Prison Officials Seek Maxi-Maxi Prison Plan
State corrections officials and the governor's office announced accord on creating a maximum security facility for hardened offenders to begin within 30 days, housing 500 to 600 inmates. Separately, Attica riot coverage described inmate accounts of agitators and ongoing federal court actions over inmate rights and access to lawyers.
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Governor’s Office
Corrections Department
Oswald
Buffalo
Attica State
Bob Buyer
Buffalo Evening News
State Correction Department
Buyer
Attica
John T. Curtin
U.S. District Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall
Washington
U.S. Circuit Court
New York
Curtin
U.S
Marshall
Legal Aid Society
Fischer
Duryea and Steingut Split on State Tax Hike Question
The article notes Duryea indicating a possible tax increase while Steingut opposes one. It covers budget reforms, commission appointments for a state correctional study, and Nyquist's response to New York City vocations funding. It also mentions reapportionment hearings and Stratton urging minimal district changes.
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Steingut
Rockefeller
MacKay Commission
Albany
Dept. of Transportation
Nyquist
New York City
William Vanden Heuvel
Lindsay
Commission On State-City Relations
Vanden Heuvel
Gov
Nixon Moves To Phase 2 Tax Cuts
Nixon plans a Phase 2 tax cut push as the House completes work on enforcement mechanisms to hold wages and prices in line. A final settlement over policy details is expected soon, with lawmakers debating how to ensure the program's goals.
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Nixon
McGee
House
Senate
Organized Labor
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Mitchell Indictment Bribery Trial Motion Debate
The defense argues the grand jury record shows Mitchell offered Meyer money to influence city council votes over garbage contracts, while Shanley contends lobbying is not bribery without a binding vote. The case centers on alleged attempts to keep Capital Division’s contract and use the airport site for dumping.
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Shanley
Meyer
Grand Jury
Mitchell
Troy
Apital Division
Spital Division
Councilmere
Capital Division
State Commission of Investigation
Lindsay Raps Use Of Force At Attica
Mayor John V. Lindsay condemned firearms inside a correctional facility after Attica. He said he slept only 20 minutes the night before troopers recaptured the state prison, amid fear of bloodshed.
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Lindsay
Attica
New York
John V. Lindsay
Dick Cavett
ABC Television
Miss Davis Hearing Opens on Motions in Marin Case
In San Rafael California UPI reports a prolonged hearing began on the Angela Davis case to resolve defense motions. The defense seeks suppression of prosecution evidence and possible trial transfer to San Francisco. Davis faces charges of murder kidnapping and conspiracy tied to the August 7 1970 courthouse shootout in Marin County. Ruchell Magee survives as a co defendant accused of killing Judge Harold Haley with a shotgun.
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San Rafael
Calif
UPI
Angela Davis
Miss Davis
San Francisco
Marin County
Propaganda Debate on Motherhood Draws Senate Warning
Senate subcommittee heard that popular magazines may create maternity addicts by glorifying motherhood and courting child and home oriented advertisers. Ellen Peck cited Redbook Good Housekeeping Ladies Home Journal and McCalls for fiction like baby saves marriage and facing pregnancy with courage as evidence of pro natalist bias.
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Popular Magazine
Senate
Senate Labor and Public Welfare
Ellen Peck
Redbook
Good Housekeeping
Ladies Home Journal
McCalls
Miss Peck
Mirake
Withdrawals Near Completion of Two U S Divisions in Vietnam
Sources say the Americal Division will fully withdraw by December 1 reducing U S troop strength to 184000. The 101st Airborne, similar in size, is expected to shed most units by January 1 leaving two of the last active combat divisions.
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Saigon
Vietnam
Nixon
U.S
101St Airborne
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