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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1948
Page
16
Police documented a roadside arrest, noting on the spot tests and a form filed at the scene. Officers recorded suspect speech and behavior, mentioning an alcoholic element and the procedure used during the stop.
AVILLE La. Boy Troop No. 1 composed of leprosy sufferers has earned a charter from the national organization. They are housed at the U S Marine Hospital leprosarium in Carville. Troop activities will be restricted to within the facility, but other Scouts may visit with parental approval for visitors over age ten.
Seventeen French soldiers guard a Fezzan enclave in southern Libya described as key for a wartime land bridge between Algeria Tunisia and ports along West Africa. France vows to keep the territory, citing strategic value and possible oil beneath shifting sands. Diplomatic sources note Western powers favor French possession.
Washington correspondent Harman W. Nichols reports on a Maryland farm visit where a new all in one garden implement impressed delegates from the Departments of Agriculture and Commerce and an Ethiopian ambassador. He describes a rotary tiller that spares sore feet and clod hopping and a rider mower attachment for large yards.
Mrs. Ralph Slusser returned from a London vacation with 45 cents and an airline ticket but ended with 25 cents in her pocket. She kept the ticket and rode with friends to the London airport, flew across the Atlantic with meals free, then paid 20 cents for a New York call and arrived in Los Angeles with 2 cents remaining. About 2,000 plant species have economic uses.
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