Judge Refuses To Withdraw Minimum Wage Injunction
Circuit Judge William Thetford refused to dissolve a temporary injunction blocking enforcement of a state construction minimum wage requirement. The order targets an executive directive for Alabama state projects, calling it a usurpation of legislative power. The case, Bear Bros Inc v. Walace, concerns a Mt Meigs Alabama Industrial School project and ongoing court proceedings.
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Montgomery
Ala
William Thetford
Thetford
Lidson
Nae
Alabama
Ents
Bear Bros., Inc
George Wallace
Alabama Industrial School
Mt. Meigs
Seymore Trammell
Athens Names Interim Police Chief Amid Dispute
Captain T. E. Case become temporary head of the 24 member Athens police force just before retirement. He did not seek the post but agreed after council pressure, taking over as chief at midnight while Terry Bottom remains a patrolman until September. Case earns 475 dollars monthly, more than before, and controversy lingers in the council.
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Athens
T. E. Case
Terry Bottom
Case
Sisting
Bottom
Huntsville
Chris Spurlock
Jhief
Council
Stand in Line for Cuban Scarcities Becomes Local Art
Feature on Cubans queuing for food and goods in Havana. Shoppers, mainly women, form long human lines around stores and streets, turning scarcity into humor. The term filocolera describes the line culture and its social ties among line dwellers.
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Isaac M. Flores
Ocolera
Havana
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