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Died alone and in filth with fortune
MIAMI BEACH (UPI) - David
Gelgor spent his last days in a foul
smelling retirement hotel room from
where he barred everyone. The 87-
year-old recluse had no wallet or
valuables of any kind when his body
was found Wednesday amid filth and
cockroaches.
But a check of papers to determine
Gelgor’s next of kin showed Thursday
he left an estate worth at least >1.5
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Sen. Jimmy Lester (D-Augusta) (1) gets a hearty handshake and
congratulations from Sen. Ed Barker (D-Warner Robins) after Lester’s
resolution that allows land to be taxed according to its use rather than its
potential value for commercial development overwhelmingly passed the
Senate. (UPI)
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Rep. John Greer (D-
Atlanta) explains to the
House the bill he sponsored
that allows citizens to
register to vote by mail.
The bill, which was
defeated, was called an
open door for election fraud
by opponents of the
legislation. (UPI)
Status of bills
ATLANTA (UPI) — The status of
major legislation at the close of the 1976
General Assembly’s second week:
BANK HOLDING - Passed both
chambers and sent to governor for his
signature.
TWO-TERM GOVERNOR - Passed
the House, pending in Senate
committee.
GUBERNATORIAL SUCCESSION -
Introduced in Senate and vote is
pending.
CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION -
Passed the House, pending in Senate
committee.
MARIJUANA — Reduction of
misdemeanor penalties approved by
Terrorists
BARTOW, Fla. (UPI) - Sharon
Smith watched and listened as her
husband was flogged with a fishing
pole. Nearby, her frightened children
murmured their prayers.
“Why do you do this?" she asked the
masked black man kneeling at her side.
“Because of what your people did to
mine," he replied.
The 32-year-old mother of three was
one of the luckier victims of 16 attacks
on homes in Central Florida by a band
of sadistic terrorists wearing ski masks
and branded the “masked marauders.”
She lives. Two are dead. Eight
women were raped. She was not.
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Gov. George Busbee, in a
news conference, said “it
would be well” to let
Georgia governors seek
reelection, but It Is very
premature for him to say
whether he will want to
succeed himself. (UPI)
House committee, pending in House.
HANDGUN CONTROLS - Still
pending in special House committee.
EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT -
Not introduced in either chamber.
CENSURE OF SEN. ROSCOE
DEAN — Scheduled for hearing
Tuesday in Senate Judiciary
Committee.
SUNDAY LIQUOR LAWS — Still
pending in special study committee.
SUNSHINE LAW REVISION - Still
pending in House.
LOBBYIST REGISTRATION -
Pending in compromise committee.
LAND TAX — Senate passed bill to
tax land on basis of use rather than
potential value.
‘Why do you do this ?’ she asked
million, held a doctorate in engineering
and sold a lavish estate in Mohegan,
N.Y., 25 years ago.
“It’s a tragedy,” Detective Sgt.
Emery Zerick said. “The man could
have lived so well. He could have had
the nicest place in Miami Beach on just
the interest.”
Zerick said stock, bond and bank
statements were found in Gelgor’s
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Georgia State Senator
Steve Reynolds (D-
Lawrenceville) listens as a
constitution amendment
introduced by him runs
afoul of several objections
in the Senate and was
stalled. Reynolds said it
was apparent “this Senate
in it’s wisdom” would
never go along with his
proposal. (UPI)
Two women were hurled from
bridges. One had acid poured in her
mouth and eyes. Some men were shot
down, or beaten.
Two young men, a woman and a 16-
year-old boy are in the Polk County jail
as suspects in the reign of terror that
began last April.
Mrs. Smith recalls the night of Oct.
29, 1975, when she and her husband
went to tend to their chickens behind
their home in rural Highlands County.
It was a warm night, so they walked
around a while. Their three children —
ages 14, 12 and 7— were inside.
