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Ahmad, Eqbal

 Person

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Harrisburg Defense Committee Collected Records

 Collection
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Harrisburg Defense Committee
Abstract On January 12, 1971, Dr. Eqbal Ahmad, Father Philip Berrigan, Sister Elizabeth McAlister, Father Neil McLaughlin, Anthony Scoblick (a married priest), and Father Joseph Wenderoth were indicted on federal charges of conspiring to kidnap Henry Kissinger and blow up the heating systems of federal buildings in Washington, D.C. The government also cited as co-conspirators Father Daniel Berrigan, Sister Beverly Bell, Marjorie Shuman, Paul Mayer (a married priest), Sister Jogues Egan, Thomas...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1970-1973