Death Row Inmate Kills Two Guards at Ohio Prison
Lucasville Ohio AP A former death row inmate Wayne Lester Raney 23 of Dayton killed two guards at the Southern Correctional Facility during the noon meal. He tied three others as hostages before guards overpowered him. one hostage and two guards Arthur Sprouse and Gary P Underwood were identified. Raney previously murdered Diane Decker. He remained hospitalized with head injuries.
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Lucasville
Ohio
New Southern Correctional Facility
Wayne Lester Raney
Dayton
Bennet Cooper
State Department of Correction
Raney
Cooper
Arthur Sprouse
Gary P. Underwood
Sprouse
Portsmouth
Underwood
South Shore
Ohio River
W.J. Whalen
Old
Supreme Court
Diane Decker
Wayne, Mich
Decker
Miamisburg
Wayne Stamper
Indianapolis
Ind
Warren County
Southern Ohio Correctional Facility
Wayne Raney
Mortgage Question Remains Unresolved
Harrisburg reports urgent mortgage deadlock as banks hold loan approvals awaiting legislation. An 8 percent ceiling proposal surfaces to revive home lending. Gov Shapp backs keeping a ceiling while policy lags. Without funds, lenders favor autos and business loans, delaying 50,000 planned housing units and risking a housing industry setback.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Savings and Loan Associations
Edward P. Zemprelli
Sen
Marlin L. Murray
Ehrlichman testimony ties Nixon to steps in Ellsberg break in
Ehrlichman testified Nixon ordered steps to crack Pentagon Papers leaks but did not admit explicit approval of burglary. He recalled a July 24 1971 meeting where Nixon stressed taking necessary measures and mentioned polygraphs. He said he did not authorize the Ellsberg psychiatrist office break in though a covert info-gathering memo existed.
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Washington
Sonn
Ehrlichman
Nixon
Pentagon
Senate Watergate Committee
White House
Egil Krogh Jr
Daniel Elisberg
Ellsberg
Herman E. Talmadge
D-Ga
Mr. Krogh
Blood Drive Falls Short of Boosted Target in Corry Visit
Red Cross Bloodmobile from Buffalo collected 106 units, 34 shy of the 140 unit goal amid 127 attendees and 21 deferrals. Thomas Grice notes 46 first time donors and calls the visit a normal summer effort with urgent year-end needs.
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Red Cross
Buffalo
Thomas Grice
Corry
Grice
Oe Grice
Milk price dispute clouds Pennsylvania dairy orders
In Harrisburg AP report, Pennsylvania ordered most milk dealers to raise minimum prices by four cents a gallon while fearing a federal price freeze violation. Milk Board Chairman Harry Kapleau pressed for a federal ruling as someRetailers held steady. The plan covers eight regions, excluding western counties and Philadelphia, where higher federal orders apply.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Washington
Milk Board
Harry Kapleau
Kapleau
Pittsburgh
Erie
Philadelphia
White House Preps Reply To Subpoenas
Washington AP reports the White House prepared a response to subpoenas from the Senate Watergate committee and special prosecutor Archibald Cox. Deputy Press Secretary Gerald Warren said the 10 a.m. Thursday deadline would be observed and that Nixon would answer while avoiding production of personal files, likely via a motion in U.S. District Court to challenge the subpoenas.
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Washington
White House
Senate Watergate Committee
Archibald Cox
Gerald L. Warren
Nixon
Warren
U.S. District Court
Committee
Cox
Rizzo Backs GOP Tax Cut Proposals
Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo, a Democrat, aligns with state Republicans on tax and budget cuts. He touts a $250 million tax reduction while claiming Philadelphia would gain $62 million for mass transit, schools, and courts. Governor Shapp disputes the figures, citing missing funds for mental health, elderly care, pothole repair, law enforcement, and other programs. Senate Democrats question feasibility within revenue limits, with heavy scheduling debates anticipated. A separate note from Wiesbaden reports West Germany’s 1972 deaths exceeding births for the first time since 1949.
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Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Frank Rizzo
Rizzo
Shapp
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Senate Democrats
Henry Cianfiani
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Robert Butera
Cianfiani
Shapp Quiet About Seeking New Term
Governor Milton Shapp refused to commit to a second term, saying he will announce after the 1974 election. He urged focusing on 1973 this year and 1974 next year while in Johnstown PA for a conference. A Mead Park barrel ride amusement is drawing youngsters who struggle to spin it alone.
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Shapp
Johnstown
Gav
Milton Jr
Mead Park
Car Crash Averted When Two Vehicles Swerved
Corry state police report a near disaster on the Corry Clymer road two miles north of Corry. Thomas L. Dyke, 21, of North Warren, swerved to avoid a car backing onto the road. His vehicle hit a barbed wire fence, $160 damage. An unidentified northbound truck and another auto were not damaged.
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Corry
Norbert Irish
Thormas L. Dyke
North Warren
Corry- Clymer
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Massachusetts
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New Hampshire
Virginia
New York
Delaware
Elisberg
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Buck
Gordon Strachan
R. Haldeman
Wiesbaden
Germany
West Germany
Federal Republic
Federal Statistics Office
Sheila Beckwith
McEldowney
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