Arrest of Boyle and Turnblazer ends Yablonski murder saga
Philadelphia AP report notes the eighth and ninth arrests in the Yablonski family murders case. Tony Boyle and William Turnblazer face murder and civil rights charges as the investigation nears final phase, with Sprague declaring the case begun in 1969 has reached its end.
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Philadelphia
Yablonski
Richard A. Sprague
W. A
Tony’ Boyle
United Mine Workers
William J. Turnblazer
UMW
Kentucky
Sprague
Boyle
Joseph A
Jock’ Yablonski
Clarksville
Turnblazer
Pittsburgh
Joseph Yablonski
Albert Pass
UMW District 19
Pass
Common Pleas
Thomas D. Gladden
Prices Jump Marking Inflation Near Century Peak
The Labor Department reports August wholesale prices rose 5.8 percent unadjusted and 6.2 percent seasonally adjusted, with farm products leading the surge. Unemployment edged up to 4.8 percent as Phase 4 anti inflation measures loom, and price hikes are expected in meats, autos, steel, clothing, and consumer goods after the food price freeze ends September 13.
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Washington
Labor Department
Secretary of Treasury
George P. Shultz
Jobless Rate Edges Up as August Employment Holds
The Labor Department reports the U S unemployment rate rose slightly in August to 4 8 percent with about 4 2 million jobless and total employment at 84 4 million. Black and white unemployment rates show little change, wages rise 38 cents to 147 02 weekly.
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Nixon
Labor Department
Prisoners Release Hostages At Stateville
Rebelling inmates at Stateville Penitentiary freed 10 hostages and returned to their cells after officials threatened to deploy state police with tear gas.
Weather Outlook Clear Tonight Warm Saturday
Weather forecast calls for clear skies tonight with lows in the mid to upper 50s. Sunny Saturday expected with highs around 80 and a 10 percent chance of rain. Details, Page 2.
Gasoline price freeze ends tonight with Phase 4
Local station operators report stickers posted on pumps as Phase 4 begins at midnight. The federal price freeze ends, likely forcing price reductions, while some firms criticize the sticker system as confusing especially for late model cars.
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Messenger
Dan Dry
Hubert Cooper
Stewart
Cooper
Supreme Court
Associated Press
Robert C. Griffin
Sohio
Nixon taping case reaches federal appeals court in unusual session
The Nixon administration seeks to block Judge Sirica from hearing the Watergate tape recordings as evidence in a grand jury probe. A nine judge appeals court will hear the matter next week, with reactions due by Monday noon. Attorney general Cox asks for jurisdiction questions to be resolved.
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Sirica
Senate Committee
White House
Senate
Grand Jury
Cox
Appeals Court Washington
Nixon
U.S
Circuit Court
John J. Sirica
Watergate Grand Jury
Appeals Court
Watergate
Archibald Cox
Palestinian gunmen free 4 crew from Kuwaiti plane
Palestinian gunmen seeking the release of guerrilla leader Abu Daoud freed four crew members of a Kuwaiti airliner in Kuwait today. They still hold six Arab hostages and had threatened to drop them and blow up the plane if Kuwait did not secure Daoud's release within 12 hours. The gunmen, who returned to Kuwait from Paris, ordered the plane back after the authority delay on a Friday.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Kuwait
Riyadh
Saudi Arabian
Abu Daoud
Persian Gulf
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Arnold E. Miller Ybalowski
Dorothy
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Amtrak
Atlantic City
N. J
Debbie Ward
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge
Leslie Ann Mays
Mercer Island
Wash
Naples
Italy
Egil Krogh
Los Angeles
Senate Watergate Committee
Egil Krogh Jr
Daniel Elisberg
John D. Ehrlichman
Washington Post
Secret Service
Donald
Gerald L. Warren
Ehrlichman
Warren Burger
National Congress of Petroleum
Thurgood Marshall
Jerry S. Cohen
Cost of Living Council
Cohen
Internal Revenue Service
Paris
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