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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1972
Page
2
Terrified tenants watched a sniper on the second floor of a two story Albany apartment. Police confronted the gunman after he self-defenestrated. Tear gas failed. Officers stormed the unit and found Taul Romano, a resident, dead. No injuries were reported.
FBI agent Delmar Mayfield testified that he recommended regular payments to informant Douglas for services linked to the Harrisburg Seven conspiracy case. He cited $600 monthly plus $400 expenses, with earlier rewards and funds tied to the Rochester draft board raid and the capture of Daniel Berrigan. Mayfield acknowledged letters and coded names, noting Washington headquarters involvement and a later $1,500 reward adjustment. The testimony aligns with claims of conspirators and details of informant payments amid the high profile antiwar case.
Three AFL-CIO members of President Nixon's Pay Board resigned saying they could no longer cooperate in a wage control program they viewed as slanted against workers. George Meany T. W. Abel and Floyd Smith left, with Fritz Fitzgerald and L. Woodcock abstaining as not affiliated unions weighed in. A key adviser, George Shultz, met Meany privately amid White House concessions talks to avert a broader walkout.
Washington based columnist Jack Anderson released documents alleging ITT and CIA sought to thwart Salvador Allende’s rise in Chile. The papers recount meetings with White House, State Department, and Chilean military, detailing plans to fund or promote activities to destabilize the socialist candidate’s victory.
Ailing lobbyist Dita Heard, hospitalized in Denver, faces questions from a Judiciary subcommittee about settlement details in a large antitrust case involving ITT and the GOP convention. Senators Tunney Gurney and others seek the memoranda and medical testimony surrounding Heard and Beardt, amid dispute over who knew of or hid aspects of a $200,000 to $400,000 deal and the convention tie‑in.
In San Diego chief deputy district attorney backed changes by Life magazine and U S Attorney Tarry Steward amid a probe into a $2088 contribution from San Diego Yellow Cab Co to Nixon's 1968 campaign. Steward refused comment as Huffman cited lack of access and questioned Thornton. Steward denied blocking prosecution of tax evasion charges against Michael Alessia.
Report hints former Harlem Congressman Adam Clayton Powell is in Adami and near death at Jackson Memorial Hospital. Officials say Powell remains in critical condition since last week with no further prognosis released, and the medical center has not provided additional details.
AFL-CIO President George Meany accused President Nixon of a cynical bid to undercut integration efforts. Meany warned the administration would harm the legal system and fail to fund education for disadvantaged children, saying Congress has already approved larger expenditures than Nixon proposes. He criticized Nixon for vetoing increases in federal funding and for plans to spend 2.5 billion on inner city schools without new money.
Hamilton County Sheriff said the mass escape from the county jail showed how overcrowding and understaffing can lead to a large break. Fifteen of the 27 escapees remained at large as authorities traced a smuggled gun to a prisoner and detailed the coordinated breakout across multiple jail levels with guards forced into the block.
In Ohio Penitentiary near Columbus 1000 inmates voted to return to assigned jobs after officials met with them and granted housing and hair length policy changes. Guards complained of concessions while unions planned talks with Teamsters on possible strikes as inmates reap limited reforms.
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