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By Quimby Melton
Weekend Notes:
Last week 6,200 voters went to
the polls, approved a water
extension plan, and turned down
a Junior College bond issue. The
water issue was approved by a
small margin; the Junior
College bond issue was defeated
by a two to one margin. The 6,
200 plus vote was much more
than usual in a bond election.
Controlling feature of the naga
tive vote in both referendums
was the fear of additional taxes.
Plans were made for Summer
School for students of seventh
through twelth grades. Classes
will be held in the Math-Sodal
Science building on GHS
campus.
Ground was broken for the
new school, Griffin Academy,
which will open in September.
The new private school will be
located at Hudson and Wilson
Road, south of the city off old
highway 41.
Henry County made plans for
celebrating its 150th birthday in
August. Part of Spalding County
was once a part of Henry
County.
The city began a round up of
stray dogs in a campaign to see
that all dogs here are inoculat
ed against rabies.
Some 40 law enforcement offi
cers, led by GBI agents Bill
Darsey and Mike Carothers, un
der command of Col. Ray Pope,
head of the State Department of
Public Safety, swooped down on
establishments and individuals
in Lamar County, made several
arrests and preferred charges
of violating Georgia law against
drugs and gambling to the La
mar grand jury.
Ninety-two persons were kill
ed in two mid air crash of planes
and when a passenger train,
travelling 90 miles an hour,
wrecked in Illinois.
OS and on rain failed to halt
the wedding of President
Nixon’s daughter Saturday. The
ceremony was held out of doors
at the White House. The Presi
dent, the bride and the groom,
and the mother of the bride,
along with the many invited
guests were all smiles.
The national, administration
opened the door, closed more
than 20 years, when it authoriz
ed some trade in consumer
goods with Red China. This led
to believe in some “informed
circles” that the United States
would within a short while join
forces with those seeking to ad
mit Red China into United Na
tions.
Whether Uncle Sam will
guarantee a big loan to Lock
heed continued to be a question
often asked in Washington.
Meanwhile, the president of
Lockheed said he would “step
down” if this would help. There
was a possibility even should
die loan be turned down the
Marietta plant would continue
its C 5 program. Deputy Defense
Secretary David Packard,
testifying before a Senate com
mittee expressed this opinion.
Meanwhile, a fight between
Mayor Sam Massell and one of
Atlanta’s aldermen, Joel C.
Stokes, loomed on the Atlanta
scene. Stokes has been charged
with embezzlement of funds
from a bank of which he is an
officer. Massell demanded
Stokes take a leave of absence
from the aldermanic board,
Stokes has refused, and Massell
says he will ask the Board of
Aldermen to side with him and
force Stokes out.
Bloodmobile
is coming
The next visit of the blood
mobile has been scheduled for
June 22 at the First Baptist
Church Cheatham building
from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Lin Thompson, chairman of
the bloodmobile program her*
said die goal would be 235 pints
of blood.
Flag Day
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America !
America!
God shed His grace on thee,
And crown thy good
With brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!
South Korea opposes
textile restrictions
SEOUL(UPI)—South Korea’s
textile industry today strongly
urged the government to oppose
“any form of restrictions” on
textile exports to the United
States.
Lee Hwal, president of the
Korean Traders Association and
chairman of the anti-restrictions
committee, said in a statement
“any form of restrictions is un
acceptable.”
Lee presented seven points
for his opposition. They includ
ed:
—As South Korea is confront
ed by militant North Korean
Rioters bum, loot
downtown Albuquerque
By GAYLAND E. BRYANT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.
(UPl)—About 500 persons looted
and burned downtown busines
ses Sunday, hurled a firebomb
at City Hall and threw bricks
and rocks at police whom they
accused of brutality.
At least 25 persons were
injured including seven police
men and 11 persons were
treated at Albuquerque hospi
tals for gunshot wounds.
Fire damage was estimated
at more than $1 million.
A security guard in a liquor
store shot at three of the
demonstrators he said broke
into the store. Police first
reported one man had been
killed but later said he was
hospitalized in critical condi
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Communists, it needs more po
litical stability than any other
nations, which is possible only
on the firm basis of economic
stability.
—The South Korean economy
is on the threshold of self-suf
ficiency, so any form of re
strictions on textile exports
which plays a decisive role in
the nation’s export increases
cannot be accepted.
The textile industry is the
largest single industry in Ko
rea. It produces about 30 per
cent of the entire manufactured
goods and employs a similar
tion. A crowd later returned to
the liquor store and burned it
down.
The trouble began Sunday
evening when police arrested
some minors at a park for
drinking. A crowd gathered,
grew, and then marched
downtown to police headquar
ters, demanding the release of
those arrested.
The protesters stood outside
the police department throwing
rocks and bricks and chanting
“we want the pigs!” while fire
barricades and 150 heavily
armed policemen stood with
their backs against the police
building. Inside, 15 other
officers armed with rifles
guarded the lobby.
One shooting victim said a
Griffin, Ga., 30223, Monday, June 14, 1971
percentage of the entire em
ploye population. Textile exports
comprise 40 per cent of the na
tion’s whole annual exports.
When some restrictions are im
posed, Korean textile industry
would face bankruptcy resulting
in mass unemployment and so
cial confusion.
