Bank robbed of 2.1 million in central London heist
A gang tunneled into a Lloyds Bank at 185 Baker Street stealing up to 2.4 million dollars. Robert Rowlands alerted police after hearing the robbers on a shortwave but detection lagged 13 to 34 hours. Police ordered an urgent inquiry into handling.
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London
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Robert Rowlands
Australia
Rowlands
Scotland Yard
Lloyd's Bank
Baker Street
Sherlock Holmes
Marylebone
Guy Darke
Wimpole Street
Common Market urges U S to devalue dollar and cut import tax
Six European economies plan to pressure the United States to devalue the dollar abolish its 10 percent import surcharge and align with others to restore world monetary order. The move follows Nixon’s policy shift that destabilized currency values and sparked economic tensions among major powers.
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Brussels
UPI
United States
West Germany
France
Italy
Belgium
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Nixon
Eight Attica hostages shot to death in prison revolt
Medical examiner reports eight of ten hostage deaths in the Attica uprising due to gunshot wounds. Ten hostages and 30 prisoners died as state troopers National Guardsmen and deputies stormed the facility over five days. Some hostages reportedly had neck injuries and a tenth died after being thrown from a window.
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N.Y
UPI
Monroe County Medical Center
Rochester
U.S
Nixon
Washington
New York
Shirley Chisholm
Charles B. Rangel
Roland V. Dellums
D-Calif
Heat wave grips Southern California with record power demand
Southern California endures a fierce heat wave with Los Angeles reaching 106 degrees and suburbs up to 114. Power demand hit a mid afternoon peak of 3.4 million kilowatts as utilities warn residents to curb air conditioning. Schools closed or shortened across Los Angeles and neighboring counties amid smoke and air quality concerns.
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Los
Los Angeles
Burbank
Northridge
San Gabriel Valley
Burbank Unified
San Bernardino
Riverside
Alvard
Devore
Los Angeles Basin
Lompoc Valley plans brief seven citizen committees
City planners briefed seven committees spanning city and county areas on building broad community goals for Lompoc Valley. Nicholas Bevilacqua and Vernon Copeland outlined a public inclusive process with planning commissioners chairing committees. Committees will draft long range objectives and short term steps, with open forums before each planning commission meeting and a target to present to the City Council by April 3 for the 1972-73 budget.
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Lompoc Valley
Nicholas Bevilacqua
Vernon Copeland
Planning Commission
Bevilacqua
James Flegge
George’ Barnes
William Paulin
Merrijane Pritchard
William Fick
Robert Kranig
Lompoc Denies Exemption, Blocked Rate Hikes in City
The federal government denied Lompoc's exemption request, blocking proposed increases in refuse collection and electric power rates. City Council will weigh options at the Sept 21 meeting amid a $17,000 monthly deficit and a Nixon wage price freeze extending into November.
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Lompoc
Nixon
George Cotsenmoyer
Cotsenmoyer
Legislators miss tax deadline in push for withholding
Democratic leaders say Reagan's two week deadline for income tax withholding won't be met as talks begin on linking withholding to broader tax reform and property relief. They argue homeowner relief takes priority and reject focusing on withholding alone while noting projected $100 million gap.
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Sacramento
UPI
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
State General Fund
Mills
Gonsalves
Puerto Rico
Parents force GM plants to close in busing protest
About 500 pickets gathered at the Fisher Body plant in Pontiac Michigan as a boycott shut down the Pontiac Motor Division assembly line halting 70 cars per hour and sending 1200 workers home early. GM cites absenteeism above 60 percent as a reason for the shutdown.
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Fisher Body
UAW
Pontiac Motor Division
Pontiac
GMC
Albert F Platt
Platt
United Auto Workers
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