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Newspaper Page TextEatonton blacks challenge curfew EATONTON, Ga. (AP) - A group of blacks has filed a court suit challenging the legality of the city’s 1964 curfew ordinance and a 1965 loitering ordinance. The suit, filed Wednesday in U. S. District Court in Macon, names Eatonton Mayor James Marshall and Police Chief Billy Wooten as defendants. It contends that the curfew violates constitutional rights by making it unlawful to be on the streets between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. “unless engaged in lawful business activity, emergency activity or an activity of neces- ASP A threatens state’s pocketbook ATLANTA (AP) - The American Society for Public Administration is threatening Georgia’s pocketbook, saying it won’t hold another convention in the state until the Equal Rights Amendment is ratified by the legislature. The ASPA opened its 38th an nual convention Wednesday and announced that it will join other professional organizations in refusing to hold national confer ences in states which have not passed the ERA. “This is the official position of the organization. And we feel this is away to support that position,” said Nesta Gallas, the first woman president of the ASPA. She said the organization voted to support the amend ment to the U.S. Constitution in 1973, but the selection of con- Many Styles of Wedding Invitations Hensley’s Card and Gift Shop 121 West Solomon St. Phone 228-5295 TEXTILE VALUE STORE 204 Hamilton Blvd. 228-3738 EASTER SALE CONTINUES SECOND BIG WEEK Also we have added new double knit and Gaberdine Coordinates. We have a fantastic line of Stehli Trevira Knits. 45 inch Seersucker for your sportswear 98c Per Yard We have 45 inch white in Denim, Poplin, Oxford cloth, Broadcloth, Eyelet, and Linen Priced to Sell. 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An ERA measure was in troduced in the 1977 Georgia legislature, but it was banished to a subcommittee and never came up for a vote in either house. About 2,000 persons are ex pected to attend the four-day meeting in Atlanta, ASPA offi cials said. The membership includes representatives of various gov ernment levels, teachers, re searchers, consultants, students and civic leaders. Its stated purpose is to improve public service administration. Tobacco stockpile endangers supports DOUGLAS, Ga. (AP) - Fed eral price supports and stabili zation programs for tobacco producers could be endangered by a 600 million pound stockpile of tobacco left over from the I *J l 4 k I Until Friday *0 / \ H XL if \ —i ( \\\ M Snow % X —y ZT I 7 X *l l /\ I i fF ' r Figures show Flume* I !° W (xxxxl 60 empero ’ Mrei Rom \kWSf °' e ° Cold Warm /•U/T/' -jq «=• \/>/60 Dola from \\Uuiia S ’ a,lonarv Occluded NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 1111 it 11 ■ NO A A U S Dept ol FORECAST FOR GRIFFIN AREA—Fair tonight with lows in upper 40s. Increasing cloudiness Friday with chance of showers by afternoon. Highs around 70. McDonald asks probe of newspaper report ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. Rep. Larry McDonald, D-Ga., has asked the U.S. Justice Depart ment to investigate a report by The Atlanta Constitution that he apparently violated federal firearms laws, published re ports say. In its Thursday editions, The Constitution quoted McDonald as saying he had asked the U.S. attorney in Atlanta to “in vestigate the violation of my civil rights by officials of The Atlanta Constitution and certain persons in the federal bureau cracy.” McDonald was quoted as say ing federal laws define as a USDA, said, in what he called a “semi-official” statement, that the level of government support for the 1977 flue-cured tobacco crop will average $113.80 per 100 pounds —about $7 higher than last year. Other spokesmen from the USDA said the agency is tight ening waste tolerance levels for tobacco to ensure a cleaner product. They said four new grades are being established and “clean tobacco” is being redefined to mean all that does not contain a “noticeable" amount of foreign matter instead of a “normal” amount. Hieronymus said it is un known how much low-grade, lower-stalk tobacco will be rele gated to non-price support grades. But-he predicted only about 1 per cent of the 1977 crop will fall into the class if farmers clean their product before taking it to the warehouse. crime “the knowing promotion of false charges for the purpose of denying a person his civil rights.” McDonald made his com ments at a Washington news conference Wednesday in re sponse to a story in Wednes day’s edition of The Constitution which said that he had induced patients he treated in his medical practice to sign federal firearms forms so weapons he purchased could not be traced to him. Asked if he categorically de nied that he had had patients sign such forms, McDonald told the news conference he would 1976 market year, according to a state tobacco expert. Dr. Robert Miles said that the tobacco, stockpiled in the stabilization