Dotson Appeals for Clemency in Chicago Nightmare
Gary Dotson in a clemency hearing with Gov. James R. Thompson asks to end a six year jail term for a rape he says never occurred. Cathleen Crowell Webb recanted, lie detector results shown. Thompson joins the Illinois Prisoner Review Board to review mercy in a case highlighting a now-doubted conviction.
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Chicago
Gary Dotson
James R. Thompson
Dotson
Thompson
Cathleen Crowell Webb
Illinois
Inmate Pleads Guilty in Marion Prisons Stabbing
George House Jr., 33, of Greenville Mississippi, pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the October 1983 stabbing of fellow inmate Jack Buddy Callison at the Marion federal prison. A key witness’s death led prosecutors to accept the reduced charge amidst a nationwide lockdown that confines most inmates to cells 23 hours daily.
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Benton
U.S
Marion
George House Jr
Greenville
Miss
Frederick Hess
House
Jack Buddy Callison
Hess
Amos Lewis
Laura Jones
Callison
Kansas City
John Clark
Jerry Williford
SI men face grand jury on gun and bomb charges
A federal magistrate found probable cause for a grand jury to hear the case against West Salem men Michael D. Ristvedt and Chris Rayce on manufacture and possession of machine guns and destructive devices after raids at their Edwards County homes. The grand jury is to consider within 30 days.
Energy secretary calls cabinet review of nuclear power
Energy Secretary John Herrington blames public skepticism on Jane Fonda and safety rules, pledging a cabinet level examination of nuclear power’s future. He cites 114 plant cancellations and no new reactor orders in seven years, while NRC officials defend public health protections.
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Jane Fonda
Energy
John Herrington
Hanoi
Jane
Federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Herrington
Reagan
NRC
Nunzio Palladino
White House
Nuclear Power Assembly
Wall Street
Dan Butler
Energy Department
National Coal Council
Du Quoin Eyes Indy 500 Sized Auto Races
Fair president Saleh Jabr says preliminary talks with stock car promoters could bring Indy 500 sized crowds to the Du Quoin State Fair grounds. If built, a large paved track would replace the dirt surface and require major upgrades to Illinois 14 and related facilities with state and federal seed money likely.
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du Quoin State Fairgrounds
Saleh Jabr
Jabr
du Quoin State Fair
Fairgrounds
U.S
Ken Gray
D-West Frankfort
Gray
Iinois 14
U.S. 51
Interstate 57
James Thompson
Illinois 14
SIU Administrator Raises Cut by Senate Panel
A Senate committee cut proposed administrator raises at Southern Illinois University from 8 percent to 6.5 percent, redirecting 457 300 in raises and saving about 2.5 million statewide. Chancellor Kenneth A. Shaw earns 93 700 annually and SIU president Albert Somit 76 300, as critics say top salaries are too high.
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A. Senate Committee
Southern Illinois University
SIU
Senate Appropriations Committee
Howard Carroll
Chicago
James R. Thompson
Senate
Democratic
Carroll
Ken
A. Shaw
Albert Somit
Carbondale
Glenn Poshard
Carterville
Appropriations Committee
Jig is up for car rally in Spooner Wisconsin
A Spooner AP report says a newspaper ad tipped state patrol to the date of a high speed car rally with James Liautaud and friends. Liautaud, Elgin businessman, refused to reveal this year's date for the annual informal run from Wisconsin to a tavern rally in Minong. Eight drivers were ticketed last year and Sgt. Anne King noted patrol readiness in Spooner district.
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Wis
James Liautaud
Liautaud
Elgin
Wisconsin
Minong
State Patrol
Anne King
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