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Up, up and away
SAN FRANCISCO—Up, up and up climbed Frank Gent
Monday along a cable supporting the Golden Gate Bridge.
Gent, a deputy state labor commissioner, was
investigating the firing of an Ironworker who operated a
House W-M panel
passes, tax relief
ATLANTA (UPI) - The
Georgia House Ways and
Means Committtee approved a
new tax relief plan for home
owners Monday but no one
knows how much money will be
put into the proposal.
House Majority Leader Clar
ence Vaughn of Conyers offered
the measure which would send
money back to the counties for
distribution to taxpayers, based
on the amount of taxes they
have paid in.
Vaughn said, “The governor
has told the people, we’ve told
the people, we’ve all cam
paigned on giving tax relief,
and the question is now
Long’s committee may
add more tax breaks
WASHINGTON (UPI) - Sen
Russell Long, D-La., said today
his Senate Finance Committee
probably will try to to sever the
controversial oil depletion al
lowance from the House-passed
tax cut bill and may add more
tax breaks for the poor.
The move to cut the depletion
allowance is necessary, he said,
so that some sort of recession
fighting tax relief can be
approved by the Senate before
Congress begins its Easter
recess at the end of the month.
Long also said the committee
he chairs, which begins hear
ings on the measure Wednes
day, will probably increase the
size of the $21.3 billion tax cut
passed by the House.
“I suspect we’ll go for at
least that big a tax cut and we
might decide to add a little
something to it if we have to in
order to make this a better tax
cut as far as the poor are
concerned and also, perhaps, to
make it stimulate the economy
more than we think the House
bill would do,” Long said.
When asked during an inter
view on the CBS Morning News
what additional measures he
had in mind, Long listed special
credits for the purchase of new
homes and cars and a doubling
of the size of tax relief for the
working poor.
“Instead of just providing a
flat across the board tax cut of
so much for everybody,” he
said, “we might be better off
if we took the same approach
that we take toward the
companies” when they receive
tax credits for purchase of new
equipment.
He said a tax credit of 10 per
cent up to S2OO or S3OO could be
used for buying new cars and
“maybe 5 per cent on the
purchase of new homes.” For
example, he said, a taxpayer
who buys a $40,000 home would
get a tax credit not to exceed
$2,000.
whether we are going to give it
or not.”
The new plan calls for the
replacement of the so-called
“circuit breaker” proposal
which would put a ceiling on
the amount of property tax any
individual would have to pay.
That bill, opposed by Gov.
George Busbee and Lieutenant
Governor Zell Miller, was
abandoned when the committee
was told the cost was impossi
ble to estimate.
Although House leader have
said as much as $53 million
may be needed to fund the bill
Vaughn said it requires no
definite amount of money to
On the oil depletion allowan
ce, which was added to the tax
cut bill by the House, Long said
“I don’t have any doubt” that a
tax measure would gain Senate
approval by the Easter recess
if the depletion allowance was
cut out.
Donors paying
for Heidi’s
funeral
BELLEVILLE, ILL. (UPI) —
Heidi Biggs’ last'vacation was
financed by donations from
throughout the United States
and Canada. Today, donors are
paying for her funeral.
Canadian businessman Rus
sell Penny, who started the
fund for Heidi’s dream Hawaii
an vacation, has begun another
for the funeral. He says any
money left will be given to a
charity deemed worthy by the
fund’s officers.
The 14-year-old cancer victim
was on her way home from
Hawaii Sunday and died just a
few blocks from her house. The
ambulance carrying her from
Lambert Field in St. Louis
turned toward Belleville
Memorial Hospital, where Heidi
was pronounced dead of a
respiratory arrest.
The vacation in Hawaii was
the girl’s last request. Heidi
and her mother, Lucille Biggs,
flew to Hawaii Feb. 16. For the
first week, Heidi was busy with
sightseeing, shopping and walk
ing on Waikiki Beach.
