Prison religion sparks San Quentin work strike
At San Quentin Prison an unsanctioned Church of the New Song behind a strike that saw over half of 1800 inmates refuse work. Officials, led by Associate Warden James Park, say the movement pursues prison improvement but acts as a subterfuge, with services including sherry and porterhouse steak. The department declined to recognize the church as a legitimate faith.
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San Quentin
Calif
San Quentin Prison
James Park
Church of the New Song
Park
Phil Guthrie
California Department of Correction
Folsom
Pris
Guthrie
Federal Penitentiary
Marion
Harry W. Theriault
Illinois
Theriault
U.S
Atlanta
Congress opens to face war issue
Senate Democrats led by Mike Mansfield open the 93rd Congress urging prompt legislation to force U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam. He spoke to the majority Democratic senators as a caucus signaling immediate action on the war question.
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Congress
Washington
House
Senate
Mansfield
House Democratic
Suspect in robbery apprehended in Wisconsin Rapids
A Waushara County man is held after being nabbed at his home as a suspect in a Tuesday night armed robbery at Rolan's Country Market in Poy Sippi. About $1,147 was taken. Victims Richard Rolan and Barbara Andersen were tied and taped. suspects wore red snowmobile masks. Two white males, 6 feet tall 230 pounds and 5 feet 7 inches 200 pounds, described as wearing a red sweatshirt and a green Army field jacket, fled in a car observed by local residents. No injuries or property damage reported. Authorities move to identify the man in Wisconsin Rapids.
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Poy Sippi
Wisconsin Rapids
Waushara
Rolan
Richard Rolan
Barbara Andersen
Jim Nelson
Nancy McCue
LaVerna Kissinger
Hijacker Surrenders After Baltimore Airline Standoff
Charles A Wenige 37 of Baltimore hijacked a Piedmont Airlines flight from National Airport to Toronto. An FBI agent, Cardinal Shehan and Dr John Lyon negotiated, Wenige surrendered after about three hours with two stewardesses freed. He faces federal charges.
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FBI
Charles A. Wenige
Piedmont Airlines
Toronto
Canada
Thomas H. Farrow
Lawrence Cardinal Shehan
John Lyon
Lyon
Wenige
Farrow
Fairfax
Korea
Washington
National
Friendship
Cardinal Shehan
Terry Ann Meadows
Jackie Wisecup
Wenig
Shehan
Dr. Lyon
Mystery of Baker Street burglary explained in court
An Old Bailey jury hears six men accused of a 3.6 million Lloyds Bank burglary near Baker Street. Prosecutor contrasts real life investigation with Doyle’s fiction, noting investigators took longer to capture the gang than Holmes would have.
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Old Bailey
Lloyds Bank
Baker Street
Holmes
Robert Harman
Sir Arthur
Dr. Watson
Harman
Weather outlook Tonight Wet Snow or Rain Likely
Forecasters expect a wintry mix tonight with rain and possible wet snow as temperatures dip into the 20s. Officials urge drivers to exercise caution on slick roads and sidewalks overnight.
Oshkosh Family Crushed in Highway Crash Near Shell Lake
A semitrailer jackknifed on Highway 53 in Washburn County, crushing a car carrying Donald Pflug a 36 year old UW Oshkosh student his wife Janice 22 and their two month old son Robert. The Duluth owned truck hit ice on the road and went out of control. The fourteen miles northwest of Shell Lake near Minong the fatal accident raised Wisconsin s death toll for the new year and halted a family returning home from a visit.
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Oshkosh
Washburn County
Donald Pflug
Janice
Robert
Highway 53
Wisconsin St
Minong
Pflug
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
David Pederson
Duluth
Twin Port Grocery of
Shell Lake
Wisconsin
Robert C. Pflug
Madison
Wisconsin Power & Light Co
Sheboygan
Wis
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Peace talks continue near Paris amid secrecy and diplomacy
United States and North Vietnamese diplomats meet again at a secluded Paris area golf club to discuss a Vietnam cease fire. U S envoy Kissinger plans strategy with Le Dac Tho as Hanoi prepares for another round with Sullivan led experts in St Nom la Breteche.
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U.S
Vietnam
Millonaires
Paris
R. A. Klein
Milwaukee
Immigration and Naturalization Service
United States
Klein
Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Nixon
Kissinger
le Dac Tho
William H. Sullivan
U.S. State Department
Indochina
Hanoi
Nguyen Co Thach
St. Nom-la-Breteche
Saigon
International Conference Center
Neuyen Minh Vy
Xuan Thuy
Portland veteran offers to take place of American POW
James P. Meade Jr., a 24 year old Army helicopter pilot from Portland, asks North Vietnam to forgive his role in the war and let him substitute as a POW. He flew 250 missions in Vietnam, suffered brain damage, recovered, and now studies psychology while supporting his family. He wrote to a Paris negotiator offering himself as a prisoner in exchange for an American POW. He condemns war crimes and urges world peace and restraint.
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Portland
Ore
James P. Meade Jr
Meade
Jeff
Kathy
University of Oregon
Vietnam
At Gees
Som Meade
le Due Tha
Hanis
Paris Guls
Whale Mtvin
Nixon attack on freedom of information proposal sparks alarm
Albany coverage reports the Nixon White House proposing to shift local TV station control of network news to the administration. Critics say the plan threatens press independence and could extend license terms or revoke licenses to punish stations not broadcasting approved content.
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UPD
Nvon
Freedom of Information
Viing
White House
Robert G Kichenberg
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Es. Coutae
Kimecherbouker News Union Star
Albans
Clive Wintehead
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