Better frisking or metal detectors for jail safety
In our opinion Better frisking the sheriff notes a prisoner’s self harm with a blade in county jail and questions the claim of thorough frisking. The letter urges deputies to adopt portable metal detectors and warns that glass or plastic blades could bypass basic searches.
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Pennsylvania officials clash over crime fight and union woes
The Associated Press reports blunt statements from Pennsylvania figures on organized crime. Attorney General Robert Kane admits he did not know of a year-old State Crime Commission report, while executive director George Rayborn doubts the commission’s impact since 1970. Police Commissioner James Barger cites corruption as a hurdle, noting the mob’s influence and officials who fail to do their duty.
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Dentists Face Pressure From Unions and Insurers
A Amarillo symposium on dental practice gathered labor, government, insurers, and practitioners to discuss protecting the doctor patient relationship as third party payment expands. UAW rep Ken Worley and Dr Bob Nelson attended amid insurer discussions on cost control and treatment limits.
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Scientists warn against unfounded astrology rise
A group of astronomers and scientists cautions the public against uncritical belief in astrology. They note no scientific basis for astrological tenets and contrast ancient worldviews with modern understanding of vast cosmic distances and negligible planetary effects.
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Scientists Refute Astrology in Humanist Statement
A group of 186 leading scientists in The Humanist magazine argues there is no scientific basis for astrology. They decry media dissemination of horoscopes as promoting irrationalism and urge readers to accept that futures arise from personal action, not celestial forces.
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Astrology and science clash says Bart J Bok
Emeritus professor Bart J Bok urges astronomers to counter astrology with firm public statements and educational outreach. He cites Harvard experiments and recent textbook inclusions, praising Astrology-The Space Age Science and repeats a psychology societies critique that astrology lacks scientific basis and misleads the public.
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Bronk debuts as new CBS cop drama with Palance
New York AP notes CBS will air Bronk after Kojak. Jack Palance stars as Lt. Alex Bronkov in Ocean City, California, a reform mayor's staffer who chases a mob hired killer in a three murder opening plot. The piece mixes critique and plot hints about the serialized police drama.
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Open letter to Vigorito sellers urges national reforms
A reader rails against modern media and liberal church trends while urging Corry residents to support federal government restraint. The letter advocates cutting federal bureaus, reducing welfare abuse, halting foreign aid, and balancing budget priorities over bicentennial celebrations. It calls for moral code tightening and stronger punishment of crime.
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