Pathologist backs two possible firing sites in King slaying
Washington AP reports a House committee pathologist said the King assassination bullet could have been fired from a brushy yard area near the rooming house or from a bathroom window across the street. Baden said findings cannot rule out either site, as testimony and eyewitness accounts continue at hearings.
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Washington
House
Martin Luther King Jr
Michael Baden
King
Memphis
James Earl Ray
Ray
Baden
Nyad abandons 103 mile open water swim halfway across
Diana Nyad cried and pleaded to continue as winds pushed her off course 40 miles from Cuba toward Key West. After 44 hours in the water and enduring jellyfish stings and seasickness, her escort boat pulled her from the Florida Straits effort.
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Associated Press
Diana Nyad
Cuba
Key West
Rich du Moulin
Ms. Nyad
du Moulin
U.S
Ken Gundersen
Florida Straits
Stella Taylor
Palm Beach
Martin Maskiel
Miss Taylor
Inflation worsens beyond forecast in Fed study
A Washington Star report says a Federal Reserve study places the nation’s underlying inflation at 8.5 percent, higher than the administration’s 6.5 to 7.2 percent targets. If correct, 1978 forecasts may be grossly understated and inflation could rise further next year.
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Washington Star
Washington
Federal Reserve
Carter
No Walls Prisons Hold Two Ex-Mayors and Chiefs
Former Herrin Police Chief William Humphrey begins a four year federal term at the all open Safford Prison Camp in Arizona. He extorted money from Herrin businessmen while police chief. Former Herrin Mayor John B McVey serves four years at Sandstone Correctional Institution in Minnesota for extorting firms during his mayoralty. Both facilities lack walls and guard towers and house non violent offenders.
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Karen Rothe
Herrin
William “Bill
Humphrey
Arizona
Watergate
John Erlichman
John B. McVey
Minnesota
Safford
Ariz
Richard Nixon
Lewis
Illinois
U.S. Bureau of Prisons
Midwest
McVey
Sandstone Correctional Institution
Sandstone
Minneapolis
Ron Houser
Houser
Patchwork of local rules shield Illinois clubs from taxes
An Associated Press task force finds many Illinois counties ignore state property tax law. Local boards grant exemptions to groups like American Legion, Moose, and Masons, often against state rulings, leaving taxpayers to shoulder higher bills. The survey notes 24 counties violate the rule, with cases ranging from tax exemptions for veterans groups to mysterious trusts and unreported properties.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Department of Local Government Affairs
House
Associated Press Task Force
Clair Hardick
Effingham County
Morgan County
Lawrence Quinlan
American Legion
Elks
Moose
Masons
Quinlan
Wayne County
Burt Bates
Springfield
Bureau County
Wilson Roemmich
Odd Fellows
Spe
Cial
County Board of Review
Legion
Schuyler County
Everett Burns
Richland County
St. Clair County
Knights of Columbus
Pike County
Masons and
Pittsfield
Galena
Society For Human Relations
Jo Davies County
Daniel Tranel
Animal Welfare League
Greater
Rockford
Benton Boccie Ball Club
Old Settler Picnic Association
Madison County
Baylis Domestic Science Club
Zelma Syrcle
Mooseheart
Kane County
Moose Supreme Lodge
Lincoln Park Gun Club
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Mark Lane
FBI
Lane
Tennessee
Brushy Mount State
Ralph David Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Abernathy
Ralph Abernathy
Nyad
National Weather Service
Kaskaskia Canal
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
HEW
Texas
Art Howe
St. Louis Baseball Cardinals
Saluki
Dan Brown
St. Louis Football Cardinals
Andre Herrera
Dex Ann Landers
Dollars & Sense
Mickey
Franklin, Randolph
Outer Drive
Diversey
Chicago
Sadler & Co
Herrin Hospital
Williamson County
Johnston City
Lithuanian Home Association
West Frankfort
Denver Softball Club
Hancock County
White County Coon Club
Grayville
Gun Club
O’fallon Sportsman Club
Laborers Local Union No
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Orient
Franklin County
Will County
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