Background
Betty Alt was born on November 12, 1931, in Walsenburg, Colorado, United States. She is the daughter of Cecil Sowers and Maria Sowers, a homemaker.
Newport News, Virginia, United States
Christopher Newport University
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Colorado College
Kirksville, Missouri, United States
Northeast Missouri State University
Pueblo, Colorado, United States
Colorado State University-Pueblo
(Mountain Mafia is a brief history of the Black Hand and M...)
Mountain Mafia is a brief history of the Black Hand and Mafia in the Rocky Mountain region. It brings to life some of the more colorful leaders in the West's organized crime operations throughout the 20th century, including Roma, Colletti, and the Smaldones. Especially examined is the famous court case of "Scotty" Spinuzzi, who was acquitted of murder "because no one saw the bullet leave the gun." Also mentioned is the connection these western mobsters had with notorious crime members in New York, Chicago, Detroit, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles. Author
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(Trained by the NKVD as a saboteur/assassin and given the ...)
Trained by the NKVD as a saboteur/assassin and given the code name Janus, agent Anton Stovick is sent to the United States in 1933, instructed to obtain a laborer’s job at the Colorado Fuel and Iron Corporation, and to wait for an assignment. However, after becoming involved in an altercation with his boss over a woman, Anton is fired. His Denver handler, code named Auntie, sets up a new cover for Anton as a rancher north of Pueblo. Over the years political relations between Russia and the U.S. change from allies to enemies, and the two countries enter the decades known as The Cold War. Finally, in the summer of 1962, Anton gets his assignment, and incredible one – kill the president of the United States. Betty L. Alt is the author or co-author of twenty books – both nonfiction and fiction. She has a B.A. degree from Colorado College and an M.A. from Northeast Missouri State University. At the present time she teaches in the sociology department at Colorado State University – Pueblo.
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(It is often said that a woman must do a job twice as well...)
It is often said that a woman must do a job twice as well as a man in order to get half the credit. This is particularly true of women in law enforcement. Women have been involved in various forms of policing for the last 100 years, but it wasn't until the Equal Employment Act of 1970 that women could move from the job of meter maids to patrol and detective work. Yet less than 1% of all top-level cops are women, and there remain significant obstacles in the career paths of women in the force. This book looks at the history of women police officers and provides first-hand accounts of women at every level, including those who drop out. It addresses discrimination, competition, lack of mentoring, differential treatment and sexual harrassment, examining what issues play into the decision to stick it out or leave that many policewomen face. It also considers the family issues these women return home to at the end of the day. It is often said that a woman must do a job twice as well as a man in order to get half the credit. This is particularly true of women in law enforcement. Women have been involved in various forms of policing for the last 100 years, but it wasn't until the Equal Employment Act of 1970 that women could move from the job of meter maids to patrol and detective work. Yet less than 1% of all top-level cops are women, and there remain significant obstacles in the career paths of women in the force. This book looks at the history of women police officers and provides first-hand accounts of women at every level, including those who drop out. It addresses discrimination, competition, lack of mentoring, differential treatment, and sexual harrassment. It looks at what plays into the decision to stick it out or leave that many policewomen face. It also considers the family issues these women return home to at the end of the day. Unlike other treatments of the subject, Alt and Wells show how women have changed police work into a more community-oriented model of policing, reduced police violence, served as a strong force to promote a more effective response to domestic violence within police departments, and helped with community-police relations. With a combination of first-hand accounts, careful research, and lively analysis, the authors are able to convey the actual experiences of women who have made their careers behind the shield.
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(Falling for a scam or con is humiliating for anyone, and ...)
Falling for a scam or con is humiliating for anyone, and can have terrible consequences. But for the elderly, being the victim of fraud can be disastrous, and they are the most common and vulnerable targets of everyday scams, cons, and frauds. From identity theft to gambling scams, from power of attorney issues to pyramid schemes, there is no dearth of creativity in the ways some criminals will relieve the elderly from their money and their homes. Here, Alt and Wells describe the most common scams, offer the stories of actual victims, and detail ways to protect yourself and your family from becoming easy targets. What makes the elderly such easy marks for con artists? How can they avoid the common traps? Knowing about them is one place to start, and this book helps readers to understand and identify the most common scams perpetrated against the elderly. Because such cons are so hard to prosecute, it is important to know the methods criminals employ to separate innocents from their hard-earned money. This lively, vivid account of one of the most insidious forms of crime will help families and individuals protect themselves and their loved ones from the machinations of those who view them as easy marks.
