Taxi Fare Hike Urged In Mobile Amid Cab Assaults
Mobile City Commission drafted an ordinance to raise taxi fares after a spate of robberies against drivers. Mobile Cab and Baggage Co. urged the hike from 55 cents per half mile to 55 cents per one third mile and a 15 cent night surcharge from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. If approved, the measure would affect other firms in the city.
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Mobile
Ala
Mobile City Commission
Lambert C. Mims
Joseph N. Langan
Arthur R. Outlaw
Mobile Cab and Baggage Co
Robin C. Herndon
Mobile Cab and Baggage
What is Fire win in the New Book of Knowledge panel
A newspaper contest announces questions for a knowledge series with readers sending name age address and ZIP code. Today's winner is Janet Antonioli, 9, Waterbury Connecticut. The paper notes entry rules and that the author will decide the winner in case of duplicates.
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Janet Antonioli
Waterbury
Conn
Book of Knowledge
Donna Fitzgerald
Cohoes
N. Y
Fire and combustion basics from science text
Scientists explain fire as fast combustion needing three essentials fuel oxygen and heat. Fire varies by burn rate with examples from wood paper and iron rusting. Explosions occur when fuel burns almost simultaneously due to rapid chemical reaction.
Referendum on Timothy Leary Visit at Spring Hill College
Spring Hill College students vote today on allowing LSD advocate Timothy Leary to speak on November 11. Ray C. Davis led petitions urging student control over spending and the Student Government Association may cancel the visit if a majority rejects it.
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Mobile
Ala
Spring Hill College
LSD
Timothy Leary
Ray C. Davis
Vietnam
Jim Page
Student Government Association
Leary
Davis
Riddle Box Puzzles and Punchlines
A playful exchange presents three riddles with answers: What city is a small stone Little Rock When is a piece of wood like a king When it’s a ruler What does a sword swallower eat on a diet Pins and needles The snippets showcase a lighthearted humor feature from the page.
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Little Rock
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