San Quentin Break Fails. Six Die Including Guards
At San Quentin Prison three guards and three convicts were killed in a chaotic escape attempt. George Jackson led the assault, was shot in a yard while carrying a .38 revolver, and several inmates were killed by slitting throats during the breakout. Associate Warden James Park said a smuggled gun triggered the violence and that about 20 inmates were freed from cells before it was contained.
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San Quentin
Calif
UPI
James Park
Park
Jackson
Ruchell Magee
Angela Davis
Marin County
Irvin Ritter
Ronald L. Kane
John Lynn
Jere Graham
Frank Deleon
Paul Krasnes
Krasnes
San Francisco Bay
California
Davis
Central
Soledad Brothers escape clash shatters Marin prison
Recaptured outburst ended a carefully planned escape attempt at the San Quentin facility. Three inmates, including Soledad Brothers suspects, faced charges linked to killings at Soledad and San Quentin. Guards and off duty officers joined the response as roadblocks closed in and a court case over racial bias faced a delay.
Weather Update Shows Warm Humid Conditions and Storm Chance
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with warm and humid air and a chance of showers or thundershowers this afternoon and evening through tomorrow. Highs will reach the mid to upper 80s with lows in the 60s. Rain probability is about 30 percent today and tonight.
Lorain youths take a lakefront splash at sunset
Bright sun and warm temps lure boys to Lakeview Park waterfront in Lorain for a mass plunge from a boat dock near the park. With only two weeks left of summer vacation, the scene captures a quickened pace of outdoor fun along the lakefront.
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Lorain
Lakeview Park
Rob Thomas
Bolivian president flees as rebels seize palace
In La Paz rebels seized the presidential palace after President Juan Jose Torres left vowing to die fighting. Tanks moved to Plaza Murillo as more than 100 people died in three days of unrest. Rebels appointed Gen Joaquin Centeno Anaya to lead, and clashes continued with pro-government forces and workers.
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LA Paz
UPT
Bolivia
Juan Jose Torres
Torres
Colorados Regiment
Presi
el Alto
Joaquin Centeno Anaya
Rene Barrientos
Confederation of Bolivian Workers
COB
Castrill Regiment
Terrorist grenades kill eight at Manila rally
In Manila a Liberal party rally was struck by hand grenade blasts on the crowded speakers platform. Eight people died and scores were wounded as police hunted suspects amid claims the attack targeted the campaign opening. Senators Osmena Jr. and Salonga were badly hurt, hospitalized in critical condition. President Marcos condemned the act as a heinous crime and urged citizens to aid investigations. Police recovered two grenade pins. no planting evidence found.
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Manila
Liberal Party
Ferdinand Marcos
Sens
Sergio
Osmena Jr
Javior Salonga
Manila Times
Ben Roxas
Marcos
Gerardo Tamayo
Labor to map legal action against freeze
AFL-CIO President George Meany summoned union lawyers from across the nation to plan court challenges to Nixon's wage price freeze. Gov. Preston Smith traveled to Washington to argue his case on television and may meet Treasury Secretary Connally to avert a showdown. A meat cutters union suit seeks to halt Cost of Living Council actions enforcing contract wage increases. Democratic National Committee welcomed the freeze but criticized profits and interest rate decisions.
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Washington
UPT
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Nixon
Preston Smith
Texas
Justice Department
CBS
Smith
Treasury
John B. Connally
Europe
Switzerland
Meany
Labor Federation
Meat Cutters Union
U.S. District Court Here
Connally
Cost of Living Council
Democratic National Committee
South Vietnam elections labeled farce by Mansfield
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield called the South Vietnam elections a farce that will intensify antiwar debate in Congress and push efforts for a nine month withdrawal deadline in exchange for returning U.S. prisoners. He warned a stronger time frame may be added to other military bills as economic strife and election issues fuel congressional scrutiny.
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Washington
UPI
South Vietnam
Congress
Nixon
Senate
Democratic
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
U.S
Indochina
House-Senate
Supreme Court
Nugyen Cao Ky
Duong van Minh
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Spain
Jonathan
Miss Davis
UCLA
California Highway Patrol
Marin County Sheriff's Deputies
Soledad Brothers
Soledad State Prison
John W
Cluchette
Fleeta Drumgo
Los Angeles
Monterey County
San Francisco
Leo G. Davis
George Jackson
Hernando Siles
Federation of Newspaper Reporters
Andres Selich
Labor
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