Barbie Told He Faces Eight Nazi Crimes Charges
Klaus Barbie, the Nazi fugitive, was informed he would be charged with eight counts of crimes against humanity by French authorities in Lyons. He is not charged for the killings of Jean Moulin or other Resistance fighters due to a 20-year war crimes statute. Christian Riis led the first formal meeting with Barbie at St. Joseph Prison, Lyons, while Alain de la Servette defends Barbie and notes his brief replies to each charge.
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Alain de la Servette
Unarmed Minuteman III destroyed over Pacific after anomaly
At Vandenberg Air Force Base California an unarmed Minuteman III was destroyed over the Pacific following an anomaly during flight. Ground controllers issued the destruction signal at 7 57 a m no injuries or property damage reported and debris fell into remote ocean areas. The incident remains under investigation and details are classified.
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Pacific Ocean
Air Force
Lorri Wray
Pacific Atoll
Killer in Amarillo Federal Court Tries to Trigger Execution
Charles Rumbaugh, a death row inmate, pulled a handmade pick and told guards to shoot him during a hearing on his mental competence to halt appeals. A guard fired, wounding him critically as court weighed ending last appeals filed by his parents and the ACLU. The case concerns his murder of an Amarillo jeweler and his request to proceed with execution by injection.
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Amarillo
American Civil Liberties Union
Hoover Ordered Political Burglary, Historian Says
Newark New Jersey AP report cites Rutgers historian Jeffrey Dorwart who found a diary by Glenn Howell indicating President Hoover ordered a 1930 break-in at a New York Democratic Party office. Howell and aide Robert J. Peterkin attempted to seize damaging files but found nothing.
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Hoover
New York
Naval Intelligence
Jeffrey M. Dorwart
Rutgers University
Dorwart
Naval
Glenn Howell
Howell
Robert J. Peterkin
Democratic National Committee
Watergate Hotel
Washington
Navy seals 13 cargo ship contracts from IRS tax challenges
The Navy negotiated 13 service contracts to shield shipbuilders from IRS tax benefit challenges up to 2.73 billion over 25 years. Senator Metzenbaum calls it a government subsidized tax avoidance and a sweetheart deal, noting dummy Delaware corporations and unnamed ship owners would reap the benefits.
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Navy
Internal Revenue Service
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Howard M. Metzenbaum
Ohio
Metzenbaum
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
John Lehman
Maersk Lines Ltd
Waterman Steamship Corp
General Dynamics
Delaware
Spain Nationalizes Ramasa Empire Amid Bank Closures
The Socialist government nationalizes Ramasa, closing its 18 banks and taking over 225 Ramasa companies due to unsound business practices. Economics Minister Miguel Boyer says the decree targets the Ramasa group, marking the new administration's first nationalization since December.
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Madrid
Spain
UPI
Miguel Boyer
Ramasa Group
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Weinberger signals larger Lebanon force may be needed
Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger said the multinational force in Lebanon could be expanded temporarily to cover the withdrawal of foreign troops and secure Israel's northern frontier. He noted Lebanese army units with trainers could move into southern Lebanon to deter Palestinian guerrillas as part of a U.S.-backed withdrawal plan.
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UPI
Caspar Weinberger
Lebanon
Israel
Weinberger
U.S
Pentagon
Palestine Liberation Organization
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