Attica Prison Rebellion Ends in 37 Death Toll
Nine hostages and 28 convicts died as state police and National Guardsmen stormed Attica state prison ending a four day uprising. About 32 people were injured and 29 hostages escaped alive. Gov. Rockefeller backed the assault amid hostage slayings and prison booby traps.
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Attica
N.Y
Attica State Prison
State Correction Department
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Corrections Department
Sioner
Russell G. Oswald
Sapt
Vincent R. Mancusi
Oswald
Ued
National Guard
Intercepted Letter Reveals New Football Fans Flask
A cryptic note hints at an upcoming sportswear item for football fans, describing a body mounted flask with siphon. The brief suggests novelty gear rather than game details or team information.
Booze crackdown praised at KU Washington State game
Atty Gen Vern Miller reported strong citizen cooperation at Lawrence and Manhattan football games with liquor left at home or concealed. State security helped enforce the ban on drinking on public property and no arrests or observed violations were noted.
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Vern Miller
Ku-Washington
Topeka
Kan
Lawrence
Manhattan
Miller
Child Protection Effort Outlined at Chanute Meeting
Lynn Cole of Wichita described Kansas Child Protective Services at a Sunday Wil son Avenue Baptist Church meeting. He advocates a citizen group to aid abused children, coordinate with authorities, and speed up action while noting 63 Kansas cases last year and three child deaths.
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Lynn Cole
Wichita
Wilson Avenue Baptist Church
Sedgwick County
Cole
Chanute
Kansas
Welfare Outlook Termed Bleak for Kansas Residents
Kansas officials warned the state faces bleak welfare prospects as the Board of Social Welfare noted a 1.2 million cut in August to September grants. McAnany said reductions threaten payments for the aged blind and disabled, with many families unable to cover school fees, heating, or food.
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Chanute
Cole
Social Welfare Office
FISH
Ray Zumalt
Topeka
Kan
State Board of Social Welfare
McAnany
Kansas
Stark Day Draws 1000 at Bean Feed and Races
More than 600 persons enjoyed free beans and coffee at Stark Day held Saturday evening with bicycle races, games, a bingo game and a dance. Jim Oxford won the open six mile bicycle race taking a $50 prize. Loren Shook, 11, won the greased pig contest, taking the pig prize. Attendance exceeded 1,000.
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Stark
Eddy Smith
Jim Oxford
Loren Shook
Watermelon Seed Spitting Crown Earned in Pardeeville
Chicago teacher Frank Granger won the seed spitting contest with a 37 feet 4 inch toss at Pardeeville Wisconsin. Milwaukee's John Elliott placed second with 35 feet 6 inches and Dennis Schkirke was third at 32 feet 9 14 inches. About 5,000 attended including the watermelon queen Lynette Loesselman of St. Louis.
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Pardeeville, Wis
Chicago
Pardeeville
Frank Granger
Deerfield, II
John Elliott
Milwaukee
Dennis Schkirke
Lynette Loesselman
St. Louis
Runaway House to open at Park College in Parkville
A long planned runaway house for juveniles opens Sept 26 at Park College Parkville. It will offer 72 hour stays as staff work to reunite children with parents while parental or juvenile authority consent is required for continued residence.
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Kansas City
Park College
Parkville
Hugh Berry
Northland Youth Adult Projects, Inc
Berry
Kansas Governor Faults Nixon Welfare Delay
Gov. Robert Docking called Nixon’s one year delay of federal welfare reform disheartening in a public letter to Rep. William Roy. He urged welfare reform be a national priority and supported federal welfare program assumption, while hoping Congress acts decisively on reform.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert Docking
Nixon
U.S
William Roy
Storm Menace Hits Atlantic Seaboard and Gulf Coast
Tropical Storm Heidi accelerates toward the northeast with heavy rains while Edith drifts toward Mexico. In the Atlantic east of Bermuda, Hurricane Ginger rages with 90 mph winds threatening shipping lanes.
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Miami
Fla
Heidi
Atlantic
Edith
Mexico
Bermuda
Ginger
Miss America 1972 Plans Vietnam Troop Tour
Laurie Lea Schaefer, crowned Miss America 1972, says she plans to entertain U.S. troops in Vietnam but hopes combat ends first. She praises President Nixon's handling of the war. First runnerup is Miss Idaho Karen Herd, followed by Miss Massachusetts Deborah Ann O'Brien, Miss Pennsylvania Maureen Victoria Wimmer, and Miss Maine Allyn E. Warner. Miss Kansas Sandy Kings won the talent award.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Vietnam
Laurie Lea Schaefer
Nixon
Idaho
Karen Herd
Massachusetts
Deborah Ann O’brien
Pennsylvania
Maureen Victoria Wimmer
Maine
Allyn E. Warner
Kansas
Sandy Kings
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Stephanie Burns
Merett Serene Tarpley
the Tribune
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University of Kansas
RBI
Child Service
By Jane Blades
Neosho County
Protective Service
The
American Humane Association
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Children’s
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Vincent
Richard S. McAnany
State Welfare Department
Spitter
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Senate
United Mine Workers
W.A
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Labor Department
Boyle
London
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Miss Dietrich
Newsmen Sunday
Drury Lane Theater
Elizabeth Taylor
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