Legislators Tour Kansas Prison Wall Amid Controversy
About 70 of 165 Kansas lawmakers visited the century-old Lansing maximum-security prison to view a 500-foot wall near the new medium-security complex. Senators Reilly and Hess supported opposing plans on removing the wall with Reilly opposing and Hess favoring breaching it for a shared recreation building. The tour left undecided legislators weighing security, cost, and construction timelines.
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Lansing
Kan
Kansas
Topeka
Senate
Sens
Edward Reilly
Leavenworth
Paul Hess
Richita
Department of Correction
Reilly
Federal and State Affairs Committee
Hess
Ways and Means
Randall Buford
Buford
Elwaine Pomeroy
R-Topeka
Prison Industries
AMA Editorial Raps Boxing In Brutal Call To Ban
Chicago based AMA editorial blasts boxing as an obscenity and demands bans citing brain damage risk to thousands of fighters. It accompanies a study of 40 ex boxers and 14 past champions, urging stricter safety measures, neurosurgical facilities, and routine neurological exams.
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Chicago
Journal of the
American Medical Association
George D. Lundberg
Lundberg
Larry Holmes
Randall '‘Tex
AMA
Gambler claims NFL games fixed 1968 to 1970 fronted by coach quarterbacks
Imprisoned gambler John Piazza alleges in a PBS Frontline report that a dozen NFL games from 1968 to 1970 were fixed by a consortium paid by gamblers. He says a coach, quarterback and defensive captain were involved, with payouts up to 800000 dollars and a 300000 dollar upfront plus 10 percent of fixed-game profits.
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NEW York
John Piazza
Public Television System
Los Angeles Rams
Carroll Rosenbloom
Piazza
PBS
Mike Kirk
NFL
Kirk
WGBH
Boston
Don Weiss
Pete Rozelle
Jessica Savitch
Savitch
Rozelle
Walesa Denied Return To Job At Lenin Shipyard
Lech Walesa was turned away from the Lenin shipyard in Gdansk as he sought reinstatement to his electrician post. Officials cited new developments and required documentation about his work since last employed and Solidarity finances while the shipyards remained under martial law.
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Gdansk
Poland
Lech Walesa
Lenin
Baltic
Solidarity
Walesa
Forjanusz Antolak
Warsaw
Evidence Law Challenge Narrows Exclusionary Rule Debate
Washington AP report details Reagan administration efforts to overturn the exclusionary rule, arguing good faith violations of the Fourth Amendment should not bar evidence. AC LU official warns this could erode warrants and empower police. The Illinois case involving Lance and Susan Gates centers on a flawed tip and a tainted warrant, with Supreme Court hearings slated for spring and a decision by July.
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Washington
Reagan
Supreme Court
Rex E. Lee
John Shattuck
American Civil Liberties Union
Therm
Shattuck
Congress
Illinois
Lance
Susan Gates
Bloomingdale
Florida
Illinois Supreme Court
Illinois Court
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Robert Caro
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