Former CIA analyst questions Vietnam White Paper evidence
Philip C. Liechty, a former CIA analyst, says the agency fabrications cited in a 1965 White Paper helped justify U S combat troops. He alleges fake postage stamps and a sunk arms boat were used to inflate North Vietnam support for the Viet Cong. Liechty, dismissed in 1978, describes access to sensitive files and notes Life Magazine used the stamp image.
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Crime on upswing in national forests in California and Oregon
GAO says crime on federally managed lands is rising due to budget cuts and enforcement gaps. Burglary larceny marijuana grows timber thefts and trespassing cited across California Oregon and the Pacific Northwest with losses running into millions. Marijuana crops in 17 California forests pose armed threat. one Oregon county reports nine million dollars in losses.
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Funds raised to buy bullet-proof vests in Chicago
Campaign to raise 2 million dollars to equip the police with bullet proof vests follows the killings of three officers and a wounding in March. Mayor Jane Byrne contributed 10,000 from her funds to the effort named Citizens for Safety Vests. Police officials recount ongoing hospital visits for affected families as the city seeks safety gear.
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