Whistleblowers Echo Cynicism Over Waste and Misconduct
A survey of 8500 federal workers found 45 percent aware of theft or mismanagement in the past year. Most who witnessed abuses kept silent, fearing futility or retaliation, while about half saw no corrections and one in five faced reprisal. The Merit System Protection Board, created in 1978 to shield whistle-blowers, faces a difficult task proving its protections. The Reagan era could strengthen support for whistle-blowers through firm commitment and rewards.
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U.S. Merit System Protection Board
Reagan
Meese Calls for Banning Insanity Pleas in Crime Trials
Edwin Meese urged California officials to end insanity and diminished capacity defenses that he says distort justice. He cited Dan White’s manslaughter plea and the Twinkie defense as examples of how mental state arguments can override crime facts. He favors deciding guilt first then considering mental state in sentencing.
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Edwin Meese
Meese
California
San Francisco
Miss Lydia Holley Aiken’s Pioneer in Rehabilitation Center
Lydia Holley led the Crippled Children’s Society center in Aiken in the 1950s as its first full time director. She expanded the program from the Richland and Chesterfield location, later earning a masters at UNC and teaching there. Her work helped evolve the center into the Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center, a Southeast leader in its field.
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Lydia Holley
Aiken
Physical Therapy Association of North Carolina
North Carolina Public Health Association
Medical College
University of North Carolina At
Asheville
Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center
North Carolina
Are You Smarter Than The Cops Aptitude Quiz
A humorous feature presents 16 riddles and answers from a police association quiz with lines on logic and language. It includes questions about sleep, calendars, bears, coin values, and tricky wordplay as a playful test, followed by a section translating ambiguous phrases into blunt meanings.
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S.C
England
Defense Needs Obvious
A strong case argues the United States must rethink a proposed defense budget up to 125 billion dollars. The piece questions MX and Trident programs, warning they may be unaffordable and unlikely to deter Soviets without proven effectiveness. It urges funding more conventional hardware to pressure Russian forces.
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United States
North Pole
Dear Dr Graham Responds to Media Attacks
P W asks why Dr Graham does not defend himself against critics. He says reporters have largely been fair and he avoids striking back for faith, fearing Satan’s distraction of Christians and acknowledging God as final judge. He notes offense at attacks but asserts it is not Christ’s way.
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DR. Graham
P.W
Satan
God
Christ
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