West Germany Pours Millions Into Modern Jails
West Germany spends millions to modernize its penal system with new high tech jails. Stuttgart’s $5.5 million 800 inmate facility features bright single rooms, radios, two way prisoner supervision, roof walks and CCTV. Hannover’s 900 inmate jail mirrors these features with electric razor sockets and theater recreation. Despite comfort, officials say escape is nearly impossible due to heavy concrete bars and active alarms.
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West Germany
Hannover
Stuttgart
Peace Medal From Greenville Treaty on Display in Cleveland
A silver Indian Peace Medal issued after the 1785 Treaty of Greenville is exhibited by the Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland on loan from R. Henry Norweb. The medal honors Michikinikwa Little Turtle of the Miami, a key treaty signatory who guided his people toward friendship with the United States.
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The
Western Reserve Historical Society
United States
R. Henry Norweb
U. S
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Illinois
Timpers
Anthony Wayne
Little Turtle
Pontiac
Tecumseh
Greenville
U.S Senate
Old Northwest
Northwest Territory
Young
Ohio River
General Strike Expands as Unions Walk Out
Offices closed as union workers quit their jobs in a broad action. More unions plan to join the strike later, signaling a widening labor protest across sectors.
Peace medals and their enduring held esteem across generations
A Peace medal stirred trust in a great foreign power and was worn or buried by owners or passed to successors through generations. Some medals carried protective powers to ward off danger and disease, though only a few early Peace Medals survive today and are highly treasured by modern collectors.
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Spain
France
England
Continental America
United States
Icelandic Government Appeal Rejected Over Strike
The government appeal to delay the strike was denied while unions demand up to a 40 percent wage increase, signaling a standoff over pay terms.
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Royal Knight Pima
Castro African Visit Denied by Cuban Foreign Ministry
Havana AP report denied as baseless that Prime Minister Fidel Castro plans an Africa trip within 12 months. Foreign Ministry spokesman rejected the Tanganyika charge d affaires attribution.
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Foreign Ministry
Fidel Castro
Africa
Tanganyika
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