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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1971
Page
6
Denel McElreath of the City Utilities Dept reports vandals opened 12 fire hydrants since Friday, draining two city tanks in places like Washington Street and Metcalf Avenue. The spree has cost at least $2,000 and required police, fire response and repaired road work.]]
Miami Beach leads the Democratic bid for the 1972 nominating convention as Louisville supporters push for a tight race. Both cities offer about 950000 in incentives while security concerns and venue limits shape the choice among 16 000 delegates and officials.
City Commissioners on first reading unanimously approved an ordinance to purchase 82 acres for a landfill site one and a half miles north of Thomasville at Cassidy Road. The land costs 49 000 dollars, about 600 per acre, to be paid in cash from the contingency fund. Landowner H D Dodson offered financing if a larger down payment was made, but the city will not. City Manager Buford McRae called the offer best and most reasonable.
City Manager Buford McRae told commissioners that state street grant funds will be paid in equal quarterly installments instead of one lump sum. He projected about $100,000 in state grants for Thomasville, with payments starting in September and no disadvantage to the city.
The city commission on second reading passed an ordinance to sell 16 acres in the industrial park to Liberty Homes, mobile home manufacturers. The sale, about 42000 dollars, was signed by Mayor Roy M. Lilly after first reading with deed changes restricting warehousing to merchandise manufactured on site.
The City Commission halted a planned parking lot at 325 E. Jackson St delaying a Hardee's drive-in. A live oak about 36 inches in diameter and two other trees will remain as parking layout is reworked. City Manager Buford McRae noted the live oak is healthy while the water oak and red bud show decay.
Sealed bids were opened at the City Commission meeting as City Manager Buford McRae was authorized to award to the lowest and best bidder. Four bids were submitted for a damp body and one scow body with Felts Trailer and Equipment Inc. of Dothan, Alabama among bidders.
The Thomasville City Commission and Thomas County Commission unanimous approve a joint federal funds application to renovate one jail for city and county use. Sheriff Rehberg and County Chairman Davis back consolidation. grant of 2500 dollars may be redirected if both bodies act before December.
A federal grand jury indicted Daniel Ellsberg on two counts of theft and unlawful possession of classified documents related to the Pentagon Papers. Ellsberg, 40, surrendered in Boston after a weeklong investigation and faces up to 20 years if convicted. He told reporters he acted as a citizen exposing government information.
New York AP report says mob figures including Joseph Colombo Sr and Carlo Gambino were questioned after an attack that left Colombo in critical condition. A gunman was killed as police described the shooting as a planned act amid gang rivalries that date back years.
The Christian Science Monitor released excerpts from unpublished Pentagon papers accusing U S intelligence of shouldering primary responsibility for unfounded optimism about Vietnam policy. The documents cover 1962 to 1964 and reveal plans to withdraw troops while events pushed the war deeper.
Washington AP witnesses invited to testify as House subcommittee probes document classification practices. Officials from State Justice and Defense urged to provide full copies of top secret Vietnam history and Gulf of Tonkin study. Hagerty cites vast secret files and overmarking of documents.
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