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...demanding that some fundamental alteration in the present state of the law be brought about so as to put an end to the senseless busing of innocent little children for the purpose of achieving racial balance. The proposed constitutional amendment introduced on January 23, 1973, by Senator Allen (D-Ala.) and me will put an end to the judicial and bureaucratic tyranny which has imposed this terrible hardship on millions of our schoolchildren and their parents...
From Decatur, Ala., to Windsor, Ont., tornado winds chewed up homes and businesses, sent cars, buses and even freight trains spinning aloft, toppled massive power line towers and wiped out whole families. More than 60 twisters flickered out of the sky over an eleven-state area, claiming more than 300 lives and destroying property worth nearly $400 million. It was the most devastating salvo of tornadoes to hit the U.S. since 1925, when 689 were killed. President Nixon declared Alabama, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Georgia and Tennessee disaster areas. Vice President Ford, after viewing devastated portions of Ohio from...
...demolished and the stone courthouse left close to toppling. Radio Announcer Joel Cook of station WARF gasped to listeners, "We can't talk to the police department-it just blew away." In the same region, 19 persons were killed, most of them from the small town of Guin, Ala. (pop. 2,200). Reported a state trooper after the storm: "Guin just isn't there...
...Mobile, Ala., shipyard worker, Aaron, like Ruth, rose from humble origins. He started in professional ball in the old Negro League Indianapolis Clowns. The 19-year-old Aaron signed with the Braves organization and played for the Braves Eau Claire, Wis., farm club in 1952. In 1953 the young slugger hit his way to the most valuable player award in the minors. The next year he was called up to the Braves squad and on April 23, 1954, he hit his first four-bagger against the Cards...
While he was working full time as an electrical engineer for IBM in Huntsville, Ala., Evans used his spare time to start what is now regarded as a landmark program in college recruiting. Often seeking tips in bars, pool halls and churches, Evans combed Huntsville's black community in pursuit of talented, but in some cases non-college bound, high school students. Where it was necessary, Evans began by convincing the student that college was accessible and worthwhile. Evans then helped them prepare for entrance examinations. Meanwhile, using his own money, he called and wrote to schools all around...