Desire To Be Wealthy Ends In Attorney's Perjury Conviction
John D. McConnell Jr., a rising Raleigh attorney with high social ties, pled guilty in New York to four counts of perjury tied to trips for convicted heroin smuggler Leslie Ike Atkinson. He received one year and a day in prison with parole possible in four months. North Carolina Bar action pending. Friends cite his desire for wealth and popularity as the root of his trouble, noting his extravagant lifestyle and close ties to wealthy clients.
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John D. McConnell Jr
New York
Bahamas
Leslie ‘‘Ike” Atkinson
McConnell
North Carolina
John McConnell
Johnny
Abortion Funding Debate Threatens Federal Agency Cash
Washington AP two big agencies may run dry by Friday without a spending accord on federal abortion funding. House and Senate negotiators clash over medical necessity and rape incest exceptions while lawmakers jockey for a tie to a $60.2 billion Labor and HEW bill. Medicaid-funded abortions last year totaled about 300,000 at $50 million.
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House
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Departments of Labor and Health, Education and Welfare
Robert C. Byrd
Edward Brooke
Five More Legionnaires Cases Reported In Hospitals
Three new Legionnaires disease cases are confirmed at Holston Valley Community Hospital in East Tennessee and two more deaths are reported at the Medical Center Vermont in Burlington. CDC says 21 patients being treated for atypical pneumonia at Holston Valley, seven ruled out, blood samples sent to Atlanta for confirmation. Four of six Vermont victims are believed to have contracted the disease at the hospital. three deaths recorded.
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Vermont
National Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
Holston Valley Community Hospital
Tennessee
American Legion
Philadelphia
Charles Chapman
Sullivan County
Subordinated Capital Notes Offered by First Union Bank
First Union National Bank offers an 8 interest subordinated note issue of 25 million dollars with an 8 percent annual yield. Matures December 31 1984. Notes are purchasable in 1000 dollar denominations. The obligations are not insured and rank behind deposits and certain creditors as described in the offering circular.
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First Union National Bank
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