But the girl’s condition
worsened, and she was bedrid
den through most of the second
week of the trip. Her weight
dropped to 50 pounds.
She asked to be taken home
to die.
Funeral services were set for
Thursday.
winch used to replace the bridge’s suspender cables. Gent
wanted to check this out for himself and as he strode
upward a photographer was waiting for him atop the
south tower. (UPI)
fund.
“If the money is there, then
we wanted a vehicle to fund
it,” Vaughn said. “If it’s not
there, we can’t fund it.”
The bill resembles a one-shot
property tax relief proposal
adopted two years ago but
excludes both corporations and
utilities.
Each county would receive
funds based upon the average
daily attendance in grades one
through 12 in school. That sum
would be distributed by the
counties to individual taxpayers
in the form of a tax credit on
county bills.
Long indicated that he is
opposed to eliminating the oil
depletion allowance and favors
revising the oil companies’
foreign tax credit system
instead.
Stork Club
LITTLE MISS GARNER
Mr. and Mrs. Larry J. Garner
of 417 North Ninth street,
Griffin, announce the birth of a
daughter on March 3 at the
Griffin-Spalding County
Hospital.
LITTLE MISS WARD
Mr. and Mrs. William Ward of
Route One, Zebulon, announce
the birth of a daughter on
March 3 at the Griffin-Spalding
County Hospital.
LITTLE MISS BRANNON
Mr. and Mrs. Willie L.
Brannon of Route Three, Fort
Valley, announce the birth of a
daughter on March 3 at the
Griffin-Spalding County Hospi
tal.
MASTER STANFIELD
Mr. and Mrs. Don Stanfield of
Route Six, Griffin, announce the
birth of a son on March 3 at the
Griffin-Spalding County Hospi
tal.
LITTLE MISS DEIGMAN
Mr. and Mrs. David Deigman
of 606 North Ninth street,
Griffin, announce the birth of a
daughter on March 3 at the
Griffin-Spalding County Hospi
tal.
MASTER MANER
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ray
Maner of Route One, Box 121,
Griffin, announce the birth of a
son on March 4 at the Griffin-
Spalding County Hospital.
LITTLE MISS JACKSON
Mr. and Mrs. James Jackson
of Route Three, Box 510, Griffin,
announce the birth of a
daughter on March 4 at the
Griffin-Spalding County Hospi
tal.
New club’s
charter
night set
Joe Ballard, Griffin business
man, will become the first
president of the Kiwanis Club of
Spalding County. It is to be
chartered April 3.
The club meets on Thursday
nights at the Holiday Inn. The
Griffin Kiwanis Club joined
with others in the area in
sponsoring the new organiza
tion.
Ballard’s father, Larry, is a
past president of the Griffin
Club.
Other officers for the Spald
ing Club will be Robert Phillips,
first vice president; Bobby
Goolsby, second vice president;
Sam Stacey, secretary; and
Buddy Irvin, treasurer.
Directors will be Kenneth
Nolan, James Davis, Chris
Pilcher, Johnny Castenda and
Doug Brown.
About Town
GRIFFIN AAUW
The Griffin Branch of
American Association of
University Woman will meet at
St. George’s Episcopal Church
Thursday evening at 7:30 p.m.
AU members are urged to at
tend.
KIWANIS CLUB
Brian Larson is program
chairman this week of the
Griffin Kiwanis Club and wiU
present a representative from
the Physical Fitness Institute of
America. The Club will meet
Wednesday at 12:15 p.m. at the
Efts Club.
REVIVAL
Revival services wiU begin
Wednesday evening at the
Miracle Tabernacle, 708 Ex
periment street. Hugh B. Crews
will be guest evangelist. Ser
vices begin at 7:30 p.m. each
night through Sunday. The Rev.
R. T. Clay is the pastor.
CALHOUN LODGE
. Officers, members and
trustees of Calhoun Elks Lodge
1464 are asked to meet at the
Elks lodge Wednesday night at
7:30 p.m. H. G. Reid is exhalted
ruler and M. E. Wilder is
secretary.
