Youth centers grow into a place to explore the alternatives
Peter A. Callaway founder of Project Place in Boston describes the growing network of youth centers across the country. Center directors say centers offer free help to about 30 runaways monthly, many escaping parental and school pressures. They operate on donations, with staff often paid nothing, while providing 24 hour access and nonjudgmental support as youths question values amid drugs, family breakdown, and media influence.
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Opium ban starkly fails to deter Laos drug scene
In Vientiane and across Laos a late September law bans opium cultivation, sale, and use yet enforcement seems unlikely. Dens persist via bribery and cross-border smuggling, as opium remains cheap and linked to Vietnamese and Chinese heroin markets. Washington backs much of Laos’ economy, fueling suspicion of law’s efficacy. The opium issue threads through politics, ethnic divides, and a stubborn drug network amid war memories and a stalled Monument des Morts project.
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Caples to Speak at Joint Service Luncheon in Middletown
William Caples, noted business and college leader, will meet Tuesday at noon for the annual joint service club luncheon at the Manchester Motor Inn. Caples, an alumnus who returned to “The Hill” in 1952, has served as alumni trustee and college trustee. The talk follows his Middletown visit and includes a recommendation of two books for readers, including The nen land the Campus by Robert H. Connery.
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Ken Lyon
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Rabbit Redux review flags a muddled revival
John Updike’s Rabbit Redux follows Rabbit Angstu\u2014now older and adrift\u2014as Janice leaves, Skeeter moves in, and a tangle of drugs race and race politics unsettles the household. The novel shifts between melodrama and social critique, but its characters feel unreal and their actions implausible.
Governors Entertained By Hoagy Carmichael Arrangement
Governors at the Republican Conference in French Lick Indiana were entertained by a striking Star Dust arrangement played by composer Hoagy Carmichael as the event concluded.
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Gallico Creates Character in The 700 Gang
Gallico crafts Col. Pierre Roquebrun the Fox, a WWII resistance lord turned Riviera antiques dealer. His ties to underworld figures fuel four linked escapades with jewel thefts, narcotics, a kidnapping of a powerful family, and witty detective capers with Captain Scoubide.
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