Prisoners murdered and beaten as prison chaos grips Florence
In Florence Arizona the state prison faced a semi siege after inmate Waymond Small 32 was beaten with a hammer and stabbed in a license plate factory. Two more inmates David Verdugo 24 and Walter Lee Souders 20 were stabbed in workshops and kitchen. The warden called it a gang hit amid white supremacist and Mexican gang violence. Governor Bolin dismissed Corrections Director Moran and sought help from Texas while the prison operates under a federal order to reduce population from 2100 to 1750 by year end.
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Cardwell
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Moran
Bolin
David Verdugo
Walter Lee Souders
William Reilly
Texas
Dolph Briscoe
Texas Department of Corrections
Arizona
Getober
President's nephew a convicted robber in prison
William Carter Spann, 30, nephew of President Carter, is serving a 10 year to life sentence for two bar robberies last year at Soledad Prison. He wrote to the San Rafael Independent Journal recalling a Christmas memory with his grandmother and guitar, and reflecting on his uncle's election win.
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William Carter Spann
San Rafael Independent Journal
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Soledad Prison
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United States
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Delaware County Weather Summary and Weekend Forecast
Occasional rain today with highs in the mid to upper 50s and lows in the mid to upper 20s. Partly to mostly cloudy tonight with 20 percent rain chances Friday. Winds southerly 5 to 15 mph today, west tonight. Saturday fair, rain chances Sunday and Monday. highs mid to upper 40s, overnights in 30s. Air quality satisfactory in Chester, Philadelphia, and Wilmington. Precipitation at International Airport 1.20 inches in 24 hours. year to date 44.23 inches. Sunrise 7:03 a.m., sunset 4:37 p.m.
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Libyan Tripoli hosts anti-Sadat Arab conference
Arab foes of President Sadat gather in Tripoli for a rejectionist rally condemning his peace overture to Israel. Delegations from Syria Algeria Iraq South Yemen and the PLO arrive amid hostile speeches and expected anti-Sadat declarations. George Habash arrives to denounce the peace move as a crime against Palestinians.
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Israel
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Cairo
Syria
Algeria
South Yemen
Palestine Liberation Organization
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PLO
George Habash
Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Habash
Dockworkers approve three year ILA contract in region
Philadelphia Camden and Wilmington ILA locals ratified a three year pact by a large margin ending a two month selective strike on containerized cargo. The agreement raises wages about 30 percent over the term and provides job security and income guarantees for workers affected by automation.
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Philadelphia
Camden
Wilmington
International Longshoremen's Association
East Coast
Gulf Coast
Lucien Blackwell
ILA
Delaware County Daily Times masthead and info note
The Delaware County Daily Times announces its daily publication by Central States Publishing Inc at 300 Mildred Ave Primra Pa with a display advertising department and a Clifton Heights post office entry under the 1879 act. Subscriptions by mail and contact numbers are listed for orientation and advertising inquiries.
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Delaware County Daily Times
Central States Publishing, Inc
Mildred Ave
Primra
Clifton Heights
Abortion dispute halts federal payrolls in December
Washington AP report says about 240000 workers in Labor and HEW plus 19 agencies may miss mid December pay as Congress fights over funding abortions for poor women. House and Senate clash over when or if government should pay for abortions, with payrolls tied to a $60.2 billion HEW bill and ongoing talks likely to resume after Tuesday.
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HEW
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Senate
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