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Custer, Pershing, Patton, MacArthur - most individuals are familiar with these famous American generals. However, almost no one is familiar with their wives - "Libbie" Custer, Frances Pershing, Beatrice Patton, Jean MacArthur. These are only four of the fascinating women who followed their husbands throughout their careers and helped the generals attain their high rank. All of the wives had to mold their lives to the personalities of ambitious men seeking the most exalted position offered in the U.S. military. The Generals' Wives provides brief biographies of fifteen of these women, from the Revolutionary War to Vietnam.
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(Death Invades the Rectory Werewolves and vampires whisper...)
Death Invades the Rectory Werewolves and vampires whispered to the young man that he had to kill someone before one o'clock in the afternoon or he would be killed. With this delusion in his mind, 20-year-old Douglas James Comiskey entered the St. Leander rectory in Pueblo, Colorado, and stabbed to death priests Tom Scheets and Louis Stovik. The August 1996 murders would leave the town residents stunned and grieving while police searched for the murderer. About the Authors Death Invades the Rectory is the eleventh book co-authored by Betty L. Alt and Sandra K. Wells. Sandra K. Wells has a Ph.D. from Colorado State University in Fort Collins and retired as Chief Investigator from the Pueblo, Colorado, District Attorney's Office. Betty L. Alt has an M.A. in history from Northeast Missouri State University. Currently, both authors are teaching classes in the Sociology Department at Colorado State University - Pueblo.
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(In Dark Webs of Secrecy, Detective Tony Rossi is faced wi...)
In Dark Webs of Secrecy, Detective Tony Rossi is faced with two problems. One is to catch the serial killer who dismembers his victims and dumps them in major cities across the United States. The second is to convince pediatrician Lydia Manning to marry him and to set a date for the couple's wedding. The book unravels the secrets that are hidden in the lives of all of its characters. Dark Webs of Secrecy is the tenth book coauthored by Betty Alt and Sandra Wells. Wells has a Ph.D. from Colorado State University in Fort Collins and retired as Chief Investigator from the Pueblo, Colorado, District Attorney's Offi ce. Betty Alt has an M.A. in history from Northeast Missouri State University. Currently, both authors are teaching classes at Colorado State University - Pueblo.
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(In 2096, with worldwide starvation, all industrialized na...)
In 2096, with worldwide starvation, all industrialized nations have outlawed private property. Citizens have been forced into living in huge tower complexes, and all land is now utilized solely for food production under the Bureau of Sustenance. In the United States, no one could be living outside the towers. Or could they . . . Betty L. Alt is the author or co-author of seventeen books - both nonfiction and fiction. She has a B.A. degree from Colorado College and an M.A. from Northeast Missouri State University. At the present time she teaches in the sociology department at Colorado State University - Pueblo.
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Betty Alt was born on November 12, 1931, in Walsenburg, Colorado, United States. She is the daughter of Cecil Sowers and Maria Sowers, a homemaker.
Alt was educated at the Colorado College, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1960. Also, she obtained a Master of Arts degree at the Northeast Missouri State College (now Northeast Missouri State University) eight years later.
Alt worked as an instructor of sociology at the University of Maryland in Okinawa, Japan for 2 years from 1986. At the Christopher Newport College (now Christopher Newport University), she was an instructor of sociology, as well, just for a year from 1988.
Next, she moved to the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, to hold the same position from 1989 till 1995. She worked as a lecturer in sociology at the Colorado State University-Pueblo, from 1991. Alt was also an instructor of sociology at the University of Southern Colorado since 1992.
In addition, Alt was a lecturer at such educational institutions as Hawaii Pacific College, Christopher Newport College, University of Maryland extension on Okinawa, and Auburn University at Montgomery.
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(Death Invades the Rectory Werewolves and vampires whisper...)
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(It is often said that a woman must do a job twice as well...)
(In 2096, with worldwide starvation, all industrialized na...)
(Mountain Mafia is a brief history of the Black Hand and M...)
(Falling for a scam or con is humiliating for anyone, and ...)
(In Dark Webs of Secrecy, Detective Tony Rossi is faced wi...)
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Alt is a member of such organizations as the Pen Women, the League of Women Voters and the American Association of University Women.
Alt married William Alt on June 6, 1960, they have a child - Eden Jeanette Murrie.