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GRIFFIN Daily Since 1872 ik Uk « H R JB bk Jg % 3 LJ Bk Zi B >#*”7 z atlßßb)wW 1 - J3| Some new chompers Shooting in Macon MACON, Ga. (AP) — Three persons were shot today in the county food stamp office, and a newsman said from the scene that one was dead. The Bibb County sheriff’s office said an unidentified person has been taken into custody. The incident happened on the fourth floor of the Grand Building, which is next to the courthouse, and contains offices of the Department of Family and Children Services. First reports said a court bailiff, a sheriffs deputy and a third person were shot. None of the victims was identified immediately. Carlisle flushes out victory Rep. John Carlisle of Griffin flushed a victory for his water conservation bill Thursday in the Georgia House with a 95-53 vote. House members debated flushing commodes and singing in the shower as they took up the measure. The debate was often sprinkled with humor. The bill would require the use of water conserving toilets and shower heads in new buildings after July 1, 1978. Carlisle said most toilets require 6 to 11 gallons of water per flush. The bill would require equipment that would limit a flush to 3.5 gallons. Jubilant balloon man eyes his target at Daytona Beach MARIANNA, Fla. (AP) - An exuberant Karl Thomas, claiming a record 500-mile flight on Thursday, launched his hot-air balloon shortly after dawn today to resume a cross country flight to Daytona Beach. Thomas took off at 7:45 CST with winds blowing him eastsoutheast, said a member of his ground crew. The course took him toward the Atlantic Coast somewhere south of St. Augus tine. “We’re shooting for Daytona but Griffin, Ga., 30223, Friday Afternoon, February 18,1977 EDINA, Minn.—James Gaasedelen, a University of Minnesota dental student, had to make a set of teeth as a class requirement to fit a dummy and then he refitted them for his 9-year old poodle. The dog has its own teeth underneath the false ones, however. (AP) Sen. Broun finds fault with no-fault ATLANTA (AP) - Calling Georgia’s “no-fault” insurance law a failure, Sen. Paul Broun introduced a bill today to lift the state requirement that motorists carry auto liability insurance. Nearly one third of Georgia’s 3% million motorists do not have such insurance now, said Broun who called the requirement “impossible to • police.” The Motor Vehicle Accident Reparations Act, passed in 1974, was designed to lower auto insurance rates for the average motorist by requiring all motorists to carry liability in surance and providing for settlement of questions of fault by insurance com panies without court costs. That law, said Broun, “has been completely ineffective." “The net result has been that He said most shower heads in use now use 10 gallons a minute. The bill would cut that to 3.5 gallons per minute. Rep. Davis Lucas, D-Macon, said the bill is “telling us how many times we can flush our toilets.” He said he thought the government was doing too much regulating. “The benefits just flow continuously from this bill,” Carlisle quipped. He had taken a good bit of ribbing from fellow lawmakers. Earlier in Griffin he had told a Chamber of Commerce breakfast meeting that he had heard all of the jokes about showers and toilets and there were not any he had not heard. we’ll probably end up between there and Jacksonville,” Thomas said from a motel where he spent the night after landing at nearby Blountstown in Northwest Florida. Light winds were blowing as the ground crew headed out to look for a place to launch the nylon balloon in which Thomas flew to Florida from Forrest City, Ark. on Thursday, the 18th day of his flight. Thomas, 28, of Troy, Mich., started his chasse for the cross-country hot-air motorists with liability insurance are having to pay a great deal more than those who refuse to buy it or drop it immediately after getting their license plate,” said the Athens lawmaker. Elimination of the mandatory in surance requirement should lower rates for good drivers who buy the insurance, Broun said. Those drivers will not be protected against motorists who do not have liability insurance, he said, “but they don’t have that protection now anyway.” Broun’s bill retains some provisions of the earlier “no-fault” law such as out of court settlement of some claims. “It was limited no-fault before, now it’s just more limited than it was,” Broun said. Aside from possibly lowering in surance rates lifting the requirement would save the state at least $400,000 the Department of Public Safety now spends in unsuccessful attempts to enforce the requirement, Broun said. People ...and things Group of people peering from third floor of courthouse admiring new car of D.A. Woman telling friend she could hardly wait for George Washington’s Day sales so she could buy next win ter’s wardrobe. Better late than never, commenting girl as she mailed Valentines late. balloon record at Arcadia, Calif. If he reaches Daytona Beach by Sunday he’ll have done it in two-thirds the time of the present record-holder, publisher Malcolm Forbes. “He was really scooting yesterday,” said Larry Weiss, a member of the Thomas ground crew. “He crossed the Mississippi at 5 a.m. CST and from there he picked up speed. At one time he was doing 65 miles per hour. By mid-afternoon he was well ahead of his ground crew.” Vol. 105 No. 41 