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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1982

Page

17

Abscam probe criticized for civil liberties risk

A special Senate committee said lax management of the Abscam probe created unnecessary risks to civil liberties and law enforcement though individual rights were not violated.

Senate Abscam U.S

Kennedy boys crush Jefferson in city rivalry clash

The Kennedy boys basketball team routed Jefferson in a heated city rivalry game last night, delivering a dominant performance on the court. Read page 1C for details and box score.

Kennedy Boys Jefferson

AT&T announces plan to split into seven regional firms

AT&T reveals a divestiture plan to form seven regional companies within a year. Each AT&T stockholder holding 10 shares will receive one share in each regional firm while retaining AT&T stock to represent their stake in the surviving corporation. About 3 million stockholders affected.

American Telephone and Telegraph Co At&t

Block signals possible move on payment in kind plan

Agriculture Secretary John Block told a congressional committee he may proceed with the controversial plan to cut crop surpluses through a payment in kind program even if lawmakers do not endorse it. The remark was reported on farm page 9C.

Agriculture John Block Congressional

Katie Beckett home one year after hospital stay

Katie Beckett, now four, lives at home with her parents Mark and Julie after a year of Medicaid waivers and a national impact sparked by her case. She attends preschool, enjoys outdoor play, and is weaned from the respirator with doctors hopeful she may outgrow it.

Katie Beckett Katie Mark and Julie Beckett D Ave St. Luke’s Hospital Ronald Reagan Julie Becketts West Cedar Rapids D Avenue NE Philadephia C. Everett Koop

Woman files suit alleging coerced admission to MHI and rights violations

An 18 year old Waterloo woman claims she was coerced into admitting herself to the Mental Health Institute of Independence without full notice of her rights. The suit, filed by the Legal Services Corporation of Iowa, seeks to represent all residents of state mental institutions and to secure records access, private communication, proper placement and education, plus an injunction directing officials to implement an educational plan. The action names Dr Raja M Akbar and other state officials as defendants and was moved to the Northern District by Judge Harold Vietor for convenience.

Waterloo Mental Health Institute of Independence Shirley Bernhart Legal Services Corporation of Iowa MHI Bernhart Robert Benton Iowa Department of Public Instruction Michael Reagen Department of Social Services Akbar Charles Palmer State Division of Mental Health Diane Newhouse Iowa Department of Social Services U.S. District Court Des Moines Harold Vietor Cedar Rapids

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