Prison Guard Freed After Standoff at Vermont Facility
Eight inmates tried to trade two hostage guards for escape to Canada at St. Albans Correctional Facility. More than 30 guards and state police stormed the wing, freeing guard James Bostwick after he was injured. remaining hostage Mark Richmond and inmates unharmed. Bostwick hospitalized for observation. four inmates recaptured, three escaped the block earlier. Prosecutors to file charges after investigation.
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ST. Albans
Canada
James Bostwick
Mark Richmond
Bostwick
Vermont
Kent Stoneman
Stoneman
Newport Jazz Festival Faces Rock Group Controversy
Newport Rhode Island AP reports promoter declines comment on city council order to remove Blood Sweat and Tears from a jazz festival program. council warned license could be revoked if the band remains, arguing the act is rock not jazz. promoter seeks replacement after Sarah Vaughan cancellation.
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Newport, R.I
Newport City Council
Fact Concerts, Inc
Apear
Sarah Vaughan
Nelson Amado
Blood Sweat and Tears
Newport
Humphrey J. Donnelly
Doctors strike raises wages at four CT mental hospitals
In Hartford AP report says 52 psychiatrists and 20 physicians at four state mental hospitals demand annual raises of 8000 to 10000 as work cuts persist. Doctors have cut treatment time to 35 hours weekly, prioritizing medical duties over admin work while Gov Grasso says the action continues.
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Hartford
Shepherd
Ella Grasso
Ernest Shepherd
Jay Tepper
Norwich Mental Hospital
Connecticut Valley
Fairfield Hills
Undercliff Mental Heath Center
Tanker Docks In Newington After Coast Guard Clearance
A Panamanian registered tanker named Pythagore, carrying 5100 metric tons of liquified propane gas, docked at Newington after the Coast Guard allowed entry to Portsmouth harbor following minor pre entry discrepancies. The cargo was moved to the Sea 3 tank farm in Newington, the second propane gas shipment for the facility.
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Newington
N.H
Coast Guard
Portsmouth Harbor
Pythagore
Nine-Point Settlement Ends GE Strike in Lynn
In Lynn Massachusetts a nine point settlement ending a 43 day GE strike was reached after a six hour negotiation. The deal includes job protections for all 13 000 workers and calls back all laid off staff while rescinding suspensions. About 4000 River Works turbine division and 4000 aircraft engine division workers had been out at peak. The IBEW Local 201 approved the plan and ordered workers back to the 11 PM shift.
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Lynn
Mass
General Electric Co
Frank A. Thorn
Gelynn Settlement
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
River Works
Ib.e.w
James A. Scanlan
New Hampshire Unemployment Rises to 7.7 Percent in July
New Hampshire's seasonally unadjusted unemployment climbed to 7.7 percent in July from 7.5 percent in June. State officials said 1,300 more people were laid off last month, bringing the total unemployed to 30,100, compared with 15,500 in July 1974.
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Concord
N.H
New Hampshire
State Department of Employment Security
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Thom McAn
Suedes and
Stride Rite
NEW England News
Franklin County Sheriffs Association
Miranda Grace
York Harbor
Mirandas
State of
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UPI
Nelson Ouellette
Md’s
Tanker Docks
Robert E. Bedard & Sons
Health-tex
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