Ex-legislator to testify before federal grand jury
Former State Rep. John F. Wall of Chicago agrees to testify before a federal grand jury probing Illinois currency exchange interests. He is to testify Thursday or face immediate jail after a prior immunity dispute and a rejection to delay his sentence.
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John F. Wall
Illinois
Wall
James B. Parsons
U.S. District Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Parsons
Anna R. Lavin
Illinois General Assembly
Ms. Lavin
Edward J. Calihan Jr
Justice Department
Public Integrity Unit
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Sandoval hostage shooter shot by deputy near church
A Missouri man stormed a Sandoval truck stop hostage. After the hostage fled a woman was seized and the gunman demanded papal authorization to die. Deputy Mick Kelley fired, wounding him. he was hospitalized under guard. Police seek motive as investigation continues.
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Kaskaskia College
Centralia
Joan Fulton
Tina Mattka
Odin
Wayne Carter
Sandoval
Carter
Peoples Temple threatened mass death by own action last summer
A U S official said Peoples Temple members warned they would commit mass death by own action if Rev Jim Jones lost a child custody suit. The statement followed custody fights over 6 year old John Victor Stoen and months before the Jonestown tragedy. Embassy staff viewed the threat as a psychological ploy not taken seriously.
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Peoples Temple Cult
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John Victor Stoen
Jonestown
Richard McCoy
Stoen
Department
McCoy
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