Survivors plan appeal in Hamp ton raid civil suit dismissal
Survivors of the 1969 Chicago raid that killed Fred Hampton and Mark Clark say they will appeal the dismissal of a 47.7 million civil suit against seven lawmen. Judge Perry discharged all defendants after ruling insufficient evidence on every count.
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Chicago
Black Panther
Fred Hampton
Panther
Jeffrey Haas
Joseph Sam Perry
U.S. District Court
Haas
Camillo Volini
Perry
U.S. 7Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Volini
Court of
West Side
Cook County
State’s Attorney’s
Hampton
Panther Mark Clark
Peoria
Begin's New Israel Tack Promises Refugee Aid and Histadrut Shakeup
Jerusalem AP The transition to Prime Minister Menahem Begin includes a pledge to grant asylum to 66 Vietnamese refugees rescued by an Israeli freighter. Begin plans a July 18 Washington visit with President Carter and, amid a Likud victory, targets Histadrut reforms to curb government spending and inflation.
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Jerusalem
Yitzhak Rabin
Menahem Begin
Israel
Washington
Carter
Begin
South China Sea
Nazi Germany
The
Histadrut
Labor Federation
David Levy
Likud
Yitzhak Ben-Aharon
Labor Party
Yeruham Meshel
Law unit to lose 10 regional offices in shutdown
The Law Enforcement Assistance Administration will close 10 regional offices in September, reducing about 850 jobs. The sites in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Dallas, Seattle, San Francisco and Kansas City will be shut as part of streamlining efforts. Deputy AG Peter Flaherty said the move is necessary regardless of broader LEAA reorganizations.
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Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Justice Department
Peter Flaherty
SEAA
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Chicago
Denver
Dallas
Seattle
San Francisco
Kansas City
Kan
Flaherty
LEAA
Haldeman Begins Prison Term In California Facility
Former Nixon aide H R Haldeman surrendered to serve a 2% to 8 year term at a minimum security federal prison in Lompoc California. He is joined by John Mitchell who must surrender at Maxwell Air Force Base. Haldeman described as grateful for family support while awaiting possible work furlough.
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Lompoc
Calif
H.R. Haldeman
John Mitchell
Maxwell Air Force Base
Montgomery
Ala
Haldeman
Carter signs compromise anti boycott law limiting Arab boycott
President Carter signs a compromise extending the 1969 Export Administration Act to curb rather than end corporate participation in the Arab boycott of Israel. Firms face fines for boycott violations while allowed to follow local import laws under specific conditions. An 18 month grace period covers pre May 16 contracts through 1978 end.
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Carter
U.S
Israel
Business Roundtable
Congress
House
Middle East
Alaska
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Valery Giscard d’Estaing
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Amin
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Uganda
Idi Amin
Audrey June Taylor
WWRL
Kampala
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Transportation
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P.O. Box
Clinton
Iowa
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Gerber
Gerber Products Co
Fremont
Michigan
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