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By Quimby Melton
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Good Evening is in the hospi
tal with a touch of pleurisy. His
physician says that there is no
cause for alarm and that he
probably will be dismissed in
three or four days.
Moon
rocks
’different
SPACE CENTER, Houston
• (UPl)—The first four rocks
examined from the moon’s
highlands appear different from
most lunar samples seen
* before, buoying scientific hopes
that Apollo 16’s collection may
hold answers to some of the
w moon’s early secrets.
The rocks, ranging in size
from a softball to a soccer ball,
were pulled out of a dirty plastic
• collection bag Monday by
scientists reaching into a
nitrogen-filled cabinet with
long, black rubber gloves.
The specimens were coated
with gray dust and won’t be
studied in detail until later in
" the week; but from an initial
look through glass viewing
ports, Dr. Patrick Butler said
all seemed to be brecciate
batterd rock conotomertes—
and all appeared lighter in
color and different in composi
, tion from rocks collected during
the four previous moon expedi
tions.
The four also looked different
* from each other. This raised
the hopes of geologists that the
samples may have different
stories to tell when they are
11 cleaned, sliced and examined
under microscopes.
“It seems to me all four of
these are distinct from each
other, and for the most part
distinct from other missions,”
Butler told reporters who
• donned white smocks and caps
to enter the lab and view the
specimens.
Scientists hope the rocks
I brought back by astronauts
I John W. Young, Thomas K.
Mattingly and Charles M. Duke
will answer many questions
dealing with the original
evolution of the highlands. The
different appearance of the
? samples increased optimism
I among scientists.
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Copter plucks
, Atlanta pilot
from China Sea
SAIGON (UPI) - A helicop
ter from the U. S. Navy ship
Denver plucked a pilot shot
/ down over North Vietnam from
I the South China Sea today,
’ spokesmen said.
( Lt. Michael G. Surdky, At
lanta was downed when his
plane was hit by antiaircraft
fire 78 miles north of the De-
• Militarized Zone (DMZ).
However, he managed to
1 guide his A7 corsair over the
Gulf of Tonkin before bailing
I out.
I Spokesmen said Surdyk was
I in the water for only minutes
* when a rescue helicopter from
the Denver whirled to within a
mile of the North Vietnamese
beach to pick him up.
“Folks who accomplish little
t seem to be the ones who always
are short of time.”
J. Edgar Hoover
dies in his sleep
WASHINGTON (UPI) -J.
Edgar Hoover who built the
FBI into one of the world’s
most renowned crime-fighting
organizations died today in his
sleep at age 77.
No cause of death was given
immediately by acting Attorney
General Richard G. Kleindienst
who announced that the legen
dary director of the FBI for 48
years was found dead by his
maid at 8:30 a.m. EDT.
President Nixon ordered the
nation’s flags flown at half staff
and eulogized Hoover as “a
legend in his own lifetime."
There was no immediate
indication of a successor to
Hoover who almost single
handedly dominated the FBI
since its inception.
Because of his personal
prestige, Hoover had remained
in his post beyond the
mandatory retirement age of 70
at the personal decision of
Nixon and his predecessor,
Lyndon B. Johnson, despite
mounting criticism that sur
rounded the agency.
Speculation on Successor
Supreme Court Justice Byron
R. White, a former deputy
attorney general, has figured in
past speculation as a possible
successor. More recently John
Ingersoll, director of the
Bureau of Narcotics and
Dangerous Drugs, has been
mentioned, along with Myles
Ambrose, former customs com
missioner who was selected by
Nixon as a special assistant and
assistant attorney general in
charge of narcotics enforce
ment.
From within the FBI, Mark
Felt was recently promoted to
a newly created No. 3 position
in the bureau but he is little
known outside the bureau.
But whoever takes his place
will not wield the immense
personal authority Hoover exer
cised over the agency, in
Congress, in government and on
every President since Calvin
Coolidge.
Kleindienst said in a brief
statement:
“It is with profound personal
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grief that I announce that J.
Edgar Hoover passed away
during the night at his
residence. His body was found
by his maid at approximately
8:30 a.m. His personal physi
cian informed me that his
death was due to natural
causes.”
Nixon Mourns Loss
The Justice Department said
funeral arrangements were not
complete. Kleindienst an
nounced Hoover’s death after
meeting at the Justice Depart
ment with his top officials.
