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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1971

Page

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Nixon approves North Vietnam raids as strike legal

The White House said President Nixon personally approved nearly 200 air raids on North Vietnam to protect withdrawing American troops, insisting the actions complied with the Nov 1 1969 pledge to halt bombing north. U S air forces also carried out protective strikes against antiaircraft and missile sites.

Washington White House U.S North Vietnam Nixon Ronald Ziegler Vietnam North Ziegler U.S. Air Force Laos 62Nd Demilitarized Zone

Attica prison revolt and national guard actions reported

National guardsmen and reservists ended a five day Attica revolt as the death toll rose to 41. The march to the Capitol featured about a dozen speakers from civil rights groups and the Angela Davis movement. The report notes an ongoing series on American prisons.

Angela Davis Attica

Angela Davis interview links to Soledad Brothers case

Angela Davis told Thames TV she was close to George Jackson, the Soledad Brother killed in an escape attempt from San Quentin. She described revolutionary comradeship and a personal bond, recalling her first court encounter where chained black inmates stirred strong emotion.

Angela Davis California Fail Thames George Jackson San Quentin California Peter Taylor Jackson Miss Davis Salinas

Billy Gilbert dies famed sneeze comic at 78

Billy Gilbert, known for a erupting sneeze gag, died Thursday at age 78 in a Hollywood convalescent home. The comedian appeared in about 300 films and TV cameos, bridging vaudeville to screen comedy, and recalled that his sneeze was the memory many kept of him.

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