Word: roadblocks
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...tempers ran hot as traffic backed up four miles on Interstate 40 near Forrest City, Ark. Most drivers suspected an accident, but those with CB radios knew better. Up ahead nearly 50 police officers and Murfy, a pot-sniffing dog, were checking out cars in one of the largest roadblocks in recent years. After 22 hours, the team had nailed 489 people on offenses ranging from expired licenses to possession of marijuana. St. Francis County expects to collect $20,000 in fines, and Sheriff Sam Ashworth pronounced the roadblock just about the best thing since sirens for scaring troublemakers...
...then look further. In cases of suspected drunken driving, some officials believe that the smell of alcohol on a driver's breath justifies a Breathalyzer test. Of course, police can simply ask questions. Everyone has a constitutional right not to answer. But when officers at the Arkansas roadblock inquired whether anyone had drugs, a few honest travelers admitted that they did. They were busted...
Supporters said the bill, sponsored by Cambridge State Senator George Bachrach, was introduced to counteract "the legal roadblock" to action by local governments posed by state provisions that override some laws developed by municipalities...
...President won't. And if we don't, the public ought to blame Congress." But Colorado Democrat Gary Hart, a member of the Senate Budget Committee, disagrees. "You don't force a budget down the President's throat," he says. "He's the key player and the key roadblock. Nothing will move before the President does. The buck stops on his desk...