Cable TV in Prison Sparks Debate Over Inmate Comfort
An opinion piece questions Mohawk Correctional’s plan to wire twenty three of the state’s prisons for cable at a cost of about 107000 yearly while inmates pay near 25000. Sen Hoffmann calls it a luxury. critics urge reading over TV and cheaper security.
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Green Acres
Corrections
Thomas Coughlin
HBO
Quier Space
Nancy Lorraine Hoffmann
Syracuse
Mohawk
Coughlin
Public Broadcasting
Albany
United Germany looming as US plans for change
The Berlin Wall reopening spurs talk of a united Germany. Kohl calls for a federation leading toward reunification, with West Germany strong economically and East Germany ready to join. Officials urge US to prepare contingency plans as Cold War policies may shift.
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Berlin Wall
Germany
Helmut Kohl
United States
Red Land
Adolf Hitler
West Germany
East Germany
Europe
Kohl
State Department
Donors and environmentalists debated over county waste board
Syracuse Common Council postponed action on mayoral nominees to the county Resource Recovery Agency. They demanded background information on appointees, questioning environmental expertise and potential conflicts of interest. Officials say board members will handle various issues beyond ecology.
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Syracuse
Civil liberty casualties in war on drugs
At the National League of Cities convention in Atlanta a large audience of mayors and officials urged robust drug war measures, supporting random drug tests for city workers and expanded police power. The writer warns that fear and anger are eroding civil liberties as government action expands to combat cartels, risking constitutional protections long after the war ends.
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Atlanta
America
National League of Cities
Cocaimé
Mariana
Washington
Ene Smith
Jacksonville
Fla
Houston
Kathy Whitmire
Anyore
Hubert Williams
The
Police Foundation
Guy Longo
Seaford
Del
Reggie Walton
William Bennett
Eople
Lieft
League of Cities
North America Syndicate
Thornburgh's demanding style fuels tense Justice Department
Dick Thornburgh, named by Reagan and kept by Bush as attorney general, faces harsh press and internal resistance. His secrecy and control have sparked a feud with reporters, critics call him a “Stonewall Dick,” and his high handed management risks choking his climb to higher office.
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Ed Meese
Dick Thornburgh
Ronald Reagan
Meese
George Bush
Thornburgh
Pennsylvania
Justice Department
William Lucas
Detroit
Justice
Senate
Lucas
Congress
Joseph Fernandez
CIA
Costa Rica
John Poindexter
Stonewall Dick
FBI
Drug Enforcement
Bureau of Prisons
John Bennett
Scripps-Howard
Justice Beat
Bush-Quayle
Supreme Court
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Timothy P. Atseee
Donald P. Pickard
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Thomas 3. Heck
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