Demands Met in Prison Siege in Atlanta
Four inmates seized the U S Penitentiary in Atlanta and won concessions including press access, periodic prison inspections, and review of dining room facilities. Director Myrl Alexander and Warden Olin Blackwell pledged to transfer two hostages after surrender. The tense standoff ended with the inmates giving themselves up and calls for a Justice Department review of the 30 year sentences.
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Atlanta
Ald
Alex
Frederick
Freeman Leister Jr
Alexander
H. J
Justice Department
Autrey
Long Beach Hostage Crisis Leads to 25 Held
Reported by AP from Long Beach California describes a hostage situation with 25 people initially held and four later released. Among detainees is Mrs. Autrey, a secretary. The American Cancer Society notes a chapter promoting anti smoking messages using a mechanical mannikin to show effects to inmates and children.
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Emmay
Autrey
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American Cancer Society
Blackwell
Nixon Rejects Debate Bid
Richard M. Nixon rejects a challenge from New York Governor Nelson A Rockefeller to a nationally televised debate. Nixon, seen as the Republican front runner, says a debate would only serve the Democrats by promoting divisive tendencies among Republicans.
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New York
Richard M. Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Nixon
Extradition Proceedings Open for James Earl Ray
London AP report states the U S Court begins extradition actions to return James Earl Ray, the 40 year old escaped convict linked to the slaying of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. A Bow Street hearing was scheduled as the Home Secretary authorized the process.
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U.S
James
Earl Ray
United States
Martin Luas
King Jr
James Cal Frank Milton
Jaghan
Bow Street
Humphrey Tops Gallup Poll Ahead of Nixon and Rockefeller
AP reports in Princeton that Hubert H. Humphrey leads Nixon by six points and Rockefeller by three in a Gallup poll taken just before the California primary. The Democrat’s surge comes as Nixon and Rockefeller trail in the latest survey.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Gallup
Humphrey
Nixon
New York
Rockefeller
California
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