program, is mostly low grade and cannot compete on the world market with less expensive foreign tobacco. Speaking to a meeting Tues day at South Georgia College, he cautioned that congressional support for the federal tobacco programs is diminishing, and suggested that agricultural offi cials and producers must find a means of reducing the surplus if federal programs are to sur vive. Representatives of the Uni versity of Georgia Extension Service and the U. S. Depart ment of Agriculture attended the meeting to discuss the 1977 crop with tobacco producers, warehousemen and county agents-. Bob Hieronymus, the chief of the tobacco branch of the not make any statement “that would hamper an investiga tion,” The Constitution said. In it’s Wednesday story, The Constitution said McDonald, a member of the governing coun cil of the John Birch Society, stored as many as 200 weapons at a house which serves as his legal address in Georgia’s 7th Congressional District. The paper quoted one uniden tified source as saying the guns apparently were stockpiled against a possible Communist invasion or civil insurrection. The Constitution said McDonald blamed the story on a “smear campaign (that) had originally been promoted by members of a ‘dirty tricks’ squad in the Republican Na tional Committee ...” McDonald also was quoted as saying newspaper officials prompted federal authorities to “reactivate a dormant case that had been dropped because there was no evidence of any wrongdoing on my part.” “Much of the rest of The At lanta Constitution story consists of distortions and deliberate misinterpretations of my be liefs,” The Constitution report ed McDonald as saying. SPECIALSALE « Videomat ic One-Button Tuning — the most com pletely automatic one-button tuning system in the industry Solid-State Detent UHFandVHF Tuners -for reli ability and quick, accurate channel selection. Extra tested tor extra reliability at the Magnavox OK Corral. 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The report, prepared for the governors by a Washington re search firm under a grant from the federal Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, says reducing criminal penalties for pot possession does “not generally lead to an immediate increase in total marijuana use, although the long-term effects of penalty reductions are less clear.” The report said its findings on marijuana use in relation to penalty reductions “implies that harsh penalty structures do not in themselves deter per sonal possession and private Strikers could lose their jobs ATLANTA (AP) — Mayor Maynard Jackson has set Fri day as the deadline for striking municipal workers to return to work or lose their jobs. About 1,100 of the city’s 2,640 blue-collar employes walked off THIS HOUSE CAN BE BUILT FOB $29,300 \ • -i; ' 1 2 Large Bedrooms, IMi baths, Double Carport, Fireplace, Large Front Porch. Other Homes Available From $20,000 Up fiatdinq dilate and donitiuction. do. k5 15 E. Taylor Street 227-2283 Office 227-2773 Home Sj I® — Griffin Daily News Thursday, March 31,1977 use of the drug.” The study was based on a survey of previous data, visits to nine states in which a law decriminalizing marijuana pos session has been enacted or at tempted and on interviews with state officials, the governors association said. “Statewide data were used when available,” the report said. “When such data did not exist, local data and the subjec tive estimates of knowledgeable political, criminal justice and other officials were used. Care was taken to interview individ uals with differing views on the issue.” Only officials in Los Angeles told interviewers they had seen any increase in marijuana use which, in their opinion, related to removal of criminal penalties for possession of small amounts of marijuana. “Data from Oregon since its decriminalization showed no in crease in use during the first two years,” the report said. “However, a third-year study their jobs Monday and Tuesday. Jackson said Wednesday he regreted the possibility of firing any of the striking employes, but added that those workers who ignore his directive to re turn to work Friday “will be replaced immediately.” does show an increase in use, although not to a level above the average level in other West Coast states.” The Oregon figures indicated that changes in the law may not have an immediate effect, but may result in a gradual long term change in public feelings about the moral, social and medical propriety of marijuana use, the report said. The report also said an analysis of medical literature indicates “the preponderance of evidence shows that marijuana is not physically addictive, and in infrequent or moderate use probably does not pose an im mediate substantial health haz ard to the individual.” But it added: “The effects of long-term heavy use by youthful individuals are unknown and are the subject of ongoing research.” DEEPI BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! ißeep! Beep! 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