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Amid this unremitting misery, Iraqis struggle for some semblance of normality. In Baghdad, the 9 p.m. curfew means that the traditional family outings of summer--an evening picnic on the banks of the Tigris, dinner at a kebab restaurant or a late-night drive to an ice cream parlor--are all out of the question. Visiting with friends and family is impossible unless you're prepared to go early and stay overnight. It's an especially frustrating time for children; although it's the summer break, parents are reluctant to let kids out of the house. Danger hides everywhere. Last...
...Still, despite a dusk-to-dawn curfew and checkpoints that have snarled traffic across the city, daily bomb attacks and sectarian killings have continued. U.S. officials stress that the security campaign is a long-term one, and its effectiveness can't yet be gauged. The insurgency, of course, remains determined to make it fail...
...Mayor Ray Nagin, who recently won reelection, said he was drawing "a line in the sand" and asked for state help in patrolling neighborhoods, leaving local police to concentrate on high-crime areas. City officials, meanwhile, said they plan to reinstitute a curfew, banning young people from the streets from 11 p.m. or midnight to dawn. A crime summit is also in the works to discuss other measures to combat the city's gangs. Nagin reportedly asked for 300 guardsmen and 60 state police, but how many will be involved remains to be decided...
...quietly in the afternoon,” complained one ’Cliffie to The Crimson in November 1955. “People used this opportunity to study together,” said another female.A 1956 Crimson opinion piece labeled the changes in parietals as a “curfew conspiracy.” House masters eventually revoked the 11 p.m. parietals extension during the football season, saying that the change would prevent drunkenness and vice. The same Crimson opinion piece alleged that “the Master’s real motive was to drive students to the dances...
...ascribed to Katrina-related illnesses, says Superintendent Charles Parent. To avoid a repeat of last year's looting, Police Superintendent Warren Riley has promised that the city's cops will be on the streets patrolling with National Guard troops and enforcing a 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. curfew on those who don't leave. He has already asked for 3,000 Guardsmen for the next storm, whenever it comes...