Hanoi Allows Yule Parcels For POWs
Washington reports Hanoi announced Christmas packages may be sent next month to prisoners of war in North Vietnam. Packages up to 6.6 pounds would be accepted from Dec 1 to Jan 1. The Geneva convention requires mail and gifts. families will be informed individually through military units.
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McClellan Critiques Federal Sentences For Mafia Cases
Sen. John L. McClellan says FBI data show courts lenient toward Cosa Nostra in federal indictments since 1980. Of 398 defendants, 73 were acquitted or dropped, 15 got no jail term, 85 received under maximum, 96 await trial or sentencing, 21 under mandatory terms, 9 for non maximum crimes, and 29 got maximum penalties.
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New U S Law On Loan Sharks Boston item
The first man convicted in Massachusetts under a new federal loan sharking law was sentenced to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine. Philip P Tomasetta of Shrewsbury, a Worcester variety store operator, had been convicted of threatening to collect a loan after loaning $250 to a Worcester filling station attendant and collecting $400 in interest.
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Chicago Trial Seeks Mistrial Over Police Surveillance
Federal Judge Julius J. Hoffman denied a defense motion for a mistrial in the Chicago conspiracy case amid charges that the government surveilled the defense. Leonard Weinglass alleged mail openings and wastepaper theft, while the defense noted 23 of 42 prosecution witnesses testified to surveillance. A hearing on wiretapping legality is scheduled after further cross examination of undercover officer Irwin Bock.
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Pope Urges Nations to Feed Hungry World
Pope Paul VI called on every nation to divert part of its military spending to aid the poor during a Mass for a UN conference. He urged establishing a global fund to assist the most unfortunate, renewing the plea at the Vatican.
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