Prisons Aid War Effort With Goods From Dog Tags To Tires
Washington AP describes a growing prison output feeding the Vietnam war effort. Federal prisons, producing items from dog tags to tank treads, supply weapons and gear while offering jobs and training. Total value nears 50 million dollars with Defense Department buying half.
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Cross on hill tests church state clash near Eugene
A 51-foot neon cross on a concrete base outside Eugene Oregon becomes the focal point in a court challenge by 10 townspeople including Christians Jews and others seeking its removal The case signals rising legal pressure to remove religious elements from public property and public life across the country Civil liberties groups and the American Jewish Congress report more than 30 major church state cases pending nationwide touching on school services tax exemptions and distribution of Gideon Bibles The core issue is the First Amendment ban on establishment of religion and its widening application to public spaces and institutions.
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Whipping Of Convict Stirs Ark Evidence In Case
Arkansas reopens controversy over convict whipping after William King Jackson 27 filed a six page petition in U S District Court alleging he was strapped for not picking okra he could not see Jackson, a 1963 burglary convict from Gresham South Carolina, says prison doctors advised eyeglasses and medicine but he was whipped under new quota rules by a two man board amid ongoing debate over disciplinary methods in the penitentiary which relies on farm work for revenue.
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