Ethics panel targets Koreagate six amid Park influence probe
The House ethics committee says it has reason to believe four current congressmen committed ethics violations in Koreagate and that two former congressmen likely perjured themselves. Names tied to Park and monetary gifts include Nick Galifianakis and John R. Rarick. Proceedings may lead to hearings and possible penalties up to expulsion. respondents have 21 days to answer.
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Washington
House
Nick Galifianakis
D-N.c
John R. Rarick
D-La
Tongsun Park
U.S
Park
Seoul
Thomas O’neill
O’neill
Edward R. Roybal
D-Calif
Edward J. Patten
D-N.j
New Jersey
Middlesex County
Democratic Organization
Tongsan Park
Charles H. Wilson
Wilson
Product O Committee
Specia
Leon Jaworski
Trustees extend SIU C admissions standards
The SIU Board of Trustees extended indefinitely the stricter admission standards for Southern Illinois University Carbondale two years after their approval. The policy requires minimum high school class rank and a national college admission test score, with a small exception for a few admitted to remedial classes. Officials noted most special admits last fall had higher grades than peers, though overall freshmen grades dipped slightly from 1976 to 1977.
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Henry de Fiebre
Southern Illinoisan
Edwardsville
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
SIU Board of Trustees
Margaret Blackshere
Madison
SIUC
Sions
Siu-C
Postal strike contingency plans drawn
The AP reports that looming postal contract expiration sparks contingency planning by some firms while many intend to wait out a potential strike. L.L. Bean executive William End warns of big trouble for those relying on mail if a work stoppage occurs. Extended strikes could delay bill mailings, lift bank balances artificially, and force higher corporate borrowing.
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Associated Press
William End
L.L. Bean
Freeport
Maine
Ginzburg receives eight year sentence for anti-Soviet activities
Soviet dissident Alexander Ginzburg is sentenced to eight years at hard labor for anti-Soviet agitation and propaganda. The court cited dissemination of materials from abroad and calls for force against the state. He is a Helsinki group member prominent in monitoring human rights compliance.
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Moscow
Alexander Ginzburg
Siberian
Anatoly Sidorov
Ginzburg
Tass
Helsinki
Anatoly Shcharansky
Shcharansky
Vilnius
CIA
Viktoras Pyatkus
Former police chief found innocent but ends law career
Former Lesser Police Chief Frank Haught is cleared of misconduct charges yet states his years in law enforcement are over. The article notes his decision to retire from public service.
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Frank Haught
Weekend Rainfall Bucks Normal Temperatures In Southern Illinois
Rainfall expected to linger through the weekend with 50 percent odds tonight rising to 60 percent Friday. Don Semancik of the National Weather Service in Cairo notes rainfall this year trails normal by more than seven inches, but July is near normal and a single good shower could erase deficits. Highs near 90 and lows in the 70s, with cooler air and a late-arriving front easing temperatures after a hot stretch.
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Illinois
Don Semancik
National Weather Service
Cairo
Semancik
Weather Service
Promoter Philpott Files for Bankruptcy and Church Plan
Texas oil additive promoter Robert Philpott has filed for bankruptcy but Benton First Church of God and its fund raising plans tied to Add A Tune remain unaffected. Pastor J Lloyd Tomer says the church will separate fundraising from the promotion, while still endorsing the product.
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Karen Rothe
Texas
Robert Philpott
Benton First Church of God
J. Lloyd Tomer
Elvis Presley
Illinois
Edly
Superior Lubricants Inc
Dallas
Philpott
Wayne Wiemerslage
Superior Lubricants
Thayer C. Lindauer
Phoenix
Ariz
Ilinois
Lindauer
Wiemerslage
Tomer
Presley
Omni Aircraft Inc
Washington, D.C
Omni
Washington
Texas Attorney General’s Office
Attorney General
Church of God
Benton
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