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By Quimby Melton
President Lyndon B. Johnson
Tuesday night became the third
President of the United State to
deliver his last “State of the
Union” in person. The first to do
so was George Washington, who
on retirement did so. It has gone
down in history as his "Farewell
Address.”
Again in 1800, John Adams,
who served but one term, did
the same. Incidentally, John
Adams Is the only President
who later became a member of
the United States Senate.
Washington’s “Farewell Add
ress” and that of John Adams
were delivered to comparatively
few people. Johnson’s to a joint
session of the Congress and
other governmental officials and
to the public byway of radio
and TV.
Good Evening was one of the
millions who witnessed the
event on TV. And no doubt
President elect Richard M. Nix
on was the most interested of
all the millions.
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The “State of the Union” —
“Farewell Address” has been
and will be discussed, probably
more than any other In the
history of the nation.
It might be classed as a
speech of “Challenge and Op
part unity.”
Some may see fit to call it
“The Requiem of a Frustrated
Man”; But the Requiem is as
sociated with death. President
Johnson is far from dead and
the effect of what he did, and
what he failed to do, will live
long after he is gone.
To this listener it seemed
that Lyndon Johnson was saying
to the people of this nation and
the world, “I did what I thought
was best as I saw it, best for
the nation and the world as a
whole.” And even most severe
criticism of the “Johnson
Years” must admit he was sin
cere in this statement.
Whoever is, or has ever been
President of the United State
carries tremendous burdens on
his shoulders. There is no office
In the world with greater res
ponsibilities that this. And often
there are responsibilities that
he, and he alone, must try and
meet.
The President told of some of
the things he had "accomplish
ed” or had “done the ground
work for”; he gave full credit
to others for their help. Especi
ally did he publicly thank three
former Presidents for their in
spiration and encouragement
Harry S. Truman, Dwight D.
Eisenhower and John F. Ken
nedy. He also publicly thanked
members of the Congress, of
both parties, for their friend
ship, co-operation, and advice.
Then saying the next Presi
dent, Richard M. Nixon, would
find the burdens of office as
heavy as he had found them,
he called for all to set aside
selfishness and seek to make
this nation of ours a better,
stronger, fairer nation.
He called for “continued sup
port” of what one thought was
best, and “enduring gratitude”
to the men and women of the
past for their loyalty to Ameri
ca.
It would seem to this layman
that Lyndon B. Johnson was
mindful of a statement of ano
ther President, Abraham Lin
coln, when in his second in
augural address said, “With
malice toward none, with chari
ty for all, with firmness in the
right, as God gives us to see
the right,” when he called on
the nation to continue its efforts
to make this nation of ours one
of which all Americans can be
proud, and to which all can be
loyal.
Country Parson
“The garbage disposal was a
necessary invention — so we
can’t see how much we are
throwing away."
Copyright 1969, by Frank A. Clark
Cosmonauts Pull
Space Spectacular
By DUSKO DODER
MOSCOW (UPI) — Two
manned Soviet space ships
docked today in orbit, the first
time such a maneuver had ever
been carried out. After exchang.
ing crew members in another
historic first the two Soyu
vessels disengaged and went
their separate ways.
For one hour, two of the three
crew members from the space
ship Soyu 5 had walked in
space as their vehicle remained
locked together with Soyu 4 to
form what the official news
agency Tass called “the world’s
first experimental space sta
tion.”
The ships remained linked
from 3:20 a.m. EST to 7:55 a.m.
—four hours and a half. It had
been expected they would
remain linked for some time,
but informed sources in Moscow
said the two capsules probably
would land Friday.
Between the linkup and
separation, research engineers
Lt. Col. Yevgeny Khrunov and
Alexei Yeliseyev clambered out
of Soyu 5 in which they were
launched Wednesday with a
third man, made thir way
along guide sails and carried
out various tasks. They then
entered Soyu 4 where Lt. Col.
Vladimir Shatalov had been
along since his Tuesday launch.
They remained aboard Soyu
4 after the separation and
cosmonaut Boris Volynov was
alone aboard Soyu 5.
A British scientist said the
Russians could keep such a
space station aloft indefin
tely and use it as a jump-off
point for a manned flight to the
moon.
The United States plans its
first crew transfer with the
Apollo 9 mission set to begin
Feb. 28.
Two astronauts will transfer
via a pressurized docking tunnel
between the three-seat Apollo
command ship and the two-man
Apollo moon landing spacecraft,
called the Lunar Module, and
launched with it. Later one
astronaut will spacewalk from
one ship to the other in practice
for a lunar landing.