—Korea imports 99 per cent
of its raw cotton from the
United States and almost all
raw material of man-made fi
ber is produced at U.S.-invested
plants in Korea.
The anti-restrictions commit
tee is also planning to hold a
rally in Seoul this week.
policeman with a pellet gun
shot him.
One of the many stray bullets
fired crashed through the office
of Police Chief Donald Byrd
while he was talking on the
telephone. He was not hit.
Police Lt. Ben Ray said a
“wild exchange of shots”
preceded the wounding of the
men. “About 40 to 50 shots
were fired by both parties,”
Ray said.
Policeman Don Frazier was
shot in the arm, but police
could not say where the bullet
came from. Authorities report
ed no sniping. It was not known
how any of the other wounded
persons were hit.
Gordon renews
Regent request
Gordon Military College of
Barnesville will renew its
request Tuesday that the state
take over its operation.
This will follow defeat by
more than two to one last week
of a bond issue to establish a
junior college in Spalding
County. The Board of Regents
which operates all the state
supported colleges and
universities in Georgia had
authorized the college in
Spalding, and the defeat was the
first in the history of the state of
a bond issue to provide a college
which the Regents had ap
proved.
Gordon officials had asked
the Regents to take over that
school and had offered free title
to its assets including land and
buildings to the state if it would
do so. Gordon and Clayton
County Junior College became
issues in the Spalding bond
election with opponents to the
bonds stating that both are
within easy commuting
distance of Spalding County
students.
State Rep. J. R. Smith of
Lamar County, Peter L. Banks
of the Gordon Board of Trustees
and possibly others plan to
present the request to the
Regents when they meet in
Augusta Tuesday and Wed
nesday.
In addition to its junior
college department, Gordon
operates a high school and
lower grades.
Classes start
here tonight
University of Georgia, Griffin
Center, classes meet tonight, at
the Griffin High School new
math building. First period
classes begin at 6 pm., and the
second period begins at 8:20
p.m.
Registration will be continued
tonight and Thursday night. Ten
courses are still open. Students
may register for two courses
with each carrying a credit of
five quarter hours.
Mrs. L. C. Olson, University
of Georgia representative, is in
charge of registration. More
than 100 students already have
enrolled for the summer
quarter.
Weather
ESTIMATED HIGH TODAY
92, low today 67, high yesterday
92, low yesterday 69. Total
rainfall .07 of an inch. Sunrise
tomorrow 6:33, sunset
tomorrow 8:42.
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Parker, Gov. Carter, Armstrong
Parker, Armstrong
on Trail goals panel
Gov. Jimmy Carter has ap
pointed two regional advisors
for each of the 19 Area Planning
and Development Commissions
in the State to assist in the ad
ministration of his Goals for
Georgia program.
The advisors from the five
county area covered by the
Mclntosh Trail Area Planning
and Development Commission
are C. T. Parker, president,
Commercial Bank & Trust Co.,
Griffin, Ga., and Bob Arm
strong, Central of Georgia Ru
ral Electric Membership Cor
poration, Jackson, Ga.
Two Griffin lawmakers have
been named by Gov. Carter to
serve on the state level in
coordinating goals.
Rep. Quimby Melton, Jr., will
serve in the area of general
government and Sen. Robert
Smalley will serve in the natur
al environment section.
Gov. Carta- met with Parker
and Armstrong in his office at
the state capitol and briefed
them on what he expected from
the Goals for Georgia program.
The regional advisors then met
with the Goals for Georgia pro
jec' ’ r ector, Kirby Winters, for
a mo. e detailed discussion of
the Goals program.
“Goals for Georgia is the first
program of its kind in any state
in the nation,” the governor
said. “It is designed to give
every citizen an opportunity to
have a voice in determining
what our state will be like in the
years to come. A large measure
of the responsibility for making
sure that every Georgia citizen
has this opportunity will fall
upon these regional advisors.
They are serving without
compensation out of a desire to
help government be more
responsive to the people. I am
confident that they will do a
great job.”
The Mclntosh Trail Area
Commission, just as each of the
APDC regions are scheduling a
series of conferences this sum
mer to encourage the people of
Georgia to “speak their minds”
and let the governor know some
specific ways to improve the
operations of state government.
The newly appointed regional
advisors will represent the
governor at these conferences.
In addition, they will be speak
ing to civic groups and other in
terested organizations through
out the Mclntosh Trail Area
encouraging individual involve
ment in the Governor’s pro
gram.
The entire Goals program is
being administered by the
Georgia Planning Association
with the assistance of the Area
Planning and Development
Commissions. A broad cross
section of local communities is
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expected at the regional con
ferences. According to the
Governor, no suggestion should
be considered too minor to be
included in the program. All
constructive recommendations
are welcome and each one will
be carefully considered for
inclusion in the final Goals plan.
The date and time of the
Regional Conference for the
Mclntosh Trail Area (consisting
of the counties of Butts, Fay
ette, Henry, Lamar and Spald
ing) is tentatively set for the
latter part of July. The date and
time for the Regional Con
ference will be announced by
the executive director of the
Mclntosh Trail APDC, Wade E.
Pierce.
“I think the next best thing to
solving a situation is finding
some humor in it.”