Alaska's Nome Struggles With Alcoholism and Crime
In Nome Alaska a harsh look at alcohol abuse shows 99 percent of crime and emergency care tied to drinking. The Norton Sound Health Center funds counseling and an Antabuse program, while police and judges push protective custody and rehab over jail for repeat offenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tad Bartimus
Associated Press
Nome
Alaska
Bero Sea
Siria
Cecil Johnson
Ethan Windhal
Anchorage
Johnson
Ed Ward
Windahl
Legal Services
Family Services Center
California
Steve Harrison
White Mountain
Northwest Alaska
Harrison
Norton Sound Health Corporation
Barry Levit
Levit
Nichols
Mountain of iron found in Antarctica sparks riches claim
Soviet explorers in the Prince Charles Mountains near McMurdo Sound report a mountain of iron as clues to Antarctica's vast mineral potential. A USGS team of six, including two women, arrived at Enchanted Valley to examine a formation believed to be highly significant for future exploration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antarctica
Walter Sullivan
C. N.Y. Times News Service
Mcmurdo Sound
Prince Charles Mountains
Indian Ocean
United States Geological Survey
The
Enchanted Valley
Dufek Massif
Bushveld
South Africa
Stillwater
Montana
Sudbury
Ontario
Arthur B. Ford
Geological Survey
Shackleton Range
Lutzow-Holm Bay
Edward S. Grew
University of California At
Los Angeles
Molodezhnaya
Druzhnaya
General Belgrano
Filchner
Amery Ice Shelf
Lambert
Leopold and
Astrid
Queen Maud Land
Mount Humboldt
Ford
Antarctic
N. A. Wright
P. L. Williams
Antarctic Peninsula
Wright and Williams
Peru
Chile
Opinion letters weigh in on proposed area prison
Readers argue about a maximum security prison in Priceville, citing impact on property values, crime control, and humane treatment. One writer urges placement based on expert guidance, noting law enforcement ties and family members in corrections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rt. 2
Decatur
Ala
The
Decatur Daily
Priceville
Joan Eaton
Alabama
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Calhoun College
Bob Patton
Alabama Department of Corrections
Patton
Morgan County
McSurelys' clash with Senate over sedition case and rights
The record traces the McSurelys' involvement with political groups in Pike County Kentucky, the 1967 sedition charges, a federal ruling voiding the Kentucky sedition law, a Senate subcommittee probe, and later appeals that overturned contempt convictions. It also notes related suits against McClellan and staff, and surrounding legal disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McSurelys
Pike County
Southern Conference Education Fund
Kentucky
Alan McSurely
Senate
John Brick
Congress
U. S. Court of Appeals
McClellan
Subcommittee
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Midnight Sun
Renard Nichols
Balding
Pensacola Mountains
Frederick G. Bonfils
Pikeville
Washington
Howard N. Battles
Aides
Gilbert D. Edwards
South Alabama
Marge County
Benford Laker
8Th Avenue
S.E. Decatur
Internal Revenue Service
McSurleys
David Gantz
Leonid Brezhnev OR
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