Paris Drunken Driving Case Highlights Courtroom Excuses
In Part Ten of the Paris District Court a hospital worker, a warehouse worker, a professional man, a truck driver, and a male nurse faced drunken driving charges. Judges cited unusual extenuating circumstances yet found all guilty, mostly issuing suspended jail terms and licenses suspensions. Critics note France’s high alcohol use and inconsistent blood alcohol standards.
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Paris
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France
Sweden
Denmark
World Almanac on Shrews Full of Surprising Facts
The shrew has a reputation for bad temper with a high metabolism and ravenous appetite. It eats about three times its weight daily, and ranges from two to six inches in length. One variety yields venom capable of PKI a rabbit.
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World Almanac
Without Payroll Plan Bonds Face Trouble Says AP
NEW YORK AP The U S Savings Bond program risks further weakness without payroll deduction plans. Bond redemptions exceeded purchases again last month with $403 million cashed in from $377 million sold. Inflation rising interest rates and a sluggish economy drive most redemptions, not patriotism or government promotion. In 1966 savings bonds surged on a booming economy and low inflation, but later paychecks failed to keep pace, pushing savers toward higher yields elsewhere. Attends Church.
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New York
U.S
Federal Judge Rules Monkeys Out On A Limb
In Raleigh North Carolina AP a federal judge dismissed a suit by six prisoners who sought to stop NASA from sending more monkeys into space. Judge Algernon Buller ruled the case wholly without merit and frivolous noting no court recognizes monkeys as having constitutional rights. The plaintiffs claimed sympathy for confinement of the animals and cited Benny the NASA monkey who died, but the judge called the suit an abuse of process.
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Coal’s Top Louisville Mining Record in 1968 Output
Coal's top industry in Kentucky saw mines produce a record 106 million tons in 1968, up 6.8 percent from the prior year, with more than 400 million dollars pumped into the local economy.
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Louisville, Ky
Kentucky
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