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A Lake Charles man, Rick Buller, found old photo wheels with picture slides where his aunt works, Brussard Gregg and Neal Bookkeeping and Tax Service in Lake Charles. These photos became a mission for him to find out whose they were.More >>
A Lake Charles man, Rick Buller, found old photo wheels with picture slides where his aunt works, Brussard Gregg and Neal Bookkeeping and Tax Service in Lake Charles. These photos became a mission for him to find out whose they were.More >>
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Yet another local woman taken by an advance fee loan scam. And...as is so often the case, it's a senior citizen who can least afford to lose the money. "What I had to do was get a green dot money card and put $250 on it to show them in good faith that I would have the money every month to pay the note back because they were loaning me the money," said June Montalbano.It all started with a mailing offering a loan. Montalbano wanted to borrow some money to pay some bills and lower her monthly p...More >>
Yet another local woman taken by an advance fee loan scam. And...as is so often the case, it's a senior citizen who can least afford to lose the money. "What I had to do was get a green dot money card and put $250 on it to show them in good faith that I would have the money every month to pay the note back because they were loaning me the money," said June Montalbano.It all started with a mailing offering a loan. Montalbano wanted to borrow some money to pay some bills and lower her monthly p...More >>
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Situational training is underway at Marghoz, the fictional village inside Fort Polk where soldiers practice for overseas missions. Before soldiers even step foot on the scene, there are role players preparing for their arrival.More >>
Situational training is underway at Marghoz, the fictional village inside Fort Polk where soldiers practice for overseas missions. Before soldiers even step foot on the scene, there are role players preparing for their arrival.More >>
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GADSDEN, AL (WAFF) -
For some in Alabama, it's easy to remember
what the March on Washington was like fifty years ago.
More than two hundred and fifty thousand people took place
in the highly anticipated event. While the march took place in Washington,
D.C., much of the pre-march planning and organizing happened right here in
Alabama.
The march was the largest civil rights demonstration in
history. People from all over the country were there, including James Smith and
Robert Avery, who hitchhiked their way from Gadsden to D.C.
Nearly twenty civil rights leaders were scheduled to speak,
but Smith and Avery said it was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who caught the
crowd's attention. Smith said, "Once he stood up and started speaking, it just,
you could hear crickets, that's just how quiet it was, you know, just drinking
in his words and things."
After giving the famous "I Have a Dream" speech at the
march, Dr. King was named Man of the Year in 1963 and 1964 by Time Magazine.
Two Gadsden residents reflected on the Washington, D.C. rally. (Photo: MGN Online)
