Word: thompson
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...most responsible for indicting both Kerner and Barrett, and shaking the once stubbornly secure Democratic domain, is James ("Big Jim") Thompson, 36. A coolly sagacious but easygoing 6-ft. 6-in. bachelor, he calls himself a "middle-of-the-road" Republican. In the 17 months that he has been U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, Thompson has prosecuted scores of mostly Democratic politicians and city employees on a variety of federal charges. Among those indicted by Thompson and his aides are: 81 precinct workers, charged with vote fraud; eleven employees in the Democratic-controlled county assessor...
...federal grand jury is looking into evidence of even more corruption. Thompson says that the possibly illegal dealings involve race-track stockholders and some Illinois legislators, both Democrats and Republicans. He vows that other criminal indictments will be forthcoming. As he recently promised Attorney General Richard Kleindienst: "I'm going to kick ass until I get rid of the crooks...
...Thompson, a Chicago native, became fascinated with criminal law while studying at Northwestern University. He taught the subject there for five years and co-authored two books. At the request of Senator Charles Percy, President Nixon appointed Thompson to the U.S. Attorney post...
With his own parishioners, however, Thompson says he feels more hopeful. The organized church and the people of whom it is made up are two different things to him. "When I give a service, there is a blessing at the end. I can always give my people a blessing -- and mean...
...think if I had my way, I might have the whole thing razed so we could start over," Thompson said. "I feel the organized church is on its last legs...