Train hijackers shoot hostage in Dutch railway siege
South Moluccan gunmen holding 38 hostages on a hijacked train outside Beilen shot a man as Dutch authorities refused to meet demands for a getaway bus aircraft lamps flashlights and supplies. In Amsterdam another Moluccan group seized 25 hostages at the Indonesian consulate.
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Laos names Souphanouvong president and Kaysone prime minister
In Vientiane the Pathet Lao announced Souphanouvong would be president of the People's Democratic Republic of Laos and Kaysone Phomvihan named prime minister, cementing Communist control as King Savang Vatthana abdicated and the neutralist Royalist coalition dissolved. Sisana Sisan said the roles are largely ceremonial. Observers saw Kaysone as the real power behind the new regime.
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Inept bank bandits shot by police near Champs Elysees
In Paris two bungling robbers who could not drive their getaway car were shot by police after a traffic jam ended their bank raid near the Champs Elysees. They held 30 hostages for 13 hours at Credit Lyonnais before the pursuit led to a gunfight. one robber was killed, the other wounded, and two female captives were freed. The loot of 2.2 million rancons was recovered.
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Colby Defends CIA Role in Quiet Foreign Influence
CIA Director William Colby urged that U S intelligence should do more than gather data and under some conditions quietly influence foreign situations. He proposed three steps for a more responsible system including clear guidelines, stronger executive and congressional supervision, and tighter leak control.
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FBI political abuse spans decades across multiple administrations
Senate intelligence staff reports warn that political abuse by the FBI dates back to FDR and continued under Truman Eisenhower Kennedy Johnson and Nixon. The probe cites wiretaps checks and intimidation aimed at officials and civil rights leaders including MLK and notes Nixon’s enemies list.
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Ex-FDA official charges milk co-ops raised prices
Peter Barton Hutt, a former FDA official, told a conference that illegal use of monopoly power by giant milk cooperatives boosted consumer milk prices by at least 175 million dollars this year. He cited marketing orders and premiums above floor prices as unlawful under the Capper Volstead Act.
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UPI
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Food and Drug Administration
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