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.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1982
Page
17
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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