Jenrette seeks new trial in Abscam bribery case
John W. Jenrette Jr. asks federal court to overturn his Abscam conviction for accepting a $50,000 bribe from undercover FBI agents posing as Arab sheik representatives. Attorneys request a new trial to consider new evidence they say could change the jury verdict. Prosecutors deny entrapment and say Jenrette and co-defendant John R. Stowe were ready to engage in bribery.
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Washington
John W. Jenrette Jr
South Carolina
Jenrette
FBI
North Myrtle Beach
John R. Stowe
Attorney Quiet On Child Shooting
U S Attorney Henry D McMaster refused to confirm or deny reports that a Fort Jackson soldier’s 5 year old son was involved in a playmate’s shooting death. He said federal and state laws protect such information and described juvenile delinquency as between civil and criminal, with no required guilty plea.
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Columbia
U.S
Henry Dargan McMaster
Fort Jackson
McMaster
South Carolina
Terrorist Suspect Arrested in Beaufort County
Federal agents arrest a woman claimed to be in the Black Liberation Army at Oyotungi Village Beaufort County. Jessie Cain, 33, held without bond on fugitive charges linked to a 1973 indictment for conspiring to transport guns from South Carolina to New York.
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Beaufort
Black Liberation Army
Oyotungi Village
Beaufort County
Jessie Cain
Jim Cagley
Columbia
U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
South Carolina
New York
Willie Stark to Air Monday on Public TV in SC
South Carolina prepares a home grown televised opera about Huey Long titled Willie Stark. Producer Sidney Palmer of the ETV network calls it an opera-like, clear sung drama that translates well on the small screen. The program will premiere at the Governor's Mansion and air nationwide on PBS Great Performances next Monday.
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Columbia
South Carolina
National Fine Arts Television
Huey Long
Carlisle Floyd
Willie Stark
Sidney Palmer
ETV
Broadway
Palmer
Governor’s Mansion
Public Broadcasting System
Floyd
Robert Penn Warren
The
Louisiana
Long
Remap Disagreement Persists In Columbia Reapportionment Talks
Senate and House members led by Sen. L Marion Gressette and Rep. Robert Sheheen clash over two plan approach for congressional reapportionment. A conference panel agreed to urge sending two plans to the Justice Department, but failed on prioritizing them. Gressette remained hopeful for progress, while Sheheen said no progress was made and criticized plan withdrawals.
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Columbia
L. Marion Gressette
Robert Sheheen
General Assembly
U.S. Justice Department
Gressette
D-Calhoun
Sheheen
Kershaw County
Grossette
Cookie Crumbs Lead to Weekend Break-ins in Columbia
A cookie thief hit Trinity Cathedral and Seminole Road Elementary School in Columbia, stealing cookies and leaving crumbs. The incidents occurred between Saturday afternoon and early Monday, with eggs scattered at the school but no other items missing.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Trinity Cathedral
Seminole Road
Richland County Sheriff’s Department
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Miami, Fla
Donald Lee Craig
Dike
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