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i—Griffin Daily News Thursday, October 6, 1977
Jimmy's White House
Senator shuns presidential ‘help’
By FRANK CORMIER
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) - Pres
ident Carter has discovered,
perhaps to his embarrassment,
that not every Democratic poli
tician wants to grab hold of his
coattails.
A case in point is Floyd K.
Haskell, a first-term senator
from Colorado who already is
raising money for a 1978 re
election bid.
When the White House an
nounced last week that Carter
would be visiting Denver on
Oct. 22, as part of a two-day,
five-state tour, it said the Pres
ident would “make remarks to
a fund-raiser for Sen. Haskell.”
Within two hours, a second
announcement came forth. It
began, “There has been an al
teration in the President’s
schedule.” Lo, there will be no
appearance on Haskell’s behalf.
According to an aide, Has
kell’s reaction when informed
about the prospective fund-rai
ser was, “Absolutely and posi
tively no!"
It seems that Carter’s much
publicized efforts to crack down
on federal water projects have
met with something less than
universal approval in Colora
do’s irrigated farm sections.
The Haskell aide would not deny
this was an important factor in
the senator’s rejection of the
President’s proffered embrace.
Haskell's office had sug
gested that Carter visit an irri
gated farm while in Colorado.
The trip's fast pace made that
impossible. However, water
will top Carter’s Colorado
agenda. While in Denver, he
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will take part in a round-table
discussion of western water pol
icy.
Carter’s campaign coattails
are in demand elsewhere, of
course. Gov. Brendan Byrne of
New Jersey, in a tough race for
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Man or ape?
PENSACOLA, Fla. — Biologist Charles Darwin would be
pleased to find that the gap between man and ape in his
theory of evolution has been filled in West Florida
Regional Library. Actually, Steve Erlandson of Barcelona
street, was in the library catching up on his favorite
subject — wildlife. (AP)
re-election, welcomed him to
Newark and Trenton last
month. And Henry Howell, the
Democratic candidate for gov
ernor of Virginia, was equally
enthusiastic about Carter’s ap
pearances on his behalf more
than a week ago.
More on water: Without fan
fare or announcement, Carter
passed up an opportunity last
week to try anew to derail fed
eral funding for the proposed
Richard B. Russell Dam in his
native Georgia.
Back in April, Carter an
nounced his opposition to the
1248 million project, along with
more than a dozen others. But
Congress stuck s2l million for
the Russell Dam into a catchall
appropriations bill. The
President signed the appropria
tion but made known his dis
pleasure at the inclusion of the
s2l million.
Last Friday, the final day of
the 1977 fiscal year, Carter
passed up his last chance to
seek deletion or deferral of the
Russell money from the fiscal
1978 budget. He could have sent
Congress a message proposing
either action. The fact that he
did not do so suggests he felt he
lacked the votes necessary for
approval of such a move.
The President will have an
other chance to call for a halt to
the Russell Dam when he
presents his fiscal 1979 budget
in January. Meanwhile, an offi
cial of the Army’s Corps of En
gineers, which is in charge of
the project, said the s2l million
will be spent to continue work
begun in 1974.
Remember when Carter or
dered aides to cancel their res
ervations at Claridge’s Hotel
during the London economic
summit because it was too posh
for his tastes?
When Carter went to New
York this week to address the
United Nations and meet with
foreign diplomats, he and his
party checked into the new and
convenient United Nations
Plaza.
Members of the travel party
were forewarned that if they
wanted to use the hotel tennis
courts, advance reservations
would be necessary — at $75 an
hour.
Carter left his racquet at
home.
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plan to shoot a picture here had the work done on the track at no expense to the school
system. Supt. D.B. Christie said the company probably spent a few thousand dollars on the
track.
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Two killed
in local
accidents
Sergeant W.I. Blount of the
Griffin State Patrol Post an
nounced today that his post
has investigated 21 traffic
accidents, made 183 arrests
and issued 102 warnings in
Spalding County during Sep
tember.
Sgt. Blount said 9 persons
were injured in the 21 accidents
along with 2 others killed.
Estimated property damage
amounted to $15,105.00.
English furnishings
LOS ANGELES (AP) -
Examples of English decorative
arts from the 16th century
through the early 1800 s will be
on display in the Ahmanson
Gallery of the Los Angeles
County Museum of Art through
November 16.
The exhibition contains some
40 pieces of furniture, porcelain
and silver, including a rare bust
of George II in Chelsea por
celain, circa 1755, and a Chinese
export ware punch bowl,
traditionally used after a hunt,
that dates from the period of the
Ch’ien-lung Emperor - around
1780.
The exhibit, called “English
Furniture and Decorative
Arts,” has been culled from the
museum’s own collection and
from gifts.
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