Throats of several victims cut linked to escape
A multi defendant case details separate charges of kidnapping and attempted murder. Grand jury indictments allege Miss Davis bought guns used by Jonathan Jackson in the prison escape, with both cases in pretrial proceedings.
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Miss Davis
Jonathan Jackson
Davis
Magee
Jackson
Jonathan
Civic Center
Soledad Brothers
Park
San Quentin
Soledad State Prison
John W. Cluchette
Fleeta Drumgo
Los Angeles
Monterey County
San Francisco
Leo G. Davis
Soledad
Haley
Gary Thomas
New York City
Marin County
Grand Jury
Six Die In Bloody Prison Escape Try
In a San Francisco based report fragments cite claims that a prison escape attempt at San Quentin led to six deaths. The piece mentions defense attorneys saying turmoil and racism fueled violence and notes ties to radical groups and letters between an investigator and Soledad Brothers.
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Foundation
San Francisco
Xcon
Sanvicts
Quentin
Bob Olson
San Quentin
Jackson
Lee Debord
Back to School Time Sees Enrollment Rise Falls
City officials project 130 high school entries while kindergarten through sixth grade enrollments reach 15 186 on Friday and 1 500 more to sign up Monday. Peak totals target 35 013 students with 21 500 on opening day, down from last year’s 33 620. Kindergarten tallies expect 760 students, up from 565, and first through sixth grade 16 347 versus 17 393 last year, signaling a gradual decline in yearly totals.
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Lubbock
Tech enrollment set for record fall term in Lubbock
University officials forecast a larger fall enrollment than expected with about 21 000 to 22 000 students. On campus housing reservations exceed nine year high as registration runs Wednesday through noon Saturday in Municipal Coliseum. registrar D N Peterson notes early reactions and cites a seven to 10 percent increase.
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Lubbock
Tech
Municipal Coliseum
D. N. Peterson
LCC
Lubbock Christian College
F. W. Mattox
Texas Tech
Mattox
Christ the King
St. Elizabeth
Degrees In Tech Rites Degrees In Tech Rites
Williams urged graduates to use their education for constructive service and leadership, praising the university's mission. Dr. Murray conferred degrees on about 1,050 graduates, with honors to top students in six colleges and an ovation for retiring dean Willa Vaughn Tinsley.
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Williams
Tech
Thurber
Grover E. Murray
Murray
Willa Vaughn Tinsley
College of Home Economics
Dean Tinsley
Jackie G. Smith
Roscoe
Agricultural Sciences
Charles B. Brooks
Lubbock
Donald J. Powell
Janie Webb
Littlefield
John §&. Hathaway
Houston
Charlotte Ann DeLouis
Midland
Joe Barnett
Broadway Church of Christ
Elmer G. Neunaber
Redeemer Lutheran Church
Jer: Brainard
Mary Jane Johnson
Detective Robbed in Sao Paulo Car Dept Heist
In Sao Paulo police say Adherbal Elias de Freitas, a detective in the city open car department, was robbed of his car and money by three armed assailants. The incident involved three men fleeing with the detective’s vehicle and cash.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
Elias de Freitas
Nixon Sets Plan For Wage Price Freeze Strategy
Inside Camp David Nixon and aides sharpened a wage price plan amid secrecy and rapid testing. Connally and Schultz paced releases, while staffers prepared for a big weekend with final drafts of a television speech and a new package shaping American competitiveness in world trade.
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Shultz
OMB
Camp David
Executive Office
West
Executive Avenue
White House
Nixon
Connally
Rose Mary Woods
Washington
Abduction of Sue Sparks Odessa Investigation
The piece notes Sue, a secretary missing since June 17, reportedly abducted from her office. A dress and shoes were found, a matching dress belonging to a friend is to be taken to District Attorney John Green. Green witnessed the shredding material emerge from a hole near Odessa. A $1000 reward is offered by O L Well Service for information on Sue's whereabouts.
