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— Griffin Daily News Tuesday, July 19,1977 Page 12 New jobs by ’BS BLS predicts southeast will outstrip nation ATLANTA (AP) - The Southeast is expected to receive nearly 3.7 million new jobs by 1985, the Bureau of Labor Sta tistics said Monday. The bureau said the number of jobs would rise 26.6 per cent between 1974 and 1985. Employment nationally is ex pected to rise 20.3 per cent. Preliminary projections show there will be 17.5 million jobs in the eight-state southern region by 1985 — up from 1974’s figure of 13.9 million, said Donald M. Cruse, the bureau’s regional manager. All eight states are expected to need more workers. About 75 per cent of the new jobs are expected to be in serv- Bell considering merging drug enforcement, FBI ATLANTA (AP) - Atty. Gen eral Griffin Bell says he is giv ing serious consideration to merging the federal Drug En forcement Administration with the FBI. Griffin made the comment during an interview taped last week in Washington, D.C., with Sen. Sam Nunn, D-Ga., which was aired Monday night on Georgia educational television. “It’s not that they’re (DEA) not doing a good job because they are," Bell said, adding that a merger of the two agencies could “enhance” the fight &l h NeigHßor DICK HYATT 523 East Taylor St. Phone 227-2168 See him tor all your family insurance needs. Uko A it*n Good Noighboc, Stoto Fam && b Thom I c ‘. $t«M Farm lft*ur»nc« Companies Hpma OHicas: Bloomington, Illinois Ebr about the cost (rfacountry music record youcan talk to Nashville for 5 minutes. A 5-minute call to Nashville. Tennessee from where 5 minutes from you are costs just Si.2o or less, plus tax. That’s for a ,n dialed-direct* call after 5 p.m. Each additional - — - . Lhaled-Direct After 5 P.M minute costs about L i'i. 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Here are the state-by-state projections, with the state, em ployment in 1974 and projected for 1985, and the increase in against narcotics trafficking. Bell said he was preparing to release an FBI report con cerning the possible merger in order to get public comments on the proposal. “Right now , I’m getting comments from the head of DEA. I just got com ments from the head of the FBI,” Bell said. Bell said the United States “is the only country in the free world” with three federal crim inal law enforcement agen cies—the FBI, the DEA and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. 8 women, 4 men to hear murder case SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - A jury of eight women and four men has been chosen for the Chatham Superior Court mur der trial of Albert Kenny Dick ey, charged with the slaying of a service station attendant. The jury was empanelled Monday to hear the case against the 22-year-old Port Wentworth man, charged with murder, armed robbery, auto theft and a firearms violation in the slaying of Michael Wayne Hilton, 19, of Garden City. Authorities said Hilton was abducted from a Port Wentworth service station Feb. 9. His body was found the• next day. Superior Court Judge George Oliver ruled against a defense rounded numbers and per centage. Alabama - 1,323,500, 1,559,- 000, 235,500, 17.8. Florida - 3,169,500 4,489,000, 1.319.500, 41.6 Georgia - 2,050,500,2,487,000 436.500, 21.3 Kentucky - 1,244,000, 1,486,- 000, 242,000, 19.4 Mississippi - 853,000, 1,049,- 500, 196,500, 23.1 North Carolina — 2,305,000, 2,850,000, 545,000, 23.6 South Carolina—l,lso,ooo, 1,- 501,000 351,000, 30.5 Tennessee — 1,759,000, 2,120,- 000, 361,500, 20.5 He said the merger of the two agencies, with the possible addition of ATF would mean 17,000 persons in the agencies would be working on the drug problem instead of the 4,000 currently employed by the DEA. But Bell added, “We have to very careful about it (a merger). It has to be studied.” Bell conceded that the prob lems of reorganizing the two agencies could slow down drug enforcement and also noted that the different regulations and personnel requirements of the two agencies could hamper a merger. motion for a change of venue on the grounds of excessive pretrial publicity. A separate trial is to be held for a codefendant, Kenneth Darnell Dampier, 19, of Port Wentworth. Dickey, Dampier and a teen age girl also face charges in Davidson County, N.C., in the Feb. 10 stabbing deaths of Mrs. Myrtis Miller, 66, and her 3- year-old grand-daughter, Krys tal Miller. Dickey, Darnell and the teen ager were arrested here Feb. 12. Charges against the girl in the Hilton slaying have been dismissed. W MF 1 ■ 1 SL. ■ k*. ■ ■ . ok x V I 1 '&•■BL Sheriff on trial Former DeKalb County Sheriff Ray Bonner, right, and his attorney Ted Worozobyt enter the Decatur courthouse for the selection of the jury. The former DeKalb sheriff is charged in connection with the March 26 shotting outside his home of James Nix, a high school student. (AP) Organized crime figure in Atlanta increases ATLANTA (AP) — The num ber of organized crime figures in the Atlanta area rose from 225 in 1975 to 500 in 1976, ac cording to a report by the Georgia Organized Crime Pre vention Council. 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While the Atlanta police de partment has reported steady declines in major crime, it has asked for more than $500,000 in federal money to establish an organized crime unit and a ma jor fraud unit to fight white col lar crime. The council’s chairman, De- Kalb County Police Chief F.D. Hand, said the report was not officially released because it had not been seen by Gov. George Busbee, to whom the council answers. Hand said crime is “definitely a serious problem,” but the Atlanta area is "generally in pretty good shape in our efforts to deal with it.” 4th pipeline tap found ATLANTA (AP) - The FBI has discovered a fourth tap on an interstate pipeline in west Georgia, after the conviction of 22 persons in connection with a theft-conspiracy last month. The discovery of three taps on Plantation Pipeline Co.’s line led to the earlier charges. FBI agents suspected a fourth tap existed six months ago, but a spokesman said the tap was only recently found one and a half miles south of U.S. 78 between Waco and Tallapoosa. Construction idles phones ATLANTA (AP) — A break down occurred in the commu nications system that handles about 10,000 calls daily for Southern Airways, airline offi cials said Monday. A Southern spokesman said an Atlanta water main broke during construction work, wet- Southern Co. ATLANTA (AP) — Directors of The Southern Co. authorized a $175 million stock offering Monday. The company said it would file an application with the Securities and Exchange Com mission in early August asking approval for the sale. The firm, which is a parent to Georgia Power, Gulf Power, Alabama Power and Mis sissippi Power, also declared a quarterly dividend of 36.7 cents per share of common stock, payable Sept. 6 to stockholders of record Aug. 1. The other taps—at Villa Rica and Muscadine, Ala. — were found Aug. 31, 1976. Twenty two persons, in-, eluding former Tallapoosa Mayor Sam Alta Dryden, await sentencing, scheduled for Aug. 17 in U.S. District Court at Newnan, Ga. Five pleaded guilty to con spiracy charges and 17 others were convicted by jury trial. One defendant awaits trial in the case. ting telephone circuits, causing the outage. The airline’s consolidated reservations office lost 112 cir cuits, he said. More than 9,000 reservations for Monday’s flights remained in effect, and he said customers were urged to check in as usual at their departure points. Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co. officials hoped to have the circuits restored by early this morning. GOODE NICHOLS Furniture Co. Home of BEAUTYREST MATTRESS & BOX SPRINGS
