Panel Claims U S Taught Torture Tactics in Brazil
The International Commission of Jurists says secret documents show US experts helping Brazilian authorities suppress opposition with torture. It cites torture of parents, mutilation of priests, about 12 000 political prisoners, and a latent civil war. The report blames American involvement for methods learned in Brazilian and Panama Canal Zone settings.
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International Commission of Jurists
U.S
Brazil
Panama Canal Zone
Flower Island
Guanabarra
Rio de Janeiro
Peru Avalanche Reaches Magnitude of Pompeii Eruption
UPI reports geologists say the May 31 Peruvian earthquake triggered an avalanche from Nevados Huascaran that may surpass Mt. Pelee and Vesuvius in scale. It buried Yungay killing about 20,000 and rushed nine miles at 248 mph with boulders and flood of water, mud, and rock.
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UPI
Mt. Vesuvius
Pompeii
U.S
Yungay
Prion Organ
George Ericksen
Wat Geological Survey
Ashington
George Plasker
Menlo Park
Calif
United Nations
Mt. Pelee
Martinique
Ramahirca
US Turkey sanctions row clarified by State Department
The State Department said the United States has not called for economic sanctions against Turkey over illicit opium shipments. Assistant Secretary Joseph J. Sisco told Turkish officials no final action was taken though Mitchell noted policy implications. Turkey urged caution and said the issue caused surprise and concern. In Australia, a Fraser Island bus crash killed seven people and injured many others.
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UPI
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United States
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U.S
Necdet Pezel
John N. Mitchell
Charles A. Vanik
Dohio
Mitchell
Orphan Eralp
Foreign Ministry
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Brisbane
Australia
Fraser Island
Queensland
War Machines Bristle on Russ China Border
Western intelligence reports show Soviet Union and China bolstering border defenses with mobile Scaleboard missiles and 500 mile range warheads, a 35 division conventional buildup, a new 1500 to 2000 mile missile test site near Peking, and expanded border production. Analysts warn Moscow may hold an offensive option, while China reorganizes into three military regions to defend invasion corridors.
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Europe
Soviet Living Standard Up Near Year's Goal
The Izvestia report shows 1970 first half gains across production with 8.5 percent overall growth and per capita income near the annual target at 120 rubles monthly. Soap output fell 10 percent from 1969 while consumer goods rose and demand outpaced factory production.
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