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By Quimby Melton
There never has been any
state primary that has created
more nation wide interest;
brought on more comment; or
raised more questions than the
one held Tuesday in Florida.
By the time the polls closed at
7:00 o’clock it became apparent
that the questions that had been
raised would be answered in a
very positive manner; the
nation wide interest would be
greater than ever; and there
would be much comment (talk
about) that primary.
One of the preprimary ques
tions was, will the voters turn
out in large numbers to vote?
Well they did. Bright,
pleasant weather, of course,
helped, but one cannot credit
the big turnout just to good
weather. Evidently not only did
the older voters go to the polls
but the newly enfranchised 18-
and-over voters as well.
Another question asked was
How well will Alabama’s
Governor George Wallace run?
Taking into consideration that
there were eleven candidates in
the Democratic primary a 25
percent vote for him would have
been “good”.
But he got almost half of the
total Democratic vote. Wallace,
both confident and cocky had
said “we will do much better
than they are predicting.”
When it became evident that he
had done this, he enthusiasti
cally proclaimed “This is it. We
can go all the way.” (Win the
Democratic nomination and win
the national election as well.)
Wallace had received 44 percent
of the total vote in the Democra
tic party.
Aow about Hubert Hum
phrey? How about Edmund
Muskie?
Humphrey ran second. But
the best Muskie could do was
run fourth. Sandwiched in
between Humphrey and Muskie
was Senator Henry M. (Scoop)
Jackson of Washington. There
are those who now say that
Jackson would have been
second man but for the fact that
he was “little known” in
Florida. Now that he has topped
Muskie, who is well known from
coast to coast, he can become
an even more important figure
in the party’s national conven
tion to be held in Miami.
Other candidates, and the
percentage of the vote they
received, were Lindsey 8,
McGovern 7, and Chisholm 4.
Governor Reuban Askew
suffered an “overwhelming”
defeat in a straw vote on busing.
The governor had endorsed a
constitutional amendment that
would halt school busing.
No one had any doubt that
President Nixon would win the
Republican primary. But few
thought he would get the 87
percent vote he did.
There will be a lot of cam
paigning between now and the
time die two major parties hold
their national conventions. The
Democrats will meet in Florida,
the Republicans in California.
The odds are overwhelming
that Richard M. Nixon will be
asking the voters to “renew his
lease” on the White House. The
only possible change could be
that someone other than Spiro
Agnew be named as his running
mate; and unless the President
changes his mind this will not be
done.
Who will be the Democratic
nominees? Your guess is as
good as that of anyone else.
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“It’s better not to be critical
— yet, moat folks would rather
be criticized than ignored.”
Nixon sets
busing talk
for tonight
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WASHINGTON—Mrs. Pat Nixon whose 60th birthday will be
tomorrow shows toy Panda with a green ribbon which she
received from members of her staff. The first Lady
traditionally celebrates her birthday on St. Patrick’s Day.
Storms rake
mid-state
By United Press International
Isolated storms and possibly
a tornado buffeted areas of cen
tral and southwestern Georgia
today with perhaps 10 to 12 per
sons injured and scattered dam
age.
Violent winds were reported
just outside of Cochran, located
40 miles southeast of Macon,
while eyewitnesses said a
tornado hit Iron City in the
extreme southwestern corner of
the state.
There were no injuries in the
Seminole County storm, which
witnesses described as a “black
funnel cloud,” but several
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ATLANTA—Georgia Treasurer Bill Burson announced he is a candidate for the U.S. Senate.
Burson, 44, opened his campaign with the help of his wife, Luverne (r) and attacked incumbent
Sen. David Gambrell and the man who appointed him, Gov. Jimmy Carter. (UPI)
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homes suffered extensive dam
age.
At Cochran, the storm hit the
residential area of Lakeview
just north of the city limits and
officials said about 10 to 12 per
sons were taken to a hospital
for treatment of injuries.
Witnesses said 14 houses in a
row were damaged or demol
ished by the high winds, which
some said came from a tornado
although the National Weather
Service said radar indicated
strong winds rather than a twis
ter.
The storms accompanied a
cold front which moved into the
state.
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WASHINGTON (UPI) -Pres
ident Nixon will discuss his
attitude on school busing in a
nationwide broadcast tonight,
the White House announced
today.
The radio-television speech
was set for 10 p.m. EST.
The President- has been
working for two days, with
dose advisers on the busing
issue, at his western Maryland
mountain retreat. He apparent
ly made up his mind about his
position several days ago and
was preparing the speech he
will give to the nation.
Nixon has made clear on
numerous occasions that he
does not favor massive busing
to achieve radal balance in
schools. Butknowledgable sour
ces told UPI several days ago
that he would not support an
antibusing constitutional
amendment.
Nixon will present to Con
gress his recommendations for
dealing with the sensitive issue
by legislation. He delayed
issuance of his statement until
after the Florida primary
where a referendum on busing
was on the ballot.
Florida voters voted almost 3-
to-1 in favor of a constitutional
amendment to ban busing. The
White House said this has had
no effect on Nixon’s dedsion,
although as recently as Monday
—the day before the primary—
a spokesman said Nixon would
not go on television to discuss
his position.
Prior to the White House
announcement of tonight’s
broadcast, the NAACP’s chief
spokesman and executive direc
tor, Roy Wilkins, charged that
Nixon has aligned himself with
racial segregationists who op
pose busing and “is leading the
mob which is tearing at the
concept of equal protection of
the law.”
