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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1971
Page
8
Randolph Massachusetts reports 22 year old Dennis McPartland a Green Beret soldier reportedly AWOL from Vietnam. The terse item notes his disappearance and prompts unidentified authorities to locate him.
Jimmy Snow 19 and Danny Reynolds 18, both residents of Brooks County, are jailed in Thomas County on armed robbery charges totaling 75 dollars. Snow is a soldier home on leave from Fort Benning. Authorities credit the arrest with solving two similar holdups in the area.
London sources say Anatol Fedosseiev, a Soviet space chief, sought asylum in Britain after disappearing during the Paris Airshow. The Home Office confirmed he has permission to stay as experts debate potential impact on U S Soviet space cooperation and timing of lunar and Mars programs.
Notices list multiple obituaries including Gaines James Guy Ernest F Heard John I and James J Peacock with brief phrases noting death notices in the local area and standard obituary summaries.
S. Sgt. Charles Lacroix testified in the Medina pretrial hearing that Col Henry Olk and Maj. Gen. Bernard Rogers offered immunity to testify against Medina. He said threats included potential charges for premeditated murder and other crimes if he did not cooperate, while Bailey sought to prove improper command influence.
A 21 year old Thomas Countian Floyd Lee Bradshaw II was killed in action in Vietnam. Army Specialist Fourth Class Bradshaw was due home from a six month tour Saturday. He enlisted Jan 22 1970 and is survived by his wife Mirian, parents Floyd and Mrs. Bradshaw, a son Benjamin, two brothers David and Jeffery, and grandmother Mrs. W G Bruce. Services will be announced by Kirkland Cray Hughes Home for Funerals.
Billy Joe Smith attempted a ride on a motorcycle near the Flowers Baking Co building on S Stevens St. He drove into the woods and was taken to Archbold Memorial Hospital. Patrolman Willie Prance investigated. He resides on Cassidy Road.
At 11 a.m. Saturday Mary Byrd Michew of 223 Hardaway St. drove a car at a filling station at Orchid Lane and Jackson St. when the accelerator stuck and the vehicle rammed two gasoline pumps. Patrolman Lamar Miller investigated the incident.
Police records show Dallas Norman, age 108, of 108 Robin Hood Dr., tried to pass a car in the 700 block of Remington Ave at 9 45 p m Saturday. He braked when the other vehicle accelerated on the curve, skidding 150 feet off the left side but escaping injury. Patrolman B J Butler noted no injuries.
A series of small fires and alarms were reported Sunday night and Saturday across town. Vehicles caught fire at 439 Jones Street and Briarcliff Drive with minor damage. Fire crews responded to a mattress snake call at 1108 North Stevens Street and a stove-smoke incident at 121 Cecil Street. A false alarm near a filling station produced no blaze.
Lloyd Austin H, a Thomasville High School graduate, earned a West Point appointment as a descendant of Henry Ossian Flipper the first Black cadet at West Point. The article notes Flipper’s family history from slavery days and profiles Lloyd as THS basketball captain and a standout Black student, with continuation promised on pages.
A 20 year old black youth Willie Osborne was shot and killed by police after crashing through roadblocks during a high speed chase amid Columbus Georgia disturbances. Police deny racial links to the slaying while arson and unrest continue with accusations against outsiders and Hosea Williams.
Detroit AP reports Medal of Honor recipient Peter Lemon says he was stoned on marijuana the night he and his unit repelled a Viet Cong assault near Tay Ninh. Lemon describes the battle on April 1, 1970, his wounded comrade rescue, and his decision to accept the Nixon White House award. He also discusses antiwar views and his period of service in Vietnam.
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