Prison Medical Costs To Soar In Alabama Courts Order
Alabama prison officials say federal court orders on medical care for about 4 000 inmates will raise annual costs by about 1.5 million dollars. Prison Commissioner L B Sullivan cited funding gaps as the reason for delays and noted the need for increased medical budgets to meet mandated standards.
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Montgomery
Alabama
L. B. Sullivan
U.S. District Court
Frank M. Johnson
Johnson
Sullivan
Board of Corrections
Abrams Named Army Chief of Staff by Senate Panel
The Senate Armed Services Committee declined a token promotion for Gen. John D. Lavelle and endorsed Gen. Creighton Abrams for Army Chief of Staff. Chair John Stennis said Lavelle disobeyed orders in 28 unauthorized North Vietnam bombings, while Abrams was cleared of involvement in those raids.
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Senate Armed Services Committee
John D. Lavelle
Creighton Abrams
Army
John Stennis
D-Miss
North Vietnam
Lavelle
Abrams
Stennis
White House
Committee
Train Crash Kills 149 in Saltillo Mexico
A passenger train carrying about 1600 religious pilgrims derailed on a downhill stretch near Saltillo killing 149 and injuring 781. Speed was about 75 mph despite a downhill curve, brakes failing to slow the train. Survivors reported families among the dead. 150 rescuers cleared wreckage as engines toppled near Moreno Bridge. Pilgrims were returning from Catorce in San Luis Potosi.
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Saltillo
Mexico
Mexican National Railways
Moreno Bridge
Genaro Gutierrez Davila
Catorce
San Luis Potosi
End Of The Line Train Axle Breaks Near Hillsboro
The North Alabama Scenic Limited halted Friday night near Hillsboro after an axle broke on the Sheffield to Huntsville round trip. No injuries reported as passengers boarded buses and relief crews assessed damage. the incident involved Southern Railroad staff and was sponsored by the North Alabama Railroad Club.
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North Alabama Scenic Limited
Hillsboro
Sheffield
Huntsville
Southern Railroad
A. O. Shhulz
North Alabama Railroad Club
Bobby Herbert
Federal judge narrows order on Watergate talk
A federal judge amended his ruling to clarify that it does not ban political debate or news media reporting of the Watergate case. In Saigon, Communist forces pressed attacks in Indochina while U S planes bombed North Vietnam, according to military spokesmen.
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Washington
Saigon
Indochina
U. S
North Vietnam
Kennedy signs nuclear test ban treaty in 1963
On this date in 1963 President John F Kennedy signed the nuclear test ban treaty among the United States Britain and the Soviet Union. The notice notes a daily calendar with weather and classified sections.
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Joan F. Kennedy
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
River steamer runs weekend trip on Tennessee River
The Julia Belle Swain sits on the Tennessee River as she prepared to take passengers on a weekend cruise. In the background the North Alabama Scenic Limited chugs from Sheffield to Hantsville sponsored by the North Alabama Railroad Club. The Limited later broke an axle near Hillsboro causing trouble.
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North Alabama Scenic Limited
Tennessee River
The
North Alabama Railroad Club
Sheffield
Filibuster Cut Sought by antibusing supporters in Senate
Senate supporters of a tough antibusing bill filed a petition to invoke cloture and end a filibuster before debate. A two thirds vote is required. the plan calls for successive attempts Tuesday to Thursday if needed, with opposition seeking to send the measure to committee.
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Washington
Senate
House
Ernest F. Hollings
D-S.c
Robert P. Griffin
Rmich
Griffin
GOP
White House
Mobile Homes Advertised in Today’s Want Ads
Read today’s want ads for mobile homes on sale. Listings show models, prices, and locations for buyers seeking affordable housing options.
Busing Not Answer Supreme Court Told
The Justice Department urged the Supreme Court to improve inferior schools rather than bus students out of their neighborhoods. The Denver school case, to be argued next Thursday, could influence desegregation pace nationwide. A United Way fund drive opening luncheon themed Come Fly With Us followed this event.
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South
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