Three American Jewish Congress officials who were arrested Monday during an anti-apartheid demonstration, were released after five hours on $50 bond each and ordered to appear in court for a hearing on December 20. The three–Theodore Mann, AJC president, Henry Siegman, executive director, and Theodore Bikel, senior vice president — were charged with trespass.
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