Ray Escapes Prison Steam Tunnel in Near miss at Brushy Mountain
James Earl Ray, serving a 99 year sentence for King slaying, nearly escaped through a prison steam tunnel at Brushy Mountain State Prison. He was captured within thirty minutes after removing a block, crawling through an air chamber, and escaping to the yard before the tunnel to the steam plant. He faced a disciplinary board.
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Nashville, Tenn
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Brushy Mountain State
Robert H. Moore
Ray
Cumberland Mountains
Moore
Morelock
Greene County
Missouri
King
Missouri State Penitentiary
London
Tennessee
Los Angeles
NC Legislature Bills Seek Medicaid Budget Relief
North Carolina lawmakers introduced bills in both chambers to provide relief to counties facing drained Medicaid funds. Senator John Henley and Representative Kenneth Royall sponsor the measures, aiming to ease strained county budgets on looming fiscal pressures.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
John Henley
Cumberland
Kenneth Royall
Durham
Department of Social Services
Bob Scott
House
Senate
Ralph Scott
Alamance
Department of Motor Vehicles
Zebulon Alley
D-Haywood
Dempsey McDaniel
Forsyth
Clifton T. Hunt
Guilford
Sam Johnson
D.wake
Manpower Council
Wake County
Hector McGeachy
Mecklenburg County
Congressmen push 4 point Puerto Rico aid plan
Freshman New York Rep. Herman Badillo urges full U.S. support for Puerto Rico. He outlines a four point program including a island Appalachian style development plan and a national job bank to train island residents for mainland work.
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Washington
New York
Puerto Rico
Herman Badillo
U.S
Badillo
House
Jorge L. Cordova
New Y City
Patman hints at new probe of Chase over Penn Central stock sale
Rep. Wright Patman says he may start a fresh inquiry into Chase Manhattan Bank's disposal of Penn Central stock just before the railroad's reorganization. He accuses David Rockefeller of a smoke screen while asserting lead banks shared vital May 21 meeting details with participants.
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Roy Morelock
Carl C. Craft
Associated Press
Penn Central
Tional City Bank
The
Chemical Bank
Chase Manhattan
Patman
Chase
Mr. Bevan
First National City and Chemical Bank
Dazey
Proctor -Silex
Presto Aluminum
Our
Chick Portable Hair Dryer
Regina
NAYRE
Oster
Clairol
Seip
Westchester Drive
Burton
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