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The Chronicle Telegram in Elyria, Ohio

11 May 1980

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The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1980

Page

5

Mountain climber scales Liberty protest for Pratt

English climber Edwin Drummond rappelled the Statue of Liberty to unfurl a 25 foot banner backing jailed Black Panther Geronimo Pratt. Rangers cited potential illegal demonstration and federal property defacement as tourists watched in alarm. Pratt, a Vietnam veteran, contends FBI framing in a 1972 Santa Monica murder case.

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FBI plots capture of fugitive Vesco code named Kingfish

The Courier-Post reports FBI plans dating back over a year to seize Robert L. Vesco, a New Jersey financier, and return him to the United States for prosecution. Proposed schemes included luring him aboard a plane with fake engine trouble for an emergency landing and arrest, or drugging him for transport to the U.S. Vesco, 44, is accused of defrauding the Overseas Investors Service of 224 million dollars and funneling a 200 thousand dollar Nixon campaign contribution. He has lived in exile in Central America and the Bahamas for a decade.

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Betty Ford to attend White House luncheon

Betty Ford, her daughter Susan, and other former First Lady aides will join a White House Preservation Fund Board lunch on Friday. Others invited include Margaret Truman, Luci Johnson Nugent, and Mrs. Taft Benning. Rosalynn Carter began a $25 million drive to secure an Americana art and furnishings collection for the mansion.

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