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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1971

Page

3

Acquittal Seen As Victory For The People

Angela Davis, awaiting trial on murder kidnapping charges related to the August 7, 1970 shootout in California, says an acquittal would be a victory for the people not the system. She urges understanding of the prison system's forces behind the deaths and advocates prison system abolition.

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Statute of Liberty Breached by Vietnam Protesters

16 Vietnam War veterans from the Viet Nam Veterans Against the War barricaded inside the Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island vowing to stay until New Year’s Eve to protest the war. They blocked doors with lumber and deterred the night watchman, while officials debated eviction and potential news conferences. Authorities dispatched park officials and recon teams as negotiations continued. The statue, gifted by France in 1884 and dedicated in 1886, draws thousands daily.

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Miners try to execute fellow worker over theft

RAUXEL Germany AP A Korean coal miner Song Doo-suk 25 was jailed overnight for his own protection after 350 colleagues planned to kill him for stealing about 215 dollars worth of photographic gear. They ordered him to commit hara kiri and drown him at Dortmund Ems canal but police intervened. he will be fired.

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