Kraft Takes Leave Amid Carter Cocaine Inquiry
Tim Kraft, longtime Carter campaign manager, goes on leave as a special prosecutor investigates cocaine allegations. Kraft maintains innocence and cites desire to shield the reelection effort from political controversy. He notes prior probes into Hamilton Jordan were unfounded.
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Klan trial enters seventh week in Greensboro
In Greensboro, six defendants from the Ku Klux Klan and American Nazi Party face trial as prosecutors press a case linking weapons to five Communist Workers Party members killed during a November rally. FBI tapes and witness testimony detail shootings as jurors hear rival claims of self defense.
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Ohio General Assembly OKs 2 million prisons planning
The Ohio General Assembly approved amended House Bill 1033 authorizing about 2.1 million dollars for planning five new prisons including one in northeast Ohio. Senate passage 31-0. Pro cites need for new facilities while con notes short funding for all sites and urban location mandates.
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Defense in Abscam case opens with immunity aid
Immunity was granted to two men already convicted in Abscam to testify as defense witnesses in the trial of Philadelphia city councilmen George X. Schwartz and Harry Jannotti. Councilman Louis C. Johanson and former law partner Howard Criden are expected to testify about alleged $40,000 bribes from undercover agents posing as a phony Arab sheik.
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