Head on Crash Here Fatal To Florida Man
A head on collision on U S 84 near Thomasville at 1 a m killed Roy Roger Stephens 25 of Round Lake Fla a passenger in a 1968 Dodge. A 16 year old driver was treated for injuries and charges are pending against both drivers. The tractor trailer driver Edward Pearson 29 of Enoree S C suffered a back injury and was released from the hospital. The crash left debris and caused diesel fuel to spill as investigators noted difficulty establishing fault due to lack of witnesses. The story continues on page 6.
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U. S. 84
Thomasville
Florida
North Carolina
Archbold Memorial Hospital
Georgia State Patrol
Melton Covington
Roy Roger Stephens
Round Lake
Fla
Georgia
Stephens
Archbold Memorial
Edward Pearson
Rt. 1
Enoree
S. C
Pearson
Covington
U.S. 84
Puzzled Refugee Kids At Camp Pendleton
A Viet Namese youngster at Camp Pendleton sags in an oversized Marine jacket and gazes upward asking if the sun will ever shine. The camp endures fog and cool weather with temperatures in the high fifties as thousands of refugees stay there.
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Camp Pendleton, Calif
Marine Corps
Will
SEC Probes 25 Top Defense Contractors for Improper Payments
The SEC is investigating the 25 largest defense contractors for possible improper payments at home and abroad. Subpoenas target chief executives of seven firms and four more have volunteered data. The probes follow allegations including Northrop bribes and questionable overseas payments. focus on how such costs affect U.S. defense contracts.
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Washington
The
Securities and Exchange Commission
John E. Moss
D-Calif
House Commerce Committee
Subcommittee On Oversight and Investigations
Federal Trade Commission
American Gas Association
FTC
AGA
FPC
James M. Collins
Texas
Standard Oil of California
Exxon, Mobile Corp
Shell Oil Co
Standard Oil of Indiana
Tenneco
Texaco Inc
Moss
Congress
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Senate Banking Committee
United States
Proxmire
SEC
Northrop Corp
Northrop
Department of Defense
Senate
Gulf Oil Co
Korea
Richard Kaufman
Congressional Joint Economic Committee
U.S
Nixon
General Dynamics Corp
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
McDonnell Douglas Corp
United Aircraft Corp
General Electric Corp
Boeing Co
Litton Industries Inc
Hughes Aircraft Co
Women Hitchhikers Arrested In Slaying
Two Atlanta women, Bessie Woods and Cheryl Todd, were arrested on murder and robbery warrants after a Rentz insurance salesman, Ronnie Horne, was found shot to death on U S 280 southeast of Georgia. The arrests followed a tractor trailer stop on Interstate 16 near Macon and an earlier sighting on I 16 near Dublin. Authorities recovered over $100 in cash and a pistol holster at the scene.
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Alamo, Ga
Rentz, Ga
U.S. 280
Georgia
Interstate 16
Macon
Bessie X. Woods
Cheryl S. Todd
Atlanta
Georgia State Patrol
Bill Wilson
Ronnie L. Horne
Wheeler County
Maurice Johnson
Johnson
Wilson
Qualifying Closes June 24 for Thomas County Tax Receiver Race
Candidate qualifying for the special July 10 election to fill the tax receiver post closes Tuesday June 24 at 5 p.m. A $650 fee is set, near the legal maximum. Only Barbara Donalson has qualified. the field is expected to stay small as the office may be abolished after the term ends.
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Thomas County
County Commission
General Assembly
Barbara Donalson
Donalson
Georgia County Tax Relief Approved for Thomas County
Thomas County will receive 248 701 in property tax relief from a 35 million statewide plan. Homeowners with homestead exemption will get 17.14 deduction, with credits capped at 1000 and deadlines by December 20.
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Mike Bales
Thomas County
Georgia General Assembly
Georgia
Violet S. Varn
Varn
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Aeneeee
Oeaee
Laurens County
Dublin
Laurens Sheriff's Office
Bibb County
Bibb
Laurens
Wheeler
Horne
Coolidge
Thomas County Commission
Board of Education
Rhetta Davis
Pavo
Boston
Garrison-Pilcher
Grant
Thomas County Correctional Institute
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
LEAA
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Mitchell Counties
Correctional Institute
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