Blanton convicted of extortion in liquor license case
In Nashville federal jurors found former Governor Ray Blanton guilty on all 11 counts charging extortion conspiracy and mail fraud. Two former Blanton aides Hood and Allen were also convicted of conspiracy, as prosecutors alleged the trio used influence to obtain 12 liquor licenses for friends. Blanton faces up to 70 years in prison and a $29,000 fine. the others face up to 35 years and $16,000 in fines.
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Nashville
Tenn
UPI
Ray Blanton
Blanton
Marathon
Tees
McLellan
Hubert Murrell
Ova Blanton
Clyde Edd Hood
James Allen
FBI
Hood
Allen
Obese children show higher IQs in child study
Nationwide study of 20 137 children finds the heaviest 10 percent outperform lean and average groups on IQ tests and speech measures through age 8. Researchers caution against overfeeding to boost intelligence and note no effects from sex race or socioeconomic status.
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Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Robert A. Ulstrom
Robert O. Fisch
University of Minnesota Pediatrics
Alstrom
Smith wins re election as Southern Baptist president
In Los Angeles Rev Bailey Smith defeats Abner McCall 6934 to 4524 for a second term, the strongest opposition to a Southern Baptist president in over 20 years. Smith says the 40 percent vote against him was not a protest and rejects aiming to attack others over biblical inerrancy.
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Los Angeles
Bailey Smith
Smith
Southern Baptist Seminaries
Southern Baptist Convention
Governor Brown Returns to State Duties After Jury Service
Gov. Hamond Brown Jr. resumes state business after a two day Municipal Court jury stint that found Yugoslav immigrant Stamenko Radojicie not guilty of mal icious mischief. The trial marked the first time a sitting California governor served as a juror under a law Brown signed repealing jury exemptions for many occupations. Judge John V. Stroud called the event noteworthy and newsworthy due to the celebrity juror.
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Sacramento
Calif
Hamond Brown Jr
Stamenko Radojicie
California
Brown
John V. Stroud
Border tax clash spurs truckers and humor in New Hampshire Vermont
Vermont and New Hampshire move to tax trucks crossing the Connecticut River border as a budget fix, provoking anger from truckers who warn consumers will pay. Officials joke about border defense while police track out of state trucks and plan enforcement.
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Rutland
Richard Stridford
Bill Petraski
St. Johnsbury
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