The Nation - News from Dec. 4, 1985
Louisiana Gov. Edwin W. Edwards defended his Nevada gambling forays at his federal racketeering trial in New Orleans and lashed out at prosecutors, saying they had gathered “truckloads” of documents but failed to produce any evidence of a crime. Edwards and seven others are charged with using their political clout to obtain state certification for hospital and nursing home projects in which they held interests.
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