17 Oct 1974
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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1974
Page
1
More than 100 female inmates at Armagh Prison held a warden and three guards hostage for about 14 hours in protest over reports that male relatives were killed in a riot at Maze prison. A Catholic chaplain and a Protestant clergyman assured inmates of safety, and the siege ended unharmed with their release.
Wilbur Mills, embarrassed by a Washington incident, returns to Arkansas for his hardest race yet against Jody Petty. He avoids a statement, pledges to stay in state during the campaign, and then plans to resume Congress after Election Day. Police tied to Mills' intoxication incident in October remain unconfirmed by Mills.
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