Nixon to Visit Canada for Seaway Anniversary
President Nixon travels to Canada to mark the 10th anniversary of the St. Lawrence Seaway opening. He and Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau will rededicate a dam named for Eisenhower after a Massena handshake, then place a plaque at Expo 67 site commemorating the billion dollar seaway project.
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Agriculture Department trims Sept. 1 soybean carryover
The Agriculture Department cut its forecast for the next year starting Sept 1 soybean carryover to about 300 million bushels from 315 million earlier, reflecting strong exports and domestic demand. Last year’s carryover was 166 million bushels.
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Agriculture Department
Florida consumer warns on auto repair scams
Gainesville reports Florida consumer protector Robert Bishop urges motorists to require old parts from mechanics to prevent cheating. He notes cases were vicious and led to criminal charges against two mechanics in a racket uncovered by the state office of consumer affairs.
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Georgia Names Temporary Director for Air Transportation
Col. Robert Sprayberry of the Georgia National Guard was chosen as temporary director of the new Department of Air Transportation. Sprayberry, Gov. Lester Maddox's chief pilot, was selected at the Air Transportation Board's organizational meeting on Thursday.
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Robert Sprayberry
Georgia National Guard
Department of Air Transportation
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Lester Maddox
Air Transportation Board
Welfare program to end dependent child freeze in Georgia
Georgia Welfare Director Bill Burson backs repeal of the freeze on dependent children assisted under a federally funded state welfare program. A House Senate conference committee reached agreement on Thursday with the House expected to vote to approve, and the Senate already on record.
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Foul Play Seen in Park Trail Murder Trial
Court testimony alleges Superior Court Judge Mark Donahoo ordered the record changed to show all 12 jurors were polled after the Park murder trial, though one juror was omitted. Reporter Robert Endsley said the poll followed the second conviction in the Floyd G. Heard bombing case and that the jury supposedly answered in the affirmative.
Maddox Mother Moves to Public Housing in Atlanta
Frannie Maddox, 74, forced from her 26 year home to a public housing apartment on the 12th floor near Atlanta. Georgia Tech plans to include the former home area in an urban renewal project.
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Atlanta, Ga
Lester Maddox
Frannie Maddox
Georgia Tech
Actress Judy Garland’s Body Returns to New York
The body of Judy Garland was returned to New York early today. Only her daughter Liza Minnelli, along with police, newsmen and cargo handlers, were present as the jetliner from London docked at Kennedy Airport near 1 a.m.
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London
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Fair to partly cloudy hot afternoon through Saturday
A weather page notes fair skies giving way to partial cloud cover and hot conditions this afternoon tonight and Saturday with continued warmth across the region. Page 7.
Riots Reach Indiana Ousting Troops Move In
Riot troopers were ordered to Kokomo Indiana after violence erupted in a largely Negro section. Ten police were wounded including Chief Raymond Kellar who was treated on scene. Cross burnings, looting and arson occurred as 200 to 300 people gathered. Similar turmoil reported in Omaha and Cairo with police reporting sporadic gunfire and firebombings.
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Fulbright Hits Sore Spot On Trade With Communist Europe
Senate Foreign Relations chairman Fulbright accuses the Nixon administration of not seeking to ease trade limits with Communist Europe. He spoke as the Export Control Act extension moved toward a House vote. State Department supported easing. NSC override kept restrictions.
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Tragedy at Coolidge Pond Claims Three Teens
Three Coolidge youths, Jimmy and J T Freeman aged 16 and 17 and Willie C Moore 15, drowned while wading in a 15 foot deep pond west of Coolidge. Jeremiah Christy 18 attempted a rescue. The victims were harvesting watermelons for local farmers. services will be announced.
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Linda Ann Moore
Hatcher-Peoples Funeral Home
Money Men Debate Paper Gold Plan At OECD Meeting
Paris reports that central bankers and treasuries from 23 OECD nations start talks on issuing paper gold SDRs held by central banks. U.S. policy pushes for 5 to 6 billion dollars yearly for three years, while others prefer 2 to 2.5 billion and shorter terms. Proponents call it flexible for trade, skeptics warn of metal gold’s stability.
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Associated Press
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Woman Killed Near Whigham In Car Crash
A Whigham woman, Mary Jane Hurst Morrison, died at Archbold Memorial Hospital from internal injuries after her 1967 compact car rolled four times on the Bainbridge cutoff road 8.4 miles north of Cairo. The crash occurred around 3 p.m. as she lost control in a curve. The same report notes a second accident on U.S. 319 south of Thomasville caused by a bottle thrown from an unidentified car, injuring no one and causing about 75 dollars in damage to Eloise Metcalf Perkins of Panacea Florida.
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Archbold Memorial Hospital
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Grady County
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Viet Cong Siege Tests Ben Het Camp in Highlands
A Viet Cong broadcast says Ben Het in the central highlands is encircled and under attack by two North Vietnamese regiments about 3,900 strong. The camp houses South Vietnamese irregulars, U S Green Berets, and U S artillery with 4,500 regulars nearby as U S planes resume supply drops. The clash marks a key test of South Vietnamese resolve as U S forces begin drawing down.
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Associated Press
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Viet Cong
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U.S
National Liberation Front
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Area Deaths Freeman Jimmy Morrison Mary Hurst Moore Willie
Obituary notices list death acknowledgments for J. T. Freeman Jimmy Freeman Morrison Mary Hurst and Willie Moore with brief biographical references and funeral details to follow in Page 6.
Russia tests five day week in factories
Business briefs note Russia adopts a five day week for factories. early results show lower production in many plants and vodka sales up 24 percent. The item also ponders politics and personal disputes with blunt humor.
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