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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1971
Page
7
Twenty eight people were killed and seven missing after South Korean military prisoners escaped from Shilmi Island and hijacked a bus aiming for Seoul. The incident prompted defense resignation, alert of forces, and temporary airport closure.
Anne Arundel General Hospital in Annapolis will reduce room rates by one dollar per day during President Nixon’s wage price freeze. Hospital president Shelburne H. Walker said rates drop when expected expenses do not occur, making the Annapolis facility possibly the only Maryland hospital to temporarily pass savings to patients.
In South Bronx and across New York City rats remain abundant despite federal programs. The HEW budget totals show $14.8 million for 1969 and $15 million for 1971, while lawmakers press for $4.2 million extra for expansion and criticize Richardson for funding shifts.
Israel imposes a 20 percent devaluation of the pound from 3.50 to 4.20 per dollar aimed at boosting exports and reducing imports. The move follows Nixon's dollar policy and raises prices on bread and basic goods, hitting wages hard amid ongoing strikes across sectors.
Bernadette Devlin, 24, MP and civil rights activist, gave birth to a daughter at Magherafelt Hospital in County Londonderry. The unwed mother and child were reported well though birth was earlier than expected. Devlin was rushed 12 miles from Cooksdtown, County Tyrone, amid a week of political activity and civil disobedience. The father remains unnamed.
AP report from Topeka shows a 48 hour toll up to 9 am Monday with totals for August and 1971 figures. The log compares the year’s traffic fatalities to the previous year and the 1970 period, highlighting a rising death count.
An Eastern Airlines DC8 with 125 aboard diverted to Miami International Airport after warning light suggested landing gear doors hadn’t closed. Captain Frank Hopkins was advised by Montego Bay tower and the plane landed safely on arrival from Montego Bay Jamaica en route to Baltimore.
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