Battle over landfill near Selma to Montgomery Civil Rights Trail
A sparsely populated Alabama town debates a proposed 400 ton per day household waste landfill beside US 80 near Lowndesboro. Opponents cite civil rights history and environmental concerns while supporters cite jobs, tax revenue, and regional waste needs. The issue draws national figures, petitions, and a pending ADEM decision with potential court challenges.
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Ala
Selma-to
Montgomer
Soar
Soealee
Detroit
Viola Liusse
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JH. Nichola
Whdten County
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Bob Mantas
Lowndes County
Friends of the Trail
U.S
Alabama State Welfare
Montgomery
Evans
Pote
Frank Bell
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Alabama Disposal Solutions
Lanny Young
Alabama Disposal Systems
Young
Alabama Department of Environmental Management
Eftere
Center For Race, Poverty and the Environment
ADEM
US Environmental Protection Agency
Women push for first AME Church woman bishop in history
Cincinnati AP report notes female AME members urge electing the denomination’s first woman bishop. They cite years serving as pastors and elders and say male leadership should share power. Two women are among 41 candidates for two open bishop seats this confers.
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Cincinnati
African Methodist Episcopal Church
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Alice
Coleman Williams
Carolyn Tyler Guidry
Iaes
Ame McKengie
Payne Memorial Church
Baltimoore
Guidry
McKengie
James
Ageny
T Church
Connectional Women's Missionary Society
Long Island man held in murder case in Tortola
William Labrador, a Long Island resident, is jailed in the British Virgin Islands on murder charges related to Lola McMillen, a 14 year old visiting her parents in Middlebury Conn. Labrador and three companions face homicide accusations amid conflicting witness accounts. DNA tests are planned on a stained shirt and sneaker to link any defendant to the death with trial possible in October if evidence ties them to the case.
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Southampton
N.Y
William Labrador
Tortola
British Virgin Islands
Long Island
Lola McMillen
Middlebury
Labrador Saya
McMillen
Benedetto
Labrador
Scotland Yard
Terrence Williams
Barbara
Williama
Officer to be charged in Rampart corruption probe
Los Angeles prosecutors prepare to charge a fourth Rampart anti gang officer with perjury and conspiracy tied to two arrests and a third under investigation. The Los Angeles Times reports more charges and officers may follow as the widening scandal unfolds.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times
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Rampart Division
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