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WASHINGTON Every
citizen, regardless of politics,
is supposed to get a fair shake
from our legal authorities. But
the Justice Department is a
little more fair if you happen
to be a Republican. Here are
just a few examples:
•Over two years ago, I pre
sented conclusive evidence
that Republican Rep. Jim Col
lins, a Texas millionaire, was
squeezing salary kickbacks
out of his staff. The FBI re
luctantly investigated and an
indictment was handed down.
But it wasn’t Collins who was
charged. It was his admin
istrative assistant, George
Haag. Last month, Haag was
found guilty in federal court.
Collins, who masterminded
the plot, remains free.
•I also reported that Arch
Moore, the rotund Republican
governor of West Virginia,
had stuffed political contribu
tions in his own pocket. The
Internal Revenue Service in
vestigated and found Moore
had under-reported his income
by at least $131,000 over a
five-year period. Yet the Jus
tice Department quietly allow
ed Moore to settle his tax case
out of court.
•Over the past few years,
Teamsters boss Frank Fitz
simmons has developed a close
relationship with President
Nixon. Fitzsimmons’s son,
Richard, is a local union of
ficial in Detroit. He has come
under investigation for al
legedly purchasing gasoline
for his personal cars with
union funds. But Fitzsimmons
senior promised to deliver the
Teamsters’ endorsement to
Nixon. At the same time, the
federal investigation of Fitz
simmons junior suddenly
stalled.
The statue of justice wears a
blindfold —supposedly to pre
vent discrimination. But the
Republicans have provided
Where To Go -
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L—y/ In Georgia
AUGUST
11 Combination Horse Show, Midway Saddle Club
Arena - Gumming
11- Atlanta International Film Festival of 1972 -
Memorial Arts Center, Atlanta
12 Country Music Show, Lanierland Country
Music Park, Gumming
12 Prater’s Mill Country Fair, Prater’s Mill -
Dalton
12- “Stay and See Statesboro Y’all” Week -
Statesboro
13 Snipe Fleet Sailing, Frederica River - St.
Simons Island
13 Auto Race, Forsyth County Speedway -
Gumming
13 Tri-State Motocross Race - Macon
13- Art Fair, Museum of Arts and Sciences -
Macon
14- Fannin Country Fair- Blue Ridge
14-19 Forsyth Country Fair- Fairgrounds, Gum
ming
14- Town and Gown Players present “Fiddler on
the Roof” - Community Theatre, Athens
15 Concert, Band of Atlanta - Lenox Square,
Atlanta
15- Theater of the Stars presents “The Liza
Minnelli Special” - Civic Center, Atlanta
17- Georgia-Carolina Junior Tennis Tour
nament, Augusta Tennis Center, Augusta
18- Square Dance Jamboree - Aquarama, Jekyll
Island
18- Sidewalk Art Show - Town Square, LaGrange
19 Square Dance - City Recreation Building,
Brunswick
19 Antique Auto Show - Bell Auditorium, Augusta
19- L& M Grand Prix Road Atlana, Gainesville
20 Auto Race, Forsyth County Speedway, Gum
ming
20 Snipe Fleet Sailing, Frederica River - St.
Simon’s Island
20- Exhibit-Making the City Obserable - High
Museum of Art, Atlanta
22-23 Georgia Apple Festival - City Square, Ellijay
26 Exhibit - Beautiful, Historic St. Simons Island
by Mildred Huie - Left Bank Gallery, St. Simons
Island
26 Country Music Show, Lanierland Country
Music Park, Gumming
26 All Night Gospel Sing - Memorial Stadium,
Waycross
PERRY, GEORGIA,' THURSDAY, AUG. ID, 1972
justice with a GOP seeing-eye
dog.
CHINA
CONFIDENTIAL
House leaders Hale Boggs
and Gerald Ford recently re
turned from a trip to Com
munist China. Here are ex
cerpts from their confidential
report to the President:
•Boggs and Ford held more
than six hours of private talks
with Premier Chou En-lai.
They informed the President
he had favorably impressed
the wily, old Chou during their
summit meeting. The Chinese
leader respects Nixon particu
larly for his grasp of inter
national affairs.
•Boggs and Ford also relay
ed the astounding report that
Red China doesn’t really want
the United States to disarm.
They want us out of Vietnam
but they want us to withdraw
carefully. They definitely do
not want us to leave the
Pacific entirely. The reason for
this is China’s fear Russia
would move into the vacuum.
