Duke faculty oppose Nixon library on campus in Wake debate
Duke University historians denounce a plan to house Richard Nixon’s presidential library at the campus mayeral memorial status. Twenty History Department members warn the project could shape public memory as the Board of Trustees weighs negotiations amid Nixon’s controversial ties to Duke. Nixon, a Duke graduate, faced earlier honors denial and a hidden portrait episode during Watergate.
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California farmers fault Gov Brown over medfly issues
Farmers in California say the Mediterranean fruit fly problem is not solved by Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. They accuse him of dodging blame, while praising federal action and state pressure that helped push quarantine measures. Don Rosendahl and Russell Efird lead critiques as the industry notes a promising turn in the war on the Medfly.
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Gun Smuggling Probed At New Mexico Penitentiary
UPI reports early August investigations into firearms smuggling into the New Mexico Penitentiary where two guards were killed this year. Corrections spokesman Jeff Pederson said Bernalillo County deputies found no weapons inside the prison town after a costly 1980 riot left three inmates dead. Inmates fired revolvers, but Magee was stabbed. five Cellblock 6 inmates released two other officers who had been hostage. Magee, a former Ohio investigator, was the second guard killed at the prison this year. two inmates have died in 1981. Pederson noted they receive similar reports often.
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Coalition Opposes Gambling Expansion In New England States
A coalition of lawmakers from seven northeastern states announced opposition to legalized gambling in New York, New England, and Pennsylvania. Massachusetts Rep. Mary J. Murray said the group will monitor efforts to avoid pitting states against each other and fight what she calls the cancer of legalized gambling while Massachusetts moves to block lottery slot machines in the Greater Boston area despite a Bally contract.
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