Thomsville Thom County Chamber Sets Mid year Membership Meeting
The Thom gnville Thomas County Chamber of Commerce announced its annual mid year membership meeting to be held on the 18th. Chamber President E. T. Smith said the regular monthly board meeting was held with the Women's Division in charge of arrangements. Reports covered downtown parking lot development, state farmers market sales totaling 708 865 from May 23 to June 11, capital improvements bids near 50 000, and the Rose Festival Study Commission’s recommendations. The airline survey urged restoring afternoon flight 289 and adding flight 296, while safety work pressed for an overpass at Route 18 intersections and better railroad crossing measures.
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gnville-Thomas County
E. T. Smith
Tme
William Miller
Charles McKinnon, Sr
Roscoe Stewart
State Farmer's Market
Stewart
Atlanta
Thomasville
John King, Jr
Rose Festival Study Commission
Ed Kelly
Southern Airways
Thomasville- Moultrie
Kelly
Burney
Tallahassee
Safety Committee
Ed Chaikin
Route 18
Moul
De Gaulle Eyes East West Detente During Soviet Tour
President De Gaulle and Soviet leaders discuss European unity and detente at a Kremlin banquet. Podgorny signals possible agreement on Europe and Vietnam amid De Gaulle travel to Novosibirsk Leningrad Kiev and Volgograd. De Gaulle 75 in first year of a new seven year term.
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France
Europe
Soviet Union
Germany
Podgorny
Viet Nam
Kosygin
Brezhnev
Novosibirsk
Siberia
Leningrad
Kiev
Volgograd
Stalingrad
Planes Crash In Virginia Destroy Ten Dwellings
A Marine bomber from Cherry Point North Carolina crashed near Buckroe Beach Virginia killing no one aboard but destroying ten houses and injuring three residents. First officer arrived at the scene then moved three injured including a man a woman and an infant to a car before ambulances and police arrived. Rescue crews from Langley Ft Monroe Newport News and surrounding counties responded as flames and smoke lit the night sky. The crew included 1st Lt Charles Clark 1st Lt James Engstrom Capt James Andherst and 2nd Lt William Llewellyn all unharmed.
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Cherry Point
N. C
Patuxent River
Fleet Marine Force Atlantic
Hampton
Newport News
Buckroe Beach
Langley Afb
Phoebus
Northampton
York
Langley
Ft. Monroe
Robert Young
Buckroe
Charles Clark
Asheville
N.C
James Engstrom
Durham N. C
James Andherst
Plankinton
8.D
William Llewellyn
Cleveland
Ohio
Legion Names McLendon as District Commander
Nathan McLendon of Edison Post 183 was chosen as 1966 67 district commander. He will name district workers and serve as one of three delegates to the national convention. Grady Willis, J W Cassels elected as delegates. T W McCorkle, William Fowler, Glenn Murray, J R Reese, Cary Houston named district officers. Virginia Mitchell elected district Legion Auxiliary president.
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Valdosta
Washington
The
American Legion
Nathan McLendon
Edison
Karl Conradi
Thomasville
Grady Willis
Sylvester
J. W. Cassels
T. W. McCorkle
Albany
William Fowler
Glenn Murray
Quitman
J. R. Reese
Cordele
Cary Houston
Blakely
Virginia Mitchell
District Legion Auxiliary
W. D. Harrell
Bainbridge
County Couple Guilty In Still Case
A Thomas County man Grady Rogers 39 and his wife Jane Rogers 27 were found guilty by Judge Charles F Johnson in Thomasville City Court of possessing two whiskey stills. Rogers received 12 months in prison while sentencing for Mrs Rogers awaits. The couple were arrested May 12 nine miles from Thomasville off Highway 319 at the two stills with a combined capacity of 3000 gallons. both stills and contents were destroyed. Mose Walden 27 Merillville was later arrested in connection with the same operation and faces charges of possession of a whiskey still.
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Thomas County
Charles F. Johnson
Thomasville
Grady Rogers
Jane Rogers
Rogers
Johnson
C. A. Rehberg
Highway 319
Brooks Co
Rehberg
Mose Walden
Merrillville
Walden
Dodd Libel Suit Follows Charges by Columnists
The dispute centers on accusations by Drew Pearson and Jack Anderson that Dodd received expensive gifts and favors from Klein. Klein reportedly stays in Germany and may not return until mid July. James P. Boyd Jr., Dodd’s former aide, testified at the committee session and was told to return for more questioning.
