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Haitian Terror Under Papa Doc Duvalier Tightens Reign
In Haiti under Francois Duvalier the palace and security services, notably the Tonton Macoutes, enforce brutal reprisals after two anti-Duvalier invasions. Fear spreads from Port au Prince to the interior as hundreds are killed or imprisoned, with prisons and torture cells operating in the palace basement. A separate note mentions seven Davie College football players from Winston-Salem, N.C.
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