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Robert Elliott packs the ejection seat paracute on an
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SHOPS
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emergency basic assembly
parachutes (BA-22) for air
crews on KC-135 tankers
and C-130 cargo aircraft,
and advanced concept ejec
tion seat (ACES II) person
nel parachutes, a standard
ejection seat chute used in
all U.S. Air Force jets and
drogue chutes used on F-15
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The Zone 2 area is “as far
out northeast as we would
go. It is one of our longest
trips now from downtown.”
Gray said a joint public
safety station, both police
and fire, is planned. All of
the future stations would be
joint use, Gray said, “the
bulk being a fire station,”
with a meeting room and
office for police for inter
views.
Gray also said the fire
LUMSDEN
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candidates nominated to fill
the new position created by
the General Assembly dur
ing the last session. The
other nominees were:
■ Jeffrey L. Grube, 52,
Warner Robins, a sole prac
titioner, since 1982. Grube is
one of the few in the county
qualified to defend death
OBITS
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RUTH HENDRICK RICHARDS
Ruth Hendrick Richards, age 84, of Anniston, Ala., a former resident of Perry for 50
years, passed away Thursday. Richards was born Dec. 8, 1921 in Hiram to the late Hershel
and Lou Hendrick. She was a retired manager of the Utilities Department for the City of
Perry and was a member of Perry Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by her
husband, John S. Richards and her children, David Richards and Janet Carol Richards.
Surviving are her daughter and son-in-law, Kathryn and Rick Searle of Anniston, Ala.
L; sisters, Evelyn Shipp of Hiram; Vermel Thomas of Dallas, Eva Bee Newman and her
husband, Gene of Hiram and Bobbie Lee of Dallas; grandchildren, Jonathan Searle, Jacob
Searle, and Sara Kathryn Searle; nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Sunday at Clark Funeral Home in Hiram with Rev. Parker
Agnew officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Perry Presbyterian Church,
Second & Sunset Streets, Perry, GA 31069 or Faith Presbyterian Church, 4100 Ronnaki Rd.,
Anniston, AL 36207. Clark Funeral Home in Hiram was in charge of arrangements.
SARA S. CLARK —— ———
MACON - Sara Ann Clark, 72, passed away Wednesday. Services will be held at 2 p.m.
Friday in Fellowship Primitive Baptist Church in Byron with interment following in Glen
Haven Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be given to The Alzheimer’s Association 277
Martin Luther King Blvd. Ste. 201 Macon, GA 31201-3498.
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aircraft. To pack one stan
dard chute takes about four
hours, one member of the
squadron said.
The Life Support Shop
takes care of “huge” 20-man
life rafts used on KC-135 and
C-130 aircraft for passenger
use. Employees also pack
one-man rafts used on KC
-135, C-130 and F-15 aircraft
for pilot use, life preservers
for pilot use, life preservers
department would start
identifying parcels and cost
availability. “We’ve got feel
ers out with private concerns
and will make overtures
to them,” Gray said, when
asked about possible dona
tions of land. “But we’re
going to plan for it as if we
have to buy the land.”
In his presentation to
council, Gray proposed
seven projects for the future
including reconstruction of
the existing headquarters
fire station. This project ide
ally would be done concur
rently with the building of
penalty cases.
■ Walter G. “Bo” Sammons
Jr., 48, of Warner Robins.
He has been a partner in
Sammons & Sammons since
1996.
■ Bob Turner of Warner
Robins, formerly with the
Firm of O’Neal, Long and
Hall. Earlier this year,
Turner was appointed to fill
the vacancy created by the
death of Houston County
Chief Magistrate Judge
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Fabric worker, Diane Couch, sews patches on Air Force
shirts.
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Sam Sellers shows off some of the Fl 5 survivial gear.
for passenger use and escape
slides used on KC-135 air
craft used for the evacua
tion of passengers from the
aircraft.
Visitors come into the
Fabric Shop where employ
ees are busy sewing stripes
and patches on uniforms.
The service may not be life
saving, but for an Airman
who doesn’t know how to
sew, it’s a life saver.
the new facility, Gray said,
but if it cannot be done, he
prioritized it down on the list
after a second new station
in the area of the Georgia
National Fairgrounds &
Agricenter and ext 134 of
Interstate 75.
New public safety stations
are also planned, in order of
priority, for the areas of Gurr
and Kings Chapel roads;
Airport Road, Valley Drive
and Perry Parkway; Lake
Joy and Langston roads; and
Saddlecreek Road midway
between Arena Road and
Ga. 247.
David Pierce.
The governor’s 19-mem
ber Judicial Nominating
Commission, which selected
the nominees, was chaired
by former Attorney General
Mike Bowers and included
local attorney Mike Long
of the firm O’Neal, Long
and Hall. Long also serves
as attorney for the county
and the Houston County
Development Authority.
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Support gear worker, Virginia Richey, checks out lifejack
ets before they are put in the planes.
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Mark Richey checks the parachute log book.
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