Autopsy confirms gunshot deaths of Attica hostages
An autopsy by Drs. Siegel and Edland, later backed by Dr. Baden, confirms nine hostages at Attica State Prison died from gunshot wounds during the 1971 siege. Officials had earlier claimed some hostages were slain by slashed throats as authorities moved to quell the rebellion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attica
N.Y
Attica State Prison
Henry Siegel
Westchester County
John Edland
Monroe County
Edland
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Correction
Russell G. Oswald
Siegel
Edward Moran
Moran
New York Times
Michael Baden
New York City
Baden
Daniel Alterman
Joshua Roth
National Lawyers' Guild
Guard Faces Loss as Draft Ends in Guard Shortfall
Washington AP The Army National Guard could lose about 100000 personnel before next summer as draft obligated service ends. Officials say enlistments of prior service and young recruits will only partially offset the decline, risking a level well below the 400000 authorized strength and affecting national security amid reduced Regular Army size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army National Guard
Pentagon
Regular
Defense
Guard
National Guard
Defense Department
Congress
United States
Vietnam
Fuel Fire Hits Phnom Penh Amid Southeast Asia Clash
Enemies struck Phnom Penh outer fuel depots killing and wounding South Vietnamese troops near Tay Ninh. About 30 sappers fired rockets, igniting 15 large oil tanks owned by Esso and Shell on the riverbank, threatening Cambodia's economy as fires raged through the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Esso
Shell
Tay Ninh
Associated Press
Robin Mannock
Elgo
Shellotl
Tonle River
Oil Company
Mannock
Tela Khmer
Government Oil Company
Prek Phnoen
Gunman Steals $273 From Corry Car Wash
Police hunt a New York man who entered Corry Car Wash on East Main Street Saturday, produced a handgun, and escaped with $273 in small bills. Attendant Larry Eck, 1:05 p.m. report, described a green 1966 or 1967 Chevrolet and a heavyset man in his early thirties wearing a blue plaid shirt and olive trousers. Car wash owner is Floyd Hockenberry of Pittsfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
Corry
East Main Street
Larry Eck
R.D. 2
Ece
Floyd Hockenberry
Pittsfield
London Electricity Station Bombed
An explosion ripped through a Chelsea Bridge substation in London early today. Police report no injuries. The Angry Brigade has claimed previous bombings of officials’ homes, with Chelsea Bridge linking Chelsea to Battersea Park and Battersea power station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Chelsea Bridge
Angry Brigade
Thames
Chelsea
Battersea Park
Battersea
States Seek Federal Funds To Back Desegregation Busing Plans
Southern school officials press Congress to permit using federal money to cover busing costs tied to desegregation. HEW may match local funds with a grant if busing is paid from state and local sources, amid proposals to relax Nixon’s ban on federal funding for busing and amid political clashes over outcomes and oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Nixon
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Austin
Tex
House Education and Labor Committee
Education and Labor Committee
Governor Shapp Tours Flood Damaged Area
Governor Shapp toured flood damaged communities in Chester and Norristown, calling the disaster severe and urging state relief. He pledged rapid response as 500 National Guardsmen remained on duty, with federal aid already approved and SBA loans available for rebuilding. The floods caused 13 deaths and unofficial damages around 17 million dollars, with Norristown reporting 400 thousand in municipal losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Shapp
Pennsylvania
Chester
National
Norristown
Tig Poop
Nixon
U. S. Small Business Administration
Clarence Bell
Delaware County Republican
Eyre Park
Crozer Park
Benjamin Tancredi
CAIDC Receives 30 Day Reprieve on Housing Project
The Corry Area Industrial Development Corporation's housing committee won a 30 day extension after HUD staff in Pittsburgh met with CAIDC leaders Conrad Monroe and Dennis Frushone. HUD had set a deadline to submit a proposal after downsizing a planned 100 unit project to 50, with costs above $900000. Local officials may retain Mulligan and Lonergan Associates to assist in preparing and pushing the proposal through the federal process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry Area Industrial Development Corporation
CAIDC
Pittsburgh
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Conrad Monroe
Dennis Frushone
Corry Chamber of Commerce
Caidc Housing Foun
Alligan and Lonergan Associates
Philadelphia
Bradford
Frushone
the Journal
Birdman Who Feeds Birds Lives Quiet Life for Others
Los Angeles AP report profiles Raymond Lopez an 80 year old retired makeup man who spends most of his pension and Social Security on feeding 2800 pounds of bird feed weekly to pigeons doves sparrows and bluejays in Rho and MacArthur parks He says life is for the birds and his neighbor Manuel Cerda helps deliver the feed when health falters Lopez even goes hungry to avoid letting the birds go hungry and keeps a pet pigeon plus two crippled birds in his home with birds roaming the house each dawn feeding from a roof outside the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Raymond Lopez
Lopez
Rho
MacArthur Parks
Hollywood
Manuel Cerda
Cerda
Lopex
Minor Crashes Reported Near Corry Over Weekend
State Police investigated three weekend crashes at the Corry substation with no injuries and limited damage. Geddes hit a parked car on Route 9 west of Corry causing about 200 dollars in damage. A rear collision on Route 6 at West Smith street involved Waslohn and Sydyl with 175 dollars each. On Route 89 near Spartansburg two 17 year olds Conner and Wessel side swiped on a narrow bridge causing 450 dollars in damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry
George Geddes
R.D. 1
Donald DeVore
B.D. 4
Meadville
DeVore
Geddes
West Smith Street
Fairy Waslohn
Oil City
Roman J
Sydyl
Erie
Route
Spartansburg
Ronald Conner
R.D. 3
Gary Wessel
Also Mentioned on This Page
Robert Grice
David Johnson
Johnson
Porter Auer
Gary Brant
Columbus
Thomas Craker
Frank Baressi
Jeffrey Grinder
William T. Pless
Marion Street
South Vietnam
Buddhist van
Hanh University
Thieu
Eck
New York
U.S
Edith Green
D-Ore
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!