January 12th in History Part VI

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On January 12th in 1971 - A Federal grand jury indicts Rev Philip Berrigan & 5 others, including a nun & 2 priests, on charges of plotting to kidnap Henry Kissinger

On January 12th in 1971 - Negotiations over price of petroleum begin in Tehran between 6 OPEC Persian Gulf states and 22 oil companies

On January 12th in 1973 - Yassar Arafat was re-elected as head of the Palestinian Liberation Organization

On January 12th in 1974 - Libya & Tunisia announces they are merging as "Islamic Arab Republic"

On January 12th in 1976 - UN Security Council votes 11-1 to seat Palestine Liberation Organisation

On January 12th in 1979 - LA's Hillside Strangler, Kenneth Bianchi, arrested in Bellingham


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