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In Ohio, meanwhile, Governor James A. Rhodes responded to a LIFE investigatory article on his affairs by calling the story an attempt by his "political enemies" to destroy his career. LIFE had pointed out Rhodes' recent commutation of a Mafia hood's murder sentence, making Yonnie Licavoli eligible for parole at any time. While not contending that Rhodes had accepted a bribe, it quoted others as saying that the Mafia had offered $250,000 for Licavoli's release. LIFE also said that Rhodes had used political campaign funds for his personal needs and had therefore been obliged to pay over $100,000 in federal taxes, interest and penalties on unreported income. Rhodes ordered the Ohio highway patrol to investigate the reported bribe offers and other aspects of the Licavoli case, and the Ohio parole board announced that it had postponed the killer's parole application for five years. Rhodes called the report of his finances an "outright lie." The extroverted Governor, who is planning to run for the Senate next year, was apparently not letting the charges bother him. He turned up at the Republican Governors' conference in Kentucky in good spirits, and announced the publication of his new book. Its title is Alternatives to a Decadent Society.