The small, stocky FBI chief
had come under increasing
criticism in recent years that
he was out of step with the
times. But he still commanded
enough respect on Capitol Hill
to get what he wanted for his
agency and enjoyed general
admiration from many Ameri
cans.
He seemed to be particularly
at home in the “law and order”
atmosphere of the Nixon
administration. President Nix
on, just as President Johnson
had when Hoover turned 70,
kept him on in the job with a
special waiver of the mandato
ry retirement age.
President Nixon, appearing
personally in the White house
press room, told reporters “It
is with a profound sense of
personal loss that I learned of
the death of J. Edgar Hoover.”
Truly Remarkable Man
Nixon said he had personally
ordered all flags on government
buildings flown at half staff. He
described Hoover as “one of
my closest personal friends and
advisers” for a quarter of a
century.
Nixon called Hoover “a truly
remarkable man” and praised
him for his “unparalleled
devotion” to the nation.
Hoover was bof-n Jan. 1, 1895
in Washington and graduated
from George Washington
University with a law degree.
He joined the Justice Depart
ment July 26, 1917, and soon
was working in the Enemy
Alien Registration section with
one of his first major tasks
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being a study of subversive
activities.
Stayed on Job
Despite the criticism and his
advancing years, Hoover stayed
on the job. As recently as his
last birthday, he said he was in
“excellent health” and said he
would not consider stepping
down “as long as I can be of
service to my country and have
the health, vigor and enthu
sasm to perform my responsi
bilities in the manner my
superiors and the public have a
right to expect.”
Hoover outlasted 16 attorneys
general. His critics and admi
rers alike believed he wanted to
stay on the job until a new SIOO
Permits top
$2-million
in community
Spalding County and the City
of Griffin issued a total of
$2,241,379.50 in building permits
last month.
Permits issued by the City of
Griffin during April totaled
$1,506,754.50. These included a
permit for $1,046,627 to Southern
Bell Telephone and Telegraph
Co. for an addition to their
building at Hill and West Poplar
streets and a commercial
permit of $104,000 for the new
Southside First National Bank
building on the Zebulon road.
There were 15 permits for
new single family residences
which totaled $317,000, 42
permits for additions, altera
tions, and conversions to
residences which totaled
$30,472.50, nine commercial
permits totaling $1,053,482, and
one sign permit for SI,BOO.
There was one permit to move
a building and one to demolish a
building.
In the county 28 single
residence permits totaled
$546,900, 33 mobile home per
mits were $152,925, and 12
permits for additions and
remodeling were $34,800 for a
total of $734,625.
million-plus FBI headquarters
building is completed in Wash
ington. It is expected to be
finished in about three more
years.
Nixon noted some of the
criticism in his statement on
Hoover’s death. He said that
because of Hoover’s “indomita
ble courage in the face of
sometimes vicious attacks, the
flag of the FBI will always fly
high”.
John Edgar Hoover wielded
power among the mighty as the
nation’s top law enforcement
officer for nearly a half
century. He also was highly
popular with the public.
Three presidents found the
combination unbeatable enough
to keep the bulldog-faced
Hoover in office years past the
mandatory retirement age of 70
with the results that he served
longer than any other federal
bureaucrat in modern times.
His last years were among
the stormiest as the FBI came
under increasing fire from
politicians, left wing groups,
dvit rights organizations, and
even some of his staunchest
admirers who felt it was time
for Hoover to step down.
He paid them little heed. In
the “law and cider” framework
of the Nixon Administration,
Hoover spoke out often and
loudly, apparently confident the
President and his immediate
boss, Attorney General John N.
Mitchell, would rise to his
defense. They did.
In 1970 and 1971, lawsuits
were filed against Hoover by
disgruntled former employes,
by a would-be female agent and
others.
He was accused by House
Democratic Leader Hale Boggs,
D-La., and others of wiretap
ping congressional telephones
and of exceeding his authority
in the field of civilian
surveillance.
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J. Edgar Hoover (I) and President Nixon,
Moss says connector
switched to 2-lanes
Jack Moss, Spalding County
Commissioner, said today he
wanted the people of this
community to be aware that the
proposed connector road bet
ween Griffin and 1-75 is for two
lanes. He said when the
proposal was first made, it was
for a four lane connector.
Mr. Moss said people would
have a chance to express
themselves at a May 18 public
hearing on the project. The
hearing will be at the Spalding
Courthouse beginning at 7:30
p.m.
