Editorial argues against expanding unemployment benefits
The Wall Street Journal editorialized that extending unemployment compensation from 26 to 39 weeks and raising benefits would transform temporary aid into a permanent federal duty. It warns that abuse would rise as people rely on benefits rather than seek work, undermining incentives and demoralizing initiative. The piece urges policies that promote work, thrift, and investment to create jobs.
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Wall Street Journal
Washington
Dole
America
Bristol High School Students Deface Elm in Graduation Jubilation
A Bristol High School celebration leads to vandalism as students hack down a stately elm. Four Nashville youths faced a judge who ordered $1,027 in damages, stump removal, planting fresh trees, and an 11 pm curfew. The letter notes value of a high school education.
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Bristol High School
Nashville
Langres Guide Held Secret About French Translator
In Langres France a WWI occupation by Americans produced a special edition of a six edition city guide. A 76 year old architect theorizes that Jean Arn the translator’s odd English hides a mystery about his identity and whereabouts. The Langres mayor and publisher have no information on Arn.
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Langres
France
Jean Arn
Langre
Haute- Marne
Banded Bats Expected in Rhode Island
The Audubon Society of Rhode Island reports Dr Harold Hitchcock of Middlebury College has banded about 20,000 bats since January 1961 and expects some to appear in Rhode Island. Hitchcock studies echo location to track bat movements. A Little Brown Bat wearing his band was found in Cranston, Rhode Island, after being released in East Dorset, Vermont in 1960.
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The
Audubon’ Society of
Rhode Island
Harold B. Hitchcock
Middlebury College
Middlebury
Vermont
Hitchcock
Myotis Lucifigus
Audubon Society
Walter J. Thomas
Cranston
East Dorset
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Bristol County Jail Additions and 1850s Upgrades
In 1855 progress at Court Street Jail includes a $500 grant to illuminate the Bristol County Jail in partnership with the gas company. A 1859 addition, two stories with large barred windows, was built to relieve overcrowding, while the 1828 jail housed the jailer. The piece notes civil imprisonment practices and hints at ongoing legal debates, concluding with a teaser.
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Court Street
John B. Munro
Bristol County
General Assembly
William P. Munroe
William J. Miller
Wiliam H. P. Bayley
Bayley
Iather
Henry W. Diman
Messrs. Bayley
Henry H. Luther
Historical Society
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