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TUESDAY
May 24, 2005
Volume 135, Number 357
Award-Winning
Newspaper
2004
Better Newspaper
Contest
Inside TODAY
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WRALL action
The HHJ offers a visual
roundup of Warner
Robins American Little
League action Saturday
at the Flint Energies
Sports Complex in
Warner Robins Saturday.
Sports, page 14A
In BRIEF
Landfill to be
closed Monday
The Houston County
landfill will be closed
Monday, May 30, in obser
vance of Memorial Day.
This is the first time the
landfill has been closed
on Memorial Day, accord
ing to county officials.
Happy BIRTHDAY?
Bonnie Evridge
Happy ANNIVERSARY!
Tommy and Karen Bowen
(Surprise your friends! Let us
know when their birthday or
anniversary is, and we'll put their
names in the paper that day. Just
send the name and date at least
a week in advance, and we'll do
the rest. E-mail to
hhj@evansnewspapers.com, or
mail them to us at the address
inside. No phone calls, please.
Many happy returns!)
Area DEATHS
Robert Lee Allen
Henry Arnold
Walter Patrick English Jr.
Carrie “Pat” Hale Lones
Rodriguez
Obits, page 2A
INDEX
BUSINESS 6A
CLASSIFIED 11A
COMICS 10A
CROSSWORD ...10A
OBITUARIES 2A
OPINION 4A
SCHOOL NEWS .. .9A
SPORTS 12A
TV LISTINGS .. . .10A
WEATHER 2A
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Murder-for-hire trial starts today
By RAY UGHTNER
HHJ Staff Writer
MACON - The court-martial
trial for Staff Sgt. Matthew
Wray Gladue, 51st Combat
Communications Squadron,
begins today in the U.S. Federal
Courthouse in Macon.
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Graduates file in during Middle Georgia Technical College’s graduation ceremonies Saturday at the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter.
MGTC confers degrees, diplomas
State Sen. Cecil Staton speaks at technical college’s commencement exercises
By TIMOTHY GRAHAM
HHJ Staff Writer
PERRY - More than 450 men and
women celebrated their graduation
from Middle Georgia Technical
College Saturday at the Reaves
Arena at the Georgia National
Fairgrounds and Agricenter.
MGTC distributed diplomas to 34
degree candidates, 336 diploma can
Bonaire-Kathleen Relay
team exceeds its goal
Volunteers raise
over $7,000
to fight cancer
Story and. photos
by Charlotte Perkins
BONAIRE - The small
team of volunteers who
organized the Bonaire-
Kathleen Community Relay
for Life this year set a goal
of $5,000, and had raised
$7,256 for the American
Cancer Society even before
the close of their featured
event on Saturday, despite
one rain-out and a re-sched
uled rain date with still
more gray and gloomy skies.
According to Chairman
Judy Coleman, they’ll be
holding their second Relay
next year.
The hardworking team,
which included Evelyn
Grizzle, Faye Allen, Frances
Faust, Helen McDaniel,
Anissa Williams, Tracy
Palmer, Peggy Kukla, Clay
Oehlert, Judy Oehlert,
Earline Cole and Roxi
Miller, raised the money
with two yard sales and
bake sales, as well as raffles
of a variety of items.
Saturday’ culminating
event, the First Family Fun
Day, with the theme “You
are the Reason we Relay,”
was held at Bonaire United
Methodist Church and fea
tured live music, face paint
ing, clowns, book and tape
See RELAY, page 3A
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charged with criminal conspira
cy to commit murder, solicita
tion to commit murder and
obstruction of justice. The
charges against him carry a
maximum penalty of life impris
onment.
Gladue is charged with con
spiring with his wife and a jail
house informant to hire a hit
didates, and 97 GED graduates.
Interim President Dr. Randall
Peters welcomed the nearly full hall
of graduates and their families.
“This is a great day for the people
involved and we appreciated you all
coming out to celebrate this day
with them,” Peters said.
Giving the commencement
address was Georgia Sen. Cecil
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Kathleen Relay for Life.
man to murder a witness in his
terroristic threats case while in
pretrial detention at the
Houston County Jail. Along
with the conspiracy and solicita
tion charges, the Air Force is
charging Sgt. Gladue with
wrongfully transporting and
possessing a firearm on base in
his vehicle and attempting to
Staton, R-Macon.
“Our technical colleges are an
important part of our educational
system,” said Staton. “I want to
thank all of you here who encour
aged and sacrificed so that there
people could graduate from this fine
institution.”
Staton then asked the graduates
to stand and give their families and
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hire someone to plant illegal
drugs in the automobile of the •
witness.
Gladue allegedly told a co
worker on several occasions
between October 2003 and July
2004 of his intent to kill two
squadron supervisors, according
to the charges preferred by
See GLADUE, page 54
friends a round of applause.
“Twenty-five years ago I walked
across a stage much like this one,”
said Staton. “I was the first member
of my immediate family to graduate
from college and I remember that
day, and I am sure that you will
remember this one.”
Staton encouraged graduates to
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By TIMOTHY GRAHAM
HHJ Staff Writer
KATHLEEN - Republican
Ralph Reed brought his
campaign to be lieutenant
governor to Houston
County on Friday as he
spoke at a fund-raiser.
Although intermittent
rain showers kept some of
the GOP followers away,
approximately 50 enthusias
tically greeted Reed at the
home of Gloria Alday.
Reed is bidding to become
the first-ever Republican
lieutenant governor in
Georgia history.
Alday introduced Reed
between the raindrops on
the patio of her lovely home.
“Ralph has been a good
friend of mine for years, and
he is the reason Georgia is
the Republican state it is
today,” said Alday. “He is a
wonderful person and he
will make one of the best
lieutenant governors
Georgia has ever had.”
“I remember when I was
running to be head of the
Republican Party and I
came to Houston County
and met with your local
party leaders,” said Reed. “I
went on to get more than 80
See REED, page 3A