati was shot during racial unrest sparked by SNCC leaders Brown and Ricks, with police reporting 70 arrests across several spots. Firebombs and looting occurred in multiple Ohio cities, while protests and a National Guard presence continued. Separate notes mention Tampa calm, Chicago housing moves, and civil rights strategy emerging in New York and Cleveland.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Ohio
National Guard
Dayton
H. Rep Brown
Stokely Carmichael
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
America
New York
Alabama
Montgomery
Chicago
Cleveland
Martin Luther King Jr
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