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By Quimby Maitow
Weekend Notes:
The week was proceeding
* more or less on the usual pat
tern of threats and charges and
demonstrations and the like
when the spotlight turned back
‘ on Vietnam and its neighbors:
Announcement was made that
American advisors, air and ar
tillery support was being given
South Vietnam in its drive into
Cambodia.
' Then, Thursday night Presi
dent Nixon went on the air to tell
the public that U. S. ground
forces had joined Vietnam in a
’ (frive across the border, the at
tack aimed on Communist held
strong points in Cambodia.
The President said it was ne
cessary to wipe out these strong
points and put a stop to North
Vietnam using routes through
Cambodia to send in supplies
and troops for attacks on South
Vietnam and sending of U. S.
, ground forces into Cambodia
was not “expanding” the war,
but was a necessary move in
plans to quicken the day when
> all fighting in Vietnam could be
turned over to native forces and
American troops could be
brought home.
Reports tell of steady ad
vance of allied troops into Cam
bodia, little resistance during
the week and seizure of several
Viet Cong “bases” and supply
dumps. Reports also tell of
renewed air raids on North
i J Vietnam.
These air strikes and ground
troops being sent into Cambodia
have brought criticism from
many. Anti-war forces maintain
the President “has gone too
for” and call the latest move a
drastic change in U. S. policy.
’ Vice-President Agnew, on a
“Face the Nation” program
Sunday, maintained there had
, been no change and a spokes
man for the White House back
ed him.
Lines in Congress are being
> sharply drawn in many in
stances — and Russia, China
and the like smile gleefully at
what they term “distrust in the
> American government by the
people.” Senator Mike Mans
field, Democratic leader, sum
med up the situation very well
’ when commenting “It’s a whole
new ball game.”
Once more a Kennedy was in
the news. Judge James A.
* Boyle, who investigated the
death of Mary Jo Kopechne,
Senator Edward Kennedy’s
, companion when the car be was
driving plunged into the waters
and she was drowned, com
mented on the incident in such a
> way as to possibly create
suspicion in minds of some that
he had certain ideas he did not
feel should be told. Senator
’ Kennedy said he “rejected” the
judge’s report.
Former Atlanta Mayor Ivan
Allen was reported recovering
1 from a “sleeping sickness” at
tack in an Africa hospital. He
had gone there on a big game
( hunt and was bitten by a fly that
carried the germs.
Georgia Republicans meeting
in Columbus opened their 1970
f election campaign. Three men
who will vie for the nomination
for governor spoke but the con
vention blocked any attempt to
’ have convention endorsement
of any.
In Griffin a lengthy session of
, the city commission resulted in
commissioners voting 2 to 0
(Mayor Dutton refrained from
voting) to extend city limits on
r Harlow St to indude property
where Shapard interests plan to
build a new industry;
Commissioners voted 3 to 0 to
> financially help Griffin-Jaco
Mills solve their water polution
problems in response to a letter
asking it;
Representatives of BUGG
asked what action had
been taken on requests made of
the commissioners;
Ordered ten new fire plugs to
be installed where additional
fire protection is needed;
And bonds were signed that
will provide money for building
new fire station.
GRIFFIN
DAILY NEWS
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■ Former Gov. George Wallace ■
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Wallace,Brewer End
Slugfest In Alabama
By United Press International
Veteran political campaigners
will be pitted in what are likely
to be close primary contests in
Alabama, Ohio and Indiana
Tuesday that will determine
candidates for two governors’
seats, one U.S. Senate post and
11 congressional district races.
George C. Wallace, attempt
ing to regain the governorship
of Alabama, is entered in a
field of seven candidates for the
Li ’ .
“Dissent is annoying — but
it does force both sides to
hunt up some facts.”
Copyright 1970, by Frank A. Clark
Daily Since 1872
Democratic nomination. Wal
lace is seeking to wrest control
from Gov. Albert P. Brewer
who took office 23 months ago
at the death of Gov. Lurleen
Wallace, the former governor’s
wife.
In Ohio, an estimated 1.6
million voters will choose
contenders for the U.S. Senate
post vacated by retiring Demo
crat Sen. Stephen Young.