CHILDREN’S SHOW
The Griffin-Spalding
Jaycettes will sponsor a
children’s show Saturday, Mar.
8, at Parkwood Cinema. The
movie, “Pinnochio’s Birthday
Party”, wiU begin at 2 p.m.
KIWANIANNES
The Griffin Kiwaniannes wiU
meet Wednesday at noon at
Western Sizzlin’ Steak House.
CENTRAL GA. EMC
The Central Georgia EMC
wiU meet at the County Ex
tension office, Thursday
morning at 10 a.m., to discuss
electrical rates and ways to
conserve electricity. There wiU
also be a demonstration by Mrs.
Elizabeth Watkins, member
Services Director. A discussion
period wiU foUow. The pubUc is
invited.
General Assembly
in three-day recess
By KAY BROWN
ATLANTA (UPI) - The
Georgia Legislature went into a
three day, emergency recess
Monday after a meeting of top
officials in the General Assem
bly.
With the state’s revenue
estimate still in doubt and time
running short, Gov. George
Busbee announced the decision
after a meeting with House
Speaker Tom Murphy, Lieuten
ant Governor Zell Miller and
legislative leaders from both
houses.
Late Monday State budget
revenue estimator Dr. Henry
Thomassen presented the Fel>
ruary revenue estimate to
Busbee and the official figures
were expected to be announced
at about 11 a. m. this morning.
Busbee said he expects the
figures on state revenue collect
ed last month to be “substan
tially down.”
The General Assembly will
pick up five days, and possibly
Medicine
stolen
in burglary
Burglars broke into Dr.
Grady Black’s office on South
Ninth street during the night
and took an undertermined
amount of medicines.
Griffin Police detectives said
apparently no narcotics were
taken, just antibiotics and
alergy medicines.
The break-in was discovered
this morning around 8:30. Entry
was made through a window,
police said.
Spalding Sheriff’s officers
were looking for thieves who
took some $525 worth of took
and equipment from a Griffin
Electronics Center truck which
broke down on Ga. 16 east
yesterday.
The driver, Kenneth Kidd of
Locust Grove road, told
deputies he was driving the van
when its engine developed
trouble and would not run. He
locked the truck and left to get
help.
While he was gone, someone
broke a window and removed
the following items:
A black and white Admiral
television, speaker tester, two
meters, staple gun, roll of TV
lead-in wire, Black and Decker
and Skill Craft drills and a set of
socket wrenches.
The Sheriff’s Department
also was investigating a house
burglary.
Mr. James Morris of Teamon
road complained that someone
tore out a door screen, then
broke the sliding glass from a
door to enter.
The missing items included
six bath towels, six wash cloths,
six bed sheets and a pink
bedspread.
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Bicentennial train
DEDHAM, Mass.—Arthur Stivaletta (1) a local contractor
who nearly four years ago came up with the idea of
marking the nation’s 200th birthday with a museum on
wheels says his 24-car Bicentennial Freedom Train will
as many as seven days by ad
journing early.
The General Assembly ses
sion by law is allowed to last
only 45 days, and the recesses
would push the final adjourn
ment date back from March 14
to March 21. The legislature
will be in session Friday, and
then adjourn for the weekend
and pick up two more days.
“The only way we could
finish on time is to rush
through without adequate con
sideration,” Busbee said. “The
(house appropriations) commit
tee wants time to deliberate
and the Senate and House want
time to deliberate and not be
pressed.”
The Senate and House adopt
ed a joint resolution Monday
calling for the adjournment.
House Appropriations Chair
man Joe Frank Harris, D-
Cartersville, said he would like
to see the projected revenue
estimate for fiscal 1976, which
begins July 1, reduced by S6O
GRIFFIN
Judge refuses to block
investigation of Dean
ATLANTA (UPI) — A superi
or court judge refused Monday
to block a state investigation of
alleged misuse of state expense
accounts by Sen. Roscoe Dean,
D-Jesup.