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Dodd
Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
Klein
Germany
James P. Boyd Jr
Boyd
John P. Sennett
Stennis
Extension courses draw 51 registrations at Thomasville center
The University of Georgia Extension Center in Thomasville registered 51 students during the first period at Jerger School with 75 class enrollments. Courses include English grammar, American history, biology, college algebra, and business law, with classes meeting Monday and Friday evenings.
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Thomasville
University of Georgia Extension Center
Jerger
David Putmat
Putman
Betty Dorming
Central High School
Sally Hodges
University of Houston
Florida State University Extension Center
Thomas Dart
Valdosta State College
Nell Lane
Frank Holt
Jerger School
Crime Jumps Sharply In 3 Georgia Cities
The FBI reports a 6 percent national rise in crime for the first quarter of 1966. In Georgia, Atlanta and Savannah show sharp increases in aggravated assault, while Macon and Columbus vary with mixed changes in burglaries robberies and rapes. Overall Atlanta sees 21 murders, up two from last year.
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Washington
FBI
Macon
Atlanta
Colum
Savannah
Columbus
Amvet Post 32 convenes special meeting in Thomasville
A special meeting of Amvet Post 32 is set for 8 p.m. Wednesday at the post home on Moultrie Road. State Cmdr. Reese Ballard of Rome will speak as he begins a year as state commander. Prospective members and any veteran with an honorable discharge since 1940 are invited.
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Amvet Post 32
Moultrie Rd
Reese Ballard
Rome
Amvet
U. S. Armed Services
Mable Jones Dies Unexpectedly in Monti cello
Mable E. Jones of 131 Wright Street died unexpectedly in Monti cello on June 17. Plans for funeral arrangements will be announced by People's Funeral Home.
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Mable E. Jones
Wright St
Monticello
People’s Funeral Home
Fasting leader targets Diem regime in hunger strike
A fasting leader near the regime of Ngo Dinh Diem criticizes previous governments and seeks Ky and Nguyen Van Thieu to resign. American officials fear a Buddhist state could ally with the Communists and expel U.S. support. He began the liquid-only strike on June 8 as the rebellion faltered.
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Ngo Dinh Diem
United States
Nguyen van Thieu
Calendar of Local Club Meetings This Week
Today features Bible class at Thomas County FED building at 5 PM Optimist Junior Rifle Club at National Guard Armory at 7 PM Duplicate Club at Scott Hotel at 7 30 PM Elks Lodge at Elks Club at 8 PM Odd Fellows at IOOF Hall at 8 PM Wednesday Ceramics Class at Youth Center Hut at 10 AM Thursday Optimist Club at Plaza Cafe at 12 noon Rotary Club at Glen Arven at 1 PM Thursday Luncheon at Garden Center at 1 PM Thomas County Kiwanis Club at Post 31 at 6 30 PM Lions Club at Plaza Cafe at 7 30 PM Home League at Salvation Army at 7 30 PM VFW Auxiliary at Post home at 7 30 PM Day at 122 N Stevens St at 7 30 PM F&AM Lodge at Masonic Building at 8 PM Alcoholics Anonymous at Presbyterian Hall PM Toastmasters Club at Plaza Cafe at 6 PM
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Thomas Co
National Guard Armory
Scott Hotel
Elks Lodge
Elks Club
ODD Fellows
Ioof Hall
Youth Center
Plaza Cafe
Rotary Club
Glen Arven
Garden Center
Thomas County
Kiwanis Club
Post
Lions Club
Salvation Army
VFW
N. Stevens St
F&am Lodge
Masonic Building
Alcoholics Anonymous
Presbyterian Hall
Toastmasters Club
Standing Room With No Finish Line In Sight
The text outlines ongoing California infrastructure goals from 1960 including a $2 billion water project moving water from north to south by 1990, a master plan to expand higher education, rapid transit studies in LA, and efforts in smog control freeways and conservation. Private aerospace sectors faced shutdowns impacting growth in San Diego and Sacramento amid rising populations.
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California
University of California
San Francisco Bay Area
Los Angeles
San Diego
Sacramento
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Harry Pilcher
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Agriculture Committee
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Stalin
Legion
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Frank Sinatra
University of Georgia
Charles Enfinger
Amvet Meeting
Mable Jones
Berk-Hudson
Thomasville, Georgia
C. W. Dykes
Mgr
Goodyear
Chastain
Coats & Clark Recreation Park
Thomasville, Ga
Kelvinator
Begoodrich
Singletary Tire Service, Inc
Madison Street
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