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Albertville is the fire-hydrant capital of the world. What, you thought they just sprouted out of the ground? Somebody has to make them, and in Albertville (pop. 17,145) even dogs know what puts food in the bowl. They leave the town monument alone, despite the urge...
Hubbell held his ground, charging that Starr had overstepped his authority and packed the indictment with information gathered under an immunity deal. In a stinging opinion, Judge James Robertson dismissed all 10 counts against Hubbell, saying Starr was on a "quintessential fishing expedition" and had ignored Hubbell's right against self-incrimination. Earlier Robertson had accused prosecutors of a "scary" reading of the Constitution...
...pocket expenses. Members of Congress back home for the Fourth of July weekend spent much of the holiday making speeches about patients' rights and access to emergency care. President Clinton, flying in from a restorative sojourn in the Middle Kingdom, let it be known that he would hit the ground running on health care this week. Meanwhile, an ever vigilant army of lobbyists is already gathering in the capital for what could be the biggest political fight between now and the fall elections (see following story...
...patterns. Conflagrations then skip over bulldozed firebreaks and highways. "The fires make such rapid advances that it's not feasible to put men in there," says Steve Parsons of the Florida emergency-management agency. "We've got to get those long-term rains to get some moisture in the ground." Last week the Governor asked the state to pray for rain. The prayers may have been answered. Over the weekend, scattered showers and sea breezes helped firefighters begin to get a handle on the blazes, and rain was forecast for this week...
...Hollywood cowboy for two decades, and as a traveling icon of museums and rodeos for years after that. They came to see that palomino Trigger, famously stuffed after the horse's death in 1965 because Rogers "just didn't have the heart to put him in the ground." (Bullet received no such honor.) And to this day they eat at the restaurant chain that bears his name. Why did Roy Rogers endure? Probably because he always stayed clean. He married frequent costar Dale Evans in 1947, weathered the tragic loss of children in private, spoke at some of Billy Graham...