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Classified advertising is 300 per word. Discounts for multiple insertions within a 12 month period: 25 times, 50%; 12 times, 25%; 6 times, 10%. Postmaster: If undeliverable, send Form 3579 to The Texas Observer, 600 W. 7th, Austin, Texas 78701 DIALOGUE The Lack of Etc. I am here in prison. . . . Overcrowding is too nice a word.. . Brutality, perhaps unreasonable brutality, describes the violence here. . . . Crime in prison? Yes! But perpetrated by guards as well as prisioners. . . . Rehabilitation, yes. However, no inmate or prisoner is rehabilitated by school programs or teachers. \(They do help tremendously, though, towards that In my opinion, within the next few years it is most probable that there will be terrible violence within the prison labor camps here in Texas. The lack of etc., etc., etc., etc. Mark Kirby, #247090 Ramsey I Unit, Rt. 4, Box 1100, Roshason, Tx. 77583. Off Your Duffs Please accept my check for $50. . . . Let me congratulate the new Texas Observer. It is back to where it was ten or fifteen years ago. It’s wonderful. Now if the Democratic Party and organized labor will get off their duffs and start be coming active, instead of trying to live up to their past glories, the people of Texas will reach their full potential of greatness. . . . We can’t sit on our brains and get the job done. We need better communication among our leaders and the people in the precincts. . . -> Let’s use the ideas of everyone, not only the high and mighty. . . . Apts. #230, 8535 Greenbrier Dr., San Antonio, Tx. 78209. Hypocrisy I made a collage of your July 10th article “A Tour of a Texas Prison” and sent it out to be fotocopied. Had a small hassle but TDC finally “allowed me” to send one to the Angolian, Louisiana State Prison. This is my last copy; but just wanted you to see my thoughts on hypocrisy. Hope I didn’t make you mad. Enjoy your paper. Read it when I can. A friend subscribes. The TDC library doesn’t have it to my knowledge. S. J. 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