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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1971
Page
1
About 200 inmates barricaded the City Jail cafeteria in Baltimore and were forced out with tear gas. No injuries were reported as inmates were returned to their cells within two hours. Police cited Attica as a influencing factor but said no hostages were held.
Officials, penologists and citizens clash over force used at Attica Prison as Nixon backs Rockefeller’s stance against amnesty for rebels. Governors debate timing and tactics while critics call the crackdown a massacre and demand investigations.
Twenty years ago many doubted TV could succeed while others held the same view today. The era reflected broad skepticism about television's potential and a shifting media landscape as audiences debated what the medium could become.
In Hue, five fire bombs targeted U S military police and contractor vehicles during a four hour demonstration sparked by the killing of a Vietnamese youth by an American soldier. A U S Navy petty officer suffered severe burns from a bomb attack outside Navy headquarters in Saigon as other protests arose at the U S Embassy.
President Nixon urged Cabinet spouses to appear on radio and TV to publicize his policies. Martha Mitchell and Lenore Romney are among those weighing media appearances, though Mrs Nixon may not join soon. A Cabinet briefing discussed wage price controls and the economy, with wives noting the challenge of explaining complex issues to the public.
U S Information Agency Director Frank Shakespeare calls propaganda information and says VOA news is accurate. He acknowledged VOA refused two editorial roundups critical of U S aid to Greece and said one should have aired. He testified editors weigh policy in voice commentaries.
Councilman Jesse Hollingsworth abruptly quits during a heated Franklin meeting over access to the new solid waste disposal plant on Farm Avenue. He cites philosophical differences with fellow council members, while the council postpones any action on his resignation.
The forecast shows partial cloud cover tonight and tomorrow with lows near the upper 50s and highs in the lower 70s. Yesterday's high reached 71 and this morning's low was 52.
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