Prison horrors at Angola still haunt reform efforts
Changing Scene reporter recounts decades of torture and abuse at Angola Prison. He describes red hat cells, brutal lashings by guards, inmate abuse, and attempted coverups, noting reforms promised by Gov. Earl K Long faded while corruption and Dope traffic claims surface. He fears similar conditions persist in other prisons nationwide.
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Kenneth L. Dixon
Angola
Louisiana State Penitentiary
Red Hat
Earl K. Long
Neighborly Advice and Bright Gardens in The Citadel Beldenews
A short loan of witty quips from The Citadel notes a young man marrying soon without a job and The Beldenews extols living next to a thriving garden to enjoy cultivation.
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Citadel
Beldenews
Editorial weighs merits of switching to metric system
The piece surveys the long running debate over adopting the metric system in the United States. It notes rising interest due to trade, outlines advantages of decimal units, cites conversion costs and industry impact, and highlights conflicting views on practicality and national benefit.
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United States
Chamber of Commerce of the
Parade rules cut entry fee for decorated cars
Eastern New Mexico State Fair parade officials will drop the $10 entry fee for undecorated vehicles and classify certain entries as collectors items. Commercial units must decorate or pay the fee unless exhibited at the fair, per parade chairman Len Chaney Jr. Roswell Rotarians hosted a barbecue for foreign students at the Phelps White Ranch with local families observing the sheep show.
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Ramon Maes
Old
Lincoln
Len Chaney Jr
Parade
Roswell
Phelps White Ranch
Tommy Hall
Ed Kruse
al Mulliken
John Gillis
Dick Mulkey
Kruse
Soviet Troops Still Hold Hungary Amid Claims of Shift
Henry J. Taylor notes Soviet Red Army garrisons across Hungary with 60 000 troops and 11 airfields. He argues shifts are form not substance, citing Kremlin control, food and police power, and extensive Soviet influence over Hungarian leadership and security services.
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Budapest
Red Army
Hungary
Arpad Kopesak
Kremlin
Russia
Prague
Hanoi
Viet Nam
Suvorov
Frunze Military Academy
Ho Chi Minh
Castro
STASI
S.T.B
Status
Bezpecnost
America
Red Stooge
Janos Kadar
Siberia
Unmarked State Cars Illegal Says Santa Fe Column
Santa Fe columnist Will Harrison notes officials including Revenue Commissioner Max Gonzales and Deputy Commissioner Jerry Brown used unmarked state cars, violating state law and Gov. Campbell’s color marking directive. The piece laments enforcement gaps and calls for clearer authority over state vehicle use.
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Will Harrison
Santa FE
Max Gonzales
Jerry Brown
Jack Campbell
Dante Vaio
VAIO
Is Ofice
Bureau of Revenue
Bureau
State Motor Vehicle Office
Gonzales
Brown
San Juan
Roswell Daily Record Masthead and publication details
Roswell Daily Record lists Albert A. S. Ubbs as managing editor Jimmy C. Cox advertising manager R M Higginbotham business manager with subscription rates and home delivery details in Roswell New Mexico edition Published weekday evenings except Saturday and Sunday morning at 424 North Main Street Roswell NM 2nd class postage paid in Roswell NM AP member transmitting local and AP news dispatches
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Roswell
N.M
Roswell, NM
Value as Entertaining Story Princess Vic review
Book review of James Broughs Value as Entertaining Story Princess Vic notes the fictional tale imagines a modern princess Vic sister of William who becomes queen in 1952. The piece highlights Vics childhood, her crush on Tom Grigson, social contrasts, and the satirical take on royal upbringing and romantic questions. It concludes the novel offers mild entertainment with some value.
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James Brough
Little. Brown
Brough
Victoria
William
Albert II
Vic
Tom Grigson
Tom
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