Alabama students endure 107 mile daily bus ride in Wilcox
Black pupils in Boykin and Choctaw County face long rides to school under desegregation orders. The 107 mile roundtrip in Wilcox County and 104 miles in Choctaw County keep students from after school activities and strain parent relations. White students increasingly attend private academies, while officials debate routes, ferry options, and rezoning to reduce travel.
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Kendal Weaver
Associated Press
Boykin
Ala
Wilcox County
Choctaw County
Alabama
Vernon Denton
Pine Hill Middle School
Denton
PTA
Wilcox
Choctaw
South
Mobile
Morris Ward
Camden
Pine Hill
Gees Bend
David Bjork
University of South Alabama
Bjork
Melvin Pettway
Pine Hill High School
Subcommittee charges mismanagement in four federal agencies
A House subcommittee report accuses the FDA FCC CPSC and NHTSA of waste delay and mismanagement affecting the public. It calls for removing FDA from H E W and moving motor vehicle safety programs into an independent commission to reduce political interference and improve safety rulemaking.
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Janet Stashar
Associated Press
Washington
House
Food and Drug Administration
Federal Communications Commission
Consumer Product Safety Commission
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA
John E Moss
D-Calif
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
FDA
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Transportation Department
Product Safety Commission
Regulatory Commission
National Institutes of Health
Moss
At&t
FCC
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