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STATE BRIEFS
Taylor, Cox ad blitz
has cost millions
ATLANTA (AP) - A bar
rage of dueling attack ads
that blanketed Georgia’s air
waves in recent weeks has
cost Lt. Gov. Mark Taylor
and Secretary of State
Cathy Cox millions of dol
lars, according to financial
disclosure reports reviewed
on Tuesday.
The reports show that
Taylor leads Cox in the over
all race for cash but Cox out
paced Taylor slightly in the
last three months leading
up to the July 18 Democratic
primary for governor.
Taylor has raised a total of
$5.5 million, including a $1
million loan he took out to
boost his campaign coffers.
Cox has raked in a total of
$4.3 million. In the three
month reporting period
which concluded June 30,
Cox took in $1.36 million to
Taylor’s $1.33 million, the
reports show.
Taylor spent $4.3 million
in the last three months and
Cox $3.7 million, the reports
showed.
Fundraising totals for
Republican Gov. Sonny
Perdue were not immediate
ly available on Tuesday. But
as of April 10, Perdue had
raised $10.4 million for his
re-election campaign.
While Taylor and Cox have
had to spend heavily on ads
attacking each and defend
ing themselves, Perdue has
had the luxury of running
a few television spots pro
moting his record. Many
of the pro-Perdue ads have
been funded by the state
Republican Party which also
has millions of dollars in the
bank.
Perdue faces a GOP prima
ry challenger, Ray Mcßerry,
who is upset over Perdue’s
stance of the Georgia flag.
Horse-and-carriage
program robbed
HOSCHTON (AP)
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©2005 American Profile Hometown Content Service
- Thieves have pulled the
wheels out from under a
charity that teaches people
with disabilities to drive a
horse and carriage.
They took harnesses, first
aid supplies, tools and a new
four-wheel cross-country
buggy from the group called
Driving Magic Inc., an offi
cial with the charity said.
“They took everything but
the kitchen sink _ literally,”
executive director Jennifer
Lindskoog said. “I’m just
thankful our horses weren’t
harmed.”
Little more than a refrig
erator, empty boxes and an
antique sink were left in
the storage shed at a farm
in Hoschton, Ga., about 40
miles northeast of Atlanta,
where the program is oper
ated, Lindskoog said.
The group is sending out
fliers and calling auction
houses in search of equip
ment that was stolen early
Friday morning. Much of
it was custom-made for
specialized carriages that
accommodate disabled users.
Lindskoog put the value at
close to $15,000.
Proceeds from a raffle
that were to be used for a
new wheelchair carriage will
now be put toward replacing
the stolen equipment. The
group, based in Duluth, Ga.,
was founded two years ago
with a donated horse, a bor
rowed cart and one student.
It now serves more than 125
students.
Many of the program’s cli
ents come from Annandale
Village, a residential facility
for adults with developmen
tal disabilities in Suwanee.
Sandy Weaver, activities
coordinator for the facility,
said her residents are con
cerned.
Girls hospitalized
after shooting
ATLANTA (AP) - Two
girls were hospitalized and
a third arrested after a fight
turned into a shooting.
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Marietta 91 73 t-storm
Milledgeville 96 76 t-storm
Houston 88 74 t-storm
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A 10-year-old girl was shot
in the foot around 9:30 p.m.
Monday and a 14-year-old
girl was shot in the leg and
shoulder, police said.
Both victims were brought
to Grady Memorial Hospital
and listed in stable condi
tion.
The suspected shooter
also a juvenile _ has been
charged with aggravat
ed assault, reckless con
duct and fighting, Atlanta
police spokeswoman Sylvia
Abernathy said.
Police were looking for
other suspects in the shoot
ing, which happened at an
apartment complex in south
west Atlanta.
Miller raises funds
for Republicans
LITTLE ROCK (AP) -
Former U.S. Sen. Zell Miller,
a Georgia Democrat who
snubbed his own party two
years ago to campaign for
President Bush, will head
line a fundraiser for the
Arkansas GOP in August.
Miller, a former governor
of Georgia, will headline
an Aug. 25 fundraiser for
the party. The details of the
event have not been final
ized, party officials said.
“I’ve spent a lifetime rep
resenting conservative views
and values, and. I look for
ward to continuing to talk
about those things with my
good Republican friends in
Arkansas,” Miller said in a
news release.
Miller was the key
note speaker at the 2004
Republican National
Convention in New York
City. Twelve years earlier,
he praised then-Arkansas
Gov. Bill Clinton’s presiden
tial candidacy as the keynote
speaker at the Democratic
National Convention.
Officials hear
water concerns
MARIETTA (AP) - Few
issues wring out more con-
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cern among Georgia voters
than water.