•The Soviets will never dis
arm, the Chinese feel, and our
disarmament would serve only
to upset the current balance of
superpowers and threaten
world stability.
•Boggs and. Ford also
told Nixon that Chou doesn’t
approve of suggestions to pull
U.S. troops out of Europe. As
long as we are there, the
Chinese reason, Russia will
have to keep troops on their
European front. This, in turn,
diminishes their strength a
long the Chinese border.
MISSION JERUSALEM
Israeli diplomats here are
quietly passing the word a
mong their American-Jewish
friends that Israel prefers
President Nixon over George
McGovern in the 1972 presi
dential race.
Alarmed that Jews may
defect in large numbers from
the Democratic party this No-
vember, George McGovern
has sent top aide Myer Feld
man and Idaho Senator Frank
Church to Israel to talk with
Golda Meir.
Meanwhile, Egypt's de
cision to expel thousands of
Russian military advisers is
causing several of its Arab
neighbors to re-evaluate their
relations with the United
States.
Some Arab leaders expect
the United States to move
back into the Arab world as
the Soviets are compelled to
withdraw. The Arab country
most actively seeking better
relations with the United
States is Sudan. One intelli
gence report suggests that
Sudan may begin negotiations
to exchange ambassadors with
the United States as early as
this year.
Arab overtures to the
United States are taking place
despite steadfast opposition
from Egypt’s President Sadat,
who would prefer both the
Russians and the Americans
to stay out of the Arab world.
The question remains, how
ever, whether President Nixon
will actively seek a rapproche
ment with the Arabs. The
atmosphere in the Middle East
is supercharged. Thig is also
an election year when Presi
dent Nixon is more concerned
about the Jewish voters in
this country than the Arab
potentates on the other side of
the world.
CASH BACKLASH
The money crisis in the
Democratic party apparently
is having a backlash effect on
the Republicans. The Demo
crats are so badly in debt that
the GOP money men are hav
ing problems convincing po
tential contributors that they
too need cash for campaign
ing.
Congressman Bob Wilson,
the Republican congressional
campaign chairman, sent out a
recent fund-raising solicitation
to past GOP contributors that
rang with desperation.
Wilson’s appeal was printed
on telegram paper, but sent
through the mails. In the
clipped tones of Western
Union, Wilson wrote: “Radi
cal liberal organizations are
putting all they have behind a
plan to elect even more liberal
Democrat Congress in No
vember. Cannot match that
big money but believe we can
win bare majority in Congress
in 72 even on tight budget...
Emergency TV film costs...not
yet covered. I am grateful for
your past contributions...but
must ask again.”
Equally urgent is the plea
recently sent on behalf of
South Carolina’s Republican
senator, Strom Thurmond.
Enclosed with the letter is a
snapshot of Senator Thur
mond’s campaign office in
Columbia. "It's been empty
like this for several days now,”
says the letter, “because we
don't have the money to put in
desks, chairs, tables and
phones."
It remains to be seen, how
ever, whether the spectre of a
radical Congress or empty,
dirty campaign headquarters
will loosen many GOP purse
strings.
NATIONAL
DISGRACE
The National Archives
building, home of the original
Declaration of Indepencence.
the Bill of Rights and the
Constitution, displays an im
pressive front to the public.
But, behind the scenes, it is a
housekeeping disgrace.
Insiders go so far as to call
the building a fire hazard.
Hallways, elevator landings
and loading platforms are clut
tered with supplies and miscel
laneous materials. Regular em
ployees frequently can be seen
smoking in front of no-smok
ing signs. Many doors, clearly
labeled “Keep Closed.” have
been found permanently prop
ped open.
In addition, rats and insects
have been seen throughout the
building. The rats are particu
larly populous around loading
platforms, but even on the
higher floors, employees have
spread poison around their
offices to keep the rodents out.
GOT A GRIPE? WRITE A
LETTER TO THE EDITOR.
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1000% BEHIND HIM
Rev. Dick Reese v*S
Crossroads Methodist Church IfHB jBBBBi
“Jesus answered her, ‘lf
you knew the gift of God, and
who it is that is saying to you,
Give me a drink , you would
have asked him, and he
would have given you living
water.” (John 4:10)
y.eo
Something exciting
happened that day as the
Samaritan woman came to
the well in search of water. It
was that day that she met the
Master face to face. Stan
ding squarely across the well
from her was Christ. He
talks with her and she with
him. She is ready to pour out
to him her soul. He would
give to her the “water of
life.” But here the story
pauses. The conversation
begins to wander. She is very
near salvation, but her
salvation must wait. What is
lacking? Jesus answer is
very simple, she does not
know enough.
