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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1985
Page
4
A Goex munitions plant four miles east of Alvarado exploded producing a bright fireball and debris. Smaller blasts followed as officials delayed entry to let fires burn out. No injuries were reported and the facility, a satellite of a larger Cleburne operation, produced Class A explosives.
Albert Turner once led civil rights marchers attacked in Selma as the Voting Rights Act reshaped Alabama politics. Now 49, Turner faces 29 counts with wife Evelyn and Spencer Hogue Jr. over alleged ballot alterations and double voting.
The Supreme Court by 7-2 vote reinstated a Maryland conviction for distributing obscene material, ruling undercover purchases do not violate the Fourth Amendment. Justice O Connor stated the officer's purchase was a voluntary transfer of possessory interest, allowing enforcement of vice laws.
Miami AP report says hundreds of undercover agents captured over 3,000 fugitives on murder rape drug trafficking and kidnapping charges in an 11 week Florida manhunt. The eighth FIST sweep used a bogus airline sting and involved international federal state and local agencies from six Florida cities. Officials say it will be the largest and most successful FIST effort to date.
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