A spokesman for the Depart
ment of Transportation (DOT)
told the Griffin Daily News
today that the proposal was for
a two-lane connector. He said a
portion of it would be four lane
from the city of Griffin to just
outside the city limits when it
County eyes tightening
controls on trailers
Spalding County Com
missioners today agreed they
need to review zoning
regulations on trailers here.
Chairman David Elder said
that some people who had ap
proached him about the matter
believe the county is becoming
a dumping ground for trailers.
Mr. Elder emphasized the
term dumping ground was not
his but was used by the people
who spoke to him about their
concern in the growing number
of trailers in the county.
Vice Chairman Jack Moss
agreed that the matter should
be reassessed. He said he would
agree to consider limiting the
locations of trailers to trailer
parks.
Commissioner Sandy Morgan
said the matter was a ticklish
one.
He pointed out that some
young couples just setting up
housekeeping could afford a
trailer for the price of what they
might have to pay for the fur
niture for a house.
Mr. Morgan said the trailer
regulations should be reviewed
carefully.
Mr. Moss said when the com
missioners adopted the require
ment of two acres of land for
trailers outside parks they
thought it would slow the influx
of trailers in the county.
He said the regulation has
failed to do this.
The three commissioners
believe that neighboring
counties have tighter control
over trailer homes than Spald-
would become two lanes.
Chairman David Elder of the
County Commissioners said it
was his understanding that the
Department of Transportation
planned to get rights of way for
a four lane route, even though a
two lane route would be built
initially.
The DOT spokesman, how
ever, said today that this would
be an engineering problem that
would be discussed at the public
hearing. He said he didn’t know
if the state could acquire four
lane right of way under federal
regulations.
Meanwhile, DOT announced a
public hearing on the proposal
had been scheduled for Butts
County citizens.
It will be held May 11 at 2 p.m.
at the Towaliga J.P. Court
house.
ing. That’s why so many are
being located here, they reason
ed.
Mr. Elder said that monthly
permits issued for buildings
show that permits for trailers
and new homes are running
about equal.
The commissioners said they
Savannah veterinarian
sentenced in drug case
SAN ANTONIO, Tex. (UPI)-
A Savannah, Ga., veterinarian
and 10 other persons pleaded
guilty Monday to conspiracy to
smuggle marijuana, into the
country and were given varying
sentences.
The veterinarian, Dr. Willis
B. Hollingsworth 42, received
two consecutive five-year sen
tences on two counts of conspir
acy and smuggling, the same
sentence ordered for Michael
Apollo, 22, of Milwaukee, Wis.
U. S. District Judge John H.
Wood also gave prison sen
tences to Malcolm Estes, 59, of
Norman, Okla., and to one of his
sons and directed that Mrs.
Truddie Estes and Mrs. Martha
Harrod Estes, wives of defend
ants in the case, be confined
for “observation and study” un
der the Youth Corrections Act.
Another Milwaukee, man,
Tom Pollock, and three from
Indianapolis, Ind., were also
sentenced in the case.
Hollingsworth was arrested at
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The Courthouse is between
Georgia Route 16 and 1-75 on
Kinard’s Mill road at Thaxton’s
Store.
The connector proposal will
be outlined and questions from
citizens answered.
In discussing the route this
morning, Chairman Elder
pointed out that one of the
alternates on the proposal is to
take no action at all. This would
eliminate the connector from
consideration.
Mr. Moss said that if the
people of the community
wanted a two lane road instead
of the four lane road they were
promised, then he would not
open his mouth about it. He said
he just wanted the people to
know what was involved and
had a chance to express
themselves at the hearing.
needed to review the situation
and get a feeling from the
people as to what sort of county
they wanted to develop for the
future. As things stand now, the
commissioners agreed, the
county is moving in the direc
tion of about half homes and
half trailers.
San Antonio International Air
port last September after flying
in from Sabinas Hidalgo, Mex
ico, and U.S. Customs agents
seized about 700 pounds of mar
ijuana.
Judge Wood said he was una
ble to “understand how people
of these backgrounds could get
involved in a first offense of
this magnitude” after receiving
letters from ministers and
others vouching for the charac
ter of the defendants.
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tomorrow in upper 50s. Sunrise
tomorrow 6:54, sunset
tomorrow 8:16.