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Prominent Leaders Targeted in White Panther Kidnap Plan
Washington AP reports that the White Panther Party considered kidnapping high profile leaders including Vice President Spiro Agnew to secure the release of jailed radicals. Sgt. Clifford Murray testified that plans floated trading Michigan officials for party leaders and potential bank heists during riots, with figures like John Sinclair and Lawrence Plamondon cited.
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White Panther Party
Washington
Spiro T. Agnew
Senate
Michigan
Clifford Murray
White Panther
Marquette, Mich
John Sinclair
Sen
Robert Griffin
Rep
Gerald Ford
Huey Newton
Bobby Seale
Lawrence Plamondon
Party
FBI
William Milliken
Central Intelligence Agency
Ann Arbor
Plamondon
Murray
Traverse City
Mich