The United States plans to
launch its first rudimentary
space station in 1971.
It will be the Inside of a
rocket stage fitted with living
and working units. This orbital
workshop will at first support
three men in orbit for a month
and will be revisited later.
In describing the Soviet feat
today Tass said Khrunov and
Yeliseyev, a civilian, showed
how spacemen could be trans
ferred in rescues or relief
operations in earth orbit.
“This new experiment gives
the opportunity to change the
crew of the ship and also rescue
(spacemen) in case of emergen
cies,” Tass said.
Then, Tass said, “they
entered the Soyuz 4 spaceship
and took new working places
beside Commander Shatalov.”
There is plenty of room for all
three in Shatalov’s vehicle.
Never before have two
manned ships locked together in
space, much less transferred
men from one to another.
Television cameras aboard
both Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5
flashed the linkup to jubilant
Russian space scientists below.
Nationwide audiences saw the
videotapes within 70 minutes of
the event.
Soviet scientists said every
thing went as planned as
Shatalov flew his craft into the
link-up with Soyuz 5 in a
midafternoon docking over the
Congress Giving Itself,
Bigwigs Big Pay Raises
By STEVE GERSTEL
WASHINGTON (UPD—In the
warm glow of good will and
brotherhood, Congress is in the
process of giving itself—and
counterpart bigwigs in the
executive branch—raises in pay.
Big raises. So big the
guidelines of 5 per cent
recommended by the White
House for most workers look
like peanuts.
Richard M. Nixon will get the
biggest raise—a 100 per cent
increase over the SIOO,OOO
Lyndon B. Johnson now makes
as president. The bill breezed
through the House a few days
ago and through the Senate
Wednesday.
Johnson did his part, too. A
few hours before Senate com
pleted action on the presidential
pay bill, Johnson fixed whop
ping salary increases for all
members of Congress, federal
judges, cabinet officers, sub-
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Soviet Union. Within 70 minutes,
the videotapes flashed across
Soviet TV screens.
“Everything is splendid,”
Shatalov told the three men in
Soyuz 5 on contact. He covered
the final 100 yards in 43
minutes. “I got straight into the
socket where I had aimed,” he
said.
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C Os C Accreditation
Rod Benson (r), of the United States Chamber of Commerce, discusses accredita
tion of the Griffin Area Chamber of Commerce with Gene Cook (1), president,
and Jim Pridgen, chairman of the accreditation committee. Benson met with the
board of directors and members of the Chamber this morning and conducted
interviews.
Georgia House Approves
Campbell Sweetheart Bill
ATLANTA (UPD—The Geor
gia House today passed by a
vote of 110-44 the so-called
“Campbell sweetheart bill”
which permits State Agriculture
Commissioner Phil Campbell to
retain his state pension rights
although he is going to Wash
ington.
It was the first controversial
measure to come before the
House this session and it passed
only after a flurry of floor de
bate and challenges. The mea
sure now goes to the Senate.
Campbell will become under
secretary of agriculture in the
Nixon administration. He has
been in state service for 14
years. His Georgia salary of
$22,500 will Increase to $40,000
in the federal post when a new
pay scale becomes effective.
The House had a very short
calendar today and took action
on the Campbell bill shortly af
ter it convened. Another mea
sure on the calendar, the “Bill
of Rights,” for mental patients,
was sent back to committee for
further study.
The House and Senate
marked time until the governor
gave his address on the budget
cabinet officers, bureau chiefs,
chairmen of boards and com
missions, and career ambassa
dors and ministers.
The increases will become
effective in- 30 days, under
terms of a 1967 law, unless
Congress vetoes them. There is
little chance of this happening.
There were five broad “le
vels” of increases. These
included:
I. Cabinet officers, raised
from $35,000 to $60,000. Persons
affected—l 2.
11. Secretaries of the three
branches of the armed forces,
and heads of the independent
agencies, such as the Veterans
Administration, raised from
$30,000 to $42,500. Persons
affected—4l.
111. Under secretaries, and
chairmen of boards and com
missions, such as the Civil
Service Commission, raised
from $29,500 to $40,000. Persons
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Griffin, Ga., 30223, Thursday, January 16, 1969
Maddox Presents
Tax Raising
at noon.
Rep. Dorsey Matthews of
Moultrie led the fight for pas
sage of the Campbell bill.
“We’re trying to keep him from
losing his benefits of 14 years
service. This bill lets Mr.
