Shoemake Sentenced to Four Years in Federal Extortion Case
Former Herrin alderman Thomas Shoemake received a four year federal prison term for extortion related to taking 1500 dollars from Southern Illinois Cable Television Inc in exchange for votes to extend the firm’s Herrin franchise. Judge William Juergens imposed the sentence, part of a series of hearings that also saw other Herrin officials sentenced or given probation.
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Basil Russell
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West Frankfort
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Arch Minerals
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Runge
McVey
Safford
Ariz
Watergate
John Ehrlichman
Sandstone Correctional Institution
Minnesota
Connally disputes first JFK bullet in Dallas drive
Former Texas Governor John B. Connally told the House assassinations committee that he does not believe he was hit by the first bullet in the Kennedy motorcade. He said the same bullet might have struck both men, and he recalled Kennedy urging the Dallas trip despite concerns. The panel continues to probe conspiracy theories and unanswered questions about the 1963 murder.
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Cuba
United States
Plan for Ray's escape mapped at Brushy Mountain prison
The House committee released a map copy said to be in James Earl Ray handwriting, showing a new escape plan from Brushy Mountain State Prison in Petros Tennessee. An informant supplied the photocopy from a Washington motel room used by Ray's brother Jerry last April and it was given to the FBI and Tennessee authorities. Ray, King assassination convict, and six inmates climbed a 14 foot wall with pipes on June 10 1977 but were recaptured within days amid the Cumberland mountains.
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Carl Runge
Benton
United Mine Workers
Subdistrict 8
UMW
Illinois
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Washington
House
James Earl Ray
Tennessee
Louis Stokes
Dohio
Ray
Jerry
FBI
Martin Luther King Jr
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Petros
Tenn
Cumberland Mountains
Mondale called to Mideast talks at Camp David
President Carter hosted Sadat and Begin at Camp David as Mondale joined late to oversee non summit duties. Officials sought a three way lunch but no joint session was arranged. Sadat pressed for full U S partnership while Begin urged slow negotiations toward peace treaties.
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Walter Mondale
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Jerrold Schecter
National Security Council
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Andrews Air Force Base
Maryland
Weather forecast and economic lobbying noted
The National Weather Service predicts fair and warmer weather tonight with lows in the mid to upper 60s. Thursday will be sunny and hot with highs in the low to mid 90s. Friday through Sunday turn dry and cooler with highs near 90 to the low 80s and overnight lows in the 60s. Also noted is a committee report that the Federal Reserve Board chairman lobbies for business tax breaks to curb inflation.
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National Weather Service
Federal Reserve Board
Union County Protester Targets High Summer Electric Rates
A Union County group joins nationwide discontent over rising electricity costs amid summer heat. The article notes organized civic action and calls for rate relief while detailing local participation and potential legislative remedies.
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Union
GSA theft claim: million in goods vanish yearly
Former consultant Philip Baridon alleges GSA warehouses lose at least 1.3 million dollars annually to theft, with losses described as vast and poorly tracked. He recounts seeing a ledger line of 1 million under miscellaneous and says records were insufficient to separate theft from incompetence.
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Jay Solomon
Eckerd
Washington Post
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Ann Sanders
Jack Eckerd
Federal Supply Service
Wallace H. Robinson Jr
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