Miller Maryland riot at prison injures eight guards inmates
Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel visited the scene as the 12 hour riot at the Maryland House of Corrections ended with four guards and four inmates injured. Flames and destruction marked the western yard area where the escape bid began. Police maintained a security post as troopers guarded the 1,500 inmate facility with communications still down.
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Marvin Mandel
Maryland House of Correction
Jessup
Maryland House of Corrections
Mandel
Classification Board
Daley Returns to City Hall After Convention Sitout
Mayor Richard J. Daley resumed work at City Hall after a week in seclusion following the Democratic National Convention upheaval. Alderman William Singer, who led the insurgent group that ousted Daley from the Miami Beach gathering, spoke of reconciliation and possible future politics while Daley remained largely silent. Singer said Daley may still wield city party influence but national prestige has faded, and he avoided endorsing Edward Hanrahan as governor while backing McGovern and Daniel Walker.
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William Singer
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Daley
Singer
Chicago Tribune
Illinois
Miami Beach
Fla
Grand Beach
Mich
the Tribune
George S. McGovern
Daniel Walker
Ilinois
Edward V. Hanrahan
Cook County
McGovern
County Slashes Unimproved Land Valuation To Thirty Per Acre
County supervisor William Moore announced a 1972 reform cutting unimproved rural land value from 50 to 30 dollars per acre, forecasting a 2.6 million dollar decrease in tentative county valuations. He cited revised sales ratios and market values, with four townships already updated and others to follow.
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William Moore
Moore
Fire on police car at Alton Illinois
An Alton police car was fired on Sunday after several nights without incident. Patrolman Richard Mundy said a shotgun blast struck the car door as he cruised Brown and Union streets. He said shots came from a passing car and he fired one riot gun shot. Other units pursued but the vehicle escaped. Mundy was not injured.
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Alton, Ill
UPI
Alton
Richard Mundy
Brown
Union
Mundy
Muny
Japanese radical Kozo Okamoto convicted in Lod Airport massacre
Israeli army court convicts Kozo Okamoto of all four charges in the Lod Airport massacre. Sentencing postponed to later today. life imprisonment expected. The court noted death as maximum for three charges, though Eichmann is the only Israeli execution to date. Prosecution sought life term.
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Kozo Okamioto
Lod
Israel
Kozo Okamoto
Adolf Eichmann
Rend Lake College Names Philip Ward Dean
Dr. Philip G. Ward begins duties as Dean at Rend Lake College replacing retiring Dr. Howard E. Rawlinson. He moves from Mentor Ohio with family to Mt. Vernon and arrives from Cleveland State University where he directed the Division of Academic Centers. He holds degrees from Eastern Michigan University and Michigan State University and has earned Fulbright Kellogg and Max S. Smith fellowships.
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Rend Lake College
Howard E. Rawlinson
Ward
Mentor
Ohio
Wildwood Drive
Mt. Vernon
Cleveland State University
Michigan
Eastern Michigan University
Michigan State University
Kellogg
Max S. Smith
No More Boiling Water OK Again At Illinois Town
Residents in Columbia Illinois were told they could stop boiling water after EPA tests found bacteria traces in the supply following repainting of a storage tank. The warning had been issued Sunday afternoon after initial lab results prompted the boil advisory.
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Columbia, Ill
Columbia
St. Louis
Winds Environmental Protection Agency
Nation's Top Horse Riders Open Mt Vernon Fair Flag Race
The National Championship Flag Race, the world's greatest speed horse event, will open Sunday afternoon July 23 at Mt. Vernon State Fairgrounds. Sixteenth annual meet features top western riders competing for 4075 dollars total prize, 2250 in the Flag Race. Lee Lawrence comments on a full western show and mile-long grand parade.
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Mt. Vernon, State Fairgrounds
Lee Lawrence
National Flag Race Association, Inc
Fatal Accident Claims Zeigler Man Near Benton
William D. Masters, 26, of Zeigler, was killed Sunday when his car careened off Illinois 14 near Benton and struck a tree, state police said.
Protest Occupation Of Belfast Area
Nearly 4 000 Roman Catholic women and children camped in a football field after leaving Lenadoon Avenue to protest the British Army occupation. Five more deaths raised Northern Ireland's toll to 236 for the year. A land mine killed two British soldiers at Crossmaglen, a policeman and a civilian were shot in Belfast, and an 18-year-old youth died in Strabane. Father Fitzsimmons led the exodus as troops and IRA gunmen faced off since last Thursday.
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Northern Ireland
Crossmaglen
Strabane
Jack Fitzsimmons
Lenadoon Avenue
Irish Republican Army
Father Fitzsimmons
Casement Park
Lenadoon
Andersonstown
Dedication Set for Good Samaritan Trauma Center
The Good Samaritan Hospital will hold a 2 p.m. dedication ceremony for its new Trauma Center on Tuesday July 25. Participants include State Senator Terry Bruce Dr David Boyd chief of EMS and Highway Safety Dr Albert W Snake coordinator of health services Illinois.
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Good Samaritan Hospital
Terry Bruce
David Boyd
Department of Emergency Medical Services and
Bloodmobile Visit Times Changed in Mt Vernon
Red Cross Bloodmobile stops at Trinity Episcopal Church on Harrison Street now open Tuesday from noon to 5 p.m. and Wednesday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. County residents are urged to donate to meet the quota and keep the service available.
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Mt. Vernon
Trinity Episcopal Church
Harrison Streets
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