Doctor Lets License Expire At Age 100
In Athens Illinois 100 year old Dr Tolbert Hill ends practice after 76 years and about 2500 deliveries He recalls his town’s slow shift from horse drawn buggies to cars and says retirement is fine though old age brings loss of hearing and the charm of silk skirts He cites family lineage and lack of new doctors in the crossroads community as reasons for stepping away.
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William C. Wertz
Associated Press
Athens, II
Tolbert Hill
Hill
Illinois
San Jose
Calif
Seattle
Athens
Environmentalists Lose on Strip Mining Rule
Environmentalists suffer setbacks as the House votes 65 to 19 to exempt a rule aimed at curbing strip coal mining abuses, marking a significant legislative hurdle in the push to regulate the industry. The decision narrows the scope of proposed restrictions and shifts momentum to industry interests amid ongoing policy battles in Washington.
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Washington
House
Calley Attorneys Plan Parole Request This Week
Attorneys for William L. Calley Jr plan to apply to the Army Air Force Parole and Clemency Board in Washington for immediate parole. Calley, 31, is at Fort Leavenworth after a 1971 conviction for killings in the My Lai massacre. His sentence was reduced from life to 10 years.
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Columbus, Ga
William L. Calley Jr
J. Houston Gordon
Covington, Tenn
Calley
Columbus
Kenneth M. Henson
Army Air Force Parole and Clemency Board
Washington, D. C
Gordon
Neys
Sth U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Ft. Leavenworth
Kaw
My Lai
Parole and Clemency Board
Cailey
Vote Favoring Impeachment Expected
GREENVILLE NC AP The President's legal team calls a House Judiciary Committee impeachment recommendation a foregone conclusion. Malcolm Howard says he expects a very close House vote to reject impeachment, while asserting the President is not guilty of an indictable offense.
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Greenville
N.C
House Judiciary Committee
Malcolm Howard
Nixon
James St. Clair
House
Howard
Unhappy Farmers Block Sales In Georgia Markets
Farmers in Moultrie and Tifton halted sales on Monday over prices, while Valdosta sales proceeded despite a boycott threat. The Federal-State Market News Service reported most grades up 2 to 3 dollars per hundred pounds from last Thursday, top price 95 dollars. Total Monday sales reached 5,439,604 dollars from 5,924,182 pounds at an average 91.82 per hundred. opening week average was 386.17. season totals show 33,509,736 pounds sold for 29,209,354 dollars at 987.17 per hundred. The boycott started after J C Saunders of Moultrie complained the price was too high. Saunders’ crop was passed, but buyers faced pressure on the next group of farmers.
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Moultrie
Tifton
Valdosta
Georgia
Florida
J. C. Saunders
Frank Pidcock
Compromise Reached on Busing Rights in Schools
A House Senate compromise ends a month long battle over school busing giving courts power to ignore a ban when busing protects constitutional rights of black children. The bill 25.2 billion in school aid sets rules on desegregation orders and funding and allows altering busing orders to protect student health or education.
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Washington
House
Senate
Leadership Conference On Civil Rights
Atty Gen Candidates Favor Secret Balloting
Fayetteville AP Five of eight Democratic candidates for state attorney general favor secret ballots at Raleigh nominating session. The forum drew 19 members of the party executive committee. Judge Dennis Winner urged open ballots. others undecided or in favor of secrecy. Indecision lingered among committee members and several candidates.
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Fayetteville
Raleigh
Superior Court
Dennis Winner
Asheville
Robert Morgan
H.M. Michaux Jr
Durham
McNeil Smith
Greensboro
John Kivett
Wake County
Burley Mitchell
Herbert Hyde
Rufus Edmisten
Boone
Kitchin Josey
Scotland Neck
Betty Williamson
Robeson County
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