Miller to Be Retried in FBI Espionage Case
Los Angeles prosecutors say Richard W. Miller the only FBI agent ever accused of spying will be retried promptly after a mistrial. After 71 hours of deliberations the jury reported a deadlock with 10-2 and 11-1 splits on key counts, leaving Miller facing seven counts including espionage and conspiracy.
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Miller Case Holdouts Contend Coerced Confession
Jury holdouts in the Richard W. Miller espionage case say the former FBI agent’s confession was coerced. They described long interrogations, hours of pressure, and mental duress. The holdouts discussed a possible deal but rejected it as unethical after 11 weeks of testimony.
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President Reagan says Soviet masterspy Vitaly Yurchenko may have been planted as a fraudulent defector and had nothing new for the United States. He notes a Romanian sailor also defected as Geneva summit looms and discusses Star Wars deployment and distrust with Gorbachev.
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Jaruzelski Resigns as Premier and Accepts Presidency
General Wojciech Jaruzelski resigns as premier but remains Communist Party first secretary and gains the ceremonial presidency as Solidarity activity is curtailed. Lech Walesa refuses to testify to prosecutors over alleged false turnout figures from the October 13 elections.
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