Canadian professor HambletonIdes a double agent defense at trial
Prof Hugh Hambleton, a Canadian academic, stands accused in London of spying for the KGB and passing NATO secrets to Moscow while at NATO Paris 1956 61. His defense claims he was a double agent who penetrated Soviet intelligence. The Old Bailey trial opened after secret hearings.
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UPI
Britain
KGB
NATO
Moscow
Hugh Hambleton
Paris
Old Bailey
John Lloyd-Eley
Scotland Yard Special Branch
Hambleton
Lloyd-Eley
John Westcott
Westcott
French and Canadian Agent Penetrates Russian Espionage Network
A joint operation reveals a French and Canadian agent who successfully infiltrated a Russian espionage organization, gathering intelligence on assignments, methods, and internal sympathies. The file details recruitment, cover identities, and subsequent exposure leading to cautious reevaluation of counterintelligence measures.
Hambleton case reveals coded transcriptions gadget reveal
Testimony shows a government expert described a gadget allegedly supplied to Hambleton by Soviet agents in Montreal to transcribe coded radio instructions. Defense attorney John Lloyd-Eley noted an order not to request Canadian police interview copies as an investigation proceeded in November 1979. A NATO official quoted Hambleton’s 1955 job application stating he would work for free if hired.
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Hambleton
Montreal
NATO
Economic and Financial Directorate
Michigan insurer saves children by free seats program
League General Insurance Co. of Detroit reduced serious injuries to children in car crashes by 45.7 percent and cut claim costs by 75 percent after providing free child safety seats to policyholders. The program began in 1978, distributing over 7,100 seats with 85 percent eligibility uptake.
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UPI
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
League General Insurance Co
Detroit
Michigan Credit Union League
League General Project
Michigan
Raymond A. Peck
The
Safety Administration
League
League General
Hungry dog eater jailed in Michigan case
Floyd Emerick, 59, received the maximum 90 day jail term for cruelty to animals after authorities found him cooking dog meat in his home. District Judge John P. Spires said the act stemmed from hunger and claimed compassion toward the man, not the dog. The 60 pound female Doberman pinscher had disappeared two days earlier, prompting the arrest.
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John P. Spires
Floyd Emer
Spires
Emerick
Paul Farmer
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