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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1985
Page
6
State Rep. Charles Wayne Goforth said he supported a bill to increase state reimbursements to county fairs. The measure would provide 1 million dollars in state reimbursements to 84 county fairs starting in 1987, paid through the Illinois Department of Agriculture.
Federal raid in West Salem recovered eight homemade automatic weapons and a large quantity of explosives. Two men, Michael D. Ristvedt and Chris Ray Murphy, both charged with manufacture and possession of machine guns and destructive devices, face potential penalties up to 10 years and $10,000 fines. Investigators explore possible links to survivalist groups such as the Covenant, Sword and the Arm of the Lord, and the Order.
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