Attica Tragedy Reframes U S Prison Reform Debate
The Attica prison disaster mirrors San Quentin's bloodshed and signals a broader reckoning with penology. It highlights racial dynamics in prisons, shifts toward liberalized systems, and the danger of political agitation outside facilities. The piece urges humane rehabilitation over violence and calls for steady reform rather than upheaval.
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Attica
N.Y
San Quentin
California
Ray Procunier
America
Kent State
New York
Merchants debate subsidizing Downtown Frederick revival
A Brunswick viewpoint argues against using county taxes to fund Downtown Frederick’s revitalization. The author cites a Frederick Post editorial calling for a $2.7 million city county financing plan and warns that taxing Brunswick merchants to aid Frederick retailers amounts to commercial death for neighbors. The piece notes nationwide trends toward shopping centers and urges local steps without county tax subsidies.
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Brunswick
Frederick
Frederick County
Frederick Post
Frederick City
United States
Tite
The
Post
County calls for share of tax money to aid merchants
In a reflective note from The Blade Times, Brunswick merchants wonder why county action to ease the impact of shopping center growth was not pursued. The Brunswick Board of Trade signals a modest levy cap of 10 percent of county tax to fund a charitable pool, hoped to be tax deductible.
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Frederick
Brunswick Board of Trade
Emery
The
Blade-Times
Brunswick
Lobster, Lunches, and Labor Woes Across Nations and Times
A reflective letter recalls dining at embassies and favorite eateries from Maine to Washington, interwoven with memories of Nixon era shortages and food service quirks. The author details experiences as a cashier and worker under pressure, noting harsh rules, secrecy, and the social fatigue of a hungry nation.
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West Costago
Maine
FBI
Nixon
Johnson
Shoreham Hotel
D.C
Barney
Bruno
Ted Lewis
Charlie
Ted's
Lescargot
Mrs
Chevy Chase
Columbia
Frederick News Briefs From October 1921 Public Meeting Notes
Roy Wachter reports New City Hotel is at capacity with 300 nightly, 45 to 50 turned away. hotel to be razed for a 390000 dollar modern replacement. Frederick County Soccer Leagues set opening with pennant winners facing a three game championship series. Lincoln High funds discussed with bank financing. airport zoning final public meeting slated October 18. Governor McKeldin addresses Salvation Army Frederick Branch annual meeting, expected to be highly successful.
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Roy Wachter
New City
Theodore Fi McKeldin
Arp
Frederick
Senate patent loophole bill eyed as Brennan aids lobby
A Washington panel chief counsel Tom Brennan allegedly slipped staff versions of a patent loophole bill to the American Patent Law Association and other lobby groups without chairman or members’ knowledge. The bill, sponsored by Sen. John McClellan, would, opponents say, let large firms fix prices and divide markets, harming consumers. Brennan defended his actions as providing material for patent lawyers’ comment, while Gomory of Phillips Petroleum claimed the packet came from Brennan.
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Washington
Senate
Tom Brennan
Subcommittee
Brennan
American Patent Law Association
John McClellan
D-Ark
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Ranking Committee
Justice Department
Federal Trade Commission
Ralph Nader
Phillips Petroleum
Paul Gomory
Patent Lobby
Gomery
National Patent Lobby
Capitol Hill
Gomory
Berry's World and cattle study humor in work and milk
A fragment notes shift patterns and long travel hours for workers. It cites studies claiming cooler cows are happier and more productive, with farmers playing soft music for cattle. The text mocks business managers and mentions a political euphemism for cattle, then shows an address in Mt Airy Maryland.
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Frederick, Maryland
Ohio
John d. Gilligan
Europe
Eea
Georgia
Maryland
Florida
Joe's
Stone Crab and Company
Normandy Farms
Watergate Inn
Mealeys
Peter Pan
Hors
Comus Inn
Agnew
Midas
Siberia
Hems
Anti Tuberculosis Society
Federated Charities of
TUE
Frederick County Board of Education
Lincoln High
Airport Zoning Commission
By Jack Anderson
Berry's
A Yee Carroll i
Old Annapolis Rad
Airy
Neal
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