Guard Testimony Details San Quentin Jail Escape
Kenneth McCray, a guard who survived the 1971 San Quentin breakout, testified that George Jackson sparked the violence by shouting Gentlemen the dragon has come. McCray, 44, said he played dead after a convict slashed his throat and described the melee in the adjustment center.
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San Rafael
Calif
UPI
San Quentin Prison
George Jackson
Kenneth McCray
Marin County Superior Court
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Jackson
Stephen Bingham
State Department of Corrections
Urbano Rubiaco
Rubiaco
Paul Krasenes
Krasenes
Nation's weather spreads heavy rains across central Illinois
Storms drenched central Illinois with over three inches of rain causing flooded basements and roads while a Rochester twister near Springfield damaged a home and grain bins. Thunderstorms swept the Rockies to the Ohio Valley with warnings expiring by midnight and soils improving for soybeans but not corn.
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Texas
Ohio Valley
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi
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Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office
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Ill
Amarillo
Central Plains
Corn
Missouri
James Boillot
Kansas
Arkansas
Indiana
29 000 laid off auto workers return to jobs for 76 models
Nearly 9 000 laid off auto workers will return to work next week as plants restart for 1976 models at 17 facilities. Chevette production begins at GM Wilmington Delaware, boosting recalls at Chrysler and American Motors while Ford adds workers. Overall layoffs drop from 38 275 to 10 925 next week as retooling slows.
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Wilmington
Del
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American Motors
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