Campbell continue his retire
ment program,” Matthews told
the House.
Another lawmaker, Rep. Ted
Hudson of Fitgerald, demanded
“I’d like to ask what Mr.
Campbell has done to deserve
this special favor.” Rep. Fred
Winkles of Atlanta asked Mat
thews if Campbell was trying
to “get his cake and eat it
too.”
Sens. Lamar Plunkett and
Julian Webb Introduced two
bills that scooped administra
tion forces on plans by the gov
ernor to safeguard the state
from financial trouble.
One would set the working re
serve fund at a minimum of 5
per cent of the total budget.
The other would specify that no
more than 25 per cent of the
budget surplus may be appro
pirated, and the rest must be
held for debt payment and the
working reserve.
affected—6o.
IV. Assistant secretaries,
chief legal officers of the
departments, under secretaries
of the armed forces, and
members of boards and com
missions, raised from $28,750 to
$38,000. Persons affected—22s.
V. Heads of some major
bureaus and the counsels of the
armed forces, such as the
Bureau of the Customs, from
$28,000 to $36,000. Persons
affected—l7B.
In addition 149 chiefs of
mission, career ambassadors
and career ministers will
receive raises equal to those
given levels 11, IV and V
respectively.
Congressmen and Senators
will be raised from $30,000 to
$42,500, as will the Comptroller
General. The Chief Justice will
get an increase to $62,500, and
the associate supreme court
justices $60,000.
Alabama Man
Faces Charge
Os Kidnaping
A Birmingham, Ala., man has
been charged with kidnaping a
two-year-old Griffin boy Wed
nesday and taking him to Heflin,
Ala.
Ray Williams of 3817 Fair
mount Way, Birmingham, was
charged with kidnaping in a
warrant taken by Margaret Mc-
Cord of 224 Day street, Griffin.
The warrant said Williams
tried to get the woman to go to
Alabama with him. She refused.
Williams grabbed her two-year
old son, Johnny McCord, and
left the warrant said.
Williams was stopped by police
officers in Heflin, Ala. The Mc-
Cord boy was with him.
Officers said Margaret Mc-
Cord had gone to Heflin to get
her son. He apparently was not
hurt.
Spalding deputies said two
other people were in the car
with Williams. One was a boy.
13, and the other a girl, 18. No
charges were made against
them.
The deputies said Williams is
being held in jail In Heflin.
Peace Talkers Agree On Table
By GEORGE SIBERA
PARIS (UPD—The United
States and North Vietnam today
settled procedural differences
that have blocked the opening of
the expanded conference on
Vietnam for more than two
months and agreed to begin the
talks on Saturday.
The United States and North
Vietnam will sit down with
representatives of the Viet Cong
and Saigon at a round table that
carries no distinctive marks—a
concession to the Communist
demand.
The first meeting Saturday
will be held at the Hotel
Majestic.
The United States and its
South Vietnamese ally had until
Vol. 96 No. 13
Local Aid,
Prison Reform
Key Items
By MARCIE RASMUSEN
ATLANTA (UPD—Gov. Les
ter Maddox today unveiled a
record “growth and progress
budget” of $2.2 billion for 1970
and 1971 based “not on wishes
but on minimum needs,” stress
ing aid to local governments
and prison construction.
“Yours is a grave task...an
awesome responsibility,” Mad
dox told the General Assembly
in his prepared budget mes
sage.
He called on legislators, who
have not appeared receptive to
his $214 million tax increase
plan, to have “the courage,
character and dedication to put
aside politics and personalities.
Only time will testify as to
whether we had the vision and
the courage to face the issues
and do our duty.”
Calling for reform in a tax
system “which is currently both
inadequate and inequitable,”
Maddox said “Georgia’s ap
proach to her finances has
been, in most instances, piece
meal and haphazard.”
Maddox said he hoped to cure
that with the tax and budget
proposals based on a report by
Dr. James Papke, director of
the Tax Revision Commission.
Maddox outlined major provi
sions, most of which had previ
ously been made public, in the
budget ■which totals:
For 1970 $1,115,575,797.74
For 1971 $1,161,935,638.87
He recommended a one-cent
state sales tax increase to be
rebated to cities, counties and
local school systems on a per
capita basis to carry out “the
present philosophy of govern
ment of helping those who need
help. We have done this for oth
er people and their govern
ments across the world.”
In returning the funds to com
munities, Maddox added, “We
are only giving back to the citi
zens of these counties and cities
what is already theirs.”