Gov. James A. Rhodes, a
formidable campaigner, barred
from seeking a third consecu
tive term as governor by state
law, faces U.S. Rep. Robert
Taft Jr. who seeks to follow his
famous father, the late Robert
A. Taft, into the Senate.
Until the last weeks of the
campaign, former astronaut
John Glenn appeared to be the
certain winner of the Democra
tic primary for the Senate seat.
But a skillful and up-to-date
media campaign by Cleveland
millionaire and former state
legislator Howard M. Metzen
baum, has made the race a
toss-up.
In the Texas primary held
Saturday, Sen. Ralph W.
Yarborough, a liberal Demo
crat, was upset by Houston
Griffin, Georgia 30223, Monday May 4, 1970
millionaire Lloyd M. Bentsen
Jr.
Bentsen will face U.S. Rep.
George Bush, who became the
GOP Senate standard bearer by
easily defeating Dr. Robert
Morris of Plano.
Paul Eggers of Wichita Falls
won die GOP nod by an even
bigger majority and will again
face Gov. Preston Smith,
unopposed in the Democratic
primary, for the governor’s
seat.
Incumbents are seeking re
nomination in all 11 Indiana
congressional districts.
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ACE IN THE HOLE
LOS ANGELES (UPl)—Paul
Green, 44, was arrested Sunday
on suspicion of violating a city
ordinance against begging after
he asked a young woman for a
quarter.
Police said when Green was
booked it was found he had $l9O
cash in his pocket and six bank
books showing deposits of more
than $30,000.
In Talk At Crestview
Really Live Faith,
Maddox Challenges
Ed Wilson
Will Head
Wholesalers
Ed Wilson, president of H. V.
Kell Company, Griffin, was
elected president of the
Georgia Wholesale Grocers’
Association at its annual con
vention held April 30 - May 2 at
Callaway Gardens. Ira Higdon,
Jr., owner of Ira Higdon
Grocery Company, Cairo, was
elected vice-president, and
Barron Thorpe of Macon, was
reelected executive vice presi
dent.
Approximately 400 people
attended the three day meeting.
Speakers at the convention
included Revenue Com
missioner John Blackmon, Dr.
John Wright, Georgia State
University, Raymond Sum
merlin, Director Consumer
Protection Division, Georgia
Department, of Agriculture and
Carl E. Sanders, former
Governor of the state of
Georgia.
Highlight of the 1970 Conven
tion was the presentation of the
Alfred Dorman Award to
Gilmer A. Christian, chairman
of the board, Christian
Brokerage Company, Atlanta.
Named in honor of the
association’s first president,
this award is the highest award
presented by the association to
a Georgian selected by the
association’s Board of Directors
to one who has contributed
greatly to the food industry and
to the Georgia Wholesale
Grovers’ Association.
Also honored was outgoing
president, Mason Clements,
Ammons Grocery Company,
Augusta, for his outstanding se
vice the past two years while
serving as president.
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Gov. Lester Maddox said Sun
day that what America needs
today is 10 million Christians
who are willing to really live
their faith in God rather that
just have their names on church
rolls.
“One of the greatest problems
of the 20th century is that too
many people, who profess to be
lieve in Christ, are ashamed of
their faith.
“They say they believe, but
they don’t say it so others can
believe them. They believe in
Christ, but don’t believe in His
word,” the Georgia Governor
said.
Gov. Maddox made the re
marks at the morning worship
service at Crestview Baptist
Church on the North Express
way.
Gov. Maddox blamed many of
the problems now facing Amer
ica on the backsliding of God’s
people.
“For instance,” he said, “The
United States Supreme Court
ruled that children in our public
schools no longer have the
traditional right to read the
Bible and pray in the class
rooms.
“That court could have never
Georgia Bar Exam Like
Rolling Dice, Prof Says
MACON, Ga. (UPI) - Taking
ft e Georgia Bar examination is
like rolling dice—the odds are
about the same, says the law
dean at Tulsa University.
Dr. Ed Wilson, who taught
law at Mercer College for 20
years, terms the bar exam in
this state as “ill-conceived, out
moded and thoroughly unfair.’’
Lawyers should work to clean
up the situation, he said, and
see to it that a state law is pass
ed to make it mandatory that
prospective attorneys must first
graduate from a college accred
ited by the American Bar As
sociation.
Wilson spoke to the Phi Delta
Phi legal fraternity during Mer
cer’s Law Day ceremonies Sa
turday night.
