Iraq executes seven for CIA spy links in coup
BeIrut reports that Iraq executed seven men for spying for the United States amid a coup attempt backed by Iran and the United States. The regime announced 29 executions since Has san al Bakr’s crackdown, with trials continuing for others and Iran expelling Iraqi diplomats and closing consulates in retaliation.
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Beirut
TPI
Iraq
United States
Hassan al-Bakr
Iran
CIA
Rashid Musleh
Perzim
Baghdad Radio
Baghdad
Coroner's Jury Clears Police In Deaths of Panthers
A Chicago coroner's jury found the deaths of Black Panther leaders Hampton and Clark during a predawn raid justifiable homicide. The panel ruled Hampton and Clark were killed in the raid on December 4, 1969, but cautioned the finding rests solely on inquest evidence and noted witnesses were unavailable.
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Chicago
UPI
Sueeribbon
Black Panther Party
Fred Hampton
Illinois Panther
Mark Clark
Hampton and Clark
James T. Hicks
Clark
Daniel Groth
James Davis
Davis
Panther
Hampton
Hicks
U.S. Commission On Civil Rights
Foe’s Assault on Camp Repulsed by South Vietnamese
In the Mekong Delta a North Vietnamese assault on a South Vietnamese marine outpost failed after shelling and air strikes. 15 soldiers died and 41 were wounded. 72 guerrilla bodies were found at dawn as Allied intelligence noted Viet Cong reinforcement plans. Many outposts across the war zone faced sporadic shelling with casualties on both sides.
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Saigon
UPD
Mekong Delta
U Minh Forest
U.S
Green Beret
Ben Het
U.S. Command
Suit Charges Income Tax Unconstitutional
Vivien Kellems, 73, a single payer advocate from East Hadam Conn, sues in U S Tax Court claiming the income tax is unconstitutional for penalizing unmarried persons. Her 1965 return alleges $2939.13 extra tax due to being single, arguing equal protection is violated. she predicts the case could reach the Supreme Court.
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Washington
UPI
Vivien Kellems
U.S
Kellems
East Haddam
Conn
Internal Revenue Service
Supreme Court
No Squeeze On Oranges
Washington reports that amid Florida cold snaps the Agriculture Department has received offers from processors to sell surplus frozen concentrated orange juice to the government. The agency planned to buy juice to bolster prices after a record crop outlook, with January forecasts showing prospects down yet still record. The Weather Bureau noted Florida citrus groves in remarkably good condition despite freezing weather.
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Washington
UPD
Florida
Agriculture Department
Weather Bureau
Ribicoff Probes Army Black List of Civilians
Sen. Abraham Ribicoff asks Army Secretary Resor for a full report on a Washington Monthly article alleging that the Army is expanding domestic intelligence beyond legal bounds. The piece says the service maintains files on activists and could share data with other agencies, potentially chilling political participation.
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Washington
UPI
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
Stanley Re
Resor
Ribicoff
Washington Monthly
Christopher H. Pyle
Columbia University
U.S
Pyle
North Carolina
Harvard University
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