Perhaps that’s why a
swarm of lawmakers joined
environmental activists
and concerned citizens at a
meeting Monday to discuss
Georgia’s water woes _ and
the state’s plans to better
manage its supply in the
future.
They had plenty to debate.
A statewide drought was
declared last month, trig
gering widespread water
restrictions. Fearing worsen
ing conditions, Georgia filed
a lawsuit against the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers,
claiming the agency drained
excessive amounts of water
from the state’s reservoirs
to protected endangered
sturgeon and mussels in
Florida.
Georgia, Alabama and
Florida struck a temporary
deal late last month to create
a storage pool that Florida
officials can use to release
water as needed, but the
agreement is set to expire
July 24.
More water issues are like
ly to spring up as Georgia’s
population _ and its demand
for water _ continues to
rise.
“While we have abundant
water, it’s not limitless,”
said Carol Couch, director
of Georgia’s Environmental
Protection Division.
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JACK GILLESPIE BYRD. JR.
WARNER ROBINS - Jack Gillespie Byrd, Jr., a native
of Manchester, passed away on Monday, July 10, 2006. He
served 34 years on the Board of Directors of Robins Federal
Credit Union. Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday,
July 12, 2006, at Christ United Methodist Church, with
interment following in Magnolia Park Cemetery.
Visitation was Tuesday, July 11, at McCullough Funeral
Home.
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RFCII mourns loss
of Jack G. Byrd Jr.
From staff reports
Robins Federal Credit
Union mourns the loss of a
34-year Board of Directors
veteran, Jack G. Byrd Jr.
Getting his start in 1972,
he served as the secretary
on the board for 22 years.
In addition, he served on
the Credit, Executive, and
Technology committees and
most recently served as the
chairman of the Facilities
Committee.
In March, the credit union
dedicated its new state-of
the-art Learning Center
located behind the Watson
branch, in his name.
“Jack loved the credit
union,” said longtime friend
and Chairman of the Board
of Directors Harold “Buz”
Sawyer. “He was always
proud of Robins Federals
service to its members and
concerned with the wel
fare of the employees. His
commitment to the com
munity, dedication and ser
vice are to be commend
ed. On behalf of everyone
at Robins Federal Credit
Union, we extend our deep
est condolences to the Byrd
family.”
Survivors include his
wife of 29 years, Maggie
Byrd, Warner Robins; sis
ter, Betty Jo Meadows,
Lebanon, Tenn.; stepdaugh
ters, Elaine (Chip)Woodall,
Rome; Michelle (Michael)
Brantley, Brunswick;
stepson, Randy Gunter,
Niceville, Fla.; nieces,
Wacia Leonard and Marcia
Piercey; nephew, Robin
Meadows, all of Tenn.;
three step-granddaughters
and one step-grandson.
Robins Federal Credit
Union is a not-for-profit,
cooperative financial service
provider with 16 branch
es throughout Georgia,
Robins Federal currently
Cadet orientation July 24-29
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Warner Robins High
School AFJROTC New
Cadet Orientation Training
and uniform issue will take
place July 24-29 from 7 a.m.-
3 p.m.
NCOT is a voluntary train
ing opportunity for all upcom
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The purpose of this train
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BYRD
provides financial services
to over 126,000 members
and assets exceeding S9BO
million.
Byrd was a native of
Manchester had lived in
Warner Robins for 50 years.
He was born June 22. 1935,
and was a 1954 graduate of
Manchester High School,
He served in the U. S.
Air Force eight years and
was retired from Robins
Air Force Base. During six
and a half of these, hje flew
on C-124’s as a flying crew
chief in the famed 7th L.G.
He was a member of the
American Legion. He was
a born again Christian and
a charter member of Christ
United Methodist Church
and a member of Serenity
Sunday School class.
Byrd was preceded in
death by his parents, Jack
and Eva Byrd. Pallbearers
will be Bill Sawyer, Louie
Hurd, Richard Evans,
George Broussard, Willie
Talton and Johnny Barton.
In lieu of flowers, the
family suggests donations
be made to Christ United
Methodist Church Building
Fund, 511 Russell Parkway,
GA 31088 or to the American
Cancer Society, P O. Box
1544, Warner Robins, GA
31099.
nization, basic drill, uniform
wear and personal appear
ance standards will be given.
According to a release from
the organization, “This train
ing is also an excellent oppor
tunity for cadet leadership to
motivate new cadets and give
them a ‘head start’ towards
learning about AFJROTC,
instructor expectations, and
alleviate some of the uncer
tainty and misconceptions
about AFJROTC.”
For more information, call
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