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Southern Illinoisan in Carbondale, Illinois

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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Apr 01, 1985

Page

8

Parents demand life sentence for son in 1983 killing

Donald and Delphine Wright urge that Mitchell Wright, 18, be jailed for life for the murder of their adopted daughter Donnette, with accomplice James Wedrell. Mitchell confessed to luring Donnette to a field after a date, and the pair pleaded guilty to kidnapping and murder. Sentencing set for April 12.

Streamwood Donald Delphine Wright Donnette Mitchell Ping Wedrell Wrights

Judge holds financier liable in pension mismanagement

In Peoria AP report Judge Michael Mihm ruled a Texas financier Harold Simmons and four associates misused union pension funds belonging to United Auto Workers Local 449 Rockford. The ruling found them liable for damages in a suit by Keystone Consolidated Industries Inc workers over a takeover bid at a Utah sugar refinery.

Peoria Texas United Auto Workers Local 449 Rockford Michael Mihm Harold Simmons Keystone Consolidated Industries Inc Utah

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