Senate report finds mental facilities unfit and abusive
A six month Senate investigation reports widespread neglect and violence in state institutions for the mentally disabled. It details kicking and sexual misconduct,poor living conditions, and systemic delays by the Justice Department under the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Subcommittee On
Lowell Weicker Jr
R-Conn
Justice Department
Department
Office of Civil Rights
William Bradford Reynolds
Americans Support Graduation Exams
Washington AP A telephone survey of 1,200 people from November through January shows broad support for mandatory graduation exams and higher teacher standards and pay. Sixty-eight percent favor paying $200 extra yearly in taxes to fund reforms, with 83.9 percent backing state or national teacher exams and 66.6 percent supporting bonus pay for outstanding teachers. The study, by Michigan State University for the National Institute of Education, also found strong support for more homework and core subjects.
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Washington
Department of Education
Kansas House approves bills on unemployment, wells
Topeka AP Kansas House finalizes bills disqualifying workers fired for breach of duty from unemployment benefits unless they secure new employment and earn three times prior weekly pay. It also approves a Senate bill charging 25000 for hazardous waste injection well applications, with refunds possible if investigations cost under 25000.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas House
House
Senate
House Energy and Natural Resources Committee
State Fish and Game Commission
Game Protection Service
Game Protector
Wildlife Conservation Officer
Kansas
Vulcan Chemical Co
Wichita
Corn Makes Kansas Comeback Promised by Higher Prices
In Kansas corn acreage is projected to rise 13 percent in 1985 to 1.2 million acres as USDA data show milo and soybeans slipping. Farmers weigh higher costs against strong income potential, with irrigated corn yielding about 405 dollars per acre gross and 155 net after costs. Water availability remains a key constraint for broader adoption.
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Wichita, Kan
Kansas
Charles Sauerwein
Gray County
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Sauerwein
Bill Tierney
Kansas State University
Tobacco Industry Attacks ACS Call on Women Advertising
A tobacco industry spokesman denounces as paternalistic an American Cancer Society appeal urging women to avoid manipulative ads. ACS President Dr. Robert J. McKenna warns that lung cancer will surpass breast cancer as the top killer of women this year, with 38,600 female deaths expected in 1985.
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San Diego
Tobacco Industry
American Cancer Society
Robert J. McKenna
Society
McKenna
Walker Merryman
Tobacco Institute
Washington
Merryman
United States
Supreme Court May Drop Zenith Suit Against Competitors
The Supreme Court agreed to review a 15 year old antitrust suit where Zenith Radio Corp and NUE seek billions from Japanese electronics rivals over alleged dumping. The Third Circuit reinstated the case against Sanyo Hitachi Toshiba Mitsubishi Matsushita and Sharp with some defendants dismissed. DOJ supports the appeals court ruling while cautioning about government compelled acts. The case traces to 1970 1974 filings amid allegations Japanese firms conspired to drive U.S. rivals out of business.
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Washington
Supreme Court Today
Zenith Radio Corp
U.S
Zenith
National Union Electric Corp
Emerson Radio Co
3Rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Sanyo Electric Co
Hitachi Ltd
Toshiba Corp
Mitsubishi Electric Corp
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co
Sharp Corp
NUE
Sony Corp
Motorola Inc
Sears Roebuck & Co
Reagan Administration
Justice Department
3Rd Circuit
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City Commission
Ralph Ferguson
Eudora Evans
Treas
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Pol. Adv
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Jerry Thompson
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