Alcatraz Occupation Grows as Indians Claim Island
The Alcatraz occupation expands with about a thousand Native Americans including Mohawk Richard Oakes and Dennis Turner asserting ownership. They demand control of the former federal prison site, funds for an educational center, and self governance while the federal response remains undecided.
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San Francisco Bay
Alcatraz Island
Dennis Turner
Pluntly
Turner
Husky
University of California At Santa Cruz
Alcatraz
Federal
General Service
San Francisco
Board of Supervisors
H. Lamar Hunt Jr
Hunt
Richard Oakes
Alcaraz
Thomas Hannon
GSA
Congress
George Murphy
California
White House
Walter Hickel
Dean Chavers
Puyallups
Yakimas
Hoopas
Praud
Sid Mills
Yakima
Washington
Addonizio and Boiardo Plead Innocent to U S Charges
Newark authorities report Mayor Addonizio and Mafia boss Anthony Boiardo pled innocent to federal extortion and income tax evasion charges. Judge Coolahan set 45 days for defense motions before a trial date. bail for Boiardo at 50000 with travel limits. Addonizio free on 25000 bail.
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Newark, NJ
Hugh J. Addonizio
Anthony
Tony Boy
Boiardo
U.S
November costs rise half a percent as inflation bites
Washington AP reports consumer prices climbed 0.5 percent in November, driving the index to 13.5 for the 1957-59 base. Real earnings fell another 0.5 percent while wages slipped 62 cents to 116.63 weekly. Meat prices eased slightly as most services and housing costs rose. About 161,000 workers with cost-of-living clauses will gain small hourly increases.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Mitchell Orders Jury Probe Panther Slaying
The government ordered a special federal grand jury probe into the Chicago police killings of Black Panther leaders Fred Hampton and Mark Clark on December 4. The seven man team from the Justice Department will direct the inquiry, aiming to quiet rumors of rights violations and compel reluctant witnesses to testify.
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Washington
Black Panther Party
Chicago
Alty
Johan N. Mitchell
Justice Department
Fred Hampton
Ilinois
The
Black Panthers
Mark Clark
Mitchell
Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Chicago Black Panthers
Edward W. Hanrahan
Sims
Hadera
U.S. Budget Shows Surprise Surplus
The Treasury Department released final figures indicating the federal budget surplus for the last fiscal year was higher than first estimated. The surplus totaled 3.236 billion dollars rather than 2.074 billion in July, signaling a stronger fiscal position than anticipated.
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Washington
Treasury Department
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Bureau of Prisons
Tor
Federal Penitentiary
Dennis Hastings
Nebraska
Dennis
Sacramento State College
North Street
Berkshire Eagle
Forel
Omnia & Iy, Hoc Palo
Piltswessochupetts
Addonizio
James Markham
Greater Newark Chamber of Commerce
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Beard
Farly
Wehconak and
Seymour St
Alcateay Island
Indidus
Allendale
Onglands
Russell Stover
Little Amabassador Miniatures
Barton’s Gift Ideas
Continental Chocolates
Bltkes
Mrs. Carver
England
Allendala
Mikkelsen
Eckers
Jerusalem
Pollwell
North St
Panther
Lingla
Santa
Robert the
Talking Reindeer
Santo
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