U.S. Officials Probe Black Panther Finances and Activities
A federal grand jury probe, led by a five‑man Justice Department team, widens to investigate the Black Panther Party's finances and member activities. Subpoenas target The Black Panther newspaper staff and articles cited threats against President Nixon and calls for armed struggle.
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Justice Department
Atty
John N. Mitchall
National Black Panther Party
Panthers
Berkeley
Cecil F. Poole
Washington
Poole
Chicago
New Haven
Conn
Mitchell
Black Panthers
U.S
The
Black Panther
Nixon
North Vietnam
Victor Woerheide
Classica Department
Jeromé Heilbron
Department
Three Black Panthers Arrested After Oakland Routiner Stop
New York police detained three Black Panthers including Theodore Smith, a longtime New Yorker from Oberlin Ohio, after a routine automobile check led to a gun seizure. Smith faces weapon possession charges along with resisting arrest and harassment. two Oakland organizers Thomas Jolly and Robert Bay are accused of criminal solicitation.
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New York
California
Theodore Smith
Oberlin
Ohio
Thomas P. Jolly
Robert L. Bay
Oakland
Slaying threat denial in Panther leaders case in New York
Gravid Hilliard, chief of staff of the Black Panther Party, pleaded innocent to threatening Nixon after a judge denied a motion to dismiss. Bail set high for three Panthers Jolly Bay Smith, arraignment upcoming. Lefcourt claims police harassment and a nationwide Panthers pressure campaign.
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Gravid Hilliard
Black Panther Party
Nixon
U.S. District Court
Lloyd Burke
Charles Garry
Hilliard
U.S
Gerald Lecourt
Jolly
Bay
Queens Criminal Court
J. Wolfe Chassen
Chassen
Smith
Lefcourt
Panther Party
New York
Philadelphia
Panthers
Justice Department
Dead Mice Dangled at Court by Black Panthers
Four of the 18 Black Panthers arrested after a four hour gun battle in Los Angeles smuggled dead mice into Municipal Court during a pretrial hearing for 18 defendants. Judge James H. Brown noted the jail conditions as he questioned the mice demonstration and contrasted cell conditions with other modules. Courts contend the group faces felonies including conspiring to commit murder illegal weapons possession and assaulting a police officer.
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Chicago
Los Angeles
Poole
U.S
Panthers
Justice Department
Dee
James H. Brown
Brown
Hall of Justice
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