Weakest link in chain preserves senior scam failure
A 78 year old Fairfax woman lost ten thousand dollars to a pigeon drop swindle in Cedar Rapids. The bank tellers and two other institutions failed to notify authorities or contain the fraud. The piece urges banks to act on instincts and involve police and aging councils to protect elders.
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Fairfax
Cedar Rapids
C.R.P.D
S&ls
Linn County Council On
Council
Savings Branch
Irregularities in Iowa City police actions during Oppelt murder trial
Testimony at the David Oppelt case in Iowa City cites police routing failures and a held 911 call as delays during the stabbing of a teenager. Witnesses allege missteps in directing Oppelt to mental health care and a troubling lack of urgency from officers, raising calls for reforms.
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David Oppelt
Iowa City
Oppelt
Mount Pleasant
QuikTrip
Domestic spying revisited in King FBI case history
The piece reviews David J. Garrow's book on the FBI and Martin Luther King Jr. It notes FBI reliance on Levison as a suspected Soviet agent and later exposure of King’s private indiscretions. It questions agency restrictions and warns of the dangers of intruding into private lives.
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Washington
Martin Luther King Jr
FBI
CIA
Church Committee
David J. Garrow
Dr. King
The
Bureau
Levison
Safire OTRAG claims questions surface in defense of missiles
Reader questions Safire's accusations about OTRAG and the existence of surface to surface missiles, argues media hype and foreign influence, notes Libya base shifts rumor mill, and urges cautious sourcing. The letter also discusses teen life, group homes, and the need for empathy toward troubled youths.
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William Safire
OTRAG
Orbital
Gulf of Mexico
Space Services Incorporated
Texas
Des Moines
Iowa
L-5 News
Moscow
James Obert
Libya
Sewage Program Waste Draws Fire in Federal Debate
Washington debate centers on the 33 billion dollar sewage treatment program created in 1972 and possible 120 billion total cost. Reagan seeks halt and reform, proposing to cut obligations and focus on urban plants, while Sunbelt and Western lawmakers resist, keeping expansion and pork-barrel dynamics alive.
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Kingston
Jeanne Andrea
Witwer Senior Center
Garrow
King
Tom Braden
Angeles Times
Stanley Levison
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Walter Jenkins
Bill Moyers
Robert Kennedy
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Rocky Mtn. News
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