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Page 8 l — Griffin Daily News Thursday, August 18,1977 Humphrey surgery scheduled for today MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey was * r W”" "*** ♦' ■ Jt*> ■- I '£* °r> . . * iflnßy W 9 * ■4k'fe* J Heavyweight SOFlA,Bulgaria—Heavyweight wrestler Ralph Zigner of Wisconsin holds Laurel Brassey, a member of the U.S. volleyball team, on his shoulders at the athlete’s village In Sofia, Bulgaria. (AP) Doc Cook’s Jean & T-Shirt Shop 206 E. Solomon JEANS STARTING Al sy49 T-SHIRTS - — * AS LONG 65 AS THEY LAST Y’ALL COME! WESTERN SIZZLIN' STEAK HOUSE 1412 North Expressway Phone 228-1064 Dine With Us! We Have Delicious Steaks, Salad Bar, And Friendly Service. Banquet Facilities, Too! This Home Can Be Yours For $35,000.00 ■ ®*|" X 989$ 'Si WMV Wlfls»M H|H - J~7\.VW | Northwest Spalding County 3 bedrooms, 2 baths on 2 acres. WE CAN HELP ARRANGE FINANCING Other Homes from >20,000 Up z- -tej. Buddy Stone-Salesman SUEanT.yk,rS<. U 3. M "’^ J Bp * er scheduled to undergo surgery today as doctors sought to de- J 'ImW ftflk* 1 ' c H & JBi, 9 ILWiHI J&l ' a I w B jHH BKBKaj Togetherness COLUMBUS, MlSS.—Ronald and JoAnne Labreque, both airmen first class assigned to Columbus, Miss., Air Force Base, watch the screen a radar screen as part of their assignment as air traffic controllers. After graduating together in 1973 from West Brook, Maine, High School, they got married, joined the Air Force together, picked the same job training and studied together. (AP) termine the nature of an ob struction that has partially blocked his large intestine. Dr. John Najarian of Univer sity of Minnesota Hospitals said doctors would not know whether Humphrey was suffering from a recurrence of cancer until the surgery, known as a colostomy, was performed. Humphrey, 66, has been un dergoing periodic chem otherapy treatments since his cancerous bladder was re moved last Oct. 7. Najarian, head of the univer sity’s department of surgery, said the colon surgery would take several hours and he did not expect to report on its out come before late afternoon. Calls from well-wishers — in cluding President Carter, Sec retary of State Cyrus Vance and Health, Education and Welfare Secretary Joseph Califano — streamed into University Hospitals Wednesday night. Vice President Walter F. Mondale, in his home state on vacation, visited with Humph rey for about 30 minutes. A hospital spokeswoman said Carter called the Minnesota Democrat about 5 p.m. She said the conversation lasted about five minutes and Humphrey described it afterwards as “super.” Humphrey was admitted to the hospital Tuesday and was examined by Najarian and can cer treatment specialist Dr. B.J. Kennedy. Budget chaos State employees threaten to strike By TIM PETTIT Associated Press Writer HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - A demonstrator attacks a state House member in the Capitol rotunda. House members scuffle in their chamber. A leg islator too sick to appear in court arrives by helicopter to vote. A vote is cast for a legis lator lying in a hospital bed. It was just another unsuc cessful attempt to pass Penn sylvania’s state budget, 49 days overdue. And before the chaos subsided Wednesday night, the union ML JKJBw a M Mayor Bilandic Chicago Mayor Michael Al Bilandic and his wife, Heather, smile as they walk through crowd while attending a church celebration on Chicago’s south side. Bilandic, seven months ago only a face in the crowd at city hall, is now the mayor of the nation’s second city. (AP) Elvis fans strip albums from record store shelves By MARC CHARNEY Associated Press Writer Elvis Presley’s fans across the country raced to record stores when he died, stripping the shelves of his albums. They were young and old — — many were women 20 years beyond their teens — giving vent one last time to the hero worship they had felt back then. In city after city, record out lets reported being sold out of Elvis albums and tapes by the close of business Wednesday. representing two-thirds of the 108,000 state workers said they would strike on Friday if they aren’t paid. Pennsylvania hasn’t been able to spend a cent because it doesn’t have a budget. •Democratic Rep. James dergast walked into a more immediate problem as he walked through