Weather
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78, low yesterday 40. Total
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Griffin Tech student council members (1-r) Cindy Galloway,
Dale Rosser, President Gordon Ross and Othilla Bailey turn
over items collected for the John Wynn family, who were
burned out two nights in a row, to state trooper C. M. Clark
Letter triggers flap
ATLANTA (UPI)-Mrs. Edna
Hutton of Augusta and Jody
Powell, Gov. Jimmy Carter’s
press secretary, have cor
responded but not exactly like
pen pals.
Mrs. Hutton, a mother
steamed up over school deseg
regation that has led to dem
onstrations and boycotts in Au
gusta, wrote a letter to Gov.
Jimmy Carter.
“The next time we call a boy
cott, we know now not to call
on a gutless peanut brain we
have for the governor,” Mrs.
Hutton wrote Carter.
Powell, without Carter’s
Moscow
visit
May 22
WASHINGTON (UPI) -Pres
ident Nixon will begin his
official visit to Moscow May 22
for meetings with Soviet
leaders, the White House
announced today.
Press Secretary Ronald L.
Ziegler read a two-paragraph
announcement released simul
taneously in Washington and
Moscow:
“On Oct. 12, 1971 it was
announced that agreement had
been reached on a meeting
between President Nixon and
the leaders of the Soviet Union
to take place in the second half
of May,” he said. “It has now
been agreed that President
Nixon’s official visit to Moscow
'will start on May 22,1972. Mrs.
Nixon will accompany the
President.
“As stated in October,
President Nixon and the Soviet
leaders will cover all major
issues with a view toward
further improving bilateral'
relations and enhancing the
prospects for world peace.”
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knowledge, answered.
“I respectfully suggest that
you take two running jumps
and go straight to hell,” Powell
responded.
Mrs. Hutton displayed the
letter from Powell written on
executive mansion stationary in
Augusta Wednesday.
Powell, in Atlanta, confirmed
that he had written it and then
disclosed the contents of Mrs.
Hutton’s letter. He said he
thought his response was
“somewhat mild in tone” in
comparison to Mrs. Hutton’s
letter which he said was signed
“E.T. Hutton,” making him
think he was corresponding
Rep. Thompson plans
on street announcement
By United Press International
Rep. Fletcher Thompson, a
Republican, says he is going to
take a different approach when
he announces that he is a can
didate for the U.S. Senate.
“I’m going to walk up to a
citizen and say, ‘l’m Fletcher
Thompson and I’m running for
the Senate’.” ,
No big barbecue or fullscale
televised news conference for
Thompson, the congressman
from the sth District who lives
at East Point.
Thompson may make his an
nouncement Friday in Albany,
or Savannah or Dublin where
Zell: wait and see
ATLANTA(UPI)-StateDem
ocratic Director Zell Miller has
urged 'critics of the election of
delegates to the national con
vention to wait and see what
the total delegation looks like
after the state convention.
Forty delegates and 30 alter
nates were selected at congres
sional district conventions last
Saturday in which highly or
*, ganized youths upstaged a num
-1 ber of seasoned Democratic pol
iticians.
Lt. Gov. Lester Maddox was
(r), who will deliver the gifts. The students also plan a
rummage sale at the school Saturday, between 9 a.m. and 2
p.m., to raise additional gifts and money for the Wynn
family.
with a man.
“If I had known it was a
woman, I probably would have
implied where she could go in
stead of stating it implicitly,”
he said.
In addition to calling Carter
a peanut brain, Mrs. Hutton
wrote the governor: “Your
Communist tactics and your in
ability to speak for the people
of this state should warrant
your deporation from this coun
try.
“Why don’t you check and
see if they will let you grow
peanuts in Russia, because you
belong there with the other
he said he hopes to make visits.
The latter two cities are plan
ning St. Patrick’s Day celebra
tions and, presumably, there
would be a lot of persons avail
able for Thompson to walk up
to.
State Rep. Sam Nunn an
nounced his candidacy at a
barbecue at his Perry farm
Wednesday and was handed a
check for $50,000 from Houston
County supporters. On hand for
the opening salvo was former
Congressman Carl Vinson,
Nunn’s great-uncle.
State Treasurer Bill Burson
also announced that he is in
one of those to voice criticism
of the selections. He called it
a “farce, shame and disgrace”
and said the selections “in no
way reflects the consensus of
the voters of Georgia.”
“The Socialists, the civil
rights agitators and those who
think the world owes them a
living have moved in and taken
over the Democratic party ma
chinery, and the Democratic
party leadership can take cred
it for making the Georgia or
ganization just as wild as the
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garbage on this planet.”
In addition to telling Mrs.
Hutton where to jump, Powell
answered:
“Among the many burdens
that fall upon a governor, one
of the most exasperating is
having to read barely legible
letters from morons like you.
I am happy I can at least spare
the governor from having to
respond.”
Powell said Mrs. Hutton’s let
ter was “somewhat less vocif
erous” than a half dozen others
from opponents of racial busing
in Augusta.
Carter didn’t say anything.
the campaign for the Senate
seat now held by David
Gambrell, the Atlanta attorney
appointed by Gov. Jimmy
Carter to fill the unexpired
term of the late Richard B.
Russell.
Burson said he was running
as the “People’s candidate”
and would walk 1,000 miles —
from Rabun Gap to Tybee Light
byway of Columbus to “drama
tize the opportunity we aver
age and working Georgians
have through my candidacy to
elect one of ourselves to speak
and vote for us ...”
national Democratic party, but
even wilder.”
The last Georgia delegation
to a national convention, in
1968, was hand-picked by Mad
dox, then governor. Half of it
was unseated by a dissident
group led by Rep. Julian Bond.
Miller said that Maddox
“probably preferred to have
just named everybody like he
did in 1968.” He added that 13
more delegates will be select
ed at the state convention, prob
ably the first week in April.