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iO-A THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Oct. 16, 1969 "I 1 f'. I --w-- lililSIB i I i yi 7 rm--! fcaajajaaa Statf Photo McTyrO Gov. Madtlox Up and Away Through Paper Barrier at Perimeter Opening addox Opens the Perimeter The car was to blast through a nually on the 600-mile stretch trying to right himself he almost fell off forward. Then he broke cardboard barrier a la plat- from Atlanta to Miami.

The opening ceremonies were bright and cheerful despite dark skies with Maddox, as usual, being the center of attention. After the usual band music supplied by the 65-member North Fulton High School Band and speeches by Maddox, Carter and State Highway Board Chairman Reginald Trice of Macon, a motorcade over a portion the perimeter began. Maddox, who originally had Continued from Page 1-A said toll roads should be seriously considered. As for the perimeter he was opening at the ceremonies held at the Chattahoochee River Bridge on the northwest section of the highway, Maddoxsaidit would save at least 12 additional lives a year and would mean hundreds of millions of dollars in added commercial, industrial and residential development along the highway and near it. He said the completion of 1-75 which had earlier been postponed a week, but was finished late Wednesday after a last minute surge of activity will mean a savings of 120 lives an into a smile and waved sheepishly.

"It made my nose a little red," Maddox confided later. "It didn't move out quite as easy as I thought it would, but it was okay." The motorcade made a U-turn and traveled some 20 miles around the perimeter to the Chamblee-Tucker Road exit where Maddox was welcomed by DeKalb County Commission Chairman Clark Harrison. In a brief ceremony which resulted in the perimeter's first major traffic jam Maddox cut a red white and blue ribbon with a large pair of ceremonial scissors. formate and Maddox decided to ride on the hood to the delight of cameramen and photographers. The cardboard was slit a little to make the breakthrough easier but advisors still tried to discourage the governor.

He would not be discouraged. As a pair of helicopters whirled overhead and a huge cannon was fired thrice by members of the 110th and 166th maintenance divisions of the Georgia National Guard, the car rewed up. It was traveling about 20 miles an hour when it blasted through the barrier and Maddox was knocked backwards. In been scheduled to ride in the lead car with Mrs. Maddox, Trice and State Highway Direc tor James L.

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