Guards Suspended at Joliet Prison Over Brutality Claims
Three Joliet Prison guards Louis Rogan Richard Welch and Howard Pernell were suspended for 30 days after alleging day to day brutality by white guards against black inmates at Joliet Prison They spoke at a Chicago news conference and called for the removal of Captain Roy Leathers The action drew a response from the Peoples Law Office which warned of possible court suits to end segregated lockups
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Louis Rogan
Richard Welch
Howard Pernell
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Welch
Chicago
Pernell
Roy Leathers
The
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Wholesale prices fall in September under Nixon wage freeze
Wholesale prices dropped for the first time in nearly a year during September the first full month of Nixon’s wage price freeze. The index slid three tenths of a percent to 114.5 from 1967 base, with seasonally adjusted decline at four tenths of a percent, driven mainly by non freeze items such as raw farm products and imports taxed by the 10 percent surcharge.
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Nixon
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Charge man with triple murders in Roxbury fire
Dane County prosecutors charged 40 year old Roman Fass with two counts of first degree murder one count of third degree murder and arson in the slayings of Inez Ballweg 41 and her children Brenda 4 and Merlyn 2. The victims were found in the Roxbury home after a blaze damaged the farm house. A complaint alleges they were beaten with a baseball bat before the fire.
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Roman P. Fass
Sauk City
Inez Ballweg
Brenda
Madison
Merlyn
Werner Ballweg
Nixon to unveil post-freeze wage price plan
President Nixon will address the nation on Phase 2 of the post-freeze program aimed at limiting wage and price increases. The plan may include productivity targets and limited cost-of-living considerations, with enforcement via a larger administrative framework and a mix of compulsory and voluntary measures.
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Nixon
White House
U.S
Cost of Living Council
Organized Labor
Senate House Economic Committee
Federal grand jury probes highway bid rigging in Illinois
A special federal grand jury in Illinois continues probing possible collusion between state highway officials and private contractors over Interstate bids. U.S. Attorney Henry Schwarz noted potential multi million fraud and bribery, with 17 firms subpoenaed and no charges yet filed. The panel resumes October 13 and aims to report by year end.
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Henry A. Schwarz
U.S
Eastern District of Illinois
Highway Division
Schwarz
Illinois
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Howell Asphalt Co
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Huckaba & Sons Constuction Co
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Neal Lentz Construction Co
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Henry Wise
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