While two masked men climbed
room, some of which he added up to >1
million himself. A 1965 will was also
found, leaving SSO and >IOO bequests to
cousins, nieces and nephews, >3OO to a
New York friend and the bulk of his
fortune to organizations and schools in
Israel.
Despite his wealth, Gelgor had no
money, valuables, radio, television or
wallet when his body was found in a
Griffin, Ga., 30223, Friday Afternoon, January 23, 1976
Griffin included
Sen, Banks pushes peach trail
Springtime tourists in Georgia may
be treated to a rare view of the state’s
peach blossoms and have the added
bonus of saving 17 miles of travel, if
legislation proposed by Sen. Peter
Banks of Barnesville becomes law.
Senator Banks is sponsoring a bill
which would designate a section of U. S.
Highway 341 from Griffin to Perry, as
the Peach Blossom Trail.
“Signs would be posted at the in
tersection of Highway 341 and 1-75,
directing motorists’ attention to the
special route,” Senator Banks said.
“The highway intersects 1-75 near
Atlanta, goes through Griffin, Bar
nesville and Fort Valley, on to Perry,
where it connects back with 1-75. It
provides an alternate route for the
interstate system, especially needed
when it’s congested, and is actually 17
miles shorter than the interstate route
between Griffin and Perry.”
The designation of the highway action
as Georgia’s official Peach Blossom
Trail, Senator Banks said, is a step
toward having the route listed as a
National Scenic Route, giving it special
environmental protection.
They may not
call Sinatra
WASHINGTON (UPI) - The Senate
intelligence committee’s staff has
advised the panel against calling singer
Frank Sinatra as a witness because he
knows nothing about CIA murder plots
and his testimony might reopen the
touchy issue of John Kennedy’s love
life, committee sources say.
The sources said they hoped the panel
would decide the Sinatra testimony
issue in closed session today — and vote
against it.
“We don’t believe questioning
Sinatra could lead to any reopening of
the assassination plots investigation,”
one committee source said Thursday.
“We don’t think Sinatra knows
anything about Mafia-CIA dealings in
that area.
“On the other hand, we are definitely
not interested in getting into the area of
President Kennedy’s love life. That is
not our business.”
Sinatra reportedly introduced
Kennedy and the late Sam Giancana, a
reputed Chicago Mafia boss shot to
death last year, to a woman who now
claims to have had intimate relations
with both men in the early 19605.
through a bedroom window, a third,
armed with a snub-nosed revolver,
confronted the Smiths and told them to
go inside.
“My husband tried to shut the door on
him," Mrs. Smith said. “I ran to the
bedroom to get a shotgun and one of
them hit me over the head.”
The intruders pushed the three
Smith children to the floor and tied
them with bits of a torn sheet.
“They tied up the youngest like a
little pig,” Mrs. Smith said.
One of the terrorists grabbed the end
of a fiberglass fishing pole and used it
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room smelling of uring and human
excrement.
“He was always a pennypincher
since his only sister died,” said Mrs.
David Fishell, who said she and her
husband knew Gelgor for 60 years.
“Years ago he came to our house often.
He never brought a box of candy.”
Alma Siegel, manager of the Collins
Avenue hotel where Gelgor lived, said
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Chaplain for day
Rep. John Mostiler (1) and Rep. John Carlisle (r) of Griffin talked with the Rev.
Bruce Morgan about his duties as chaplain at the legislative session in Atlanta
this morning. The pastor of the First Baptist Church opened the House session
with prayer and handled other ministerial duties during the day. The Griffin
lawmakers, both members of the First Baptist Church, handled arrangement#
to have Rev. Morgan serve for a day.
Police sound alert
for stolen checks
Griffin Police today put out an alert
for people to be on the lookout for some
stolen checks that may be in circulation
in this area.
Blank checks on the account of Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Lanier Shivers, 1252
West Poplar street were stolen from
their auto along with some other things.
Police said there was an attempt to
cash one of the checks yesterday. The
stolen blank checks were in the 1400
number range.
