Hearst affidavit claims coercion to join SLA
Patricia Hearst testifies in a sworn affidavit that she was driven to insanity by her kidnappers in the Symbionese Liberation Army, tortured and held in a closet for weeks under constant threats. The document, filed to support a bond motion, suggests she may remain under the influence of the group and questions prior brainwash claims.
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San Francisco
Patricia Hearst
Tania
Miss Hearst
Ber ‘‘Cinque
Donald DeFreeze
SLA
George Jackson
Hibernia Bank
FBI
Catherine Hearst
Hearst
Randolph A. Hearst
The
San Francisco Examiner
Moore played informer while plotting shooting
TIM REITERMAN and EVANS WITT report that Sara Jane Moore served as an informer to FBI ATF and local police while plotting to shoot the President, feeding officials information on illegal guns in the 48 hours before the attack. She was detained on a minor weapons charge but not held in custody as federal authorities prepared actions.
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Tim Reiterman
Evans Witt
Associated Press
SAN Francisco
Ident Ford
Sara Jane Moore
Moore
FBI
John F. Kennedy
CIA opened mail of Nixon and other prominent figures
Senate Intelligence Committee chair Frank Church indicated the CIA ran a two decade mail surveillance program, citing Nixon and Edward Kennedy among others whose correspondence was opened. He did not detail the evidence but said CIA files include letters he wrote to his mother.
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Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
Richard M. Nixon
Edward M. Kennedy
Senate Intelligence Committee
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Nixon
CIA
Committee
Church
Kennedy
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Bella Abzug
D-N.y
Mar
Tin Luther King
Federal Reserve Board
Arthur Burns
Ford Foundation
Harvard University
Rockefeller Foundation
Senate probes Secret Service security after Ford attempts
Senate appropriations subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service and general government plans a formal inquiry into Secret Service protection of presidents. The probe follows two assassination attempts on Ford and concerns over a woman who said she might test the system near him in San Francisco.
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Castroville
Tex
South Texas
Donald McCall
Richard Morales
Frank Hayes
Hayes
Morales
East Texas
Michael Hodge
Washington
Ford
Congress
Secret Service
San Francisco
Senate
Congressional
Philip Buden
Chicago
Sara Jane Moore
Baptists urge tighter gun laws after Ford attempts
In Dallas AP reports Dr James M Dunn secretary of the Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission joins Dr Ralph Smith pastor of Hyde Park Baptist Austin in urging stricter gun controls after two Ford assassination attempts. They call handgun violence a social shooting gallery and push for rigid laws with fewer loopholes.
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Dallas
The
United States
James M. Dunn
Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission
Dunn
Ralph Smith
Hyde Park Baptist Church of Austin
Ford
Rev. Smith
Texas Baptist General Convention
From West Virginia to Ford attempt Sara Jane Moore
Born February 14 1930 in a log house Sara Jane Kahn later became Sara Jane Moore. A Stonewall Jackson High School alum she showed early talent in drama and music before ultimately firing at President Ford in San Francisco. She married several times and had a son J Frederick Wilhelm Aalberg living with her at arrest.
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Palo Alto
Ford
Raymond White
Secret Service
Barca
Mark Fernwood
Danville
Calif. Gan
Charter Arms
Fernwood
Union Square
St. Francis Hotel
San Francisco Examiner
Carol Pogash
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Sara Jane Moore
San Francisco
Moore
Stonewall Jackson High School
Robert G. Williams
Stonewall
Sara Jane
William R. Wiant
Sara Kahn
Wade Burdette
Helen Blackwood
J. Frederick Wilhelm Aalberg
Nine Dyersburg boys plotted Sears extortion plot
A group of nine boys aged 10 to 14 planned to extort Sears Roebuck and Co. for about 1 million dollars with a note and catalog pages. They were released to guardians after juvenile court involvement. the leader said the plan stemmed from television and not real capability. Police traced the parcel to the sender, noting a miscalculation on postage. The plot aimed to acquire two Peterbilt trucks and substantial weaponry and farm gear to finance a northeast Arkansas farm.
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Dyersburg
Joey McDowell
McDowell
Sheriff's Deputies
Sears
Citizens Band
Arkansas
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Caliber
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Here
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Calif
O’shea
Charles Anderson
James Balovich
Mrs. Moore
Balovich
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