Publisher reconsiders drug sniffing dogs at Kansas City papers
The Kansas City Star and Times publisher James Hale said he will rethink a plan to bring drug sniffing dogs into the building after employee protests. ABC's John Sias cited a company policy against drugs. Hale noted publishers can handle locally. Capital Cities owns ABC and other papers.
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Kansas City
Star
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New York Times
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ABC
Capital Cities
Fort Worth
Texas
Star-Telegram
Prison riot at Indiana State Reformatory leaves inmate dead
Inmates armed with improvised weapons sparked a two hour riot at Pendleton prison. About 400 inmates in the gym and nearby cellblock fought guards, tear gas and riot charges restored order. one inmate died from stab wounds and about a dozen others were hurt along with several guards.
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Indiana State Reformatory
Craig Hanks
Hanks
Indianapolis
Gary L. Swafford
Ellettsville
St. John’s Medical Center
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Dissident Bonner Faces Heart Surgery in Boston
Soviet dissident Yelena Bonner entered Massachusetts General Hospital for planned heart bypass surgery amid concern over lack of word from her husband Nobel laureate Andrei Sakharov. Her family noted her hope for a call before the operation and recalled recent visa-driven Boston stay.
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Andrei Sakharov
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Alexei Semyonov
Efrem Yankelevich
Newton
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Reagan
Currency changes to curb counterfeits may be subtle
Treasury officials discuss phased updates to U.S. currency including security threads and watermarks. Katherine Ortega says colors and portraits won’t change and old bills remain legal tender as new features roll out gradually over 12 to 18 months, likely by 1988. Ron Paul questions motives, warning of privacy intrusion.
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Ortega
Ron Paul
Texas
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House Banking Subcommittee
U.S.A
Hindu holy men pray to purify Bhopal air
A 10 day anti pollution ceremony in Bhopal drew about 500000 worshipers. The Madhya Pradesh government and 500 Hindu holy men led bonfires and prayers to cleanse the air after the 1984 methyl isocyanate disaster. Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati announced 2.5 million offerings to 640 million gods. Scientists warn pollution persists and long term effects remain uncertain.
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India
Madhya Pradesh
Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati
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