CIA considered ice pick lobotomy and mind control links
CIA documents obtained by Science Trends show early mind control research considered ice pick brain lobotomy to erase memories but rejected it as inhumane and risky. The agency pursued chemical lobotomy and other methods, with operations code named Bluebird Artichoke MKULTRA MESEARCH, ending in 1972.
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Cowboy Holds 18 Bank Hostages at Shopping Center
Police surrounded a north city shopping plaza after a gunman wearing a cowboy outfit, armed with an M-1 carbine, seized at least 18 bank employees and customers. Negotiations continued as snipers watched from rooftops. no injuries reported initially. A suspect identified as Michael Lasalle, 30, and another man fled from a drugstore earlier that afternoon. Totie Fields hospital release announced after mastectomy recovery.
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Jessie Ritchie of Boston Died in Las Vegas
Jessie Georgina Ritchie daughter of John and Rosena Willerton of Boston Lincolnshire England died in Las Vegas Friday morning. Burial will be at Bunker Mortuary at 2 p m Sunday with interment at Woodlawn Cemetery beside her third son Teddy and husband Joseph Ritchie.
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Unidentified cigar shaped object sighted near Erie area
Police and residents reported a blue lit cigar shaped UFO in Millcreek Township and Northeast Borough around 2 a.m. It circled, remained high, and produced no sound. A later sighting described a dark cigar shape with a raised back moving northeast to southwest. Weather balloon release and radar data offered no matching target.
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Shoppers Face Possible Short Weight On Packaged Goods
Sun staff finds Las Vegas shoppers may be losing money to short-weighted groceries. Twelve items weighed on accurate scales after state help, with national economist Sylvia Porter citing lax federal standards as the cause. Real page 14.
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Desert Turtle Feud Between Ralph and Fred at Lapp Estate
Desolate Arizona tale of two desert turtles Ralph and Fred clashing over a home in the Lapp property at 3970 E Reno. Ralph asserts dominance by repelling Fred with a shell strike and nips, while Fred plots revenge. The pair share tunnels for winter hibernation and the neighborhood braces for possible conflict over a rose bed next spring.
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Fred Ray
Storm Tolls at Oregon Coast as Winds Subside
A weekend storm battered Oregon and northern California coast with gale warnings and high tides. One Oregon woman, Bertie Lou Sheppard, 50, of Lincoln City, died after being swept out to sea. Coast Guard recovered her body in the Siletz River. In California, 200 boats were kept aboard at Noyo Harbor, docks broke loose at Eureka, and 1,100 homes near Fort Bragg lost power. Swells reached 25 feet. Yaquina Bay bar near Newport remained closed to boat traffic.
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