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The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 11 Inauguration Tickets... Continued from page 1 The Eagle Has Landed The United States Capitol. Credit: www.inaugural.senate.gov in the front seat of the White House or the back seat of the airplane or bus, we will find a way to see and make history,” wrote “Trisha” on a Nov. 8 blog about the swearing-in on www.aolblackvoices.com. Only a few days after Obama trounced erstwhile rival Sen. John McCain, R- Ariz., to win the 2008 presi dential contest, demand for tickets have already exceeded supply. Though free, inaugu ration tickets are limited in number—240,000—and dis tributed through members of Congress about a week before the event. The day after the elec tion, District Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton said she set up a special telephone line and e-mail address to take requests, but her office was inundated with so many calls that it stymied other urgent non-inauguration related calls and she had to stop taking names. Norton said she is wor ried this foreshadows even worse conditions to come. “I share the excitement and enthusiasm of my con stituents, but I am concerned that even the few who obtain tickets will not be able to get through the crowds at the Mall,” Norton said in a state ment. “The only people sure to get a view of the parade and the swearing-in are the people who watch it on tele vision in the comfort of their homes.” Officials say with peo ple determined to partici pate—whether they have tickets or not—they expect the crowds to surpass the 1.2 million that attended President Lyndon Johnson’s swearing-in in 1965. Norton, a member of the Homeland Security Committee, said she plans to meet next week with security officials to discuss the ramifications. “An entirely new game plan will be needed to cope with an inauguration like none the country has ever seen,” Norton said. Already, officials have had to deal with fraudulent Web sites and others exploit ing people’s desperation by selling them “free” tickets. “Any Web site or ticket broker claiming that they have inaugural tickets is sim ply not telling the truth,” said Howard Gantman, staff direc tor for the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. “We urge the public to view any offers of tickets for sale with great skepticism...An entirely new game plan will be need ed to cope with an inaugura tion like none the country has ever seen.” 9 Floor Plans Virtual Tours online at www.carolepaul.com $124,900-$152,000 3 &4 BR Plus Bonus 1100-1800 SQ. FT. Call Carole Paul Associate Broker 912.963.0710 912.920.7750 www.carolepaul.com WMK Savannah Open Daily Builder contributes $6000 towards Buyer’s closing costs STOP RENTING! OWNING COSTS LESS! 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath priced from $124,900 Will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, handicap or familial status. Most remain hopeful— even adamant—about partici pating in the days-long cele bration. People have already booked airline and bus tickets, even before inauguration tick ets became available. And hotel rooms are filling up quickly. William Hanbury, presi dent of Destination DC, the District's convention and tourism arm, told The Washington Post, the area's 95,000 hotel rooms are filling up faster than for previous inaugurations. "There are still a lot of rooms available, but people need to be doing trans actions now if they are serious about coming," Hanbury said, adding that people may soon have to resort to "innovative accommodations." "The church group from Atlanta, the high school from Chicago — they're all trying to find places to stay. You're going to have people sleeping in church basements and high school cafeterias," Hanbury predicted. The unprecedented interest in the 56th inaugura tion is a testament to the man and his message but also the historic overtones. Celebrated under the theme, "A New Birth of Freedom," Obama's inaugura tion commemorates the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth. And for African-Americans, especial ly, the day is equally auspi cious since it falls on the day after Dr. Martin Luther King Day. The Rev. A1 Sharpton, civil rights leader and presi dent of the National Action Network, said he plans to move his annual King Day celebration from New York to Washington and to stick around to celebrate Obama. "We're going to have tens of thousands of people there," Sharpton told the New York Daily News. "It's going to be a four-day civil rights weekend." Col. Bobby W. Jones Recently promoted Colonel Bobby Wayne Jones is the fourth of seven chil dren bom to the late Arlee and Eamestine Jones. He grew up in Altheimer, AR and graduated as salutatorian from Altheimer High School in 1979. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR in 1984 and doctorate of medi cine from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in 1990. He com pleted an internship and resi dency in internal medicine at the Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center at Fort Gordon, Augusta, GA. Subsequent assign ments included Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC., and Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. Operational assignments included brigade surgeon and flight surgeon duties for the famous "Rock of the Marne" Division. Deployments include the National Training Center, Joint Readiness Training Center, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo. His next assignment was with the 67th combat Support Hospital in Wurzburg, Germany. He is a board certified internist and currently assigned a the Director of the Tuttle Army Health Clinic on Hunter Army Airfield, Savannah, GA. Col. Jones maintains life memberships in the Arkansas Alumni Association, Alpha Phi Omega National Service Fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and the King- Tisdale Cottage Foundation. In 2006, he was one of ten African-American alumni selected by the University of Arkansas to receive the inau gural Silas Hunt Legacy Award. He is a member of the Thankful Missionary Baptist Church in Savannah, GA where he serves as a Sunday School Teacher and Co-Director of the Youth and Teen Ministry. He delivered his initial sermon in August of 2006 and will be ordained in December of this year. He is married to the former Corine Ackerson and they have one son, Bradley. Junior League. i Continued from page 10 Sale was the busiest ever, breaking records for both tick et and floor sales. "The proceeds from this year's event will fund projects in 2009," Edenfield explained. 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