Police said anyone handling checks
on the account of Mr. and Mrs. Shivers
should make sure they know Mr. and
Mrs. Shivers before cashing one.
Police also are on the lookout for
some blank checks stolen in Jackson.
They are on the Mclntosh State Bank
and the C & S Bank, both in Jackson.
The stolen checks were on the accounts
of Mr. and Mrs. Danny Washington and
Mrs. Patricia or Patty Washington.
Police said these accounts have been
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Y Club week
Y-Club member Lamar Thomas helped promote the observance of Y-Club week
in the school system here this week with this poster.
the man was never permitted in the
dining room because he refused to
bathe and change clothes. He took his
meals in his room.
“There were maggots on his body, in
the hair on his chest, but he refused to
bathe,” Mrs. Siegel said. “One woman
offered to help him bathe and he
refused. People couldn’t stand him in
the dining room or lobby.”
Vol. 104 No. 19
closed.
They asked Griffinites to detain any
person attempting to cash such checks
and to call police immediately.
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“Usually a fellow can live
happily without what he can’t
have — until he sees others have
it.”
Even though the filth got worse and
the cockroaches multiplied in his room,
Gelgor would not admit a maid or an
exterminator. He had fallen to the floor
four times recently but refused to go to
a hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Fishell, who live in Fort
Lauderdale, said Gelgor sold a lavish
estate in Mohegan more than 25 years
ago and donated a marble table to
Columbia University.
Weather
ESTIMATED HIGH TODAY 55, low
today 28, high yesterday 50, low
yesterday 29, high tomorrow near 60,
low tonight in the mid 30s.
EXTENDED FORECAST: Chance of
showers Sunday with a cooling trend
Monday and Tuesday.
News
summary
By United Press International
Slump blamed
NEW YORK (UPI) - In a grim
“State of the City” message, Mayor
Abraham Beame said New York City’s
attempt to save itself from default is in
serious jeoperdy because of the
continuing effects of the national reces
sion.
Beame said Thursday this year’s
budget deficit could be SB9 million
higher than anticipated because of
unexpected declines in tax revenues,
and higher costs of welfare, energy and
health insurance.
“The underlying issue is painfully
simple,” Beame said. “The tax base of
our city cannot support the services our
people need.”
Rusk says check
WASHINGTON (UPI) — Two former
Cabinet members and the head of an
association of retired spies say they
favor new congressional oversight of
U.S. intelligence activities.
Former Secretary of State Dean
Rusk told the Senate Government
Operations Committee Thursday he
thinks the CIA did not tell him about all
its covert operations while he headed
the State Department during the
Kennedy and Johnson administrations.
More money
WASHINGTON (UPI) - If they can
raise it, the 13 announced presidential
candidates will be allowed to spend
nearly an extra $1 million each because
of 1975’s inflation.
The Federal Election Commission
announced Thursday the 9.1 per cent
jump in the campaign spending ceilings
applies to presidential and
congressional candidates and the
amount the Republican and
Democratic parties receive to finance
their summer nominating conventions.
Too early
BEIRUT, Lebanon (UPI) —
Christian and Moslem gunmen traded
rocket and mortar fire in Beirut today,
marring an hours-old truce mediated
by Syria. Fighting tapered off
elsewhere as rival forces warily
awaited the deadline for withdrawing
from captured territory.
Most political observers agreed it
was too early to tell if the latest truce
would eventually take hold or collapse
like the 25 previous cease-fires.
Marines cleared
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. (UPI) -
Fire investigators have cleared the
Marine Corps of blame for a 2,400-acre
brush fire that destroyed 16 expensive
homes and damaged six others near
former President Richard Nixon’s
oceanside estate.
The fire was contained and controlled
Thursday and mopup operations
continued today.
The fire did more than |1 million
damage, Fire Chief Ron Coleman said
Thursday. A total of 39 persons were
injured, 15 of them — mostly policemen
and firemen overcome by smoke —
hospitalized.