State Prisons Struggle as Funding Falls Short
Alabama's prison system receives less than a third of the funds needed to operate, forcing reliance on convict labor to meet costs. Public hostility hinders prison funding, leaving facilities rundown, crowded, and under rehabilitative effort, with unions opposing convict labor.
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Associated. Press
Florence
Ala
Alabama
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Wallace to lead Alabama highway safety news conference
Governor George Wallace chairs a large news conference with highway safety officials aimed at addressing Alabama traffic accident rates. Reporters from newspapers radio and TV are invited to the event as part of a statewide media outreach.
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Montgomery
gGov
George Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
Prison reforms urged as Alabama faces rising costs
Alabama prison commissioner Frank Lee criticizes funding gaps and road camp losses. He notes convicts are leased to state departments and warns of non competitive operations. He cites overcrowding at Atmore Prison and potential borrowing as quick fixes amid high per capita crime and voter apathy.
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State Highway Department
U. S
Alabama
iThes
Atmore
Frank Lee Youth Center
Insect Fossils Found North of Arctic Circle in 1958
Archaeologists report the discovery of amber-embedded insect specimens dating back millions of years, found 150 miles north of the Arctic Circle in 1958. The finds are described as actual fossils rather than mere impressions.
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Arctic Circle
The Seven Day Week Origins and Traditions
A playful summary traces how Babylonians settled seven market days and how later cultures named days after gods and planets. It notes Romans and Anglo Saxons adopting the week and ends with a light aside about a traffic joke and a warden's ten year tenure.
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Mercury
Venus
Tiw
Woden
Jupiter
Thor
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Odin
Saturn
True or False Quiz From an Old Newspaper
A quiz item asks five true or false questions about history and artifacts. It includes Reconstruction as ten years post Civil War, Stone Age origins, ice cream origins in stone houses, Scotland’s capital mislocated in the US, and ivory from animal tusks. The note teases tomorrow’s answers and a Britannica Atlas prize.
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Scotland
Glas
United States
AU Textile Leader Is Dead At 85
Funeral services were held for E. W. Camp 85 who helped establish Auburn University textile technology department in 1928. Camp died Thursday, leaving a notable legacy in Alabama’s textile education.
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Auburn
Ala
E. W. Camp
Auburn Univer
Camp
Daily Riddles Prize Winner Named in Iowa Contest
Inwood Iowa announces Pat Van Den Top, age 14, as today’s winner of the riddles and jokes challenge. The event highlights youthful participation in local brainteasers and community activities.
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Pat van den Top
Inwood
Iowa
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