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Delaware County Daily Times in Chester, Pennsylvania

03 Dec 1981

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Delaware County Daily Times

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Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Dec 03, 1981

Page

8

Ex-Cop Sentenced 35 Years for Deputy Riordan Slaying

Leon Washington, a former Iowa police officer, was sentenced to 35 years in prison for fatally shooting Chicago Deputy Police Supt James J Riordan. Riordan, 57, was the highest ranking Chicago police official killed. Riordan’s wife filed a $30 million damages suit. Washington offered no comment as his mother cried. five of Riordan's sons and one daughter attended.

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Chicago UPI Leon Washington Iowa Wednesday James J. Riordan Riordan Lorretta Criminal Court Francis C. Mahon Washington Davenport Riordan
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Books reopen Pearl Harbor theories on Roosevelt prowar aims

The UPI report notes new books revisiting the Pearl Harbor attack and claims Roosevelt may have sought to provoke war with Axis powers. The pieces recount arguments that Washington could have warned Hawaii but chose surprise to spur U.S. entry. In Philadelphia Otis Peterkin, 31, faced two counts of murder and related charges for weekend slayings of two service station attendants.

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Washington UPI Pearl Harbor Franklin Roosevelt Congress Philadelphia Otis Peterkin Fern Rock
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