Indictments in Greylord case shake Chicago courts
U S Attorney Dan Webb announced indictments against 10 people including three Cook County Circuit Court judges in Operation Greylord the largest U S court corruption probe. The cases span traffic tickets to narcotics and divorce matters with money exchanges up to 30 000. Five more defendants include a Chicago policeman four attorneys a deputy clerk and a private citizen.
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Chicago
FBI
Chambers
U.S
Dan K. Webb
Cook County
Webb
United States
Bracton Lockwood
Illinois
Justice Department
Terry Hake
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Murphy
Cook County Circuit Court
Wayne Olson
John M
Reagan says soup kitchen clients are needy as critics rail
President Reagan acknowledged that most soup kitchen visitors are needy, drawing fire from House leaders who accuse the administration of insensitivity. Speaker O’Neill urged releasing $44 million in surplus food funds blocked by the Agriculture Department, while Panetta pressed for compliance with nutrition legislation.
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Washington
Reagan
House
Thomas P. O’neill Jr
D-Mass
White House
Edwin Meese
America
Meese
O’neill
Congress
Leon Panetta
Calif
Agriculture Subcommittee On
Agriculture Department
Judge orders immediate end to wage discrimination for women
U S District Judge Jack Tanner ruled Washington state must implement a comparable worth plan to raise pay in women dominated jobs to the level of jobs of comparable worth. He ordered back pay calculations and urged cooperation with a special master while noting potential multi billion to trillion dollar costs if extended nationwide.
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Olympia. Wash
U.S
Jack Tanner
Tacoma
Tanner
Clark Davis
Churches Resist Social Security Taxes For Religious Groups
Fundamentalist church and school leaders warn a new law forcing all non profit groups to pay Social Security taxes starting Jan 1 will tax and control religion. They urge delay, citing civil disobedience risks and loss of liberties, while Lutheran groups defend coverage as needed for lay staff.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
William B. Ball
Harrisburg
Roger W. Jepsen
Iowa
Social Security Administration
Jepsen
Paul A. Kienel
la Habra
Calif
The
Association of Christian Schools International
Thomas F. Eagleton
D-Mo
Congress
Charles Bergstrom
Lutheran Council
Office of Governmental Affairs
Jesus
Bomb plot thwarted at Seattle concert by Iranian entertainers
FBI director William Webster disclosed a thwarted terrorist plot two weeks ago in a public facility in which many people might have been killed. Local officers tipped off guards at a downtown theater, preventing a deadly attack linked to Iranian entertainers in Seattle.
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Seattle
FBI
William Webster
Washington, D.C
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