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...invasion force became a thoroughly disorganized society. Perhaps even more debilitating was the threat, real or imagined, of a Government bust. A sort of Castroesque paranoia set in; the "Alcatraz Security Force,"complete with special jackets and a "training" room off limits to outsiders, for a time was rude and overweening even to sympathizers sincerely trying to help. Though supposedly prohibited, drugs and alcohol became staples of island life. Petty jealousies simmered and bloody brawls exploded. One Indian artist tried to set up a studio only to be burned out by several of his estranged comrades...
Americans don't know how to deal with "the smiling Lao"-as a result they tend to put their foot in it quite often, but they get away with it. The Lao responds with such politeness that the American comes away unaware that he has been rude. The rudeness of individual Americans, and the racist quality of official policy combine to offset the otherwise limitless ingratiating power of the American dollar...
Barbara Kelley, a technician at the Massachusetts General Hospital. was convicted on counts of assault and battery on a policeman and rude and disorderly conduct. She was sentenced to two months in the House of Correction and fined $100. She is appealing the assault and battery charge...
Also convicted on charges of rude and disorderly conduct were William Costly, public relations director of the Cambridge Model Cities program, and Elizabeth King, a sophomore at Boston University. Each received $100 fines...
...police dispersed the crowd without making any arrests. In an attempted eviction on December 11, eight people, including Cunningham, were arrested on charges of assault and battery on a policeman and rude and disorderly conduct...