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Ban Bush
For the most part
blacks seem to be in
support of sending
President Bush back
to Texas. But they
failed to take part in
protests during the
Republican conven
tion. Page 2A
Fleet overhaul
With the recent
indictment of four
people charged in a
kick back scheme to
defraud the city of
thousands of dollars,
Commissioner Mari
on Williams is calling
for a complete over
haul of the way the
Flget 7 Matugerbenk
department is han-
OPINION
~ Mayor Pro Tem
- Willie Mays was stead
fast during recent
did such a good job,
some are wondering:
why does the city need
Mayor Young, again?
Page 8A
Bug fusion
A new art exhibit at
the Lucy Craft Laney
Museum fuses nature
‘and manmade art
together for a .collec
tion of pieces that’s
sure to please both young
and okf art lovers, alike.
Page 1B
GOOD NEWS
Young honored
Former U.S.
Ambassador Andrew
Young will be honored
by Ghana King,
Otumfuo Osei Tutu
11, at Ghana Expo
2004, The former
~ Mayor of Adanta is
being recognized for
his civil and human
“rights work. Page 4A
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Garter to Miller: You have betrayed our trust’
Nobel laureate, President
Jimmy Carter has become
involved in the war of
words between Democrats
and the party’s maverick,
U.S. Senator Zell Miller.
In a scathing written
rebuke to Miller, stemming
from his performance at the
Republican National Con
vention as a keynote speak
er, President Carter criti
cized the lame duck senator
for his “unprecedented dis
loyalty” to the party the
supported his political
career.
What follows is the text of
President Carter’s letter to
Senator Miller.
To Sen. Zell Miller:
You seem to have forgot
ten that loyal Democrats
elected you as mayor [of
Young Harris] and as state
senator. -Loyal Democrats,
including members of my
family and me, elected you
as state senator, lieutenant
governor and governor. It
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Union groups took their cause to the streets on Labor Day - denouncing the Republican adminis
tration as “wrong for working people.” Organizers say that the march will become an annual
event.
Legal issues resolved,
SPLOST now comes
down to voters
By HALEY A. DUNBAR
Augusta Focus Staff Writer
Members of the county
commission have gotten
over what they hope will be
the final legal hurdle of the
proposed SPLOST V refet
endum.
The feat clears the way for
voters to decide the fate of
more than S4BO million
worth of projects on a
multi-question ballot this
November. \
During the Sept. 7 con
vening of the board, city
attorney Stephen Shepard
ruled that Mayor Pro Tem
Willie Mays acted legally
when he signed the
SPLOST resolution in
Mayor Bob Young’s
absence. The ruling came
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Sen. Zeil Miller, D-Ga., delivers the keynote
address at the Republican National Convention
Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2004, in New York.
was a loyal Democrat,
Lester Maddox, who
assigned you to high posi
tions in the state govern
ment when you were out of
office. It was a loyal Demo
crat, Roy Barnes, who
appointed you as U.S. sena
sessions to attend the
Republican National Con
vention, said the document
could only be signed by the
mayor.
“In my opinion, Mr.
Mays, you're on solid legal
ground, and actions of the
board were legal,” Shepard
said, citing a section of the
consolidation law that gives
the Mayor Pro Tem author
ity to conduct county busi
ness, including signing offi
cial documents, in the
Mayor’s absence.
The ruling clears the way
for Richmond County resi
dents to decide on the over
S4BO million in projects
included in the resolution.
Because the commission has
always known that the deci
sion would ultimately come
to this point, members say
they worked to put together
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Former President Jimmy Carter Is highly criti
cal of Democratic U.S. Sen. Zell Milier for siding
with Republicans in their attack of Democrats.
tor when you
were out of office. By your
historically unprecedented
disloyalty, you have
betrayed our trust.
Great Georgia Democrats
who served in the past,
including Walter George,
a list most likely to be
approved by voters.
“I want to thank my fel
low commissioners for
intermingling and crossing
district lines to come
together and get something
that I think voters will want
to vote on. I think we've
put together a good cross
section of projects that will
appeal to all of Augusta and
I hope a majority of voters
will feel the same way,” said
Mays
During the final SPLOST
work session on Sept. 2;
the group voted to approve
a $486 million cap that
includes $94,053,256.94
for public facilities,
$174,682,250.00 for equip
ment and infrastructure
‘improvements,
. Sce SPLOST, page 16A
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policies of Franklin Roo- |
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Kennedy, Lyndon ]ohnson!
~ Sec Carter , page 12A |
Hundreds of workers
march through
downtown Labor Day
By THERESA MINOR .
Augusta Focus Staff Writer
They were plumbers and
steamfitters, electrical and
transportation workers —
nearly five hundred mem
bers of organized labor
groups who trekked along
rain soaked downtown
streets on Labor Day. Their
message was unmistakable.
“We did it before we’ll do
it again, We're ready to
vote. We're ready to win,”
Olympic athlete with
local ties overcomes
‘hurdles’ to win silver
By HALEY A. DUNBAR
Augusta Focus Staff Writer
As Terrence Trammell
paced back and forth in lane
six of the Olympic stadium
track amid the deafening
roar of 70,000 screaming
fans, he sent up a final
prayer; in just two minutes
the world-class hurdler
would begin the race of his
life —the final 110 m hurdles
event of the 28th Olympics.
At the officials word he
crouched low in his blocks,
placed his hands on the
warm, spongy track and
raised his rear, poised for
take off. Attempting to time
his start with the crack of
the pistol, the 25-year-old
shot out of the blocks, ready
to improve on his 2000 Sil
ver medal performance, but
soon realized his mistake.
Trammell had false started .
and as he turned to head back
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Zell Mill
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Georgia Sen. Zell Miller,
keynote speaker at this
year's Republican National
Convention, also was the
keynote speaker at the 1992
Democratic National Con
vention. Here’s a look at
some of the remarks he
made 12 years ago and his
statements ~ Wednesday,
Sept. 1.
1992: “We can’t all be
born rich and handsome
and lucky, and thats why
we have a Democratic Party.
My family would still be
isolated and destitute if we
had not had FDR’s Democ
ratic brand of government.”
2004: “In (the Democ
rats’)) warped way of think
ing, America is the prob-
See Miller , page 12A
shouted marchers before
changing the chant. “Like
father. Like son. Four
years. Bush is done.”
Workers say that organ
ized labor has suffered
under the Republican
administration. Of particu
lar concern is the increasing
number of American corpo
rations that have resorted to
outsourcing jobs to foreign
countries, where they pay
Sec Labor Day, page 16A
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Photo Courtesy of Terrence
Trammell
Terrence Tramumell clears hurdie
during the 2004 U.S. Olympic Tri
als in Sacramento, California.
The worid-class 110 m hurdier
placed first in the event to
become the national champion
and seal a spot on the US.
Olympic Team.
Sec Olymple, page 16A