Insurgents Nearly Destroy Oklahoma State Penitentiary
After a weekend riot at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester 23 people were held hostage, at least two convicts killed, and 17 inmates plus three guards injured. The facility was left in ruins with estimated damage of 20 to 30 million dollars as guards regained control Sunday. Officials faced housing 1,750 inmates while exploring federal aid and possible use of federal facilities.
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Mcalester
Okla
Oklahoma State Penitentiary
General Motors Reports All Time Record Profits
GM reports record profits of 1.6 billion for the first six months of 1973, surpassing prior half year highs. Worldwide auto sales reached 4.795 million, with second quarter income at 797 million and six month earnings per share of 5.62, while dividends totaled 2.05.
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Detroit
General Motors
American Telephone & Telegraph
Common Glory to stay open despite repair costs
The Common Glory, Colonial Williamsburg’s outdoor drama, needs up to $100000 for amphitheatre and stage repairs. General manager Dave Rutledge says funds may come from outside sources, repairs can be staged over time, and the show will not shut down for the bicentennial despite financial strains.
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Williamsburg
Dave Rutledge
Rutledge
Wtvr-Tv
Richmond
WTVR
Colonial Williamsburg
Summer Heat Bearing Down on China
The Associated Press describes intense summer heat in China with scenes of outdoor ballet, chess, swimming lessons, and preparations for afternoon downpours. In Shanghai parks crowds gather for exercise while a ballet-like leap draws attention, street markets show bicycle prices, and a fish market worker anticipates rain, wearing a plastic cover over her hat.
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Associated Press
China
Shanghai
Yangtse
Earth’s 4.5 Billion-Year Age Shed In 24-Hour Scale
Geophysicists depict Earth’s 4.5 billion year history as a single 24-hour day. Ocean basins form in about an hour, cave dwellers emerged under a second ago, 500 years pass in a hundredth of a second, and a 50-year career amounts to one thousandth of a second.
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Earth
C&s
Mosquito Delivers Sting with Hidden Head Stylets
A mosquito injects victims using sharp stylets concealed in a hollow sheath at its head, a mechanism behind its piercing bite and disease transmission.
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U.S. 11
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