Chain Gangs Reappear in Alabama Amid Media Frenzy
Mike Royko critiques Alabama resuming prison chain gangs, noting media lure and debates on cruelty versus cost. He highlights officials praising fewer guards and educational uptake, while critics call the practice barbaric and dehumanizing. He links broader crime policy to drug legalization and warns such stunts won’t curb crime.
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London
Cool Hand
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Paul Newman
Paul Muni
ACLU
Bridge
Eleven Cuban migrants repatriated from sea to Cuba
Eleven more Cuban migrants were returned Friday by a Coast Guard cutter under the Clinton administration policy. Nine from a sinking boat on Wednesday and two more on Thursday were repatriated as Cuba and U S diplomats discussed legal migration options. Protests continued in Miami as two Cuban American women interrupted a university commencement honoring Cesar Gaviria.
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Coast Guard
Cuba
Clinton
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Havana
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State Department
David Johnson
Camaguey
Johnson
Disneyland Opens All Roles To Women On Jungle Cruise
Anaheim AP report says Disneyland will allow female employees to helm Jungle Cruise boats and soon fill other traditionally male roles such as steamboat and train guides while men move to Storybook Land rides. Supervisors say the park will be unisex with no barriers.
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Anaheim
Calif
Disneyland
Celebrity exposure and film returns stir entertainment buzz
A sequence of entertainment items reports on Brad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow photographed nude in St Barts, Cindy Crawford landing a Warner Bros second movie deal for two million, Lorne Michaels promising changes at Saturday Night Live, Shadow Hawk dying of AIDS in Image Comics, John Cleese and others reuniting for A Fish Called Wanda follow up, Jamie Lee Curtis remarks on money, and Richard Harris returning to Broadway in Henry IV.
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Brad Pitt
Gwyneth Paltrow
Caribbean
Isle
St. Barts
Newsweek
the People
Cindy Crawford
Warner Bros
John Cleese
Jamie Lee Curtis
Kevin Kline
Michael Palin
England
Pinewood Studios
Cleese
Richard Harris
Richard Burton
Luigi Pirandello
Henry IV
Harris
Gazette backs future with soybean ink and recycling drive
The Gazette promotes sustainable printing using soybean ink and recycled newsprint. It invites readers to drop off newspapers for recycling at City Carton on Sixth Street SW or at nearby local recycling locations.
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City Carton
Sixth St
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