Miss Gail Bullock Crowned Miss Georgia In Columbus
Miss Gail Bullock 19, daughter of R G Bullock Jr, won Miss Georgia at Columbus GA. She plans trips, a 2500 dollar scholarship, and a big Thomasville Thomas County welcome with social events. Possible future Miss America recognition eyed in Atlantic City.
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Thomas County
Gail Bullock
R.G. Bullock Jr
Columbus
Georgia
Ochlochnee
R. G. Bullock Sr
Mr. Bullock
Atlantic City
Old Educational Practices Change
Editor notes shift from classic texts like Webster’s Blue Back Speller and McGuffey’s reader to newer methods. It argues basic rudiments in public schools remain essential while innovations should not erase time tested practices. The piece warns many graduates cannot read or spell to enter higher education and stresses the three R’s as foundation.
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Wessie Connell
Roddenberg Memorial Library
Cairo
Noah Webster
Webster
McGuffey
Brazil’s Geisel Tapped as President Amid Torture Allegations
Washington reports detail a military regime led by Gen. Ernesto Geisel that has driven Brazil’s economy but enforced repressive torture. Documents smuggle out accounts of methods such as Parrot’s Perch and drowning torture, with victims including journalist Carlos Nigolau Danielli.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Ernesto Geisel
Brazil
Joao Goulart
National Security Council
Geisel
Carlos Nigolau Danielli
Sao Paulo
Retirement Panic and Plans for After Work Life
Hal Boyle discusses retirement anxiety in the United States and argues that preparation matters. He suggests determining not only what to do after retirement but also what not to do, sharing a personal list of commitments he plans to avoid.
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Robert E. Lee
Thomas Jefferson
Hal Boyle
New York
Golden Years Club
Africa
Retirement plans and a shocking Brazil torture report
An opinion piece lists retiree pastimes from travel to games and social clubs, then shifts to a detailed account of torture deaths in Brazil in 1972 28 deaths cited by priests and linked to army officers. It criticizes U S silence and aid to Brazil while promising investigative reporting access.
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Aurora Maria Nascimento Furtado
Guanabara
Aurora
Frederico Eduardo Mayr
Jose Julio de Araujo
Homero Cesar Machado
Dalmo Luiz Cirillo
Mauricio Lopes Lima
Salsify Tale Prompts Georgia Links and Local Lore
In Statesboro Carl Reddick of Pavo writes praising the Times Enterprise and noting Georgia Southern College. The letter also shares memories of Mary Grubbs, Walker Hill Jr., and local figures, plus a digression on salsify, its taste as vegetable oyster, and a request for where to find it.
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Carl Reddick
Pavo
Thomas County
Neel Brothers
Georgia Southern College
South Georgia College
Mary Grubbs
Harper School
Small World
Georgia Southern
Times- Enterprise
Mississippi
Thomasville
Harvey Chastain
Moon Jewelry Co
Irene Hill
Walker J. Hill Jr
Ling
Tiny
Hill
Walker, Hill Jr
Sam Hjort
Webster’s
Ohio
E. H. Betzer
Ed Komarek
Greenwood Plantation
Florida
Mr. Betzer
Betzers
Court’s term ends with steady conservative course and scaled rulings
James J. Kilpatrick argues the Supreme Court, aside from the abortion decision, shows moderation under Burger. He notes 150 opinions, 6-3 rulings on Connecticut and Texas redistricting, and a shift away from strict mathematical equality toward factors like political fairness and representation. The dissenters criticize the retreat, while Kilpatrick calls it prudent.
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Washington
U.S. Supreme Court
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Black
Harlan
Douglas
Warren Burger
Earl Warren
Connecticut
Texas
Justice White
Warren
State Board
House of Representatives
Supreme Court
White
Brennan
Marshall
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