Word: violent
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...AMERICAN FRIENDS Service Committee recently petitioned Gov. Michael S. Dukakis to abolish the "blue room" isolation cells at Walpole State Prison. These bare concrete cells lack mattresses, toilet fixtures and adequate light and ventilation. The Department of Correction claims the cells are only used to confine suicidal or violent prisoners for short periods of time. Even if the department is telling the truth, it seems cruel and inhumane to confine suicidal prisoners in such a depressing environment. But members of the Friends Committee who have talked with prisoners in the blue rooms claim that the Department of Correction...
Across its 1,000-mile-wide path, the storm found many. About 100 people died as a result of the violent weather, many of them trapped in cars on drift-blocked roads. Wisconsin's Dodge County Traffic Chief Vic Gherke warned motorists: "If you go out, even for an emergency, you're on your own. You can expect no help." In Ohio, where more than half the roads were closed, 7,700 people were rescued from snowbound cars. Governor Rhodes declared a state of emergency and called out 2,500 National Guardsmen to help with rescue efforts. President...
...gloomy disposition for all: a book before the hearth, an afternoon of tinkering in the basement or an extended visit to the local bar pleases some people as well as the brightest sun. And at least one study of test scores seemed to suggest that the occasion of a violent storm stimulated the intellectual performance of an entire class of students...
...Isle of Man, a British crown possession in the Irish Sea, differs from the mother country in several respects. Taxes are lower, cats have no tails, and youths judged guilty of violent crimes are occasionally whipped with a birch...
...Wednesday, Jan. 25) series, happily ignores all the rules that plague made-for-TV movies. It is not an uplifting message drama about a trendy social or political issue. It is not a vehicle for TV stars seeking to plug an upcoming series or special. It is not a violent action spree or a self-congratulatory exercise in middlebrow culture. Verna: U.S.O. Girl is just a small story-too small for a theatrical film but perfect for the tube-engagingly told by talented people. It can stand as a model of what made-for-TV movies could and should...