Saxbe Orders Study Of Political Trials In DOJ Review
Justice Department to study cases where defendants claimed political motives in trials including the Wounded Knee case and similar prosecutions. Deputy Atty. Gen. Silberman says meant to improve handling of political trials without assigning blame. Also notes authorization of passport fee revision by President Ford.
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William B. Saxbe
Justice Department
Wounded Knee
Laurence Silberman
Saxbe
American Indian Movement
Russell Means
Dennis’ Banks
Fred J. Nichol
U.S. District Court
St. Paul
Minn
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Asst. U.S. Atty. R.D. Hurd
Silberman
Office of Policy and Planning
St. Paw
Daniel Elisberg
Pentagon
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Nichol
Ford
Secretary of State
Vesco arms case tied to L A broker testimony
A Los Angeles stockbroker invoked the Fifth Amendment before Congress over alleged gun smuggling linked to financier Robert Vesco. Witnesses described 14 firearms purchased by Thomas P. Richardson aboard his jet and smuggled to Costa Rica, with further machine gun investigations tied to Vesco's network.
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Robert Vesco
Senate Investigations Panel
William Gallinaro
Philip Maneus
U.S
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