CIA weighed killing KGB defector over Oswald data reveal
CIA spokesman said agents once considered killing or confining Yuri Nosenko, a KGB defector who provided disputed Oswald information. Nosenko, kept in a solitary vault for years, later testified that the KGB monitored Oswald from 1959 to 1962 and psychiatrists deemed him mentally unstable. He was released after 1,277 days and later worked as a CIA consultant earning 38,325 a year.
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Mitchell release plea rejected in Watergate case
U S District Judge Frank Johnson denied John Mitchells bid for early parole and rejected claims of bias and vindictiveness by the U S Parole Commission He remained jailed at Maxwell AFB prison camp in Alabama serving a 1 to 4 year term for Watergate cover up and was eligible for parole last June The regional commissioners had considered Aug 19 or an original jurisdiction path before the national board moved to Jan 19 release date
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Contempt cited in Capitol Hill payoff case heats up politics
Washington report notes Hancho Kim, convicted of conspiracy and perjury, cited for contempt by the House for refusing to answer an ethics committee question. The 319-2 vote sends the matter to a U.S. attorney for followup proceedings.
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Northeast Louisiana Hit by Rains and Floods
A 12 inch downpour paralyzed northeast Louisiana with eight foot floodwaters in places. Monroe recorded 11.1 inches at the airport as gas lines broke and power and phone service failed. Bridges washed out and a nursing home evacuated as 200 to 300 families fled. National Guardsmen assisted. waters were receding as two Arkansan regions reported missing and a death toll rose.
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France plans state control of steel industry to avert bankruptcy
Paris reports a government plan to place the steel industry under state control with massive financial aid. The move would install government appointees in top posts and require the sector to acquire government-held shares to secure control, amid rising unemployment. Separately in London, Astrid Proll of the Baader Meinhof gang was captured by Scotland Yard, the third major European terrorist taken in nine days.
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