Prison Riot Flares at Idaho Penitentiary Inmates Clash
Warden Raymond W May and Sheriff Paul Bright faced reporters as inmates rioted in two buildings at the Idaho State Penitentiary. About 150 prisoners clashed amid heat up to 118 degrees, aiming to change clothing rules and demanding relief. A nurse was stabbed and guards used tear gas. no escapes or hostages occurred.
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Abbott
Raymond W. May
Wardefi May
Ada County
Paul Bright
Bright
May
David Bortz
Burley
Idaho
Bortz
Charles Rice
Evans City
Charles Sharp
Inmates threaten riot over heat at state prison
May witnessed at least six inmates armed with kitchen knives and bats as they complained of heat and poor ventilation. He said temperatures reach 118 degrees inside, rest is impossible, and lack of clothing plus old laundry facilities forced a halt to daily clothing changes amid ongoing construction of a new prison.
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May
Pelican Future Still Uncertain in California Nests
In Los Angeles AP report officials say brown pelican recovery is fragile. Seven pelicans were born this spring at Anacapa Island, up from six last year, but the 600 nests anticipate 800 to 1,000 young. Spokesman cites broken eggshells linked to DDT as the main threat.
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Los Angeles
California
State Department of Fish and Game
Anacapa Island
150 Year Missouri State Fair Opens In Sedalia
The Missouri State Fair marks 150 years of statehood with August 21 to 29 events at Sedalia. Highlights include beard and costume contests with $500 prizes, daily displays, free grandstand concerts, and a full nine days of races, horse shows, and Grand Ole Opry appearances led by Porter Wagoner, Dolly Parton, and Dionne Warwick.
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Sedalia
Porter, Wagoner
Dolly Parton
Ferlin Husky
Speck Rhodes
Carpenters
Bobby Goldsboro
Phyllis Diller
John Davidson
St. Louis
Kansas City
Dionne
Warwick
Sander Vanocur Quits NBC News
veteran NBC News correspondent Sander Vanocur resigns to pursue multiple projects including a government and media book. He says he misses reporting and dislikes desk work in remarks to NBC News president Reuven Frank.
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Sander Vanocur
NBC News New York
NBC News
Vanocur
Reuven Frank
US Drops Chile From Aid Lists
Washington reports Chile has been phased out of the US foreign aid program after decades of high per capita aid. Officials cite economic reasons not a shift in politics led by Marxist President Salvador Allende. No loan applications have been received from Chile’s nine month old government.
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Chile
United States
State Department
Salvador Allende
Allende
Agency For International Development
AID
Chile omitted from Latin American loan plan for 1972
The projection excludes Chile from 15 Latin American countries earmarked for 310 million dollars in development loans for fiscal 1972. It notes a shift from prior preferential U S treatment under Frei and Allende predecessors. Chile had received about 461.8 million dollars in loans between 1901 and 1970, roughly 50 dollars per capita, the highest in South America.
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Chile
United States
Allende
Eduardo Frei
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