Patrol death count edges ahead in area The Griffin State Patrol’s automobile death count this year is one ahead of last year’s for the same period. This year’s total of three deaths includes a count taken in the Patrol’s territory of Spalding, Henry, and Butts Counties. Two deaths were in Spalding County. The other was in Henry County. There were 23 auto deaths in the three county area in 1976. Spalding County led with 11, Henry followed with 8 and Butts County had 4. The January count for 1976 and this year showed a total of one auto death each. February of this year has so far out paced last year’s count of one by one. Sgt. Hugh Taylor expressed deep concern over the increase and urged area drivers to be more safety conscience. He said school buses have figured in recent accidents in the area and advised that Georgia law requires traffic in both lanes to stop when students are boarding and getting off the bus. He said there had also been an increased number of violations by drivers not stopping for stop signs and refusing to yield the right-of-way. “And, of course, the 55 mile per hour speed limit means 55 miles per hour,’’ Sgt. Taylor commented. The State Patrol office here recorded 635 accidents in 1976. A total of 272 persons were injured. Sgt. Taylor pointed out though the 23 death count for 1976 is complete, the total accident count will vary. The 635 accident count includes only those calls in which the State Patrol was called. The sheriffs department in the patrol’s three county jurisdiction handled other calls. The State Patrol office accident count for this year is 70. The patrol’s next big holiday push will be for the Easter holiday weekend. The local unit will be out in full force to make the three-day period a safe one, according to Sgt. Taylor. Food, fuel drive prices to new highs WASHINGTON (AP) - Sharply higher prices for food and fuel drove consumer prices up eight-tenths of a per cent in January, the biggest monthly inflationary surge in 18 months, the government said today. In addition, the Labor Department indicated there could be worse news in months ahead since it said its January price index failed to reflect the full price impact of severe winter weather that has affected much of the nation. The January price report was certain to add to fears that inflation may be much worse this year than in 1976, when prices rose only a moderate 4.8 per cent. The Labor Department said food prices alone rose ninetenths of a per cent in January, more than in all of 1976 when they were up six-tenths of a per cent. Prices rose for most types of foods purchased in grocery stores, it said. Prices of commodities, including fuel oil, autos and clothing, advanced seven tenths of a per cent last month, and prices of services, including natural gas and electricity, jumped ahead nine tenths of a per cent. Weather ESTIMATED HIGH TODAY 55, low today 34, high yesterday 47, low yesterday 23, high tomorrow in low 60s, low tonight in mid 30s. FORECAST: Fair and cool tonight. Partly cloudy and wanner Saturday. EXTENDED FORECAST: Chance of rain Sunday. Fair and colder Monday. Warmer Tuesday. <> Washington sales pack stores here Thousands of people were in Griffin area stores today as the George Washington Birthday sales continued. Some stores started them Thursday afternoon late and reported throngs of people were on hand to shop. Long lines of people formed at one downtown store today featuring 1 o w r , \ \ XI/ 1 wkXror - * I % \ Wtlw'WsW I • B \ People in high places O.S. Bailey of an Atlanta firm doesn’t seem to mind working on the ledge at the top of the city hall. He was checking loose mortar and making other repairs on the building. Bailey drew the attention of many Griffinites as he went routinely about his job. G-S Hospital above standards New state guidlines for obstetrical services will have no affect on the Griffin-Spalding County Hospital. “Our standards are already far ahead of what’s required,” Administrator Carl Ridley commented. The new requirements may cause some small Georgia hospitals to close their obstetrical departments. They were approved Wednesday by the Board of the Department of Human Resources and call for more highly trained personnel and sophisticated equipment in delivery rooms. Hospitals have 5 years to comply with rules designed to upgrade the care of pregnant women and newborn babies. Georgia’s infant mortality rate is among the highest in the nation. The Griffin hospital also has a clinic for expectant mothers and gynecology patients on Tuesdays. Pregnant women who live outside of Spalding County are eligible if they attend the prenatal clinic of their county health department. Any woman with a gynecological problem, both in and out of county residents, may come to the Tuesday clinic. Patients are accepted by 4> See story page 20. women’s clothing. Business was brisk throughout the community. Most downtown parking lots were close to being full and shopping centers reported big crowds of people in the stores. appointment only and are seen by OB resident doctors from Georgia Baptist Hospital. The fee is less than those of a private physician. OB patients are charged a $125 delivery fee plus hospital costs. Interested persons may contact the hospital for further information or an appointment. The Country Parson by Frank Clark Kw||3 j»=. “Singles are folks who can make mistakes and never find it out”
