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By United Press International
Governors elected
Voters in two states chose governors Tuesday in the
first elections since the Watergate-Agnew scandals. But
the results were split. A Democrat was elected governor
of New Jersey, while voters in Virginia chose a
Republican chief executive.
Democrat Brendan Byrne’s landslide in New Jersey
and the close win of Republican Mills Godwin in Virginia
left the nation with 32 Democratic governors to 18
Republicans.
The two state campaigns were waged against the back
drop of popping political scandal in Washington, but
Watergate and the Vice President’s resignation were
regarded as only indirect issues.
Private meeting
WASHINGTON (UPI) - Members of the Senate
committee investigating Rep. Gerald R. Ford’s fitness to
be vice president called a private meeting today to hear
from Robert N. Winter-Berger, who said in his book “The
Washington Pay-Off,” that Ford was a patient of a New
York psychotherapist. Ford has denied the allegations.
Kissinger opens talks
In the Middle East today, UPI reports Secretary of
State Henry A. Kissinger opened a critical round of talks
with Egyptian leaders in Cairo, while Israel mourned
1,854 war dead, a casualty toll officially announced
Tuesday.
On the battlefront, Israel reported its troops on alert
near the Suez Canal in case of renewed warfare. But
Israeli officials said Egypt had softened its stand on the
emotionally charged issue of war prisoners by handing
over a list of 113 Israeli POWs.
Vesco arrested
NASSAU, The Bahamas (UPI) — Fugitive financier
Robert L. Vesco was arrested at his villa in Nassau
Tuesday. He is free under $75,000 bail to await a hearing
on a U.S. request for extradition to face fraud charges and
is under “intensive surveillance” today, police said.
Vesco is under a federal grand jury indictment with
former Attorney General John Mitchell and former
Commerce Secretary Maurice Stans.
Parade marks anniversary
MOSCOW (UPI) — Soviet leaders today watched a
parade marking the 56th anniversary of the Bolshevik
Revolution through rain-swept Red Square to.
Hie only new weapon, a lightweight tank, which gives
Russia the ability to fly a mobile armored force, was
unveiled.
700 soldiers, civilians killed
PHNOM PENH (UPI) — Survivors of a fierce rebel
attack 26 miles from the Camobdian capital say 700
government soldeirs and civilans were killed or taken
prisoner. The rebel troops ambushed a column of 1,200
persons trying to flee a besieged town Tuesday night,
killing or capturing more than half of them in one of the
fiercest battles of the war.
Viet Cong City bombed
SAIGON (UPI) — South Vietnam bombed a Viet Cong
city from the air today in retaliation for Communist
drives against government outposts in the Central
Highlands. The Viet Cong accused the government of
bombing civilians. The Saigon command said the raid was
undertaken because North Vietnamese troops had
stormed a government outpost in the highlands Tuesday,
apparently driving out the defenders.
Troops hunt for killers
DUBLIN (UPI) — British troops assembled by the hun
dreds today to hunt for the killers of a young army
corporal gunned down while guarding a bank. In Belfast,
soldiers clashed early today with Roman Catholic women
trying to halt a house-to-house search for Irish Republican
Army (IRA) suspects in the Lower Falls district. There
were no injuries reported.
Nixon sets speech
WASHINGTON (UPI) — President Nixon scheduled a
nationwide television speech on the energy shortage
tonight. Aides said he will present an austerity program
for coping with a “very acute” energy crisis.
White House aides said the program probably would in
clude slower driving this winter, fewer Christmas lights
and less frequent airline flights.
GRIFFIN
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The Griffin Police Department is in the process
painting life-size figures on streets in school zones in the V
community as a warning to motorists to be extra careful
while driving in such areas. Lt. Bobby G. Williams of the W
Georgia State Patrol was here to help the city with the•"
project. He said more and more accidents are happening -itfr &
in school zones and with school buses being involved. B. P. 9k
Pryor who is in charge of city traffic signs and street
lining directed the painting of the figures. The figures
have reflector paint which make them visible at night and wj
in bad weather. This picture was made at Fourth Ward ’•
School yesterday afternoon shortly after the first figures
were painted near school. Handling traffic as the
students crossed the street in front of the school were
Police Traffic Officer Uirry Knight and PolicewomanJh ' ’’
Grace Richards who handles safety for the
Norsworthy is reelected
A runover election will be
necessary to decide the race for
the First Ward post on the
Griffin City Commission board.
Ernest (Tiggy) Jones and Joe
Williams will face each other on
the runoff.
R. L. (Skeeter) Norsworthy,
incumbent commissioner for
the Fourth Ward Post, was
reelected in a three-man race
yesterday.
He received 1,499 votes.
Bradley Davis polled 390 and J.
