"$60,000 bond set here for scholar"

DESCRIPTION
1971 article from the Chicago Sun-Times, entitled "$60,000 bond set here for scholar." Details the bond set for Eqbal Ahmad, a Pakistani scholar charged with conspiring to kidnap US National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger. Ahmad, alongside six others (the “Harrisburg Seven”), allegedly planned to kidnap Kissinger and attack federal buildings in order to force the withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam. The other defendants include the frequently-arrested Catholic peace activists, Daniel and Philip Berrigan. A mistrial would eventually be declared in 1972.

ADDITIONAL METADATA
Date: January 14, 1971
Subject(s): Eqbal Ahmad
Type: Newspaper Clipping
Language: English
Source: Chicago Sun-Times
Creator: Max Sonderby
Location: Chicago, IL

PROVENANCE
Holding Institution: Hampshire College
Collection: Eqbal Ahmad Papers at Hampshire College
Digitizer: Manan Desai
Item History: 2014-05-03 (created); 2023-01-23 (modified)

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