Word: arsons
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...secret underground organization with an estimated 150 members who operate in autonomous cells of four to six. It kidnapped Cross and Laporte in order to secure the release from prison of 23 of its members who had been convicted of armed robbery, arson, bombings, or murder...
...down to 5%, and temperatures climbed over 100°. Hot, seasonal Santa Ana winds swept in from the desert to the northeast. To make it worse, heavy rains two winters ago had nourished an unusually heavy undergrowth, now dust-dry. Police reported that there were some instances of arson as well...
...amendment to a new anti-crime bill-expected to be passed by the House today-would permit an expanded force of FBI agents to investigate arson, bombings, and potentially explosive situations on any campus receiving federal funds-meaning almost any campus in the country-even if university administrators asked the FBI to stay away...
President Nixon yesterday asked Congress for legislation which would authorize immediate Federal intervention in cases of arson or bombing on any college or university campus receiving government funds...
...think it will have a beneficial effect," said Gerald Ford, House Republican leader, adding that Hoover had told him SDS was directly involved in 247 arson cases and 462 personal injury incidents during the past year. There were also about 300 other miscellaneous episodes of destruction to other facilities or property, Ford said. Ford added that "the tragic bombing at the University of Wisconsin" and other incidents of campus terrorism which "have increased in number, tempo, and seriousness" have contributed to a deep concern in the Justice Department...