Cautious Truce In Effect At Riot-Torn NY Prison
At Attica New York inmates seized hostages and set fires after a Thursday riot. About 1 280 of 2254 inmates remained out of control as state police and sheriff deputies sealed yard entries. A meeting with Corrections Commissioner Oswald yielded promises of no reprisals and an injunction request to avoid punishments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attica
N.Y
Russell G. Oswald
Albany
Oswald
John T. Curtin
U.S. District Court
Buffalo
Curtin
Manchester
Batavia
Columbus, Ohio
Department of Liquor Control
Richard Guggenheim
Guggenheim
Nixon faces pressure after onetime wage price freeze
President Nixon told Congress the 90 day wage price freeze ends November 13 and that new economic policies will follow. Democrats split on timing with some seeking revised tax relief and stronger sanctions, while Republicans urged bipartisan unity. Budget Chief Shultz signaled an eventual sanction balance to support voluntary adjustments. Ways and Means Chairman Mills criticized the 90 day end pledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
George P. Shultz
Shultz
Ways and
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Ohio General Assembly passes interim budget amid jeers
In Columbus Ohio the Ohio General Assembly approved a 20 day interim budget drawing sharp rebukes from Sen Robin Turner who called the measure a farce and attacked Lt Gov John Brown. House votes 63 to 24 amid protests over state park closures as Turner accuses back room deals. The budget funds state expenses through September and marks the fourth interim budget in this session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio General Assembly
Senate
Robin Turner
Marion
John Brown
House
Turner
Brown
Drafts projected under new selective service act
Pentagon officials expect 20 000 to 25 000 more young men to be drafted this year pending Congress approval of the update. Total for 1971 would be under 120 000, the lowest since 1964 when 104 500 were called.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Pentagon
Ohio State students urge fee withholding over hikes
Student government leaders at Ohio State University call for withholding fee payments until the autumn quarter deadline of September 24 due to increased charges. School officials warn nonpayment will result in no enrollment. Separately, state and local officials plan a special investigation into the Ohio Division of Securities following the arrest of two division employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
State Attorney General’s Office
Ohio Division of Securities
U S Acknowledges 1500 To 2000 Troops Backing South Vietnamese Drive
The U S military confirms 1500 to 2000 U S personnel aid a South Vietnamese operation below the DMZ with air and artillery support. Maj Richard Gardner notes Phase 2 of Vietnamization involves these artillery and air crews while B 52 strikes continue. No U S casualties reported. one helicopter downed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Maj
Richard Gardner
Republic of Vietnam
Khe Sanh
British Ambassador Geoffrey Jackson Freed by Uruguayan Guerrillas
After 245 days in a dark underground jail, Geoffrey Jackson, 56, the British ambassador, was released on church steps in Montevideo. Doctors said he was in good health and he rested at the British Embassy after a brief medical check. Tupamaro guerrillas claimed amnesty in pamphlets at a local rally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montevideo
Uruguay
Geoffrey Jackson
Tupamaros
Jackson
Fern Makes Inland Landfall As Edith Hurts Honduras
The hurricane Fern struck near Freeport Texas with heavy rain and 75 mph gusts causing evacuations in Galveston and damage from tornadoes and fires. Edith battered Honduras with 100 mph winds and torrential rains as it moved inland toward the mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fern
Edith
Honduras
Associated Press
Texas
Texas City
Galveston Island
Galveston
Weather Bureau
Also Mentioned on This Page
New Marshfield
VFW
Monty Calvert
Wirephore
Carolyn Jean Stoner
California
Allyn E. Warner
Maine
Atlantic City
N.J
Senate Ways and Means Committee
Detroit
FBI
Ku Klux Klan
Pontiac
Mich
Robert E. Miles
Howell, Mich
Michigan
William Hanger
OSU
Sosce Kg “Womibih
South Viet
Gardner
Vietnam
Seabrook
Tex
Gulf of Mexico
Freeport
Matagorda Peninsula
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!