Fired city judge denies conspiracy claims
Three of four City Council members who fired Municipal Court Judge Larry McMillion say he abused authority by issuing arrest warrants for City Manager John Harrison and Fiscal Services Director Frank Muser. McMillion and Court Administrator John Minor deny collaboration, while McMillion says the warrants followed Minor’s plan hours after being shown the complaints.
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Larry McMillion
John Minor
John Harrison
Frank Muser
Dick Sivalls
Melissa Hirsch
McMillion
Minor
Muser
City officials clash as minor files charges against two bosses
Municipal Court Administrator John Minor says he acted in good faith when filing criminal complaints against City Manager John Harrison and Fiscal Services Director Frank Muser. The warrants led to the arrest of both men, a sudden city council emergency session, and the firing of the municipal judge who issued the warrants. The council also abolished the city marshal position. County and district attorneys weighed in, with the former not pursuing the charges and suggesting a grand jury review. Minor vows no resignation amid ongoing dispute over warrant division control and city charter questions.
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John Minor
John Harrison
Frank Muser
Minor
Dick Sivalls
Muser
Harrison
Steve Groh
Groh
Mike Holmes
Holmes
Pat Trout
Fiscal Services
City Warrant Division dispute fuels long running feuds
The city’s Warrant Division dispute adds to a history of friction between Municipal Court, the Police Department and city leadership. City Manager Harrison and Court Administrator John Minor clash over control as four warrant officers are reassigned to police supervision amid a council approved ordinance. The abrogation of the city marshal office and the firing of City Marshal Pat Trout trigger further administrative changes and questions about legality and timing.
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John Minor
John Harrison
Minor
Troy Davis
Pat Trout
Downing of Korean Air Lines jet by Soviet fighters
Secretary of State George P. Shultz said a Soviet jet downed a South Korean jumbo with 269 aboard after tracking it near Sakhalin. Rep. Lawrence P. McDonald was among the passengers. Japan and Korea urged explanations as search planes scouted the frigid Sea of Japan for survivors.
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Shultz
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Japan
Shintaro Abe
Tokyo
Japan Sea
Lawrence P. McDonald
D-Ga
Lawrence
Tommy Toles
Rome
Massacre in central Lebanon village shocks Beirut area
Police report 24 Christians were killed when Druse militiamen attacked Emariam in the Upper Metn near Beirut amid a government sweep of militia pockets in west Beirut. Walid Jumblatt condemned dialogue with Gemayel, signaling a state of war, while U.S. Marines faced crossfire implications.
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Lebanon
Druse
Damascus
Walid Jumblatt
Gemayel
Jumblatt
U.S
West Beirut
Emariam
Upper Metn
Voice of Lebanon Radio
Voice of Lebanon
Christian Phalange Party
Gergis El-Rai
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