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Sue
John Green
Nix
Green
Odessa
Avalanche Journal
Onewoman
O&l Well Service
Meet Set as Meany Eyes Court Tests Across Lafayette Park
Meany plans a meeting next Thursday near Lafayette Park from the White House to discuss Nixon’s new economic moves and the wage freeze. AFL CIO says court tests will occur on Nixon’s power to suspend boosts under existing contracts. Meat Cutters plan suit in U S District Court to halt action depriving workers of wage increases. UAW chief Woodcock warns of a court fight if North American Rockwell won’t grant a 34 cent raise for 20,000 aerospace workers. Letter Carriers lobby Congress for a second step 250 raise due Oct 20. DNC backs the freeze and criticizes Nixon’s handling of rates and dividends.
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Lafayette Park
White House
Nixon
United Auto Workers
United Mine Workers of America
Meany
Afl-Cio
Meat Cutters Union
U.S. District Court Here
Connally
Cost of Living Council
Los Angeles
Leonard Woodcock
UAW
North American
Rockwell
Aerospace
National Association of Letter Carriers
U.S. Postal Service
Congress
Democratic National Committee
Texans decry Smith freeze as inflation grows
Editorialists from Dallas to Amarillo condemn Governor Preston Smiths defiance of federal price controls. They label it ill timed and politically risky, arguing it harms Texans amid inflation and wage freezes while labor leaders and reform advocates push national unity.
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Dallas News
Tommy Thompson
Amarillo Globe- Times
Preston Smith
New York Times
San Antonio Express and News
Smith
Autopsy Slated In Death Here
Ramon Perez eight died on arrival at Methodist Hospital after a brief illness. Justice of the Peace Charles Smith ordered an autopsy and held the inquest with no ruling given. Services pending with Sanders Funeral Home. Perez, a Temple native, had lived in Lubbock about two months. Survivors: parents Ysidro Perez Sr. and five sisters and two brothers in various Texas cities.
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Ramon Perez
Colgate St
Methodist Hospital
Justice of the Peace
Charles Smith
Perez
Sanders Funeral Home
Temple
Lubbock
Ysidro Perez Sr
Ave. D
Tony
Ysidro Jr
Salinas
Calif
Amelia Perez
Josephine Perez
Houston
Patrice Chavez
Helen Guzman
Waco
Lucy Sdeque
Off der Young Negro Arrested In Slaying
Corpus Christi AP reports a 16 year old youth Richard Bernard Ridgelph was arrested in a predominantly Negro housing project behind the police station and charged with the sniper murder of rookie patrolman John W. Sartain as he left headquarters. Chief James Avant said no motive is known and the district attorney will decide if he is charged as a juvenile or as an adult.
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Corpus Christi
John W. Sartain
Richard Bernard Ridgolph
James Avant
Ridgolph
Avant
Justice of the
Peter Manuel Cantu
Ridgelph
Rebels Try To Halt Red Sgav ery In Bolivia War
Rebel forces try to stop the red savagery as regiments drift from government lines. Air force at El Alto and military academies join the extreme left. Rebels use World War II planes and mortars while pro government radio calls for loyalty. State of emergency and censorship rise as more troops join the rebellion.
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Air Force
el Alto
Torres
Castrill Regiment
Military Academy
Colorados Regiment
la Pag
Mansfield Rips Viet Elections as Farce Shake US Debate
Senate Democratic leader Mike Mansfield blasted South Vietnam’s elections as a farce that will inflame antiwar tensions in Congress. He urged strengthening a withdrawal deadline to Indochina, tied to prisoner releases, and warned against overreliance on a weak “sense of Congress” wording. He cautioned timing complexities and framed Ky’s ballot reversal as part of the broader political farce.
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UPD
South Vietnam
Congress
Nixon
Senate
Democratic
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
U.S
Indochina
House
Supreme Court
Nguyen Cao Ky
Duong van Minh
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George P. Schultz
Texas
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Avalanche-Journal
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