Prison costs spur call to shift some inmates to community programs
A study for MICAH shows Iowa prison costs total more than operating figures, suggesting 40 percent of property offenders could move to community based programs costing 38 to 46 dollars a day versus 67 dollars in prison. Officials caution against blanket releases and stress individual assessments.
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Freeman
Minnesota Citizens Council On Crime and Justice
Iowa
Department of Corrections
Iowa Department of Corrections
Micah
Hal Farrier
Farrier
Bomb explodes at police HQ in Paris injuring dozens
A bomb slipped past a search at Paris police headquarters and exploded at lunch, killing one and injuring many, including 47 with lesser injuries. Officials said windows shattered and glass cut bystanders as authorities tightened visa and border controls amid terrorism concerns.
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Paris City Hall
Paris
Chirac
Switzerland
Reagan drug tests spark union opposition and policy debate
Unions deride Reagan's federal employee drug testing as privacy intrusion while civil libertarians denounce it as a Bill of Rights violation. Officials warn the dispute could eclipse other items in the anti drug program as agencies decide who will be tested, with 60 day grace period and random testing to follow.
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Reagan
Allan Adler
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Adler
Robert Tobias
National Treasury Employees Union
Customs Service
Internal Revenue Service
Tobias
Customs
Administration
Shultz Eyes Limited Africa Sanctions Amid Trip Plans
Officials report a phased approach to sanctions on South Africa ahead of a possible veto override. The plan includes symbolic measures such as landing bans and an iron and steel embargo by the EC, plus a high level visit to South Africa tied to diplomacy and Edward Perkins potential ambassador role.
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State Department
Reagan
South Africa
Edward J. Perkins
Perkins
Liberia
Shultz
Africa
Iowa urged to spend 10 million more on child protection
Iowa social workers urge $10 million in extra funding to hire 270 more case workers, matching 1980 staffing levels. They report 25,000 abuse and neglect investigations and 14 child deaths last year amid budget cuts and a hiring freeze. DHS officials acknowledge strain but defend performance.
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National Association of Social Workers Inc
Iowa
Reece
Iowa Department of Human Services
DHS
Department of Human Services
Jay Cayner
Reagen
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Lowell Jenkins
Dick Vohs
Vohs
Joe O’hern
Junkins
O’hern
Jenkins
Colds prevention boosts hopes for receptor blockade drugs
University of Virginia researchers led by Dr. Jack Gwaltney Jr and Dr. Frederick Hayden find antibodies delay cold onset and reduce severity in volunteers. Merck researcher Dr. Richard Colonno says the strategy is still experimental but promising, with rhinoviruses using only two receptor types guiding future drug design.
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University of Virginia School of Medicine
Charlottesville
Jack Gwaltney Jr
Frederick Hayden
Richard Colonno
Merck Sharp & Dohme Research Laboratories
Gwaltney and
Hayden
Elliot Dick
University of Wisconsin
Journal of the American Medical Association
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