Chile Flies 70 Prisoners to Secure Swiss Ambassador Release
In Santiago 70 released revolutionaries tell of brutal torture in Brazil while awaiting Ambassador Giovanni Bucher’s return. They recount electric shocks and beatings under DOPS, noting U.S. consular visits but no Brazilian oversight. The abducted Swiss envoy was freed after 48 hours. the Popular Revolutionary Vanguard claimed responsibility.
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Brazil
Santiago
Chile
Nancy Mangabeira Unger
New York
Giovanni Enrico Bucher
Miss Unger
U.S
DOPS
Antonio Expedito Perera A
Popular Revolutionary Vanguard
Cambodia Faces Critical Period Widens U.S. Troop Drawdown
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird, back from Southeast Asia, says Cambodia faces a critical five to six months but notes Cambodian forces have grown from 30,000 to 200,000 with U.S. aid. He forecasts meeting or beating Nixon's May 1 troop target while denying Abrams replacement plans.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Southeast Asia
Cambodia
U.S
Laird
Lon Nol
Thailand
South Vietnam
United States
Vietnam
Nixon
Creighton W. Abrams
Swiss ambassador freed after 40 days in Brazil Chile deal
Swiss ambassador Giovanni Enrico Bucher was released in Rio de Janeiro after Brazil granted the kidnapers 70 prisoners asylum in Chile. Swiss First Minister William Ratsch or Roch confirmed the rescue as Bucher thanked officials and referenced the guard Helio de Araujo who died. Observers noted the ambush that kidnapped him Dec 7 and the swift prisoner transfer to Santiago.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Giovanni Enrico Bucher
Rio
Chile
Santiago
Bucher
William Roch
Roch
Anne Marie Maillot
Helio
Helio de Araujo
Jury Deliberations Continue in Sharon Tate Case
Los Angeles jurors in the Sharon Tate serious case have deliberated 70 minutes after final charges. Charles Manson shouted a remark from an adjoining room as the judge read the jury instructions. Deputy District Attorney Vincent Buglio compared the killings to a “religion of passing blood” and named the seven victims in a dramatic close.
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Linda Deutsch
Associated Press
LOS Angeles (Ap
Sharon Tate
Charles Manson
Manson
Vincent T. Bugliosi
Testimony links Angela Davis to guns smuggled into court
Grand jury testimony released by court order ties Angela Davis to a teenage gun smuggling plot that led to four deaths at a Marin County courtroom. The 127 pages show purchases of a shotgun and other weapons and identify Davis as the purchaser.
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Angela Davis
San Rafael
Calif
Miss Davis
UCLA
Marin County Grand Jury
Civic Center
Superior Court
Harold J. Haley
San Quentin
James McClain
William Arthur Christmas
Jonathan Jackson
Haley
Davis purchases firearms linked to Soledad Brothers case
Testimony shows Miss Davis bought an M1 carbine with 200 rounds on July 25 and Browning semiautomatic pistol on Jan 12, 1968. Additional purchases include a .30 caliber carbine with 100 rounds on April 7, 1969. Jackson is named as her companion during at least one gun purchase and during visits to his brother George Jackson at San Quentin with the Soledad Brothers case noted.
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Miss Davis
Jackson
San Quentin
Robert H. West
George Jackson
New York Police Refusal to Work Continues Through Third Day
In New York a back to work order and police brass pressure failed to end a three day pay dispute. About 75 percent of the 25 000 patrolmen joined the walkout with 50 percent fewer patrol cars answering calls. Mayor Lindsay vowed action and the city prepared for further talks with the patrolmen union to resolve wage disparities.
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New York
Patrick V. Murphy
Lindsay
EPA Begins Action to Ban DDT Nationwide
The EPA moves to cancel DDT registrations with notices to manufacturers next week, effective 30 days later. A separate 60 day review starting Jan 18 targets halting interstate sales of DDT and 2 4 5 T, with suspension orders not subject to appeal.
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William D. Ruckelshaus
EPA
Army Faces Severe Manpower Shortage in Vietnam Crisis
Pentagon sources say the Army grapples with thousands of missing soldiers due to fewer draftees than projected in 1970 and slowed Vietnam withdrawals after the Cambodian incursion. The 82nd Airborne at Fort Bragg faces reduced readiness with only two of three brigades ready for short notice deployment.
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Tagon
Vietnam
82Nd Airborne Division
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Jordan
Pentagon
82Nd
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