CIA Memos Reveal Defectors Questioned Oswald Links
Newly released CIA documents show a Soviet defector Nosenko and a Cuban intelligence defector questioned Oswald’s ties to their services after Kennedy’s assassination. The Cuban source spoke of possible Oswald contact with Cuban agents weeks before the murder. Both defections prompted skepticism about the information and a tendency to doubt Soviet involvement.
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Directorate General of Intelligence
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Violent Spring Storms Kill at Least 14 Across States
A spring storm system produced nearly 65 tornadoes and extensive wind damage from the East to the Midwest. At least 14 people were killed, including seven in two Army helicopter crashes in Georgia and Kentucky. Several towns faced power outages and structural damage as storms swept Mississippi to Illinois.
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Marines Desertion Rate Highest Among Four Branches
Washington AP reports the Marine Corps with a desertion rate four times higher than other services and 30 absentee cases per 100 Marines last year. Officials note a downward trend through early 1976, with February 1976 at 5.3 per thousand, while Navy and Air Force rates show large increases since 1968.
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Population growth linked to inflation and shortages worldwide
A United Nations funded study from Worldwatch Institute warns that rapid population growth strains crops, housing, jobs, and resources, fueling inflation and poverty. It notes urbanization, environmental damage, and rising demand for energy and minerals, with underdeveloped and industrialized nations both affected.
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Christians Claim Beirut Holiday Inn Recaptured
In Beirut fighting over the Holiday Inn escalated with Christian Phalangists claiming to have retaken the 26 story hotel from leftist forces in pre dawn clashes. Leftist gunmen denied the report amid continued artillery and street battles that left dozens dead and hundreds wounded. Calamity spread as consulate damage and rival claims intensified the city crisis.
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Rashid Karami
Karami
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Aley
Kahhaleh
Aziz Ahdab
Ahmed Khatib
Lebanese Arab Army
Kamal Jumblatt
Aley Jumblatt
Syria
High Court to Rule on Rights of Children Being Committed
Supreme Court agreed to decide if children have a right to an impartial hearing and their own attorney when parents seek commitment to a state mental institution. The Pennsylvania case may trigger nationwide reforms guiding due process for juveniles in mental health commitments.
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