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Penitentiary Pickets Hold Line in Michigan City
Read as a brief on a guard strike at Indiana State Prison in Michigan City where pickets remained at gates for a second day. State corrections chief Hugh P. O'Brien called the strike a flop while International Guards Union official Merlin Griffith warned of continued tactics to press for better shifts and a five man daily gain. A midnight shift reportedly entered the facility by an alternate entry, with prison officials noting a 40 hour work week and working conditions improvements ongoing.
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Indiana State Prison
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Mark Nelson
Robert Scott
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