October 3, 1970

BLS repts unemployment rate for women 25 yrs old and older rose 0.3% to 4.4%, Sept

Hardin announces referendum among wheat farmers on whether they want to plant '71 crop under old acreage control and price support program if Cong does not act soon on new legis will be held Oct 12-15

MADRID, Oct. 2 — President Nixon, flying into brilliant sun shine and a friendly public welcome, began a brief visit to Spain today by expressing hope for continued military and eco nomic links between Washing ton and Madrid.

DeCavalcante sentenced to 15 yrs in prison for extortion conspiracy; co-defendants Annunziata and Vastola sentenced to 3 and 5 yrs respectively

revolt of city prisoners demanding speedier trials, lower bail and improved prison conditions spreads to 2 other munic jails; inmates at Manhattan House of Detention seize 18 hostages and take over entire floor; inmates at Queens House of Detention in Kew Gardens seize several floors of cellblocks, smash windows and set fires, but reptdly seize no hostages; situation has grown into 1 of most serious crises in history of city prisons; more than 1,400 inmates in 3 jails are in command of scores of cellblocks and are holding total of 23 hostages; rebellious inmates are roaming free throughout jails but there appears to be no inclination among them to escape, nor any chance if they tried; policemen carrying rifles and shotguns have encircled prisons; Lindsay has offered to go to Tombs and LI City jail personally and meet with prisoners as soon as they release all hostages unharmed; Mayor's press sec T Morgan says Lindsay has instructed Comr McGrath to inform inmates of his offer; Tombs chaplain Rev L Gibney says that situation at his prison is extremely dangerous and serious; Lindsay issues statement saying that riots have crystalized tragic state of our criminal justice system and city's limited power alone to bring relief; only prompt and decisive action by state ct system can bring real relief; Lindsay earlier had ordered prisons closed to new prisoners but order was later rescinded at direction of Presiding Justice Stevens; Bronx Dist Atty Roberts and State Sup Ct Justice Streit also criticize order; Comr McGrath arranges meeting in LI City jail courtyard between 6-man inmate negotiating com and number of prominent officials and private citizens including Badillo, Repr Chisholm, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico NY office ex-dir M Casiano and Muslim minister L Farrakhan; group hears prisoners' grievances but fail to persuade them to release 5 remaining hostages; prisoners issue new ultimatum declaring that hostages will not be released until State Sup Ct Justice personally holds hearing at jail on question of bail and trial delays; Badillo and Chisholm tell inmates that they will do all they can to persuade judge to hold hearing; Justice Tyler enters jail and meets with inmates; says he has no authority to hold hearing; Justice Streit says that he would be willing to go to prison to conduct hearings but emphasizes that he could only do so with permission of all justices of Appellate Div and notes that vast amts of paperwork would have to be completed in advance of any such commitment; illus