Why prison uprisings surged across America in the era
A Pacific News Service analysis surveys the last decade of prison riots from Attica to Santa Fe and examines why violence rose. It notes higher inmate populations, longer sentences, and overcrowding even as totals peak, plus the shift from escape to political motives.
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Attica
America
Michigan
Nevada
Hawaii
Canada
Columbia University
David Rothman
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Anthony Travisono
American Correctional Association
Vietnam
California
James Park
State Department of Corrections
Unemployment as a Blessing and Social Change
A Daily Telegraph essay argues unemployment today mainly harms dignity rather than income, noting past upper-class leisure without work. It suggests salvage through home projects, community action, and voluntary reform, turning idleness into civic virtue and a bottom-up spirit of public service.
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London
Cavendish
Russell
Daily Telegraph
Charles Lynch The dour Scottish connection
British Information Services notes Scottish Television editor Colin MacKay will visit Canada in fall on a six week Commonwealth Relations Trust stint to study the Scottish connection from Ontario to the East Coast. He aims to compare Quebec education with Scots dominated areas and meet academics and politicians. the piece mocks postures toward Scots and notes Highlands culture and Burns nights amid Canadian ethnic shifts.
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Ottawa
British Information Services
Scottish Television
Colin MacKay
Canada
Commonwealth Relations Trust
Ontario
MacKay
St. Andrew
Quebec
Nova Scotia
Banff
British Columbia
Lord Thomson
Fleet
Hudson’s Bayompany
Thomson
London
Glasgow
Billy Connolly
Armed Services
Allan MacEachen
Flora MacDonald
Edinburgh
Robert Stanfield
Colin
St. Andrew’s
Southam News
Debate Over Cultural Centre Proposal Sparks Province City Council Clash
Advocates for a cultural centre accuse the province and city council of surreptitious site removal near the new city hall while supporters press for public information. They ask for clear purpose cost and funding details including land, construction costs around four million dollars and annual operating costs between one eighty thousand and five hundred thousand. The piece notes existing cultural institutions and urges informed public reflection before proceeding.
Public opinion on locating a cultural centre in Medicine Hat
Letter argues who should own fund and operate a proposed cultural centre. Questions whether land costs and annual operating costs should be city province college or independent board. Proposes downtown sites including old city hall or expansion of the public library with land from the province. The writer notes opinions are personal.
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Medicine Hat
City of
Medicine Hat College
Old City Hall
Cultural Centre
Queen’s Bench
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Park
Pacific News Service
Unem
Charles Lynch
Mount ST. Helens
Carter
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