NEWS GROUP CANCELS HEARING ON PANAX

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP88-01315R000400260018-4
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 8, 2004
• Sequence Number: 18
• Publication Date: August 14, 1977
• Content Type: NSPR

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NEW YORK (AP) - The National
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earlier criticism of the incident.
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Michigan-based chain to display on
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