Attica Prison Death Toll Tops Thirty Seven
Officials began restoring order at Attica State Prison after a four day siege in which inmates used bats knives and gasoline bombs. Thirty seven people died including nine hostages. Guards and staff worked to secure the facility while a federal court ordered medical access and halted interrogations.
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Attica
N.Y
Attica State Prison
New York
U.S. District Court
John Curtain
Sing Sing
Ossining
Baltimore
Russell G. Oswald
National
Attica Prison
Richard Fargo
Soldier admits My Lai shooting acquittal seen for Medina
Defense attorney F Lee Bailey calls testimony from Gene Ralph Oliver Jr a pivotal factor for Capt Ernest L Medina in the My Lai murder case. Oliver testifies he fired on a boy near My Lai on March 16 1968 when Medina did not order the shooting, saying he misread the scene and later heard cease fire. Oliver, a Ft Lauderdale carpet layer, says he later realized the victim was a child as another soldier called it a kid. He insists Medina yelled cease fire after the shot and Medina faces charges of premeditated murder for the boy and 100 other civilian deaths, plus a woman shot and an interrogation assault. Oliver says he buried the memory and says the army proceedings are unfair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FT. Mcpherson, Ga
F. Lee Bailey
My Lai
Ernest L. Medina
Gene Ralph Oliver Jr
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Medina
Oliver
Montrose
Colo
Bailey
William L. Calley Jr
Cailey
Ernest Medina
Brainerd School Board Repeals Restrictive Resolution
The Brainerd School Board voted 6-0 to rescind a resolution limiting teacher student discussions. The measure had barred topics such as salary negotiations and elections, sparking the court suit and controversial debate. In Vietnam, protestors attacked U S vehicles after a Vietnamese youth was killed by an American soldier prompting military and university campus tensions. Hue and Saigon saw off limits conditions and demonstrations as the Army investigated the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brainerd
Brainerd School Board
Saigon
U.S
Hue
Hue University
Nixon invites farm leaders to discuss economic program
President Nixon, amid business opposition to post-freeze wage boards without government input, summons farm leaders to discuss his economic plan as governors in San Juan push wage price restraint linked to profit and debt limits. The six Common Market nations back a uniform monetary policy urging a dollar devaluation, while a presidential commission urges freer trade. In Ga, defense attorney Bailey cites a My Lai witness who says Medina did not order a boy’s death.
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Washington
Nixon
San Juan
Brussels
United States
San Francisco Mass Busing Plan Draws Mixed Early Attendance
Supporters and opponents claim victory as more than 40 percent of public school pupils miss classes on the opening day of a mass busing integration program in the nation’s largest city under a court order. No attendance figures yet for the 26 000 students assigned to be bused.
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San Francisco
Henderson Says My Lai Trial Feels Like Soap Ad Slogans
Col. Oran K. Henderson likens the My Lai cover up trial to a selling technique, saying the prosecution’s approach relies on repetition. He argues no testimony so far helps him and notes no one points a finger at him. Witnesses describe the March 16 1968 massacre and questions focus on interrogation and reporting actions.
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FT. Meade
Oran K. Henderson
Henderson
Army Board of
Americal Division
My Lai
William R. Peers
Jerry Lesher
Clendenin
W. Va
Lesher
Park bond tax exemption for Voyageurs land purchase
The IRS ruled interest on state bonds issued to buy school trust fund lands for donation to Voyageurs National Park is tax exempt. Minnesota officials sought guidance as part of the plan to establish the northern Minnesota national park, with up to 6 million dollars in bonds authorized to acquire about 30 000 acres of school trust fund land within the park area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth, Minn
Internal Revenue Service
Voyageurs National Park
John A. Blatnik
D-Minn
Minnesota
Warren Spannaus
Blatnik
Minnesota National Park
Recreation problems to be aired in Bemidji meeting
City officials will discuss recreation issues at a 7 p.m. gathering in Bemidji City Hall. Members of the park board arena committee city council and seven others were notified by card of the private meeting while news media will report on its proceedings.
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Bemidji
Park Board
Arena Committee
City Council
Tri-city Walkathon Raises Over Four Thousand For Center
The Blackduck Northomne and Kelliher Walkathon netted more than 4600 in sponsor pledges. Two hundred four walkers completed the 20 mile trek from Northome to Kelliher and Blackduck to Kelliher to benefit the Day Activity Center at Northorne with state match potential.
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Blackduck
Northomne
Kelliher
Darwin Anderson
Blackduck Civic and Commerce Association
Northome
Northern Pines Nursing Home
North Haven Nursing Home
The
Northern Tri-County Association For Retarded
Northorne
Gordon Franklin
Mizpah
Kelliher Park
Baer Heads Finance Drive for Scouts in Bemidji
William Gallagher announces that John Baer will lead the Boy Scout finance campaign for the Paul Bunyan District in Bemidji with Ben Miller as vice chairman. The drive begins October 12, emphasizing scouting as a key influence on character and citizenship.
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Baer
William Gallagher
Bemidji
Paul Bunyan
Headwaters Area Council
Boy Scouts of America
John Baer
Boy Scout
Ben Miller
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Wayne Gysland
21St St
Gysland
Gary
Minn
James Scheela
Scottsdale
Ariz
Bemidji State College
Jay Griggs
Eloi Hamre
Minnesota Retail Federation
Norris Strandlien
Strandlien Motors
Bagley
Noreen Gill
Gill’s Shoe Store
Helen McCarthy
McCarthy’s Standard
Russ Jackson
Bemidji Credit Bureau
Rogers Frederickson
Chamber of Commerce
Gerry Rasmus
Beauty Room
Helen Gill
Gill Brothers
Hamre
Mark Kadish
Army
Franklin Wurtzel
Tri-city Venture
Walkathon Nets
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