Witness testifies amid threats after coffee shop robbery
Peggy Williamson testified against two teens who robbed a Sacramento County cafe, then faced harassment and a head injury after the hearing. Jeffery Lee Thompson and Jefferson Lee Scott were linked to the May 5 robbery, with Scott pledging guilty and Thompson later arrested in North Dakota. Williamson reported threats and intimidation targeting her and her son as retaliation.
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Sacramento
Calif
Peggy Williamson
Williamson
Sacramento County Sheriff's Department
Jeffery Lee Thompson
Jefferson Lee Scott
Scott
California Youth Authority
Thompson
Bismarck
Sheriff's Department
Sheriff's Office
Ruling Excites Halperin Over Nixon Wiretap Victory
Washington AP Morton Halperin, once Nixon aide, says court ruling against Nixon, Mitchell, and Haldeman upholds the Constitution and could curb future government surveillance abuses. Judge Smith ordered damages for Halperin’s privacy and Fourth Amendment rights violations from the Nixon era.
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Washington
Morton Halperin
Richard M Nixon
Nixon
Halperin
U.S
National Security Council
Henry A. Kissinger
United States
Hunt Parole Bid Postponed Until January
E Howard Hunt, jailed Watergate figure, must wait at least until Jan 23 for parole decision. Parole commission postponed ruling due to Hunt's prominence. only three of seven members attended. Hunt, 58, is serving 30 months to eight years for conspiracy burglary and wiretapping at Eglin prison camp.
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Washington
E. Howard Hunt
Democratic National Committee
Parole Commission
Hunt
Commission
CIA
Eglin Air Force Base
Fla
Motor vehicle deaths rise 24-fold since 1910
The National Safety Council reports 1975 saw 24 times as many motor vehicle deaths as 1910, while road traffic volumes reached about 295 times higher. The figures underscore explosive growth in both fatalities and vehicle numbers over the period.
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National Safety Council
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