Prison uprising at Rahway State Prison shocks New Jersey
Inmates at Rahway State Prison held Warden Hugh Vukcevich and five guards as hostages and demanded talks with Governor Cahill after a riot sparked by a driving rain at the Newark area facility. A go-between, Eddie Mullins, said inmates sought better food and the presence of activist attorney William Kunstler. Eleven guards were injured as authorities standby with 180 state troopers and 100 corrections officers.
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Rahway
Rahway State Prison
Hugh Vukcevich
Attica
Eddie Mullins
William T. Cahill
Malling
Mullins
Attica State Prison
Upstate New York
Tom Flynn
Cahill
Newark
William Kunstler
N.J
Thanksgiving Traditions Rooted In Early Colonial Feasts
The Associated Press notes Thanksgiving as a traditional meal rooted in colonial settler customs. It frames the feast as a longstanding cultural practice in American life, highlighting shared meals and gratitude across generations.
Idaho Cop Gives Con His Break
PAYETTE Idaho CHUCK Wells a former dope addict and ex convict gets a new start after Police Chief Stan Sower 39 helps him find a job and an apartment Wells who burglarized a doctor's office three years ago joined a prison narcotics program and earned a parole date with the condition of housing and work Sower learned of Wells plight after an inmate wrote to a newspaper seeking mercy The chief stepped in to provide opportunity and support for the young man in this small Idaho community
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Payette
Idaho
Chuck Wells
Stan Sower
Wells
Sower
Tacoma
Wash
Chief Sower
Kissinger Son Blurts March for Peking Tip
In San Clemente, 10 year old David Kissinger joked about a March for Peking date aboard the presidential plane. The White House denied the tip as illadvised and reporters were told to dismiss the remark. Ronald Ziegler urged not to rely on the child’s comment.
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Peking Kissinger
San Clemente
Calif
Peking
David Kissinger
Bota
Ornia
Ronald L. Ziegler
David
Henry M. Kissinger
U S urges India and Pakistan to disengage troops
Washington signals growing danger of a broader war as Secretary of State Rags urges both nations to pull back from battle areas. He warns of serious consequences if fighting continues near East Pakistani border and notes possible Lahore and Dacca exits for U S citizens. Officials say no imminent general war but risk remains.
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United States
India
Pakistan
William P. Rags
State Department
Department
Charles W. Bray
U.S. Citi
Dacca
Lahore
Will Storm Inmates Police Troopers Mass at Prison Gate
Police reported about 30 helmeted troopers armed with shotguns began massing at the tunnel entrance that leads through the outer wall of the prison into the yard.
Gilligan Yields on Austerity Finance Decision
Finance Director Harold Hovey said Wednesday he will certify the entire 38.3 million dollars for payment at the request of the Republican dominated State Board. The board previously refused to fund 37.2 million in deductions needed to ensure February liquidity. Senator Robin Turner challenged legality of the cuts, while Hovey and board chairman James Leckrone warned the action jeopardizes the austerity program amid court limits on similar cuts. Turner called Hovey’s February projection misleading and warned of an 82 million dollar surplus by next June.
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Eee
Harold Hovey
Republican-domina Theted State Board
Hovey
Robin Turner
Marion
James Leckrone
Turner
Hijacker, $200000 Disappear Over Nevada
A middle aged hijacker who seized a Northwest Airlines jet and extorted $200000 disappeared after the craft landed in Reno Nevada. Four parachutes were missing and the FBI reported no witnesses to the escape though authorities said he likely bailed out after Seattle departure. The plane carried 36 passengers and two stewardesses at takeoff.
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Nev
Northwest Airlines
Seattle
FBI
Harold E. Campbell Jr
Nevada
McChord Air Force Base
Tacoma
John Wheeler
Boeing Co
Campbell
Reno International
Portland
Ore
Washington, D.C
Richard Simmons
Flight 305
William Scott
Mexico City
Scott
Harold E. Anderson
Robert Tataczak
Tina Mucklow
Minneapolis
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