Hue clashes erupt after Vietnam youth death
Vietnamesan motorbikes firebombed five U S vehicles in Hue following the killing of a Vietnamese youth by an American soldier. A U S Navy petty officer was badly burned when a bomb struck his pickup outside Navy headquarters. No American injuries were reported.
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Saigon
U. S
Hue
U.S
U.S. Navy
Navy
Catholics For Peace
Vietnam
Thhe City
Bao Dung
Pham Nhat
U S Reaction Divided Over Use Of Force At Attica
Public officials and experts clash over the Attica prison crackdown after the uprising ends. President Nixon backs Governor Rockefeller’s stance on amnesty and force. Criminologist Vernon Fox condemns the killings as despicable and barbaric, urging dialogue to save lives.
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U. S
Attica
Associated Press
Attica Prison
Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
New York
Ottica
Fox
Florida State University
Kenneth A. Gibson
Newark
U S backs 30000 troops in Laos guerrilla units
U S officials say 30 000 troops are being supported in Laos guerrilla units trained by the CIA. Undersecretary of state U Alexis Johnson warns that without support Laos would likely collapse, freeing North Vietnamese forces to strike South Vietnam.
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Washington
United States
Laos
Central Intelligence Agency
U. Alexis Johnson
Undersec
South Vietnam
Attica riot compared to My Lai by Kunstler
Chicago 7 lawyer William Kunstler told a Buffalo State campus audience that Monday's Attica prison assault was as wanton as My Lai. He said prisoners will not see charges, noting the perpetrators will walk free despite calls for accountability.
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Buffalo
Chicago 7
William Kunstler
Attica State
My Lai
Kunstler
State University At Buffalo
Attica
Yard orders top level inquiry into bank robbery failure
Scotland Yard announced a top level inquiry into why detectives failed to stop a bank raid that yielded up to 2.4 million dollars. A police spokesman cited disturbing aspects of handling the crime while a radio ham alerted police to the raiders talking on walkie talkies and broadcasting commentary. The gang stole jewels and cash from private safe deposits.
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London
Scotland Yard
Nixon Urges Cabinet Wives to Promote Programs on Talk Shows
President Nixon urged cabinet wives to appear on radio and television talk shows to discuss his programs. The idea was floated at a two hour cabinet meeting with invited wives, amid a briefing on economic policies including the wage price freeze to curb inflation.
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Washington
Nixon
Martha Mitchell
McGovern cites Abrams on five Vietnam war problems
Sen. George S. McGovern said Gen. Creighton W. Abrams listed five problems facing U.S. forces in Vietnam. He named drugs racism antiwar feeling morale and tension between GIs and South Vietnamese after a 45 minute briefing at Tan Son Nhut Air Base.
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Saigon
George S. McGovern
Creighton W. Abrams
U.S
Vietnam
South Dakota
Abrams
Tan Son Nhut Air Base
Attica Prison Riot Earliest Most Violent U S History
A historical account notes Attica State Prison on Monday as the worst in U S penal history with 37 deaths among hostages and inmates. It lists other major riots from 1953 to 1971 including San Quentin Raiford and Ohio Penitentiary where death tolls reached double digits.
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Associated Press
New York
Attica State Prison
San Quentin
California
Raleigh
N. C
Hawaii
Parchman
Miss
Jefferson City
Pendleton
Ind
Montana State Prison
Trenton
N.J
Florida State Prison
Washington State Prison
Raiford State Prison
Florida
Ohio Penitentiary
McGovern Escapes Firebombing After Saigon Church Meeting
Sen George McGovern was unharmed after rocks and fire bombs hit a Saigon church during a meeting with students and dissenters. He and colleagues were trapped for about 30 minutes before U S military police and embassy guards rescued them. Witnesses described attackers as Cowboys riding motorbikes amid a sealed-off area.
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Saigon
George McGovern
D-S.d
McGovern
U.S
Embassy Marine
Autopsies Show Nine Attica Hostages Died Of Gunshot Wounds
Autopsies found nine hostages at Attica died from gunshot wounds amid the four day prison uprising. Officials say most prisoners carried only clubs and improvised weapons. The death toll rose to 40 as two more bodies were found and autopsies proceeded.
