Dallas jail melee ends after 3 hour riot
Three hundred prisoners in Dallas County Jail fought deputies atop the county courthouse, smashing windows with cast iron and tossing flaming mattresses onto Jackson and Commerce streets. One prisoner, Lawrence Edward Jackson, 36, died on arrival at Parkland Hospital. deputy Willie Roman suffered a heart attack. The melee ended with hand to hand combat, firehoses, and prisoners sent to solitary confinement.
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Government must surrender notes on Ellsberg papers
In Los Angeles UPI reports a court ordered the government to surrender notes it made on contents of 31 boxes seized from Ellsberg belongings. Judge Byrne urged an independent inventory and questioned whether FBI copies existed while Ellsberg faces trial on charges relating to secret Vietnam War documents.
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Black charged with slaying white in Wilmington NC
In Wilmington North Carolina a white man, Daniel J. Joye, was shot dead on his front porch. Police charged 30 year old William Thomas McGhee with murder. The city faced racial tensions as a crowd gathered in Hugh McRae Park and police fought sniper fire in a black housing area.
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Hijack attempt foiled on Royal Jordanian flight from Beirut
A 26 year old Palestine born woman, Wafa Abdel Rahman Taleb Awad, tried to hijack a Caravelle from Beirut to Amman and blow up the plane after evacuation. Guards overpowered her fifteen minutes after takeoff. Algerian passport in hand. A Palestinian born man with Jordanian passport, Tewfik Hussein Zidan, was arrested on suspicion of collusion.
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Pentagon papers aide testifies with limits on Gravel link
A federal judge ordered Dr. Leonard Rodberg to appear before a grand jury investigating the Pentagon papers but barred questions about the June 29 1971 Senate meeting. The court preserved the senator’s Speech or Debate Clause protections while allowing inquiry into publication plans by Beacon Press. First Amendment claims for antiwar professor Richard Falk were denied in a separate ruling.
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FBI to Probe Decision in Hijacked Plane Disablement
FBI to conduct a full review of its actions during a Gulf panhandle hijacking in Jacksonville Florida where the plane was disabled after shots were fired. The hijacker, his estranged wife and the pilot were found dead from gunshot wounds. FBI comments awaited.
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Philippine passenger boat sinks near Manila in storm
A Philippine inter island passenger boat with 67 aboard sank 120 miles south of Manila amid Typhoon Elaine. A tanker reported rescuing at least six persons with two more rescue vessels in the area. The Tacloban carried 20 passengers and 47 crew. shipper says capacity over 200 but voyage had few passengers due to storm season.
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Andromeda Strain closes at Harte tonight
The Andromeda Strain closes its Harte run tonight based on Michael Crichton novel. The film follows a deadly strain from U S research, raising questions on biosafety and catastrophe risks.
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Senate fight set on pay hike delay
Washington UPI report notes Nixon’s anti inflation order delaying a 5.5 percent pay raise for 4 million federal workers faces Senate challenge after the House rejected a veto bid. Sen. Moss plans a floor vote, with committee action expected. The piece also covers a tax cut plan and wage price controls tied to the December freeze. It adds Cotton County Oklahoma receiving federal flood aid due to August rains.
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