Humphrey pleads guilty to single extortion count
Former Herrin Police Chief William Humphrey changed his plea to guilty on one federal extortion count in Danville. Prosecutors expect him to testify against former Mayor John McVey as part of plea talks while other defendants face trial. The deal delays sentencing until after McVey Shoemake and Basil Russell trials.
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Southern Illinoisan
Herrin
William “Bill
Humphrey
John B. McVey
U.S. District Court
Danville
Kenneth Powless
Marion
J. C. Mitchell
McVey and Shoemake
McVey
Russell
Frank ‘‘Shorty” Moroni
Johnston City
Bill Stevens
Williamson County
Arab leaders form Tripoli resistance front against Sadat
Arab hard-liners gather in Tripoli to oppose Sadat's peacemaking with Israel. Al Ahram says Egypt recalls ambassadors from the Soviet Union and four Arab nations. Khalifa and Assad push cautious steps, seeking to pressure Egypt without breaking ties. Nayef Hawatmeh and Yasir Arafat leaders meet with delegation heads as tensions rise.
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Libya
Anwar Sadat
Israel
Cairo
al Ahram
Sadat
Egypt
Soviet Union
Algeria
Iraq
South Yemen
Syria
Moscow
Middle East
Muammar Khadafy
Khadafy
Zohari Mohsen
Saiqa
Hafez Assad
Assad
Yasir Arafat
Houari Boumedienne
Begin Confers With Callaghan In London On Gaza Peace Call
Israeli Prime Minister Menahem Begin met James Callaghan for 90 minutes in London as part of a six day visit. Begin spent the Sabbath at his hotel and then traveled in a police escorted convoy to Downing Street. He met Callaghan alone and issued no statement afterward.
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London
Menahem Begin
Britain
Palestine
James Callaghan
Callaghan
Downing St
Begin
Anwar Sadat
Jerusalem
Bermuda appeals for British troops to quell riots
Bermuda sought help from Britain on Saturday to quell riots that erupted after the Thursday night execution of two inmates. London promised troops as soon as possible, likely a company of about 100 men to depart Sunday morning.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Britain
Atlan
Tic Island Colony
James Callaghan
London
Defense Ministry
Rhodesia Talks Invited Black Leaders to London Talks
British Foreign Minister David Owen invited Rhodesian Patriotic Front leaders Joshua Nkomo and Robert Mugabe to London for talks on the country’s political future. The move followed private US UK agreement on the advisability of meeting the militant leaders. Bermuda faces $4 million in riot damage as security forces respond to weekend clashes. Police and Bermuda Regiment units deployed under a governor’s emergency order amid protests near Parliament and luxury hotels.
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London
David Owen
Foreign Office
United States
Britain
Joshua Nkomo
Robert Mugabe
Militant
Patriotic Front
Bermuda Regiment
National Guard
Court Street
Hamilton
Parliament Building
the Princess
The
Bermudiana
Coal strike talks stall as nationwide halt looms
Negotiators met Saturday for continued bargaining on a new coal contract, but there appeared to be no hope that a nationwide strike set to begin Monday at midnight could be averted.
Great Marion breakout revisited by Southern Illinoisan
The Southern Illinoisan revisits the 1963 Marion Federal Penitentiary escape with Joe Garner, interviewing involved parties including three recaptured fugitives. The piece recaps the manhunt, the escape hype, and how the event shaped corrections policy with perspective on the pursuit and doubts about a repeat.
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U.S
Marion
Southern Illinoisan
Joe Garner
Weather and local notes touch on showers and cold
Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers today high in the upper 40s. Tonight cloudy and colder with a 50 percent chance of showers or snow flurries low in the low to mid 20s. Monday partly sunny and colder with a high in the upper 30s.
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