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Week in Alabama History - Dec. 4

Alabama Public Radio

Published December 4, 2006 at 10:45 AM CST

By Butler Cain, Alabama Public Radio

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wual/local-wual-548416.mp3

Tuscaloosa, AL – The first statewide law enforcement agency was created and the Child Welfare Department named the first woman to head a state agency "This Week in Alabama History."

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