Peaceful Agreement Keeps Rahway Prison Under Guard
Officials regain control at Rahway State Prison after 24 hours of rebellion by 500 inmates who released five hostages and agreed to negotiate grievances. The inmates demanded better medical care food parole hearings and an end to alleged racism by officers.
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Rahway State Prison
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Attica
Attica State Prison
Upstate
New York
A. Samuel Vukcevich
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Vukcevich
Clifton Brandon
Associated Press
George Richardson
Essex County
Edward O’beirne
Thomas
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Carl Zeitz
John Needham
United Press International
Stanley Terrell
Newark Star Ledger
Miguel Soto
Leroy Bunting
Prisoners Relay Woes To Newsmen
Rahway New Jersey inmate testimony details harsh sentences and a system he calls a failure. Affected prisoners recount drug prices and injections inside Rahway State Prison while alleging guard racism and provocations amid tensions.
Meany Hospitalized After Chest Pains
AFLCIO President George Meany, 77, was hospitalized with chest pains and diagnosed with a possible coronary artery spasm. Dr. Marvin Fuchs said he is resting comfortably and will stay several days due to ongoing stress.
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Washington
Aflcio
George Meany
Marvin Fuchs
Meany
Fuchs
Thanksgiving Traffic Toll Hits 188 Nationwide
Traffic deaths rose to 188 as wintry conditions disrupted travel across the midsection while the Northeast cleared. The tally started at 6 p.m. Wednesday and runs to midnight Sunday. Also noting Hershey's restaurant hours and Nichols’ Thanksgiving specials extended due to yesterday's weather.
Taft Hartley suits target 12 port cities over dock strike
The Justice Department will file suits in 12 East and Gulf Coast ports to force 45,000 striking dock workers to return to work under the Taft Hartley Act. The primary action targets the International Longshoremen's Union with 80 day injunctions in multiple cities.
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Justice Department
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Department
International Longshoremen’s Union
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Alexandria
Baltimore
Augusta
Miami
Mobile
Houston
Providence
R.I
Portland
Maine
New Orleans
Nixon
Day After Thanksgiving Storm Disrupts East Coast Travel
A major snowstorm along the Eastern Seaboard disrupts Thanksgiving travel from New England to Virginia with up to 20 inch snowfalls stranding thousands on Interstates in New York Maryland and Pennsylvania. Nantucket travelers miss dinner as wind driven seas halt ferries.
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Associated Press
Nebraska
New England
Virginia
New York
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Nantucket Island
New York City
Texas
Georgia
Cornhusker
Nixon
San Clemente
Calif
Minor Accidents Keep Area Police Jumping
After a nine inch snowfall crippled the Winchester area, state police scrambled to handle a flood of minor accidents while major incidents were rare. A dramatic crash on Rt 7 in Berryville involved a train hitting two cars on the tracks as they waited for police.
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Senior Citizens Garden
Winchester Recreation Park
Winchester
Larry Layman
C.L. Campbell
Clarke
Frederick
Warren County
Tri-County
Rt. 7
Berryville
Roy Breeden
Breeden
Shenandoah Junction
Sgt. Breeden
Norfolk and Western
Santa Claus Parade Set for Winchester Buddies and Bands
The annual Christmas Parade sponsored by the Winchester Retail Merchants Association will begin tomorrow at 6 30 p.m. weather permitting Santa leads six floats and local bands through downtown Winchester ending at the Farmers and Merchants National Bank. If weather turns bad a 3 p.m. decision will be announced via news media.
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Winchester Retail Merchants Association
RMA
Robert Lebo
Academy Lane
Santa
Loudoun St
Sarah Zane Fire Hall
Loudoun
Cork St
Cork
Cameron St
Cameron
Farmers&. Merchants National Bank
Storm Halts Traffic but Not Wedding
Christopher Allen and Linda Stafford wed in Middleburg after a snowbound detour. The couple, stranded for hours, married at 11 45 p m in the Middleburg Methodist Church with Rev Michael Nobles presiding. The wedding party endured a frigid, spontaneous ceremony and planned honeymoon to Williamsburg was postponed as Linda fell ill with a cold.
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Rt. 50
Richmond
Nancy Pennypacker
Star
Christopher Allen
Chris
Robert C. Allen
Amherst St
Linda Stafford
Walter Stafford
Falls Church
Linda
Middleburg Methodist Church
Michael Nobles
Allen
Fire Company
Sarah Zane Fire Co
Winchester
Nobles
Middlebury
Virginia Weather Ahead Warms as High Clears
A high pressure system moves eastward into Virginia bringing mostly sunny skies. A low pressure comes Saturday bringing cold temperatures and rain.
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Richmond
Virginia
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