Ray Captured After Nightlong Prison Break Pursuit
Ray was recaptured near Anderson County after a weekend escape from prison. He was exhausted, covered in mud, and returned in a squad car to the administration building where he faces administrative segregation for three days during an escape hearing. National Guard units and military police prepared for helicopter searches, while investigators traced Ray’s movements along Highway 116 and the New River redoubt.
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Ray
Stoney Lane
Lane
Hill
Shelton
Herman Davis
National Guard
New River
Douglas Shelton
Anderson County
Republicans Deny Involvement in Traitor Calls Probe
Three Republican leaders, claiming ignorance, were not on calls to liberal GOP congressmen about traitor claims. Democrats, seeking to enlarge the House majority, welcomed the disclosure. The Washington Star said the Republicans reached O'Neill via the speaker's office and through Jim Wright and Brademas aides.
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O’neill
Washington Star
O'Neill
Jim Wright
Carter urges public pressure on Congress over energy plan
In a Friday interview with magazine publishers, Carter warned that the energy plan could be thwarted by special interests in the oil and auto lobbies. He urged the public to speak up, saying the people will suffer and pay if those interests prevail.
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Carter
Congress
Juvenile Charged In Tractor Theft Near Tanner
Limestone County authorities charged a juvenile with grand larceny for the tractor theft of Mike Murphy. Deputy Earnest Knox arrested the suspect Saturday near Tanner.
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Athens
Limestone County
Limestone
Dep
Earnest Knox
Tanner
Knox
Mike Murphy
Rain aids Cumberland search for fugitives at prison
Rain fell over the Cumberland Mountains aiding a manhunt for Ray and fellow inmates at the maximum security prison. FBI agents and sheriff's deputies captured Ray while others including Hill Shelton Caylor Powell Ward remain at large as authorities deny claims prisoners received special conditions.
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Cumberland
Blanton
U.S
Griffin Bell
Bell
Carter
C. Murray Henderson
Ray
Henderson
Ry E. Hacker
FBI
Hill
Shelton
Caylor
David Lee Powell
Jerry W. Ward
Frog Jump Contest At Mark Twain Memorial In Hartford
Brian Darian coaxed his frog Yosemite Sam in the annual frog jumping contest at the Mark Twain Memorial in Hartford Saturday. After persistent urging the frog finally leaped but fell short of other entrants.
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Brian Darian
Yosemite
Hartford
Yosemite Sam
Prisoner Escape and The James Earl Ray Case Theories
Prison officials recount an escape linked to the Hacker siblings in Limestone County and a prior escape from Brushy Mountain Prison. Investigators question the Dewitt Dawson gang ties, the 2300 volt cable route, and a ladder made of metal pipes. Authorities probe guard distraction tactics and a wall breach during the James Earl Ray incident.
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Hacker
Limestone County
Brushy Mountain
Nashville
Dewitt Dawson
Leighton
Colbert County
James Earl Ray
Tennessee
Ray Blanton
Blanton
C. Murray Henderson
Henderson
Jerry Ward
Teens Hurt In Cullman Wreck
Two teenagers from Hanceville were treated and released from Cullman Medical Center after a two car crash on Alabama 69 miles south of Good Hope. Michael Stansbury 16 and Kenneth Elliott 17 were in the 1966 Buick driven by Stansbury which collided with a 1971 Pontiac driven by Charles Johnson 49. Johnson was not injured.
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Cullman Medical Center
Gope
Michael Stansbury
Kenneth Elliott
Hanceville
Stansbury
Charles Johnson
Johnson
Alabama
Good Hope
Former Prison Chief L. B. Sullivan Dies at 56
Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday for L. B. Sullivan 56 a veteran public official who led Alabama prison system the Public Safety Department and the Montgomery Police Department He died Saturday of a heart attack suffered at his Lake Martin home Sullivan previously resigned as prison commissioner and later served as deputy commissioner and executive assistant to Attorney General Baxley He directed public safety in Governor Persons administration and was Montgomery police commissioner for two terms beginning in 1959.
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Montgomery
Ala
L. B. Sullivan
Alabamarison System
State Public Safetypartment
Montgomery Police Department
Sullivan
Lake Martin
Bill Baxley
Gordon Persons
Crowe Named Editor Amid Prison Guard Heist Details
Crowe joins as editor after Omicron Delta Kappa honors and AP contest win. The piece notes Shelton praising Crowe and outlines staff changes with Mike Freeman leaving for The Alabama Journal. Senator Ward was recaptured. guards and emergency posts described. A custom ladder and concealed pipe are mentioned with theft theories.
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Ward
Davis
Henderson
Lightning Strikes Sylacauga Home Blows Roof Off
A Sylacauga family was awakened by a lightning bolt at 7:45 a.m. that blew the roof off their Quarry Road house. Police say the Culpeppers escaped with minor scrapes as neighbors evacuated.
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Sylacauga, Ala
Alex Culpepper
Quarry Road
Edward Chandler
Sylacauga
Chandler
Judge Dismisses Troy State Suit
An Alabama federal judge ruled part of Nicholas D Andrea's suit against Troy State University may proceed no further on preserving the geography major. The professor faces termination June 30 and seeks job retention plus damages totaling 120000 dollars.
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Montgomery
Ala
Troy State University
Nicholas D’ Andrea
U.S. District Court
D’andrea
U.S. Dist
Robert Warner
Troy State
Warner
Lt Gov
Jere Beasley
Legislative Budget Control Subcommittee
Hartselle Adopts Modern ESS Telephone System
Hartselle enters the ESS era as South Central Bell upgrades the 773 exchange with zero plus dialing and a $3 million install. The Cherry Street office and rural areas gain faster operator assisted calls, added features, and a computer run network, making Hartselle North Alabama’s first ESS community.
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Hartselle
South Central Bell
ESS
Cherry St
Bell
Bob Horton
Horton
North
Alabama
Jail Damaged by Electrical Fire in Columbiana
The Shelby County jail in Columbiana was damaged by an accidental electrical fire in a storage room behind a cell block. Thirty of 45 inmates were evacuated as fire crews responded. Sheriff C C Walker noted this is the jail's second fire and warned that no one was on duty in the cell blocks.
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Columbiana
Ala
Shelby County
C. C. Walker
County Commission
Walker
Narc Shirt Features Enfield Narcotics Agent
Enfield Connecticut police sergeant Leo Arnone heads the two man narcotics squad and becomes a craze target for a T shirt. The shirt shows his image with the caption Narc Narc who's there and goes for 4 50 at Peggy Cartwright's shop. The designer remains unclear though described as light hearted.
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Enfield, Conn
Leo Arnone
Enfield
Narc
Peggy Cartwright
Shere
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