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— Griffin Daily News Friday, July 22, 1977
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President to visit oil rig
YAZOO CITY, Miss. (AP) -
President Carter, in a demon
stration of his administration’s
interest in oil production, is
heading for an oil rig perched on
the edge of the Continental
Shelf.
After fielding questions from
sweltering Mississippians at a
nationally broadcast public
meeting Thursday night, Carter
today was to visit a huge drill
ing platform that stands in 500
feet of water in the Gulf of
Mexico off the Lousiana coast.
“It’s a good way to illustrate
the fact that, contrary to the
full-page ads the oil companies
are running in newspapers,
there is a considerable kiterest
or emphasis on production in
this administration’s national
energy policy, to the tune of
billions of dollars,” said White
House press secretary Jody
Powell.
Powell said, for example, that
under the administration
energy plan oil companies
would have sls billion worth of
additional incentives over a
five-year period to explore for
fresh supplies of natural gas
because of the administration’s
proposal to raise prices.
Powell’s reference to oil com
pany advertising apparently
was aimed at Mobil Oil, which
had full-page ads in some news
papers today. Those ads were
sharply critical of the adminis-
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tration’s energy plan.
At Yazoo City, Carter told his
audience at a steamy high
school that he believes present
federal programs can be con
tinued, if not expanded, and
taxes cut with the federal budg
et in balance by 1981.
He said this could be done
“under normal economic cir
cumstances” if the bureau
cracy is reorganized and prop
erly managed.
Reviewing his first six
months in office, the President
said continued high unemploy
ment was a disappointment.
But he said one part of a welfare
revision program he will unveil
next month would “encompass
an additional one million new
jobs.”
Before going to Mississippi,
Carter stopped at Charleston,
S.C., to address the annual
Southern Legislative Confer
ence.
There, he discussed relations
with the Soviet Union, saying
his administration seeks coop
eration and a "genuine accom
modation.”
The President took note, how
ever, of “some negative com
ments from the Soviet side”
about American positions.
“If these comments are based
on a misconception about our
motives, we will redouble our
efforts to make them clear,” he
said. “But if they are merely
designed as propaganda to put
pressure on us, let no one doubt
that we will persevere.”
He said part of the Soviet at
titude “may be due to their ap
parent — and incorrect — belief
that our concern for human
rights is aimed specifically at
them or is an attack on their
vital interests.”
He said his policy is “exactly
what it appears to be, the posi
tive and sincere expression of
our deepest beliefs as a people.”
There were several questions
at Yazoo City on human rights.
Carter said he was “not trying
to make anybody angry” or to
resurrect the Cold War or inter
fere in internal affairs of others.
He continued:
“But I will say this: as long as
the American people back me
on the subject, we will never
stay quiet on the subject of
human rights.”
The President said he be
lieves that public discussion of
the issue has “a cumulative ef
fect” and pointed to the recent
release of political prisoners in
Argentina and South Korea.
“I think it is accurate to say
that the trend is toward an en
hancement of human rights,”
he declared.
Questioned about his intent to
produce the neutron bomb
pending a decision on whether
to deploy it, Carter said, “I
don’t believe that the neutron
bomb is more wicked or im
moral than the present nuclear
weapons we have and the So
viets have as well.”
While saying that “the whole
thing is very horrible to every
body who has studied the ques
tion” Carter said that a projec
tile with a neutron warhead
would produce “about the same
radiation” as present nuclear
tipped projectiles, but with
“much less blast or flames.”
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Convicted in shooting
ATLANTA (AP) — A 23-yearold Acworth man was
convicted Thursday of voluntary manslaughter in the
shooting death of a Fulton County deputy sheriff.
A Fulton Superior Court jury delivered the verdict
against Randy Joe Lee.
James A. Barksdale, 25, was shot to death May 15
during an argument over a traffic accident, testimony
showed. Lee had claimed the shooting was done in self
defense.
Sentencing was set for Aug. 8.
3 teens charged
WINDER, Ga. (AP) — Three teen-agers have been
charged with murder in the shooting death earlier this
week of Ernest Seabolt Jr. of Winder, Bartow County
authorities said Thursday.
Police identified the three as Jeff Wallace, 18, of Win
der; Damon Clack, 18, of Auburn, and Frank O’Kelly, 17,
of Winder.
Seabolt was killed Tuesday by a ,30-caliber bullet as he
sat in his car.
Record electricity
ATLANTA (AP) — A record 9,667,000 kilowatts of
electricity was used between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. Thursday,
surpassing the previous record of 9,614,000 kilowatts used
during the same hour July 14, Georgia Power Co. said.
A spokeswoman for the utility said heavy use of air
conditioning caused the heavy load, which represented a
5.7 per cent increase over the 1976 peak during one hour of
9,150, 000 kilowatts.