The governor made a point of
reiterating his opposition to lo
cal option sales taxes, a propos
al gaining support among the
lawmakers.
"A local option sales tax
would not be acceptable to me,
and in my judgment would be
regressive and unfair to most
Georgians,” he said. Communi
ties unable to enact one would
face a double property tax load
in the next decade, he added.
“We cannot afford the terri
fying price in dollars and hu
man misery that would be ex
tracted from us through a fail
ure to act and act now (to help
local government),” Maddox
said.
Other major proposals:
Prisons: Funds for a new
maximum security facility at
Reidsville, a pre-release prison
center, diagnostic facility and
six new regional prisons, as
well as expanded rehabilitation
and other penal programs. “We
have not had a governor or a
General Assembly to demand
penal reform and then back up
that demand with action,” he
said. “I am asking—yes, plead-
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the end held out for a table that
followed the "our side, your
side” formula—with Hanoi and
the Viet Cong on one side and
Washington and Saigon on the
other.
The North Vietnamese instead
insisted the Viet Cong were a
separate negotiating body. Al
though granting concessions on
other procedural points, they
had called for a solid round
table which would allow them to
follow this formula.
The United States finally
agreed to this demand.
At a news conference, the top
American delegation spokes
man, William Jorden, said “full
agreement has been reached on
all procedures and the talks will
begin thia Saturday at 10:30
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‘Voice’ Finalist
Pam Marguis (c) has won second place in the Geor
gia Voice of Democracy Contest sponsored by the
Veterans of Foreign Wars. She won at GHS and
moved on to the state. Alexis Fitzhugh (1) won sec
ond place in the local competition and Tommy Coker
won third.
Legion Auxiliary
Prayers Planned
Sunday For Nation
The American Legion Auxil
iary is sponsoring special pray
ers over the weekend in ch
urches, synagogues and public
gatherings for “Divine Guid
ance” of our nation. This is
part of are Auxiliary’s nation
wide “For God and Country”
program.
Mrs. Rebecca Kierbow, presi
dent of the local Auxiliary, re
ports the call for special pray
ers was approved at the Sixth
District Auxiliary convention by
an unanimous vote.
The resolution that was adopt
ed calls attention that Monday
will be inauguration day for a
new President. It reads, “We
respectfully request that on Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday, pro
ceeding the inauguration of Pre-
Weather:
FORECAST FOR GRIFFIN
AREA — Warmer tonight. Clou
dy and warm with chance of
showers Friday.
LOCAL WEATHER — Esti
mated high today 58, low today
34, high Wednesday 51, low
Wednesday 33, sunrise Friday
7:42, sunset Friday 5:59.
a.m. (4:30 a.m. EST).
Jorden said the final accord
has been reached during meet
ings Wednesday and this
morning between the number
two U.S. negotiator, Cyrus R.
Vance, and his North Vietna
mese counterpart, Col. Ha Van
Lau.
“It looks as though this show
is getting back on the road,”
Jorden said.
American delegation officials
drew on a blackboard a model
of the agreed upon table. It is
round with two small, rectangu
lar tables at a distance of 18
inches in parallel positions in
two places opposite each other.
The two small tables on either
side will be used for secretarial
personnel, tape recorders and
(Griffin Daily News Staff Photo)
sident Nixon and Vice President
Agnew, prayers be offered in all
Churches, Synagogues and pub
lic gatherings, for Divine guid
ance of our chosen officials,
and for the happiness, peace
and prosperity of our people,
to the greater honor and glory
of God.”
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It’s That
Time Again
ATLANTA (UPI) — Another
move will be made in the Gen
eral Assembly this year to ex
empt Georgia from daylight
saving time.
Rep. Wallace Cato of Bain
bridge said today he will intro
duce the legislation. Nonexempt
states move their clocks ahead
one hour on the fourth Sunday
in April.
Cato’s bill would carry a ref
erendum provision which would
take the state off daylight time
and then ask the voters to ratify
or reject that action later in an
election.
Capitol observers said the
move appeared to have little
chance of success.
other equipment by the delega
tions.
There will be no nameplates
used in the opening session, a
concession by the Communists
for- the granting of their
undivided round table request.
The first speaker at the
opening session will be Nguyen
Xuan Phong, deputy head of the
South Vietnamese delegation.
He will be followed by Vance.
When the meeting is turned
over to the Communist side, the
first speaker will be Lau and
the second Mrs. Nguyen Thi
Binh, deputy head of the Viet
Co n g’s National Liberation
Front (NLF) delegation.
Jorden announced, “the Unit-
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