Judge Jack Etheridge of
Fulton Superior Court said, “It
is appropriate to proceed with
the investigation” in rejecting
the request from Wesley Asinof,
attorney for Dean.
The south Georgia senator
ran up the highest travel
expenses of any member of the
Zinc-rich food suggested
for expectant mothers
WASHINGTON (UPI) - Ex
periments with rats have led
Agriculture Department scien
tists to recommend that preg
nant mothers eat zinc-rich
foods like meat and liver —just
in case it’s a boy.
“Feeding a zinc-deficient diet
to experimental rats during the
last third of pregnancy causes
poor learning ability in their
male offspring during young
adulthood,” said the report on
tests at the Human Nutrition
Laboratory in Grand Forks,
N.D.,
“The researchers do not
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— Griffin Daily News Tuesday, March 4,1975
million to a growth rate of 8.29
per cent. The legislative budget
writers are now working with a
proposed $1.9 billion budget
that allows for a growth rate of
11.29 per cent.
If the revenue estimate is
revised and the state budget
trimmed, several new spending
programs would be in jeopardy,
includingßusbee’s kindergarten
and Murphy’s tax relief propo
sal.
Over the weekend the House
Appropriations Committee cut
nearly sll million from Bus
bee’s $lB million request for
kindergarten.
Harris said, “If the revenue
estimate does have to be cut,
this will just prove what we’ve
been saying all along —that
revenues are on the way
down.”
House Majority Leader Clar
ence Vaughn of Conyers told
members of the House “we
do not have a firm revenue
estimate at this time.”
General Assembly, reporting
72,696 miles on state business
last year and collecting $15,363
in mileage and expenses. Dean
claimed the expenses stemmed
from his work as a “full time
senator.”
Gov. George Busbee ordered
the investigation after lieuten
ant governor said the expenses
“raise serious questions.”
Asinof, in seeking an injunc
tion to halt the investigation,
said that state law forbids the
know whether zinc deficiency
occurs in human fetuses, but it
may be prudent for pregnant
women to consume foods rich
in zinc during pregnancy.”
Harold H. Sandstead, an
Agriculture medical officer,
conducted the studies with
Edward S. Halas, a University
of North Dakota psychologist.
Sandstead said meats and liver
are the best dietary sources of
zinc, followed by canned fish
including tuna and salmon.
Dairy products rank a distant
third.
In earlier research, Sand-
begin its journey April 19. Stivaletta who originated the
idea along with Ross Roland (r) of Lebonan, N. J., a stock
broker, shakes hands on the train, in recent file photo.
(UPI)
“Certainly,” Vaughn said,
“the economics of the situation
and the February figures enter
into this decision.”
Murphy said the House was
“not prepared to abandon
anything” until the final reve
nue estimate can be carefully
examined.
“It would have to be a tragic
situation before we would
totally abandon tax relief,”
Murphy said.
When questioned on the house
floor, Vaughn said the only
alternative to a recess would be
a special session.
Vaughn said the ap
propriations committee would
consider the revenue figures
over the three-day recess and
have the 1976 appropriations bill
ready to introduce in the House
Friday. The full House would
not be able to take action on the
bill until Monday.
attorney general to investigate
a member of the legislature
while it is in session. He also
contended the inquiry violated
the constitutional provision of
separation of powers.
Assistant Atty. Gen. Robert
S. Stubbs said MiUer asked for
the investigation at the request
of several senators. He said
that granting the restraining
order would in effect enjoin the
governor “by teUing him he
can’t order an investigation.”
stead and Halas learned that
young rats deprived of zinc
during infancy were slower in
learning how to negotiate a
maze than companions who
were either adequately fed or
starved.
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NONSTOP SERVICE
NEW YORK (UPI) — Air
France has inaugurated once-a
week nonstop service between
i New York and Puerto Vallarta.
Planes will leave JFK Intema
t tional Airport on Friday for the
Mexican resort and return on
. Saturday.