Journalist Recounts Imprisonment in Central Africa
Michael Goldsmith of the Associated Press describes 143 days in a bare Berenga cell after being accused of spying for South Africa. He details beatings, neglect, malaria bites, and isolation, then credits a letter from his wife and Bokassa’s intervention with his release on August 14. The piece notes his interrogation and forced confession under threat of renewed imprisonment.
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Michael Goldsmith
Associated Press
Bastille Day
Bangui
Berenga
Bokassa I
Bokassa
U.S
Grant Smith
Tsoon
Ngongo
Negongo
Berengo
Bangul
Secret Service Walkie Talkie Names Revealed
Washington AP reports the White House uses cover names for the First Family and aides as part of security. Carter is Deacon, Ford Pass Key, Nixon Searchlight, Johnson Volunteer, Kennedy Lancer. Lance is not Dumbo despite reports.
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Carter
Ford
Richard Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Lancer
Secret Service
White House
Bert Lance
Dumbo
Lance
Deacon
When The Cat's Away at the White House
Washington report describes a lax August scene as President Carter vacations at Plains and the Catoctin retreat while staffers in the White House West Wing stage playful pranks and continue work, including handling mail requests and coordinating events with a lighter mood.
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