Hostage Guards Safe as West Virginia Prison Rebellion Looms
In Moundsville West Virginia five guards remained safe as negotiations resumed at the state penitentiary where Tuesday’s revolt left one inmate dead and two wounded. National Guardsmen and troopers surrounded the castle like prison as inmates vandalized the south wing and dozens remained inside.
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Moundsville
W.va
West Virginia
Arch A. Moore Jr
Moore
Lloyd Miller
Larry O'Neil
Billy Richard Thomas
Basil Raley
Alfred Fernandez
Norman Yost
South Vietnamese Push To Lift Siege Near Saigon
Tank and bomber backed units drive toward the Rach Bap outpost 30 miles north of Saigon as Saigon reports major operations in 53 days of cease fire. The government says Tong Le Chan nearby faces renewed artillery pressure and cites heavy U N and Vietnamese comms.
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Saigon
Rach Bap
Tong le Chan
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
South Vietnamese
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Ohio Budget Faces Questions Raised By Nixon Fund Cuts
Ohio lawmakers question the 9.7 billion two year budget as Nixon administration cuts federal funds. House Finance Chairman Myr Shoemaker says adjustments may be needed later in the Senate. Debate centers on federal poverty measures and timing as House aims to finish budget by April 19.
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Ohio
Nixon
Columbus
House Finance
Myr Shoemaker
Bourneville
Senate
Shoemaker
House
A. G. Lancione
D-Bellaire
Donald E. ‘‘Buz
Lukens
Middletown
Lorain
Elyria
Ronald M. Motts
Parma
Washington
State Department of Finance
Finance Committee
Fred Young
R-38
Dayton
Young
House Committee
White House backs Gray bid for FBI director
The White House reaffirms support for L. Patrick Gray III to head the FBI amid Democratic claims of muzzling the nominee. Gray testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee as questions on Watergate and FBI files surface.
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Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
White House
Gray
Washington
L. Patrick Gray III
FBI
Nixon Administration
J. Edgar Hoover
Richard G. Kleindienst
Watergate
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Hugh Scott
Ziegler
Scott
Kleindienst
Judiciary
James Eastland
Roman Hruska
Nixon
Hoover
Committee
ITT Allegations of Promoting Chilean Economic Chaos Highlighted
Sen. Frank Church reports ITT tried in 1971 to create economic turmoil in Chile to block Salvador Allende’s rise. ITT officials deny illegal activity, defend actions as fair compensation efforts, and note U.S. support options including funds up to seven figures via Kissinger channels.
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Chile
Washington
Frank Church
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Church
D-Idaho
Senate
ITT
Salvador Allende
U.S
Neal
Peter Peterson
White House
International Economic Affairs
Allende
Henry Kissinger
ITT Board
Harold S. Geneen
Last Prisoner Releases Planned by Viet Cong in Hanoi
Viet Cong delegation says the final American prisoners will be released Saturday and Sunday in Hanoi. U.S. records show 147 Americans remain in Communist hands, including 140 military and seven civilians, with possible small increases as two missing Navy fliers are now listed as POWs.
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Saigon
Hanoi
U.S
Pentagon
U.S. Navy
Court Upholds Property Tax for Public Schools
The Supreme Court in a 5 to 4 decision upholds local property tax financing of public schools. The ruling reverses a federal court finding that Texas school finance violates equal protection, which held school quality depended on local wealth. Hawaii was noted as not following the same pattern.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Texas
Hawaii
FDA cites French infants brain lesions linked to hexachlorophene
The FDA notes 39 French infant deaths and brain lesions tied to hexachlorophene solutions. It bans nonprescription products but says 15 US deaths are not proven pHisoHex deaths. Officials cite data from French, university reports and FDA records while stressing home use safety.
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Washington
United States
Food and Drug Administration
U.S
FDA
Monroe Trout
Sterling
University of Washington
Bulletin
Winthrop
Charles C. Edwards
M.D
Commissioner of Food and Drugs
Donald A. Berreth
Edwards
Berreth
Messenger Ad Pitch Promises Wide Daily Reach
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K. P. Boyles
Republic of Vietnam
Laos
da Nang
Cambodia
Central Highlands
Foreign Ministry
International Commission of Control and Supervision
Randa
Subcommittee
John J. McCone
Central Intelligence Agency
Jack D. Neal
State Department
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Associated Press
Winthrop Laboratories
Sterling Drug, Inc
Messenger
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