Editorial on Prison Reform and Community Integration
The piece argues for humane treatment and rehabilitation over harsh confinement, criticizing overcrowded reformatories and urging judges to balance law with compassion. It highlights work release, probation, and new state programs, noting cost and public attitudes while endorsing community integration as a step toward better prisoner reintegration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attica
Selma
Ala
Saa
Ballyhooed
Pennsylvania
Apollo 17 launch halted by rogue computer protest
A transcript reveals a computer at Cape Kennedy allegedly shut down Apollo 17 to protest layoffs of space agency computers. Engineers debated pressure to pressurize oxygen tanks as Mark IV resists, insisting he will sabotage the flight if his demands aren’t met. The dialogue mentions Vice President Agnew, Frank Sinatra, and Eva Gabor in the stands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Buchwald
Washington
Mee
Cape Kennedy
Space Agency
Mark
Mark IV
Vm Qu
Spiro Agnew
Frank Sinatra
Eva Gabor
Mark V
Washington Whirl and Power Shifts in Indian Affairs
A Washington narrative traces Louis Bruce Mohawk Indian Commissioner ousted as John Crow takes control over Indian Affairs. The piece links the 1971 power shift to corporate land grabs and political maneuvering, while McGovern and Strauss jockey for party leadership and a Christmas prize tale closes with a wine gift scandal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Anderson
Washington
Corgress
Louis Bruce
Bruce
White House
Paty
Interior
Rogers Morton
John Crow
Morton
Crow
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Secretary of the Interior
Christmas Meaning Beyond Seasonal Festivity in Ingersoll Text
The essay argues Christmas transcends winter rituals, praising the Christian meaning of Christ’s birth while noting pagan and Druids’ influences. It laments war as humanity’s legacy, calls Christmas a reminder of peace, and ends with a Miltonic hymn and a segue to manned spaceflight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ingersoll
Bethlehem
Judea
Saint Nick
Christ
Saint Nicholas
Milton
Moonshots and energy future push in era of NASA delays
The article contrasts public interest in a late Apollo 17 launch with technical jitters at NASA and rising costs. It warns of an energy crunch in the next 15 years, urging conservation and development of indigenous fuels and nuclear power, while noting Pennsylvania gas suppliers push public cooperation. It projects oil demand quadrupling to 10 to 15 million barrels per day by 1985.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
NASA
USA
Space
Flight 17
All America
Pennsylvania
Roaming Around International Conferring
Don Graff notes three parallel East West talks shaping future world order. Geneva SALT II negotiations between United States and Soviet Union proceed quietly, Helsinki hosts 32 European governments with the US and Canada in a broad multilateral frame, and Central Europe opens talks on reducing conventional forces. Outcomes depend on attitudes toward each approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Graff
Helsinki
United States
Canada
Geneva
Soviet Union
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Europe
Ote
SALT
de Dog Bovena
Macq
Betweenington
Moscow
Central Europe
Willy Brandt
Congress of Nations
Thank You Mr Anonymous Boosts Special Student Activities
Readers express heartfelt thanks to an anonymous Indiana donor who funded a year of enrichment for an eight year old with disabilities through the AFRIN Intermediate Unit. The note recalls a planetarium visit, Carnegie Museum trip, woodland hike, and a Christmas party, praising the donor’s generosity. Matthew Siwerely and Mrs. Wallace Pollock sign the letter.
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Ing
Afrin
Indiana
Anonymous
Jup
Carnegie Museum
Pittsburgh
Skating Mhk
Mr. Anonymous
Matthew
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Water St
Indiana Printing & Publishing Company
Indiana, Pa
M. Hickey
Joseph L. Donnelly
William B. Hastings
Frank B Hood
Cerc
Associated Papas
Associated Press
AP Pews
BOY
Co Ummm USA
Ladispa
Ann
Operating Services
McGovern
George McGovern
Robert Strauss
Sargent Shriver
Shriver
Strauss
Formance
Cbs-Tv
Face the Nation
Bryan
Williams
Euurope
Bolling Air Forte
Army
Ft. Lee
National Park Service
Arthur J. Lamb
Lamb
You
Siwerely
Wallace Pollock
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