Thompson orders reopened Dotson case probe in Joliet links
Chicago Governor Thompson directs Illinois Law Enforcement to re open the Dotson investigation including questioning former Joliet inmates and cellmates after a TV interview claims by a former cellmate. The Sun Times reports the move follows Dotson’s commutation after Prisoner Review Board hearings and a new cellmate account.
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Chicago
Thompson
Illinois Department of Law Enforcement
Gary Dotson
Chicago Sun-Times
Dotson
Cathleen Crowell Webb
Joliet Correctional Center
Illinois
Claxton
Cook County
Webb
Sun-Times
Dotson's Sister Says Anger Could Prove Innocence
Debbie Daniluk, Gary Dotson's Denver sister, argues anger toward his accuser might sway more people to doubt the rape conviction. She defends her brother as innocent and questions prosecutors' motives as Dotson receives gubernatorial commutation after Webb recants the charges.
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Denver
Gary Dotson
Illinois
Gary
Debbie Daniluk
Dotson
Gary’s Way.” Ms. Daniluk
Country Club Hills
Cook County
Gover
Cathleen Crowell Webb
Criminal Court
Daniluk
Webb
James R. Thompson
Kidnapped priest's family to reveal letter from Jenco
The Jenco family plans to disclose parts of a letter from Rev. Lawrence Martin Jenco, the Joliet priest abducted in Beirut Jan. 8, during a news conference. Jenco, 50, headed the Beirut Catholic Relief Services and was abducted by gunmen. The letter reportedly reached Joliet weeks ago at Verna Mae Mihelich’s home and was not fully described.
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Joliet
Lawrence Martin Jenco
Beirut
Jenco
Catholic Relief Services
Sue Castanoli
Verna Mae Michelich
Latin American nations urge U.S. to lift Nicaragua embargo
Representing 25 Latin American countries, delegates urged the United States on Tuesday night to revoke the embargo on Nicaragua. The call came during a regional economic meeting in Caracas, highlighting shared concerns over economic sanctions and regional stability.
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Nicaragua
Latin American Economic System
Latin American Council
Caracas
Venezuela
United States
Missing Aeroflot Plane Off Soviet Coast Near Primorskiy
An Aeroflot aircraft remains missing north of Japan in the cold Sea of Japan area between Primorskiy and Sakhalin. Officials say details such as course, type, and altitude are unconfirmed and it is unclear if passengers or cargo were aboard. Moscow reports unavailable and Soviet authorities rarely disclose such incidents.
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Aeroflot
Associated Press
Moscow
Foreign Ministry
Yoshio Hatano
Primorskiy
Sakhalin
KAL 007 Pilot Allegedly Misled Controllers
Tokyo AP reports a government release cited by a parliament member stating the Korea Air Lines Flight 007 pilot misled air controllers about altitude before the 1983 downing. Data show possible manual control in the final minutes. all 269 aboard died when the Boeing 747 was shot down over Soviet territory.
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Tokyo
Yutaka Hata
Korea Air Lines
Seoul
New York
Anchorage
Soviet Union
United States
Japan coast and Sakhalin reference in 1983 KAL 007 incident
The note places Sakhalin as an island off the Soviet coast near Japan and recalls Korean Air Lines Flight 007 being shot down on September 1, 1983 after veering off course. All 269 people aboard perished in the disaster.
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Tokyo
Aeroflot
Japan
Sakhalin
Korean Air Lines
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