Wind Storm Smashes Through Moultrie and Surrounding Areas
A brief but powerful wind and electrical storm swept Colquitt and neighboring counties Friday night, toppling trees and unroofing buildings. It knocked out power and telephone lines, damaged crops, and struck the Georgia Power station, triggering breakers as repair crews mobilized across Ocilla, Tifton, Albany, and Valdosta.
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Moultrie
Colquitt
Neighaning
Georgia Power Company
J. E. Alderman
Ocilla
Tifton
Albany
Valdosta
County Takes Control of Moultrie City Schools
The Colquitt County Board of Education voted unanimously to operate Moultrie city schools starting July 1 to avoid tax levy confusion. A March 18 vote approved combining the systems, but a second referendum allowing city residents on the county board failed narrowly, forcing county control for next year while the city school board remains advisory.
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Moultrie
Colquitt County
Monticello Chamber Reports Industrial Payroll Growth
Monticello Jefferson County hosts an Industrial Night dinner where Chamber Vice President Forrest Brown and Tallahassee Democrat editor Malcolm Johnson say the area’s payroll tops 2.5 million and Tallahassee’s expanding economy will spread into Jefferson County.
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Monticello
Jefferson County
Tallahassee
Florida Supreme Court Delays Kirk Contempt Hearing
The Florida Supreme Court paused a contempt of court hearing for Governor Claude Kirk to decide if Dade County Criminal Court Judge Paul Baker may order the governor to appear. The June 27 hearing was set after Baker claimed Kirk attempted to interfere with a pending criminal case.
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Tallahassee
Florida Supreme Court
Claude Kirk
Dade County Criminal Court
Paul Baker
Baker
Kirk
Free Lunch Program Grabs 1300 Youths in Thomasville
The city launches supervised recreation with free lunches six days a week. About 180 eat at the Clay Street Y. programs run from Susie Dunlap School to four YMCAs. Williams cites rising participation and fewer street youths as the effort expands with more centers and volunteer drivers.
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Thomasville
Thomasvillian
Eddie Willliams
Williams
Susie Dunlap School
Harper, East Side
Douglass and
Clay St
YMCA
City Recreation Board
Francis Weston
Clay Street Y
Weston
Office of Economic Opportunity
Ymcas
Saturday Masses Set In Boston Diocese
Richard Cardinal Cushing announced that from July 5 Boston Archdiocese Catholics may fulfill Sunday Mass obligation on Saturday evening after 4 p.m. if approved by parish pastor. The change extends to holy day eves and parallels policies in Fall River and northern New England dioceses.
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Boston
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Fall River
Cape Cod
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Nixon Withdrawal Plan Faces Field Commander Resistance
President Nixon expects substantial U.S. troop withdrawals from Vietnam over 18 months, but field commanders privately resist, fearing South Vietnamese limits in shouldering the fighting. Defense officials acknowledge possible wariness among lawmakers and generals about large further reductions.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S
Vietnam
John Stennis
D-Miss
Senate Armed Services Committee
Melvin R. Laird
Congress
South Vietnam
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Sherwin-Williams CO
Smith Avenue
Carl P. Leabsdorf
Associated Press
Laird
Saigon
Rainbow
Rainbow Drive-In
Moultrie Road
Tom, Louie
George Mathes
Plaza Cafe
Ebeth Hudson
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