Prison riot at Oklahoma prison leaves one dead and 23 injured
Gov. George Nigh declared a state of emergency as National Guard troops backed police moved to end a riot at Conner Correctional Center 30 miles northwest of Tulsa. About 747 inmates were confined in a 400 capacity facility. 4 dormitories burned and power was out. One inmate died of gunshot wounds and more than twenty others were injured while four buildings were demolished. Guards regained control of all but one dormitory as 130 inmates remained in custody and plans were made to transfer 600 inmates to other prisons.
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Hominy
Okla
George Nigh
National Guard
Conner Correctional Center
Larry Meachum
Tulsa
Meachum
Dennis James
Hominy City Hospital
John Reid
Nigh
Reid
Divers recover Civil War Monitor anchor off Cape Hatteras
Divers with NOAA retrieved the coal encrusted anchor of the Civil War ironclad USS Monitor on Monday ending a Cape Hatteras NC expedition that began August 21. The 1,300 pound artifact marks the completion of the mission off North Carolina.
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National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
Monitor
Cape Hatteras, N.C
Two Nobel Winners Back Nuclear Test Ban Push
Drs Glenn T. Seaborg and Linus Pauling urged a comprehensive test ban as a faster path to arms reductions. They spoke at an American Chemical Society briefing, arguing mutual freezes and reduced testing would curb the arms race, save money, and shift funds to global problems.
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Washington
United States
Glenn T. Seaborg
Linus Pauling
Soviet Union
American Chemical Society
Pauling
Linus Pauling Institute of Science and Medicine
Europe
Seaborg
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
AEC
Plasma donor dies of AIDS triggers vials recall
The American Red Cross recalls 5,592 vials of Antihemophilic Factor Concentrate used for hemophiliacs after a donor who contributed plasma to the lots died of AIDS. No recipients are confirmed infected, but 24 Minnesota patients are monitored as a precaution. No proven AIDS transmission via plasma is established.
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Washington
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Virginia Pie
Minnesota
Cynthia Hill
St. Paul
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Oklahoma
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Federal Centers For Disease Control
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Odessa Uentmcsar
Wolfe
Cathy Diazinon
Rose Na
Permian Basin
Odessa
Andrews Hwy
Midland
Northland Cntr
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