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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1971

Page

15

Prison reform reaches only a fraction of inmates nationwide

A three part AP report notes work release touches only about 500 federal inmates of 20,000 and highlights parsimony and apathy hindering rehabilitation. The piece cites Attica unrest and urges broader reform as prisons suffer aging facilities staffing and health shortfalls.

Attica South Carolina Freedom Federal Bureau of Prisons Wisconsin Ellis McDougal Georgia Atticas Nixon

Rippon News Briefs In Rt Euphonious Rural Style

Mrs Alec Carroll returns home after hospital stay at Charles Town General Hospital. Jess Chapman returns home after four weeks at King Daughters Hospital Martinsburg. Louise Jenkins of Boyce dines with Edd Cunningham family. St John Episcopal Church picnic set for Saturday at 6 pm on church lawn. Willard Lynch son Douglas and David Hostler visit Nicodemus home. George Renner dies after short illness at Charles Town General Hospital. condolences to Francis Renner family. George Breeden injured eye by nail near Washington. treated at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Austin Nicodemus hosts and visits with Donny Runion Fox Glen.

Austin Nicodemus Rippon Alec Carroll Charles Town General Hospital Jess Chapman King Daughters Hospital Martinsburg Louise Jenkins Boyce Edd Cunningham St. John Episcopal Church Willard Lynch Douglas David Hostler Rawson Austin Nicodemos George Renner Francis Renner Mr. Renner Austin Nicodemus Nicodemus Fred Pope George Breeden Washington Winchester Memorial Hospital Donny Runion Fox Glenn

Black and White Minstrels A Show Business Sensation

London impresario Robert Luff recalls the enduring appeal of the Black and White Minstrels, a 1962 Victoria Palace Theater staple now revived as The Magic of the Minstrels with 42 chorus members 4 soloists and 12 jugglers. The act traces to postwar TV origins and earlier minstrel traditions, drawing about 7 percent of a million attendees across performances.

London Mr. Bones Entertainment Robert Luff Marvel Victoria Palace Theater Tin Pan Alley Memory Lane Scarborough Fair Black and White Minstrels

Today in History highlights Sept 24 1971

On this date in history events include 1941 Atlantic Charter pledges, 1780 Arnold’s escape, 1784 Zachary Taylor birth, 1869 Black Friday crash, 1934 Babe Ruth farewell, 1955 Eisenhower heart attack, 1960s Berlin guarantees, 1965 Leopoldville embassy attack, 1969 Jordan violence, and 1970s regional upheavals.

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Daily Crossword by R. A. Power Across and Down Clues

Crossword puzzle text with numbered across and down clues including partial entries and word fragments, many garbled or incomplete. Reads like a newspaper puzzle page with clues for various word lengths and intersecting answers.

Bible scholars unite for one volume commentary

Seventy Bible scholars from Protestant Catholic and Jewish traditions helped compile the one volume Interpreter's Commentary on the Bible. Abingdon Press issued the work after seven years of effort spanning 1 386 pages of background information on both Old and New Testaments.

Nashville, Tenn Abingdon Press United Methodist Publishing House

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