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Newspaper Page TextPage 14 l — Griffin Daiiy News Saturday, July 16,1977 Senate approves oil law changes WASHINGTON (AP) - De feated in the Senate, the oil in- Teen charges drug agents had interest AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - A teen-ager convicted in a drug case was granted a hearing Friday on a retrial motion, claiming officers who testified against him “had a direct fi nancial interest in the outcome of the case.” Neil Simowitz, 19, the son of former Richmond County Com missioner Norman Simowitz, said because of federal Law Enforcement Assistance Ad ministration grant regulations, agents must make at least 800 drug arrests each year. He also said in his motion that the administration requires the Georgia Bureau of Investi gation to maintain operations in at least two major Georgia cities. The younger Simowitz was convicted June 22 on charges of selling two ounces of marijuana to a GBI agent. A hearing on the motion has been set for Oct. 6 in Richmond Superior Court. NBG personnel cuts to save $700,000 ATLANTA (AP) — Personnel cutbacks that began early this year should save more than $700,000 for the financially trou bled National Bank of Georgia, the bank’s president said. Robert P. Guyton said Friday the cutbacks were stepped up after he came to the bank in May. He said he personally has fired 12 bank officers, including a senior vice president. Ofton* " MakesA AwllMi Goldfish Out Os Jaws” THE KILLER WHALE! ORCA-THE ONLY ANIMAL WHO KILLS FOR REVENGE. The killer whale hunts in packs like a wolf If attacked by man, he will hunt down that person with a relentless, terrible, vengeance across seas, across time, across all obstacles. 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The next test comes Tuesday, when a special House com mittee is expected to decide whether to set aside half of all offshore oil leases for new bid ding methods designed to en courage small competitors. The Senate approved the 50 per cent set-aside, 57-33, reject ing a proposed compromise calling for only one-third of the leases to be reserved for the new system. Senators also adopted, on a vote of 54-39, an amendment permitting the government to conduct exploratory drilling if other methods of determining oil and gas reserves fail. The drilling could be carried out either by government agencies or contractors, on the ocean floor or dry land, and on publicly or privately owned property. “They were good people who happened to be in positions we felt could be absorbed by other people,” Guyton said. The bank announed this week that it had a second-quarter net loss of $1.4 million. Bert Lance, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, head ed the bank before joining the Carter administration. «**... .a.■ ■HMMH "Ml S* * '~~ jOt mm lL - J * 'OP* m ■HI' M The mayor takes a bride CHICAGO—Mayor Michael A. Bilandic and his bride, the former Heather Morgan, exit Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago Friday after they were married. The wedding was the first of a Chicago mayor while in office since 1908. (AP) Registration plan draws opposition WASHINGTON (AP) - Pres ident Carter, facing strong re sistance in Congress, is giving up on a plan that would have required states to allow voter registration on election day. Instead, an administration of ficial says the White House and Democratic leaders in Congress will try to win passage of a compromise giving the states the option of setting up same day registration programs, but not requiring it. Some states already have that option, and two states, Min nesota and Wisconsin, have same-day registration. North Dakota voters are not required to register. The registration plan, a key part of Carter’s election reform package, was opposed by Re publicans and some big-city po litical organizations, including Democratic party offficials in Chicago. Congressional leaders told the administration this week it would not be possible during the current Congress to win ap proval for the plan, which would have taken effect with the 1980 election. The decision to withdraw the original plan was made after Rep. Frank Thompson, D-N.J., the bill’s floor leader and chair man of the House Adminis tration Committee, met with Vice President Walter F. Mon dale and Hamilton Jordon, Car He drove 'em wild! Richard Pryor faster than Distributed by WARN£R BROS Q A WARNfR COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OW7 womei Wos. me Tuosday St.oo Night ■HPHMMMHHHpVWIBBRHMMMBHHHRMpMMBHHpHM Showtimas WfsTuTjjUllillJsWi Doily 7:16; f P.M. 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Some of Friday’s prices in cluded; $99 per hundredweight for grade Psf, up $2 from Thursday and $8 more than the support price; SB3 for grade Nlgl, up $4 from Thursday and $6 above the support price; and s7l per hundred pounds for Nlgl-sand, the same leaf but contaminated with sand, which was $1 more than Thursday and $2 above the support price. Summer Savings. /4 fa. 7 a J\ Polyester/cotton in \V popular plaids, IK | • Fi. if Prewashed sl2 I Popular knit with Ban | I Q (j sll Rol ? waist, soil release 1 : '.' y W Waist sizes 30-40 navy. Sizes 30-40. fH Mon's split ] leather demi-boot with jf~ &*k plantation crepe sole/heel In chino, rust, mocha fM - / JK / fsk. Oriental-style sandals with soft rayon velvet iOOks. Great Sports, thong, imitation crepe sole. Navy, black and Men seasy Care Summer shirts, wine. Women's sizes V 10; men’s sizes 7/12. SDPPifll QQ Shop for many other unadvertised shoe . . . , . | . , Smart sport shirts of polyester/cotton. pecols and close out styles for the Lots of colors. Sizes S,M,L,XL whole family. Mon.-saK ,c» JCPenney Sun ' 1205 W. Toylor S*. 48 Hr ‘ Service Economic growth may slow in 2nd half, economists say WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation’s economy continues growing at a healthy rate, but economists say growth for the second half of 1977 may slow somewhat. The government on Friday completed the economic picture for the first half of the year, reporting that industrial pro duction rose seven-tenths of 1 per cent in June. It was the sixth straight monthly advance. The slower growth prediction stems from a belief that the economy will be unable to keep up with the pace of the first six months of the year. Led by rising output of auto products and business equip ment, the June increase was considered especially strong by some government experts. They noted output gained a full 1 per cent in May and seven tenths of 1 per cent in April. A total output of the nation’s factories, mines and utilities rose at a 12.5 per cent annual rate during the last three month period, compared with a 5.3 per cent increase in the first three months, the Federal Reserve Board said. The steady advance in indus trial production has been good news for the economy, resulting in a steady increase in jobs and helping to lower the unemploy ment rate to 7.1 per cent. The Federal Reserve Board said output of household goods and nondurable consumer goods, which include food and clothing, rose slightly in June. Durable goods materials ad vanced substantially, while nondurable goods materials were unchanged for the month. The board said auto produc tion increased 5.5 per cent in June to an annual production Who’s first in freedom ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - A Superior Court judge dismissed a license plate mutilation charge against a well-read traveling salesman who folded his plate to conceal the slogan, “First in Freedom.” The salesman, Victor Gra ham Jefferys, 23, of Burlington, said Monday he folded the plate because he didn’t think “North Carolina has any monopoly on rate of 9.7 million units. Pro duction of business equipment also advanced strongly, rising 1.5 per cent during the month and an 18 per cent annual rate for the second quarter. The board’s industrial pro duction index in June was 138.6 of the 1967 average of 100. It was 132.1 in January. The Commerce Department report said inventories in creased by $3.3 billion in May, equaling the March increase as the largest this year and the biggest monthly gain in in ventories since a $3.4 billion in crease last June. freedom, no more than the other 49 states.” He told Judge Lacy H. Thorn burg he read recently that the U.S. Supreme Court had ruled that states have no authority to require citizens to display slo gans or mottoes. Judge Thornburg agreed, cit ing the same court opinion. The charge was dismissed after a 20-minute trial.