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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1971
Page
10
Bernard Philip Ames of Vernon New York claims political prisoner status in Mexico City on 1968 pre Olympics rioting charges. Mexico rejects political prisoner designation and cites crimes against law and order. Ames faced multiple charges including sedition and robbery for disturbances that left many dead.
Dr Starnes to present a paper after months of investigation into a bombing attempt linked to Mexico and the Olympic Games era. The exhibit cites an admission of guilt by Ames after his arrest and questioning. A U S Navy memo said the act blamed a Communist cell. Ames was confined and reported threats of execution if he did not confess. The trial, spanning nearly two years, involved 67 others amid 1968 disturbances and linked to the Baytown Plastics Research Laboratory.
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