“If you asked me if it would
be better to take the Georgia
Bar examination or roll dice for
fteright to practice law in Geor
gia,” he said, “I think I would
answer, ‘You might as well roll
dice.’ The odds are about the
The Safety Bug began a round
of visits to elementary schools
in Griffin today as part of the
“Operation Safety” week here.
The Bug gives messages about
safety and demonstrates some
basic safety rules. The vehicle
was constructed by the Greater
Atlanta Traffic and Safety
Council which is a division of
the Georgia Safety Council. The
Georgia Council is in Griffin to
promote Defensive Driving
Course and other safety pro
grams this week. The Bug was
at Third Ward and Annie Shock
ley today. The schedule this
week is Tuesday, North Side;
Wednesday, Fourth Ward;
Thursday, Atkinson; and Fri
day, Beaverbrook. Shown with
the Bug are (back, In*) Supt. D.
B. Christie of the school system,
Albert Harrell, chairman of the
safety program, and Don
Young, one of the publicity
staffers for the campaign. In
front are Mrs. Roy Littleton and
Mrs. Ruth Flanders who are
helping with the Bug project
made such a ruling if tens of
thousands of Bible-believing
Christians had not been asham
ed of their faith to the extent
that they failed to let their
voices be heard.”
In his address to the church,
Gov. Maddox spoke of the de
cline in church attendance and
said that nearly 3,000 Protestant
ministers in American are
dropping out of full-time church
work annually.
“But I must remind you,” the
governor said, “that these
declines are only being witness
ed in the major denominations
where the emphasis has been
shifted from a Christian salva
tion to a social salvation —
where the message of Christ has
been weakened and where
churches have become worldly,
secular and humanistic in their
ministry.
“The fundamentalist church
es are growing and prospering.
Their collections are their
attendance is up.
“Why?,” the governor asked.
He answered his question by
saying, “Because they are
seeking first the Kingdom of
God. They are putting the Bible
first They are proclaiming the
same and there is a lot less
study, sweat and time involved.”
Wilson said a typical year
sees only 55 per cent of appli
cants from accredited law
schools pass the Georgia exam
the first time, while graduates
from Georgia schools do much
better in other states. As an ex
ample, he said, about 90 per
cent of Mercer graduates pass
the Florida Bar on the first try.
Wilson, a former mayor of
Macon, said the examining
board is being beseiged by “un
qualified” applicants to the point
where they do not have time to
give due consideration to all the
exam papers.
“As a result, qualified appli
cants are being flunked and un
qualified ones are slipping
through,” he said.
He said the latter “come from
the unaccredited, unqualifid,
money-making, part - time law
schools. Many such students are
licensed to practice one of the
greatest professions, and they
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true gospel of Jesus Christ —
the gospel that saves souls of
men.”
Gov. Maddox said the reason
many of the major denomina
tions are losing members is be
cause the people are not finding
the strength, hope and spiritual
resources they need.
“The people are looking for
the real thing, and many of
them are not finding it within
the framework of religious
groups that have sidetracked
the old time religion,” he said.
Gov. Maddox said that what
America needs is Id-million
Christian who are not ashamed
of Jesus Christ and His Gospel.
“We need believers who will
tell the world about Jesus. Be
lievers who will proclaim that
the answer to our problems is
not to be found in the new fron
tier, the new federalism or a
new society built on socialism,
but rather in a new experience
on the part of the people with
Almighty God.
“Believers who will show by
their words and actions the
truth propounded by Gen.
Douglas MacArthur that ‘man
is really free only in God, the
source of his freedom.’ ”
don’t know their torts from their
assumpsits.”
Most states, Wilson said re
quire that an applicant be a
graduate of an accredited law
school before taking the bar
exam.
“The time has come for the
lawyers of Georgia to demand
higher standards for admission
to our profession,” he said.
“Graduation from a law school
accredited by the American Bar
Association should be the mini
misn requirement. The law
schools in this state that cannot
come up to these standards
ought to get out of business”
Several seniors at Mercer’s
law school charged last Febru
ary that graduates of the state’s
three major law schools—-Mer
cer, Emory University and the
University of Georgia—are leav
ing Georgia “in droves” to prac
tice elsewhere because they are
frustrated by a law exam that
“requires luck, not knowledge”
to pass.