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Attica
N.Y
Attica State Prison
Monroe County
Carl Lupo
Department of Correctional Services
U.S
Backers Claim Victory In San Francisco Busing Fight
More than 40 percent of public school pupils missed classes on opening day of a mass busing for integration in San Francisco the largest city under a court ordered plan. Officials said 29,325 children attended Monday, 58.6 percent of an estimated 50,000 enrolled. Normal attendance is 90 percent.
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San Francisco
Tear Gas Used to End Baltimore Prison Uprising
About 200 inmates barricaded the City Jail cafeteria in Baltimore and were driven out with tear gas. No injuries were reported as police cleared the area and restored control within about two hours. Deputy Warden Howard Parks linked the incident to the Attica uprising, denying militant involvement.
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Baltimore, Mdd
Attica
N.Y
Baltimore
Howard B. Parks
City Jail
Picket Line Forces Brief Shutdown at GM Fisher Body
Several hundred protesters from the National Action Group opposed to school busing for integration gathered at the General Motors Fisher Body plant in Pontiac. The 4100-worker facility opened as demonstrators paraded outside gates, with many workers delayed or redirected home by plant officials.
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Pontiac, Mich
General Motors
Fisher Body
National Action Group
NAG
Births dip in first half of 1971 shocks census officials
Washington AP reports births in January through June 1971 totaled 1,755,000, down 17,000 from the same period in 1970. Census Bureau expected rises due to more women ages 20 to 29, but the fertility rate steadied at about 2.4 children per woman, prompting questions about changing attitudes, abortion effects, or economic factors.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Department of Health Education and Welfare
Bureau
Presidential Panel Calls for Tough Trade Stance to Free Exports
The 27 member Commission on International Trade and Investment Policy urged the United States to maintain a hard bargaining posture to reduce export barriers and push world trade toward full liberalization within 25 years. It called for high level negotiations, global monetary reform, and greater defense cost sharing, while noting Japan and Europe play strong competitive roles.
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U. S
Washington
United States
Commission On International Trade and Investment Policy
Nixon
Japan
Europe
Commission
Editorial The Aftermath of Attica
A harsh critique of New York prison policy after Attica. The author condemns concessions to inmates, argues for stronger policing and punishment, and calls for removing Commissioner Oswald and replacing prison leadership to ensure order behind walls. The piece denounces rehabilitation as failed and urges immediate, forceful state action.
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Attica
Oswald
Democratic governors push curbs on profits in new policy
Democratic governors at the San Juan conference condemn President Nixon’s wage price plan as inequitable and urge future restraints to cover profits, dividends, and interest. They aim to present the stance to the National Governors Conference, while Republicans warn the move needs a three quarters vote to pass.
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San Juan
P.R
Nixon
National Governors Conference
William G. Milliken
Michigan
Milliken
Marvin Mandel
Maryland
Abolition Call for Victimless Crime Laws Debated in NY
In New York City hearings lawmakers, activists, and officials urged ending laws on homosexuality, gambling, prostitution, and similar offenses. Commissioner Robert Ruskin argued the laws are unenforceable and divert police from serious crimes. Assemblyman Antonio Olivieri said victimless convictions may exceed 20 percent of inmates and linked Attica unrest to prison overburden.
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New York
Robert Ruskin
Antonio Olivieri
D-Man
Attica
Attica Prison Hostages Spared By Mercy Amid Violence
Attica, N.Y. acts of mercy saved at least three hostages as the Attica prison riot unfolded. Guards Richard Fargo and Philip Watkins described near misses when inmates spared them during the dawn confrontation. Police sharpshooters and convicts traded deadly violence as rain drenched the pre-dawn hours.
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Attica
N.Y
Attica Prison
Richard Fargo
Fargo
Elmer Huehn
Huehn
Philip Watkins
Watkins
Frank Wahl
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Russell G. Oswald
Bobby Seale
White House
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