the heavily guarded rotunda, passing a group of demonstrators protest ing the cutoff in welfare checks. As the guards watched, one of the demonstrators tried to splash Prendergast with a cup of soda. She missed, but before state troopers had subdued her, she cut Prendergast’s ear with the plastic cup. No charges were pressed. Earlier, House Democrats went to the sick bay for some budget votes. Rep. Ulysses Shelton, a Philadelphia Democrat who has been too sick to appear in court on federal extortion charges, was brought to the Capitol by a state police helicopter. But the 35.1 billion budget still failed 97-97, five votes short of the 102 required to pass. Moments later, Reps. Mat thew Cianciulli and William Rieger grabbed fellow Demo crat Philip Ruggiero and kid dingly said they were going to get him to change his ‘no’ vote. But Rep. Roger Duffy, a Democrat from the Pittsburgh area, took it seriously and jumped in to free Ruggiero. At least one punch was thrown and Duffy’s suit coat was ripped at the shoulder. Shops in Boston, Shreveport, La., Wichita, Kan., and San Diego were inundated. RCA Records, for which Presley had recorded since 1956, put an Indianapolis plant on round-the-clock schedules to press his latest album, “Moody Blue.” The Indianapolis plant, which handles half the demand for Elvis albums nationwide, re ported sales of 250,000 “Moody Blue” albums alone on Wednes day. When Elvis was alive, he had sold more than 500 million records by 1975, according to a spokesman for RCA. t A record industry source said the current craze could add 100 million records to the total number of Presley albums ever sold. Many record stores said most of their customers seemed to be those who had grown up with Elvis — people in their late 20s, 30s and 40s, many of them women. “Everything’s gone. A couple of people have come in here and been close to tears,” said Richard Klave of LP Goodbuy in Albuquerque, N.M. It was barely 24 hours since Boots are in! a * (iX eRIFFIMA. Bn wl I >’• •>* 1 '/R ** w- I WBW B1 ® twTw I *l • Mr* I fr ISV Boots—tall, short, skinny or bulky .. no matter how you like them, They’re in! See our collection in the finest leathers and durable man-made leather. Prices range from 332 to 380. Shop early while our collection is complete. Use your Crouch’s charge or Lay-away now for Crouch’s Open Mon. Thru Sat. 9:30 till 6:00 , first word of the swivel-hipped i idol’s death. For Jerry Friebert, manager i of Radio Doctors, a record out let in Milwaukee, “the amazing thing is that we’re seeing i middle-aged people coming in with their kids, and saying, ‘See, this is the man. We’re go i ing to have this now. You’re go ing to remember this.’ I’m talk ing about kids 11 and 12 years old. They’re not into Elvis that much.” Friebert said that “people were waiting at the door before we opened this morning. It has just been unbelievable.” The crowd wasn’t sad, he said; it was a “carnival type” at mosphere. “They just want to buy, buy, buy.” At the Oz in Birmingham, Ala., it was different. “People came in with tears in their eyes,” said the proprietor. A spokesman at Medusa Sound Inc. in the same city, said, “All we had were some Elvis Christ mas albums and they sold real fast.” In Chapel Hill, N.C., Eddie Long of School Kids Records said, “This place is going ber serk. If Elvis put out anything, good or bad, we’ve got to get it.” University system Committee preparing integration plan ATLANTA (AP) - A Board of Regents committee which is preparing a plan to broaden de segregation of the University System of Georgia is consid ering how admissions practices may be used to increase black enrollment. Standard testing of those seeking admittance to the Uni versity System should be elimi nated, says a group of faculty members and students calling itself the Committee United for Open Education. The group urges the admit tance of pupils who have a high school diploma or its equiva- He said 22 persons, most of them women, were on a waiting list. “One lady said she wanted every Elvis album ever made. I don’t even know how many albums that is.” In San Diego, clerk Denise Wolfe at the Licorice Music Store said, “We sold out Elvis’ new album within an hour after his death was reported.” I OPENING SOON! 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