Higher poultry
prices predicted
ATLANTA (AP) - Con
sumers may pay higher prices
for poultry and eggs this fall
because of higher freight rates
for grain shipped into Georgia
and recent hot weather.
The Georgia Freight Associ
ation in Atlanta said a 20 per
cent freight rate increase has
been approved in the region and
is expected to be approved later
by its counterpart in Illinois and
in the East.
The increase would be effec
tive from Sept. 15 through Dec.
15, the period of heaviest grain
shipments.
“The proposals are made by
the railroads to increase their
revenue and to provide for bet
ter use of expensive equipment
which is used only at this time of
the year,” said Bates Bowers,
chairman of the freight as-
Inmate accused
of setting fire
KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) - A
Maryland man died of smoke
and fume inhalation from a fire
he set in a police station cell five
minutes after he was jailed on a
drunkenness charge Thursday,
authorities said.
The victim was identified as
Caldwell Colt Caswell, 22, of
Hyattsville, Md., who was
wanted in his home state for a
parole violation.
Cobb County Fire Chief David
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He said grain is hauled in
covered hoppers which are used
only for that purpose.
Ed L. Houston of Lumber
City, Ga., president of the
Georgia Poultry Federation,
said, “This would be bad news
for the poultry industry and its
consumers at any time.”
The federation issued a state
ment calling the rate increase
“totally unreasonable,” and
said the poultry industry in
Georgia uses 80 million bushels
of feed com, most on which is
moved by rail.
Meanwhile, broiler producers
and egg producers are report
ing losses because of the recent
high temperatures.
“The weather has hit us hard.
Hilton said Caswell piled
mattresses on a bed and set a
blanket afire in an attempt to
bum the polyurethane mat
tresses. The mattresses did not
bum, but they smoldered, giv
ing off carbon monoxide and
cyanide gases, Hilton said.
Deputies saw the smoke min
utes after they jailed Caswell
and pulled him from the smoky
cell. He died about 45 minutes
later, Hilton said.
Brothers in the service
Jesse B. Maddox, Jr.
They are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse B. Maddox, Sr., of Griffin.
Staff Sergeant Jesse B.
Maddox, Jr., is presently
stationed at Camp Humphrey,
Korea. He is an engineer with
the 802nd Company A. He
entered the service in 1970,
receiving his basic training at
Fort Jackson. He served in
Korea and Vietnam, and is now
serving his second tour of duty
in Korea. His wife, Patsy and
two children, Dawn and Jesse
B. Maddox, IH, make their
home in Hinesville.
He is a graduate of Griffin
High School.
Dickey sentenced to life
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - A
Port Wentworth, Ga., man was
sentenced to life in prison
Thursday after being convicted
of murder in the robbery and
shooting death of a teen-aged
service station attendant.
Albert Dickey, 22, also was
convicted of armed robbery and
auto theft in connection with the
Feb. 9 death of Michael Wayne
Hilton, 19, of Garden City, Ga.
An eight-woman, four-man
jury deliberated less than two
hours before convicting Dickey,
and less than 90 minutes before
returning the sentence.
Chatham County Superior
Court Judge George Oliver sen
tenced Dickey to 20 years in
prison for the armed robbery
conviction and seven years in
prison on the auto theft charges.
Dickey would be eligible for
parole in seven years.
Dist. Atty. Andrew Ryan 111
had asked for the death penalty.
But Dickey requested life im
prisonment after telling the
court he took part in the robbery
to buy drugs.
Authorities said Hilton was
robbed and abducted from the
service station. He died after
being shot in the face with a
sawed-off shotgun, officials
said.
During the trial, Dickey said
Hilton was shot by Kenneth
Dampier, 19, also of Port Wen
tworth, who faces trial later on
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Michael T. Maddox
SP-5 Michael T. Maddox is
presently stationed at Fort
Lewis, Wash., as an engineer in
the U.S. Army. He attended
Griffin High School, entering
the service in 1973. SP-5 Maddox
received his basic training at
Fort Jackson, S.C. His wife and
young daughter, Michelle
reside in Taillamook, Ore.
the same charges.
Dickey refuted a transcript of
his words read at the trial. The
transcript of a tape recording
made four days after the in
cident quoted Dickey telling
Chatham County officials: “I
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Miles N. Maddox
PFC Miles N. Maddox at
tended Griffin High School and
entered the U.S. Army in May,
1977. PFC Maddox is receiving
basic training at Fort Knox, Ky.
shot him in the head.”
But in testimony Wednesday,
Dickey told the court, “I did not
kill him...didn’t want to kill
him, didn’t have no intention of
shooting him.