W. Landrum polled 361.
Norsworthy was elected to
serve a four year term.
The winner of the Nov. 20
runoff will be elected for four
years, too.
Jones received 633 votes in
the five men race for the First
Ward Post. Williams received
578.
Other contenders were
Emmitt Cone with 380, Jim
Moore with 262 and J. W. Pruitt,
Jr., with 386.
The total number of votes cast
in the First Ward race was 2,239
and the total cast in the Fourth
Ward race was 2,250.
Arson
suspected
An investigator said Tuesday
he is “fairly sure” a fire which
destroyed the Forsyth County
Courthouse in Cumming Mon
day night was the result of ar
son.
Another fire, blamed on faulty
wiring, gutted the Morrow City
Hall about 50 miles to the south
Monday night.
In Cumming, another old
building was destroyed by fire
during the night, and investiga
tors say the dwelling fire was
probably a “diversion” to draw
fire fighters away from the
courthouse.
Larry Comet, an arson inves
tigator from Gainesville, said
Tuesday he found some residue
in the courthouse which ap
peared to be “flammable
liquid.”
Griffin, Ga., 30223, Wednesday, November 7, 1973
POST NO 1 WESTGRIFFIN FIRESTATION COURTHOUSE FOURTHWARD STUCKY ANNST. MELROSE ABSENTEE TOTAI
POSTNOI SCHOOL NO.l URBAN CENTER SCHOOL BLDG. SCHOOL WM Y MELROSE ABSENTEE TOTAL
EMMITT CONE 28 46 131 40 43 59 23 6 4 380
ERNEST JONES 92 36 212 56 61 70 63 39 4 633
JIM MOORE 17 30 100 13 32 25 39 3 3 262
j. w. pruitt, JR. 35 74 103 21 58 57 22 13 3 386
joe J. williams 49 67 215 30 50 95 47 25 0 578
TOTAL 221 253 761 160 244 306 194 86 14 2239
POST NO. 4
h. b. DAVIS 51 48 96 35 52 63 23 22 0 390
j. w. LANDRUM 15 52 145 30 22 46 40 8 3 361
r. l. NORSWORTHY 147 148 532 112 165 197 128 59 11 1499
TOTAL 213 248 773 177 239 306 191 89 14 2250
Petitions
resubmitted
The likelihood of a Dec. 4
liquor referendum moved a step
closer today.
“It’s a mistake to think that
simply because something is
true it therefore should be told.”
Petitions calling for a vote on
legal liquor in Griffin and
Spalding County were resub
mitted to Ordinary George
Imes, Jr.
He said if there are 5,595 or
more authentic signatures on
the petitions then he would call
the referendum vote on Dec. 4,
the earliest available date.
Imes said the names already
certified on the petitions would
not have to be checked again.
Backers of the referendum
picked up the petitions and
signatures a couple of weeks
ago, stating they did not want to
get the referendum involved in
the city commission election.
Imes said today he hoped to
get a staff together and have the
additional signatures checked
by this afternoon or tomorrow.
Daily Since 1872
Fire
truck
arrives
A new 1,000 gallon pumper
fire truck was delivered to the
Griffin Fire Department
yesterday.
Chief Billy Beeland said it
would replace a pumper which
has been in service since 1948
here.
A fire truck company
engineer was here today to help
check out the new equipment.
Chief Beeland said it would be
at the North Expressway
station about a week for
checking, then would be moved
to the city hall station downtown
and be put in service.
ESTIMATED HIGH TODAY
66, low today 39, high yesterday
64, low yesterday 32, high
tomorrow in upper 60s, low
tonight in 40s.
Forecast
Cloudy
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New health center
eyed for Spalding
The Spalding Health Board
agreed yesterday to seek
professional help in drawing up
plans for a building program.
Staff members presented
statistical data and pictures to
show the need for more space.
They pointed out the present
building was not designed to
handle the services it now
provides and that more people
are using the center.
The center averages seeing
between 130 and 140 people a
day, statistics show.
D. B. Christie, a health board
member, suggested long range
plans to meet the needs of the
community for the next 10 to 20
years be considered. The board
agreed.
Dr. George Walker, chair
man, said the board would
inquire to find out where the
professional planning help
could be secured and how much
it might cost.
Reps. Clayton Brown, Jr.,
John Carlisle, and Sen. Bob
Smalley attended the meeting.
All offered to help with
whatever state support might
be available in a new building
program.
Joint board
gets okay
City and county commission
ersagreed yesterday to set up a
joint recreation board to serve
the entire community.
The two boards will meet Dec.
3 to announce their appoint
ments to the panel. The city will
name three and the county
three members. The six will
select a seventh person. A city
and a county commissioner will
be board members.
The recreation board will be
ready to operate by Jan. 1.