Problems Surround Road Camp Convicts
Alabama officials discuss dangers of convict road gangs. Prison Commissioner Frank Lee cites need for stricter screening and more guards, noting guards are Highway Department hires and outside prison control. Governor Wallace warns revenue pressures hinder reforms amid a fatal escape case.
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Rex Thomas
Associated Press
Montgomery
Frank Lee
George Wallace
Lee
Highway Department
FBI
Stevenson
Ala
Wallace
Public Forum request for readers letters
The Decatur Daily invites letters from readers on current questions. Names may be withheld upon request, but sender identity and address must be known to the editor. Manuscripts will not be returned.
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Decatur Daily
Favreau Seen as Political Marvel in Canada
Sincerely V Voss notes Favreau as minister of justice and government leader in the Canadian House of Commons, likening him to U S figures while praising resolve and courage to keep Canada free.
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Fred Coleman
Ottawa
Guy Favreau
U.S
Favreau rises as Liberal leadership contender in Canada
Montreal lawyer Andy Favreau leads the federal Liberal wing in Quebec and holds three top posts under Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson. Observers see a meteoric rise from political unknown to potential party leader and future prime minister as Pearson nears retirement.
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Andy Favreau
Lester B. Pearson
Liberal Party
Quebec
House of Commons
Favreau
Montreal
Pearson
Calan
House
Quebec City
Jean Lesage
San Andreas Rift Famed Cause of 1906 San Francisco Quake
A fragment notes most faults lie beneath oceans while highlighting the San Andreas Rift in California as a land fault that sparked the deadly 1906 San Francisco earthquake. It appears in a want ad era context.
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San’s Andreas
California
San Francisco
Community Bell Ringing Aims To Celebrate Independence Day
Letter writer recounts Eric Sloane and partners promoting a national bell ringing observance on July 4th. The plan prompts local church bells and even school bells to ring at noon across Morgan County and nationwide. The piece recalls Kennedy and Adams quotes and notes local participation across Decatur.
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Lamar St. S
Decatur
Ala
Decatur Daily Decatur
Eric Sloane
Sloane
Hatch
Congress
Morgan County
John Adams
Kennedy
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