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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1981
Page
8
The Bureau of Justice Statistics reports the combined federal and state prison population reached 349,118 on June 30, up from 328,695 on December 31. The 6.2 percent half-year rise implies a 12.8 percent annual rate if continued, with overcrowding forcing tents and temporary housing in some states.
A New York Times report states pathologists in Dallas confirmed Lee Harvey Oswald’s remains after exhuming the Rose Hill Burial Park grave. Teeth, a mastoid scar, and rings matched Oswald, ending speculation he was a Soviet imposter. Public access was restricted, with costs to be covered by Michael Ed Dowes.
State and federal officials under Fahner and Webb announce a joint crackdown to curb Medicaid waste and fraud amid mounting costs. They cite pharmacy fraud totaling millions and project over 1.1 million in billed but fraudulent payments from raided Chicago pharmacies in 1981.
In Belfast 400 IRA Maze prisoners continue the blanket protest demanding the right to wear their own clothes, more mail and visitors, no prison work, and return of lost parole time as hunger strikers end their fast. Sinn Fein backs continued protest while Prime Minister Thatcher rejects demands. In Gdansk Solidarity Congress rejects government price hikes and protests tobacco tariff rise amid union tensions.
Dr Roy S White explains that injuries in football resemble auto crash injuries, with spinal injuries posing hidden, serious risks. A vertebra out of line can press nerves, causing partial or complete paralysis, demanding careful detection beyond obvious fractures.
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