<<No 17 : 31 December 1970>> In November 1970 it was proposed to Fritz Mender, one of the founders of the Latvian Social-Democratic Workers' Party (LSDWP), and Klava Lorents, head of the Latvian cooperativists, that they should publicly dissociate themselves from Bruno Kalnins, the leader of the LSDWP, who is in emigration in Stockholm. Both … Continue reading The Fate of Fritz Menders, November 1970 (17.10)
News in Brief, Dec ’70 (17.12)
<<No 17 : 31 December 1970>> TWENTY-FOUR ITEMS 1. On 4 February 1970 Gunar Berzin (b. 1949) a filing clerk -- "Berzins" in Latvian; Laimonis Markant (b. 1951) an inspector of high-voltage equipment (Latvian, "Markants"); and Valery Akk, a filing clerk, were found guilty by the Latvian Supreme Court (the Judge was A.M. Niedre, the … Continue reading News in Brief, Dec ’70 (17.12)