Seven POWs face new mutiny charges in Vietnam camp
Seven former prisoners of war including six servicemen from New York California Oregon Illinois and Chicago are accused of mutiny or conspiracy by Air Force Major Edward W Leonard Jr. The charges come after earlier misconduct accusations were dropped. Three later discharge from service. Leonard filed charges at Maxwell Air Force Base Alabama. The case involves Marines Frederick L Elbert Alfonso R Kiate and others and raises questions of double jeopardy and moral concerns from civil liberties attorney.
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$1.8 Billion Syphilis Suit Seeks Reparations Over Tuskegee Study
A federal suit filed in Montgomery by the NAACP Legal Defense Fund accuses the Public Health Service and state authorities of a 40 year program of controlled genocide tied to the Tuskegee syphilis experiment. The plaintiffs name multiple federal and state agencies as defendants.
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Ex POWs face mutiny charges met with scorn
Former Army sergeant and several ex prisoners of war balk at new mutiny accusations. Robert F. Chenoweth 95 says the charges are silly and for personal recognition by Air Force Maj. Edward W. Leonard who filed them. Attorneys warn delay in returning to civilian life and note mutiny, unlike disobeying orders, carries greater seriousness.
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