Bologna Substitute For Park Sparks Tennessee Prison Riot
Inmate died from stab wounds and 10 inmates were shot by guards during a riot at Tennessee State Prison over a menu change from pork chops to bologna. Authorities said 26 more were injured, two guards among them, with guards reportedly firing shotguns. The deceased was Anthony Satterfield, 25, of Chattanooga.
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Bologna
Park Sparks
Tennessee
Nashville, Tenn
Tennessee State Prison
Corrections Department
James Gilchrist
Gilchrist
Anthony Satterfield
Chattanooga
Satterfield
Robert Morford
Morford
Jim Rose
Leroy Bracey
Officials Silent On Fire Claims
Bluefield Virginia officials refused comment on 17 year old claims that town firemen urged him to set 17 vacant buildings in 1974. The youth alleged assistance in making bombs and guidance to locations. Town Manager Bowen and Fire Chief Honaker denied the charges and referred questions to the attorney and county prosecutor.
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Maryanne Stevens
Bluefield
The
Daily Telegraph
Virginia
Max FE. Bowen
Edward L
Skip’’ Honaker
Bowen
Ford defends public outreach amid security questions in St Louis
President Ford told reporters it is his job to meet Americans but would not discuss wearing a bulletproof vest for security. Police pursued a man with a .45 pistol at an auditorium before his talk. he escaped. Ford spoke off the cuff, critiqued Congress on spending, and cited economic gains while noting potential budget deficits.
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ST. Louis
Ford
White House
Congress
Court delays action as New York teachers strike persists
The strike by 65,000 New York teachers stretches into a fourth day of walkouts as the UFT led by Albert Shanker faces potential contempt charges under the Taylor Law. Court action looms over budget freezes and the hope to rehire laid-off teachers amid a city fiscal crisis.
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Associated Press
New York
Chicago
New York Supreme Court
Irving H. Saypol
United Federation of Teachers
UFT
Taylor
Albert Shanker
Saypol
Shanker
Plaza Addition Planned at Blue-Prince Plaza
Developer George D. Zamias announces the second phase of Blue-Prince Plaza in Bluefield, with a long term lease signed with theater operators Donald and Norma Keesling for twin theaters. Construction starts late this year, finishing in summer 1976, followed by 50,000 square feet of retail space. Zamias cites expanding Bluefield market and ongoing store leases as signs of strong activity after the plaza generates over $14 million in annual retail sales.
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Blue-Prince Plaza
Bluefield
George D. Zamias
Zamias
Zamias Development Company
Johnstown
Donald
Norma Keesling
Plaza
Union chief faults media on Hoffa disappearance
Huntington action has Teamsters Union President Frank Fitzsimmons accusing mass media of failing to report the James R. Hoffa disappearance. In Washington, Lockheed Aircraft Corp chief executive testifies the company may have violated U.S. tax laws by deducting overseas payoffs.
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Huntington
W. Va
Teamsters Union
Frank Fitzsimmons
James R. Hoffa
Washington
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
U. S
Army shells hit terrorist hideout near Buenos Aires
In Buenos Aires gunners fired three 90mm shells into a suburban terrorist hideout before dawn Friday, killing three terrorists. Nearby police said the body of a kidnapped oil executive found with a headshot reported. In Charleston West Virginia several county boards report budget deficits but within the 3 percent casual limit per state law noted by State School Supt. Daniel B. Taylor.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Daniel B. Taylor
DOH Awards 2 Mile Corridor Q Segment Contract
The State Department of Highways awarded Vecellio and Grogan Inc a 2.371 mile segment of Appalachian Development Highway Corridor Q in Bluefield for 7.34 million. Bids were opened August 26 in Charleston with Vecellio and Grogan the low bidder.
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State Department of Highways
Bluefield
Rock Crusher Hollow
Whis Broadcast
Mercer County Rt. 25
County Rt. 290
Haun Motors
Vecellio and Grogan
Minnesota
S. J. Groves and Sons
WHIS
Virginia Line
SDH
Groves Firm
Police Capture Lovelace in New Jersey Escape Case
James Michael Lovelace, who escaped Huntington State Hospital September 3, was captured in Washington Township Mercer County New Jersey. Authorities say he waived extradition and faces charge for the December 1974 shotgun slaying of his stepfather Ernest Milam in Bluefield.
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Washington Township
N. J
Mercer County Sheriff's Department
James Michael Lovelace
Huntington State Hospital
Sheriff's Department
Lovelace
New Jersey
Ernest Milam
Wayne Street
Bluefield
Mercer County
Princeton
Dublin Woman Dies In Wreck Near Tazewell County
KATHI STARLING reports a Dublin Virginia woman died and four others were injured in a two-vehicle crash on Rt 61 east of Tazewell. Charles Beavers 29 Fairlea faces DUI and reckless driving charges. A Tazewell Rescue Squad vehicle overturned en route to Bluefield Hospital injuring two squad members. The Bluefield Rescue Squad transported the injured. About 1000 dollars damage occurred to the squad vehicle.
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Kathi Starling
Dublin
Tazewell
Bluefield Sanitarium
Rt. 61
Charles Edward Beavers
Fairlea
Frank Remines
Beavers
Remines
Bobby Beavers
Bluefield Hospital
Tazewell County
Danny Williams
Bluefield
Heritage Hurting U S Rocky Tells GOP Women
In Dallas AP reports Vice President Nelson Rockefeller warned that America's Judeo Christian heritage of helping the needy can lead to overpromising. He attributed a growth of federal outlays and a looming deficit, stating the government faces a $60 to $70 billion shortfall.
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Dallas
Nelson A. Rockefeller
America
Rockefeller
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Jimmy Jones
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Senate
Louis Wyman
Elades
Sacramento
Calif
East River Mountain
Rt. 460
East River Mountain Tunnel
East Cumberland Road
Whis Studios
Botton
Mel Grubb
DOH
Telegraph
U.S
Rocky
Gop
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