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Page 8 Griffin Daily News Thursday, August 11,1977 IRA promises ‘day to remember’ By ED BLANCHE Associated Press Writer BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II landed by helicopter at the Uni versity of Ulster today less than an hour after Irish Republican Army guerrillas warned they had “breached security” at the campus and would make it a “day to remember.” Informed sources said the British monarch was told of the IRA threat aboard the royal yacht Britannia, anchored off the rocky County Antrim coast, but refused to cancel her eight hour visit to the university, which was ringed by several thousand British troops. Accompanied by her hus band, Prince Philip, the queen boarded a helicopter on the guided missile destroyer Fife, the Britannia’s naval escort for her controversial two-day visit 'll '"il ■ ill •j® - Vi 11*273 » United Kingdom’s Queen Elizabeth II meets Laread Corrigan, left, and Betty Williams during reception on the Royal Yacht Britannia in Belfast Lough Wednesday night. The two women are founders of Northern Ireland’s Womens’ Peace Movement. (AP) REED DISCOUNT DRUGS SIDEWALK SALE FRIDAY & SATURDAY, AUG. 12-13 MARKET SQUARE, GRIFFIN • ■ - • . ■ ■ . ' ■ ’ 12^ I TRANSLUCENT I WINDOW SHADES I Softly filters glaring sun- > s light! 4 gauge white vinyl H " shade, 37-in. x 6-ft. Con- H volute roller. IM MEBH t College-Hill gggg Shopping Plaza ■daMIHIHM Griffin, Ga. to troubled Northern Ireland, and flew to the campus at Cole raine, 45 miles north of here. The IRA issued a strongly worded warning to authorities and to the queen: “Clear the university buildings of all civil ians. Clear the grounds of chil dren. “Any bomb fatalities or serious casualties will be your responsibility Eliza-brit, your day to remember. This is no hoax.” “Eliza-brit" is a derogatory IRA epithet for the queen. “We’ve had no specific infor mation that there’s anything to it,” a police spokesman said of the warning. A bomb exploded on the campus Just two days ago. The queen, wearing a floral hat and dress, looked nervous as she stepped from the red, twin-engined Wessex helicopter onto the lawns at the 300-acre university complex. But she soon smiled as more than 1,800 children cheered her. Sharpshooters manned roof tops, helicopters buzzed over the surrounding countryside and army patrols combed the brushland around the complex. The royal couple arrived in Northern Ireland early Wednes day and were scheduled to sail for western Scotland tonight. The 51-year-old monarch has not yet personally witnessed any violence during her two-day visit, but her presence ag gravated the bitter sectarian hostilities behind a rash of bombings and street clashes Wednesday. Traveling by helicopter in stead of motorcade as a secur ity precaution, the queen was to attend a round of functions at the university, situated in Georgia in middle of industry boom ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - An “accident of geography” is playing a big part in Georgia’s industrial development boom, a state development official said Wednesday. Coleraine, on the nrthem tip of the province. On Tuesday, a small one pound bomb, believed placed by Irish Republican Army (IRA) sympathizers, exploded on the university’s campus despite massive security checks in the area. An unexploded bomb had been discovered at the univer sity 11 days ago. Hundreds of Roman Catholic extremists parading behind a banner calling Elizabeth the “Queen of Death” battled troops in violence-prone Belfast Wednesday. Security forces blocked the il legal march and tried to dis perse the crowds, but protesters responded by hurling bricks and bottles at the police and troops. At least 15 persons were injured and 20 or more demonstrators were arrested. Marijuana confiscated MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — More than a ton of homegrown marijuana with an estimated street value of more than $300,000 has been seized in raids in Baldwin County this week, Sheriff Louie Arrington said Wednesday. Arrington said two Baldwin County men — Jack Maddox, 30, and James Gladney, 27 — were arrested in connection with the raids and charged with violating Georgia’s Controlled Substance Act. They were re leased under $20,000 bond. He said state and local offi cials combined to raid a field Tuesday and found 560 pounds of marijuana which had been hung to cure. Officers found a larger field Wednesday and confiscated more marijuana there. The state’s location at the hub of the Southeast “has made a tremendous difference in at tention paid our state because of expanding markets,” said James R. Horne, director of the Industrial Development Com mission of the Georgia Cham ber of Commerce. “The industrial prospect ac tivity is certainly at a very high level right now,” he said. “After the 1973-74 doldrums, it has picked up and continued to pick up over the months.” Activity peaked three to four months ago, Home said, but has continued at that level during the summer, when it normally declines. Home said domestic and for eign representatives have been in Georgia nearly every work ing day looking at the state as a possible site for future indus trial expansion. “Georgia is, by an accident of geography, right in the middle of the action right now,” he said. I BOOKS | “God’s Super Salesman” And “Motivating Men For The Master” by... Rev. 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Losing the volunteers would hurt the case of the five young blacks charged with murdering a white ranch foreman because the defendants are indigent and unable to hire investigators “to run down witnesses,” Farmer said. Superior Court Judge Walter Geer has said the first of the five—probably Roosevelt Wat- rgth Join the Anniversary celebration .. . In August 1927 First Federal Savings and Loan Association was organized by several local businessmen to provide a source of home financing for this area's citizens. Since that time First Federal has helped generations of Griffin area families by offering convenient home financing and savings account plans to meet their needs. We're proud of our growth and service to this community over these fifty years, and you and your family are cordially invited to our birthday party on Thursday, Friday and Satur day. Come in and have refreshments with us and while you're here register for a Magic Chef Microwave oven and SSO. savings accounts to be given away. Open a new or add to an existing passbook account with us for S2OO or more and you can purchase a unique antique car radio for $5.00. One per customer, Please. Come join the celebration at FIRST FEDERAL! FIRST FEDERAL Saving a&d OF GRIFFIN 323 SOUTH SIXTH STREET GRIFFIN, GEORGIA son—would go to trial imme diately after the judge rules on the motions. Trial would begin, that is, unless Geer agrees to a defense motion asking that the indictments be thrown out be cause of alleged misconduct by local officials who investigated the case. The defense contends county and state law enforcement offi cers arrested the defendants only because they are black and intimidated them into con fessing to a crime they didn’t commit. The officers all denied those allegations in testimony last week. Farmer also has complained about the 18-month time lag be tween the shooting of Gordon “Bubba” Howell at a rural gro- bomb device exploded at the base of a street lamp post. Woman at right was just shaken by the blast. (AP) eery and the current hearings. Local officials want to delay the trial, he said, “until they get TEXTILE VALUE STORE 204 Hamilton Blvd. - 228-3738 Sale Friday, Saturday and Monday ONE DOLLAR SALE Perma Press white sheeting, to inches wide. 01.00 Yard (limit 5 yards) Quilted Fabric 01.00 Yard inch non roll elastic, $ Yards 01.00 (Limit 10 Yards) One Table 45 inch fabric, includes duck flock, chambree, piquet and more. 01.00 Yard Towels 01.00 Each Large Poly Thread 5 For 01.00 01.00 Yard off all Stehli Trevira knit. Large selection of Butterick Patterns. 01.00 Each With any purchase of 010 or more your choice of McCalls , Butterick or Simplicity Pattern One Half Price 40 inches Polyester knit or cotton Calico Sundree Fabric. 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