Thoughts on prisons and rehabilitation collapse
Jeffrey Hart argues that prison population growth continues, rehabilitation has failed, and long terms are costly. He cites Connecticut New York and North Carolina studies showing high recidivism. He proposes alternatives including execution after repeated serious offenses and arduous labor or military service for nonreform inmates.
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John R. Manson
New York
North Carolina
Foreign Legion
Quiet Revolution Of Women In Education And Work
In Bennington Vermont a father recalls his daughter’s college graduation and a silent shift as women’s college enrollment rose from 4 percent in 1950 to 13 percent today. He notes legal and corporate demand for women and predicts further changes in family life and leadership roles.
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Bennington
Green Mountains
Regulatory zeal on matches and a tale of distant treason
A sprawling critique links proposed 15 second match rules and regulatory burden to broader government overreach. It cites costs, Federal Register growth, and historical echoes while mixing satirical musings on policy, safety, and wartime memory.
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Consumer Product Safety Division
Cost of Living Council
Bon Vivant Confronted by Decoy Taxpayers in Daring Capitol Stunt
On a Washington back street at 2 am Rep Horace Bon Vivant is heckled by two decoy taxpayers who wear barrels to expose alleged fiscal excesses. They question his identity and accuse him of big spending as they approach in the shadows.
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Henry Kissinger
Consumer Product Safety Division
White House
Mr. Ford
Con Edison
Washington
Horace ‘Bon Vivant
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Entrapment Promises Spark Campaign Stunt
Reporters posing as taxpayers trick congressman Bon Vivant into promising to treat public funds as personal. The decoys, who were reporters, record the pledge and publish it, prompting a later denial that the words reflected his views.
Last Boy on Earth Learns Survival From a Dreaming Boy
In a reminiscence, a boy recounts living alone with wild animals after adults vanish. He studies a survival book, lessons include eating frogs whole, blood as a vitamin source, and making pemmican. Grandma dismisses his daze while warning of his oddities.
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Mynd
Thanks and defense of Middletown police letter
Readers respond to editor letters about anonymous donations to the Longview Bicentennial fund from as far as Cincinnati. The author thanks contributors and notes checks covered and a future use for any balance. A rebuttal defends Middletown police, praising their service and rejecting annexation talk.
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Middletown
Longview Bicentennial
Cincinnati
Judy Elkus
C. Gary DeNeene
Warren County
Blue Ball
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