Dear Mr. Branch,
I would like to thank you
and Phil Byrd for your fair
article on the game between
the T League Pirates and
Panthers. I’m sure you know
what I mean by fair .
Perhaps I should have said
unbiased article.
I read every bit of The
Houston Home Journal each
week. It has helped me to
know Perry, which I think is
a great place to live.
I have always thought that
this newspaper has reported
things fair on each side of the
issue. At times I’ve tried to
read between the lines to find
out what you really thought
but I couldn’t. I always enjoy
the editorials, also.
I’ve been helping Doug
Baase coach the Pirates. It
has really been a learning
experience for me. I’ve
really enjoyed it too. Oh, we
had our bad times too, but
most of the time it was a
rewarding job. For one thing
it was the first time I had
ever done this sort of thing
before. For another it was
the first time I had ever
worked with Negro children.
“If you knew said
Jesus. She came face to face
with the truth of God and did
not understand it. The New
Testament reminds us of
many times and persons who
were victims of lack of
knowledge . It is true that
knowledge by itself is nos
salvation. When knowledge
becomes an end in itself, it is
no good. But knowledge is
the guide to experiment,
exploration, and experience.
In this sense it is in
dispensible if we are to know
the Lord.
The effect of knowledge is
to awaken in us desires, to
stimulate our faith, to cause
us to expect great things and
to pray more fervently that
great things will take place.
Because the woman at the
well did not know of the
water of life, she could not
ask for it. We are often in the
same position regarding the
gifts God would give us.
I learned that just because
a boy’s skin is black doesn’t
mean he doesn’t have
feelings and ability. I
learned to look at those boys
as ball players not Negros. I
met some of the Negro
parents and I really liked
them.
We had some minor
trouble with the boys, black
and white, but they’re a
great bunch of boys. I love
each and every one of them.
I’m glad that it was the
Panthers that finally beat us.
I don’t understand why they
were called “the underdog”
but they are a great team.
Congratulations to the
Panthers, you played two
greater games than we did.
Now about my complaint,
(you knew I had one didn’t
you?) As most people know
WPGA taped the ball game.
It was a good idea but boy
was it ever biased!! Fred
Thomas knows exactly how I
feel about this now. He
should have put a Pirate
spotter in that van, too. I just
hope that in the future they
won’t make the same
mistakes again. 1 won’t go
Because we have not
acknowledged his gift to us
of life, we do not know
enough to ask for his con
tinuing gifts of love and
mercy. When we know we
can begin to pray for those
things to take place in our
lives which God wills to do
for us and through us.
The final emphasis of this
statement of Jesus is upon
the free giving of God.
Knowledge will not bring to
us the gifts of God including
the water of life. Neither will
prayer bring them. In the
last analysis, these things
are the gifts of God. We need
knowledge of these gifts, but
not the pride that often ac
companies knowledge. We
need to pray for these things,
but not to think that our
prayers possess the power to
bring the results desired. It
is the free giving of God
when we are willing to
receive, that explains the
blessings we receive.
God wants to do for us
things “even greater than we
can think or ask. " He wants
us to grow as followers of
Jesus Christ. But in order to
do so we must follow the
pattern which he gave to the
Woman at the Well. We must
learn of Him, Pray to him or
seek him, and he will freely
give. Then will we know the
meaning of His salvation.
into detail here but as far as I
know the whole team and
parents were very unhappy
with this broadcast.
Thank you again for being
unbiased in your coverage of
the game.
It was indeed a great
game and two great teams.
Yours truly,
Gail Sorrows
NOTICE
Public hearing will be held
for rezoning from R 2 to R 3
property from Stanley Street
west to 1-75, north to boun
dary of recreation park and
south to Gaines Street.
Hearing will be at City Hall
August 15, 1972 at 7:30 P.M.
NOTICE
Public hearing will be held
for rezoning from M-l to M-2
property of W. E. Beckham
on Sears Road, Hearing will
be at City Hall August 15,
1972 at 7:30 P.M.
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