Henry Grady High School - Orator Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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g»ie: llania2r0tttiml iMfiiF COVERS DIXIE LIKE THE DEW Vol. 90. . ... IM (,.,. .;ir.(12. TIui,mIj% Ku-niiij. ' . ir .i-l .il. I ' GAS BUST RIPS GRADY HIGH SHOP; l VOMAN DIES, 7 OTHERS INJURED By CHARLES WHEELER and JOHN HEAD A gas explosion ripped opea I a concrt ' tv and brick building across from Atlanta ' s Gradj ' High School Thursday morn- i 11 g , killing a 56-year-old school employe, injuring seven other persons and send- ing smoke billowing through the occupied classrooms of toe nearby school. The ;ad woman was tenta- tively identified by school ofG- Page oj pictures— Page 2iA Firemen Aim Stream of Water at Ball of Fire tn Grody High School Production Center After Explosion Destroyed Building ' i y WOODS » f SAYS: afe nsTE for the Senate iXi bright young man who uht tur ' e a lot to offer the ople of the state in the fu- He made a mistake in his 1 to walk around the s a way to be elected a lot of the counlry- n d he probably im- 3ved his physical health. t you don ' t get to see manv when you ' re walking 1 Georgia highway in ramer heat. Burson probably picked up ; blisters and bunions any of the cUier candi- Bond Denies He Gave Endorsement to Nunn UATEi.NEWS cials as Mrs. Corine McGhee, a maid who had worked II years tor the Atlanta School System. The injured included Grady vice principal Clifford M. Ash- more; Tommy Proctor, head oi t h e production workshop which was housed in the build ing; a school maintenance truck driver and three Atlanta Gas Light Co. workmen. INITIAL REPORTS indicat od that Ashmore was the seriously hurt of the injured He was landing in front ol I h e school just across the siree roni the productio when the explosion occurred He uffel(-d a broken lei burns according to a Grady Memorial Hospital spokes No ' ludenls were admitted to Ihe pioduction workshop, wlier they make toys and uooduoik Items for sale to cit schools after an arriving I kncher mc ' lcd leaking gas nround 7 V a m ' A scrlion of about six class- rooms in the school across Ihe sireei were evacuated and ' blocked off when the gas cdor pcrmcuted them, but most of I 11 e approximately 975 stu- dents were in Iheir classes across the street when the explosion occurred around 9:15 student tes. b u t ; things for ballots Yours Truly. PINEY WOODS PETE hinn Rests Is Thompson iits the Trail By PALL BEEMAN Contrary to a f olilical flyer written by state Sen. Lcroy Johnson and mailed to black Atlanta voters just before t ' lc Democratic primary runoff election Tuesday. State Rep. Julian Bond says he never endorsed senatorial candidate Nunn won the runoff elec- tion Tuesday and iill face Republican Fletcher Thomp- son in the November general election in the race for the L ' S Senate Some political obscr cr. ' ; had credited Nunns stunning viLtorv o ci- Sen. David (ijni brell at least in part to the last-minute endorsement uf Nunn by a half-dozen bbck leaders here: One of the six people litited as Nunn supporters in the flyer mailed to black voters Monday was Bond. BUT BOND told an Atlanta Journal reporter Wednesdjv. ■Tlic first 1 knew 1 had cu- durscd Sam Nunn was vviicn 1 read ii on the card. He added that no one had con- tacted him about llio ondorst. ' - .lohn: . the velLT Allai l;i polilican who composed Ww flyer. Thursday would not can- firm or deny that he had se- cured Bond ' s approval of the Nunn endorsement. Asked specifically about it. Jolinson replied vaguely, rm saying specifically that he (Bondi did not say ho was not for him iNunni. ■You L hat IV ant Johnson told a report- ' but none of the persons the ticket I mailing I have le to me before or since ving the cr.drosemcnl. i feel sure if he .flondi OTHER black IrjdiT.s li lcd on the support shL ' ct iirc State Reps. Ben Brown and Billy McKinney. Atlanta Alderman iMarvin Arrington and banker Charles Reynolds, Asked if his knowkdRc ol Bond ' s alleged support of Nunn came from one of the other men listed. Johnson said. It could h:ivc ' Asked which of those men might liave told him Bnn l wa.i backing Nunn. Johnson Turn (0 Page ' 2IIA. Column 2 Inside Today FULCHER PITCHES FOR SALE AT TECH WILL TECH FOOTBALL sell ' Coach Fukliir js makiiis n t iod pilch I ' agc ID CEORGK WALLACE is back al Ihc co ' crr.or s mansion U.S. Posts Shortest Casualty List SAIGON iL ' P|]-Fivc Americans killed in action and Ihrce wounded last week made up the shortest casualty list since L ' .S. troops were ordered into combat in Indochina more than seven years ago. military spo csniui said Thurs- day Korea Talks Progressing SEOUL iL ' HIi— Soulli Korean Red Cross oflirials reached the halfviny poii ' .l of their visit in North Korea Thursday amid growing optimism that the two Koreas would reconcile and live in peace Algeria Silences Black Panthers ALGIERS ' .? -Algerian authorities have cut off all cni.i. municalions from the Black Panther headquarters here and isolated them from Ihe outside world, it was learned Thurs- tlay Iceland Sails Against Trawlers Q[ J| Ql fgC said. ■You could tell for real. There was an expire sion. smoke and the building AN ROTC instructor at the school said he first thought the explosion was a sonit Imom. but ran into the hails to find some teachers that had suffered apparent ' ' flash Turn to Page 8A, Column I Bomb Death Much Is at Stake For Georgia Demos Doctor Denies Vasectomy Harm REYKJAVIK. Iceland iLPIi-Tlie Icelandic Co,ii.l Guard Thursday dispatched an unarmed gunboat to meet British trawlers violating the new 50-mile fishing limit that takes Friday Business Classified Wdir Comics . . Crossword Puz Dr. Alvarez Editorials E an.-No ak Fiimian Bishcr Hu nPark ■■Dijion I ' agc U-I6L) J-25C Page 9A Page Names in the News lOA Obituaries . 2. 3C Snorts 1-13D Television 22. 2.1A Theaters 16.171; Weather .Map 3C William Buckley, 27, Womcn-Societv 3-HB Your Denial Health 5B Vf ir Social Securitv ITD By DON WINTtR WA S H I N G TON-Among other things, the upcoming ( .corgia senatorial election should demonstrate ju t how much the DcniOLralic mem- bers of the state ' s congres- sional delegation value i h e seniority system. The contest between Hcpub- lican candidate Fletcher Thompson and Democrat Sam Nunn also pits against each other two cherished principles held by most of the delegation —a determination to stay out ol other folks ' racc . as well a: admiration of the system »hirh rHwarrisptemal rc-eleC- after U cars service, he be- came chairman of the ;;ri- culturc Committee last ear If Ihe GOP lakes over. T:il- mndge will lose that jwst to Sen. Jack Miller. K-Iowa. gia. -.Millers not interested in [wanuts. tobacco and colton. ' Talmadge says bluntly. ■ He s interested in corn. A Democratic loss would at- lect more than just the Agri- culture Comniillce and ii Turn to Page h . Column I NEW YORK a ' PIi— Dr. Joseph E. Davis, president the Association for Voluntan- Ster ilization. Thursday dis- puted n report that vasectomies could be a factor in several chronic diseases, including arthritis and inulliplc sclerosis THE GOLDEN GHETTO-NO. 5 B, NGKOK (UPD- ATtai p. lice officer was charged Thu.-sday with giving a gifi wrapped bomb to his (ianct and 8-year-old daughter aJ ihcv boarded a Cathay Pacifit jetliner, causing an eip!« w ever South Vietnam wllldi killed all ei persons aboard Apathy and Town Spirit Clash at Sandy Springs I Uy KON TAYLOR ,v hri r changed from .VOTE - Tl,c ' ns oboiii Sonuu standards. Sjndv SprinffO all .nrc modeMl.i rich. Beyond

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- LEFT: Mr. Ashmofe rejafds the incominj subtreshman ' class with miied joy and apprehension. BOnOM LER: Kirkland McGhet presents Sammy Thomp- son and Lisa Clements with a pile of Houftiton Mifflins in siiit rehearsal. BELOW: Enthusiastic over his new job, lir. Miller beams approval over new eighth graders.

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