Convict coach of murdering student in Chicago area
Thomas Deizman a former Morton West High School teacher and wrestling coach was convicted of murder for the June 16 1974 shooting of 16 year old Thomas Schmidt at the Sunset Inn Berwyn. The judge found a mental defect but ruled Deizman understood his actions during the crime.
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Chicago
UPI
Thomas Deizman
Morton West High School
John Long
Deizman
Thomas Schmidt
Cook County
Louis B. Garippo
Schmidt
Sunset Inn
Berwyn
Schaffner
Werner Tuteur
Deitman
Silent film legend Lillian Gish honored at New York reception
Lillian Gish, 79, receives tribute for six decades in film and TV. The hostess of a WNET silent film series honors classic works by Lon Chaney, Douglas Fairbanks, Janet Gaynor and D.W. Griffith, with guests including Helen Hayes Joe DiMaggio Cyril Ritchard and Anita Loos.
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Lillian Gish
New York
UPI
Film
D.W. Griffith
Miss Gish
Silver Screen
Wnet-Tv
Channel 13
Helen Hayes
Joe DiMaggio
Cyril Ritchard
Anita Loos
WNET
Lon Chaney
Notre Dame
Douglas Fairbanks
Janet Gaynor
Dorothy
Griffith
East
Grandma Moses
Fogel calls for open prison system reform
David Fogel, former Minnesota corrections chief, urged an open, predictable system to replace the current U S prison regime. He proposed flat sentences with credits for good behavior, no parole boards, and optional counseling funded by inmate purchases, arguing for a rational democratic institution.
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Minneapolis
UPI
David Fogel
Illinois Law Enforcement Commission
United States
Fogel
Minnesota
Illinois
National Institute On Crime and Delinquency
Contempt Bid Aims at Chicago Police Chief Conlisk
Cook County prosecutors seek contempt against former Police Superintendent James B. Conlisk for allegedly disrupting a grand jury. A Tuesday motion accuses him of posing as a grand jury investigator to frustrate the probe and of seeking records of burglaries illegal entries and eavesdropping by officers.
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Chicago
UPI
Cook County
James B. Conlisk
Grand Jury
Conlisk
Chief of Military Intelligence
Chicago Police Department
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OWENS/CORNING
Fiberglas
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation
National Fire Protection Association
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