Prosecution Planned in Civil Rights Slayings Case
Meridian Mississippi federal court will try 17 defendants for the 1964 killings of Michael Schwerner Andrew Goodman and James Chaney. Judge Harold Cox previously dropped felony charges but allowed misdemeanor counts against Sheriff Lawrence Rainey Deputy Cecil Price and Officer Richard Willis to proceed under Reconstruction era laws. The Supreme Court cleared prosecutions under 1866 and 1870 statutes.
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Harold Cox
U.S. Supreme Court
Michael Schwerner
Andrew Goodman
James Chaney
Cox
Lawrence Ratney
Neshoba County
Cecil Price
Richard W. Willis
Philadelphia
Miss
Stock Market Slips Amid Lazy Trading On Broad Declines
Market activity shows muted selling with declines of 1 to 2 points and mixed results across sectors. The Associated Press index sits down 0.9 at 321.2 as Dow loses 2.90 to 891.36. Sperry Rand leads gains while Douglas Aircraft drops on earnings miss. Ford Chrysler and AMC inch higher, GM soft, IBM up 8, Xerox up 2, airlines weak.
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Douglas
Ford
Chrysler
American Motors
General Motors
S. &Jvel
Duvant
Anaconda
Kennecott
Standard Oil
New Jersey
IBM
Xerox
Eastern
American Airlines
Zenith
American Stock Exchange
Georgia State Flag Flies in Viet Nam Honor to Georgia Troops
Thomasville Jaycees mail a Georgia flag to T Sgt Joe Minchew at Cam Ranh Bay Viet Nam. He promises to fly it with other states flags and return it or pass it on to Georgia troops. Minchew, 14 years Air Force service, is a Thomasville High School graduate with a wife Ellen and two children.
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Minchew
Jaycees
Chamber of Commerce
Georgia
Viet Nam
Set
Jaycee Pres
Lynn Powell
Air Force
Joe Minchew
Hardaway St
Thomasville High School
Minchen
Ellen McKinney
Michael
David
Commodity Prices Report From Atlanta Market
Trading light on the Atlanta produce market with Florida and Georgia produce varying in price. Watermelons and cantaloupes show mixed pricing, while peaches cabbage greens onions and sweet potatoes are noted with specific regional figures. Hog receipts across several markets showed steady to higher trends with mixed weights. Georgia auctions report mixed cattle calf prices and feeder steer ranges, and live poultry demand is good with farm prices listed for broilers and fryers.
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Atlanta, Ga
Atlanta
Florida
Georgia
North Carolina
California
Egg price ranges in Atlanta markets
AP reports Atlanta egg prices with amounts for extra large at 45 to 50 cents, large 43 to 38 cents, medium 35 to 39 cents, and small 27 to 31 cents.
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Atlanta, Ga
Arnall pushes penal reform and wardens’ raises
Former Gov Erlis Arnall at a Macon prison officials convention urged penal reform modeled on his prior administration. He pledged higher salaries shorter work weeks and expanded benefits for wardens guards police sheriffs and firemen if elected governor again. He lauded them as forgotten protectors of liberty and safety. Ben Carter named Brooks Pennington campaign chair in its race.
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Associated Press
Erlis Arnall
Macon
Arnall
Armall
Ben. Jimmy Carter
Plains
Sen
Brooks Pennington
Madison
Student Misses Perfect Mark at Georgia Tech
James Edward Westmoreland of Griffin Georgia graduated from Georgia Tech last week with a 3.957 grade point average, the highest at the school in 10 years. He fell short of a perfect 4.00 by .043 points.
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Atlanta, Ga
James Edward Westmoreland
Georgia Tech
Westmoreland
Griffin
Warner Brothers Expands Thomasville Plant At Cairo Road
A 165000 square foot addition to Warner Slimwear Lingerie in Thomasville will upgrade the Cairo Road plant. The project, costing over 200000, adds sewing and cutting for 100 more workers and should finish in four months. Plant Manager William M. Puffer notes available local labor supports the expansion. The new brick structure connects to the east wing of the 36000 square foot facility. interior changes aim for efficiency. Wade and Holmes of Dothan are architect and Jack Culpepper of Tallahassee is contractor.
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William M. Puffer
Wade and Holmes
Dothan, Ala
Jack Culpepper
Tallahassee
Births Announced at Archbold Memorial Hospital
The Archbold Memorial Hospital announces births: Autrey Meigs a boy June 17. Brock Monticello a boy June 17. Lan fair Rt. 3 a son June 17. Evans 117 Woodrow St a son June 18. Akridge Pelham a son June 19. Jones 1522 Sally St a son June 20. Applewhite 5322 Remington Ave a daughter June 20. Mrs Applewhite is former Lona Brinson.
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Joseph W. Autrey
Meigs
Edna Crosby
Carl Brock
Monticello
Betty Hurst
Billy D. Lanfair
Rt. 3
Dorothy Collins
Leon Evans
Woodrow St
Virginia Carter
James Akridge
Pelham
Pamela Whitton
Walter T. Jones
Sally St
Betty J. Pope
Thomas L
Stream Pollution Assistance Urged By Senate Panel
COLLEGE PARK Md AP Sen Jennings Randolph chairman of the Senate Public Works Committee says federal aid to industry for stream pollution abatement is urgently needed. He warns Congress cannot ignore the problem much longer and notes some cases prioritize industrial waste over municipal treatment in stream cleanup.
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G Duke
F Smith
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Swift
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