Iowa debates detaining juveniles in adults jails
Editorial urges ending use of adult facilities for 14 to 15 year olds and expanding juvenile detention capacity. Judge O'Brien ruled to curb adult jail detention and the Justice Department pressure pushes Iowa toward a federal compliant plan with higher age limits and segregated, secure facilities.
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Webster County
U.S. District Court
Donald O’brien
U.S. Justice Department
Iowa
Justice Department
Iowa House Appropriations Committee
House
Uncle Sam
O’brien
Polk County
Polk
Linn County
Sixth Judicial District
Pen Iowa
Baseball coaches and race in management debate
The piece critiques racial gaps in baseball management and cites Don Kessinger Joe Torre and Pete Rose as examples of white executives lacking minor league management experience. It notes Frank Robinson Maury Wills and Larry Doby as the black skippers to date and argues for enlarging opportunities for black players. It calls baseball to retire double standards.
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al Campanis
Campanis
Los Angeles Dodgers
New York Times
Morgan
Don Kessinger
Joe Torre
Pete Rose
Frank Robinson
Maury Wills
Larry Doby
Lessons of the Marshall Plan for Latin America Reconsidered
A Latin American historian contrasts the 1947 Marshall Plan with current aid debates. He notes Europe received seed money and grants tied to counterparty funds, while Latin America faces debt burdens and stalled development. The piece argues against replication but urges enlightened self interest and regional coordination to spur growth.
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Turin
Italy
Latin America
Europe
Asia
Africa
Israel
George Marshall
Henry Kissinger
Commission
Central America
Japan
United States
The Cost of Pleasure and Agriculture in Modern Thought
A Washington analysis argues modern happiness hinges on brain aging and neurology, then pivots to Jared Diamond’s claim in Discover that agriculture derailed human progress. The piece contrasts hunter gatherers with agricultural society, noting health declines, inequality, and cultural shifts driven by food surplus and settled life.
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Washington
Jared Diamond
Ucla Medical School
Discover Magazine
Diamond
Nevada
Self-Unclehood Debate Sparks Ethical Alarm in South Africa
A columnist decries a reported case of a woman pregnant with her own grandchildren in South Africa, describing it as a troubling facet of scientific progress. The piece warns of a future filled with grandchild breeding and a “progress mob” that justifies dangerous experiments, urging caution.
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New York
Science
South Africa
London
Dora
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Lewis
New York Times Service
Herr Waldheim
Bangladesh
Washington Post Writers Group
Harlem
George Will
Progress Mob
Progress
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