Two Guards Killed as Inmates Take Cellblock at Arizona Prison
In Florence Arizona two guards died after inmates seized a cellblock at Arizona State Prison. Officials did not yet determine the cause or identify the two officers. An investigation is underway as a new warden is due to begin in July.
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Florence, Ariz
Arizona State Prison
Ed Aitkens
John Moran
State Department of Corrections
Arizona
Harold Cardwell
Ohio State Prison
Arizona Post
Aitkens
Jack Blaine
Malcolm Geddis
Moran
Pair Elected Not to Swim From Minisub Tragedy
Two scientists died after choosing not to attempt a 351 foot ascent from a midget research submarine. Survivors Archibald Menzies and Robert Meek revealed the rear chamber carried equipment for a possible ascent, but the men waited for Navy divers as the sub was freed after a 31 hour entrapment off Key West.
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Vero Beach
Fla
Clayton Link
Albert Stover
Archibald
Jock
Menzies
Navy
Robert Meek
Link
Stover
Edwin Link
Key West
Sea Link
Two Gambling Arrests in Kansas City Kansas
Wyandotte County authorities report two more arrests on felony warrants in the ongoing vice probe. William Albert Dicker and Larry William Chushuk, both of Kansas City Kansas, face charges of operating a gambling establishment as part of a broader investigation with a federal grand jury issuing indictments.
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Kansas City, Kan
Wyandotte County
William Albert Dicker
Larry William Chushuk
Kansas City
Kan
Federal Grand Jury
U.S. District Court
Jack Lee Harmon
Richard Wilson
Johnson County
Fraud Charges Filed Against Merrill Lynch over Stock Reports
The SEC charged Merrill Lynch with distributing optimistic research reports to branch offices recommending Scientific Control Corp of Dallas, misleading investors. About 4,000 customers bought 400,000+ shares in 1968 1969 totaling 12 to 15 million dollars.
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New York
Texas
Securities and Exchange Commission
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Scientific Control Corp
Dallas
Merrill Lynch
SEC
Monetary Crisis May Be Easing
London AP reports signs the world monetary crisis may ease as the Italian lira strengthens after France and West Germany pledge $1 billion in new credits. Gold closes down in London at 119.75 while the dollar falls to 2.55 marks in Frankfurt. Paris and London see modest currency shifts.
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London
West Germany
Europe
France
Zurich
Frankfurt
U.S
Paris
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Jim Stringer
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