Georgetown track squad balks at coach Benedek methods
Georgetown University track team objected to Coach Steve Benedek's two-a-day workouts, calling for an end to the season. The college president and board deferred to a committee that canceled the spring schedule. The piece also critiques student and faculty activism and campus governance.
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Amarillo Holds Steady As Town Talks Ditches And Sheep
Local readers note Amarillo’s recovery after closing air base and reference bank deposits. A string of quirky comments mentions wheelbarrows, bar ditches, Irish heritage, mule teams, and Barbary sheep planted in New Mexico.
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Waggoner Estate Fight Drags Into Civil Appeals Court
Electra Waggoner estate case inches toward a decision after seven hours of arguments before the 7th Court of Civil Appeals. Judges hear myriad claims stemming from the 1966 Vernon district court trial that named A B Wharton III sole heir to Electra Waggoner’s share, which includes vast acreage across Foard Wilbarger Wichita Knox Baylor and Archer counties. The 1925 will separated heirs to Tom and Buster Wharton Jr with Buster’s lawful issue as beneficiaries, leaving many claimants seeking a ruling months away.
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Dissent erupts at San Francisco State College clash
Police drove back about 300 demonstrators on the San Francisco State College quad as striking union teachers and minority students clashed over tactics. The 18,000 student campus has been in turmoil since the Black Students Union led a Nov. 6 strike with Third World Liberation Front and Students for a Democratic Society backing.
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Groucho Marx Wife Sues for Divorce in Santa Monica
Edna Eden Marx filed for divorce from Groucho Marx in Superior Court citing an abusive marriage. She seeks division of about 3 million dollars in community property and details years of temper and physical altercations including a New Year Eve 1967 incident.
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Trial Stalled in Sirhan Sirhan Case Opening Day Delayed
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan's murder trial for Robert F. Kennedy's death stalled on opening day as the defense won a one day delay to prepare a motion to set aside his guilty plea and obtain a new jury list. Prosecution and defense debated whether two juries were needed and a 30 day delay was denied.
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Ex Soldier Suspect In Viet Car Bombing
An ex Marine suspects behind the car bombing that killed Minister Le Minh Tri in Saigon. Tri, 46, a U S educated physician, died after his car exploded injuring others. Officials differ on motive with some calling it political and others blaming Communist groups.
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Sobell May Be Freed From Prison This Week
Morton Sobell, convicted in 1951 of passing atomic bomb secrets to Soviet agents, could be freed this week if the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals rules in his favor. He is 51 and has made more than a dozen appeals since his March 29, 1951 conviction with Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. the Rosenbergs were executed on June 19, 1953.
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Banks Lift Prime Rate to 7 Percent in Century High
Major banks raised the prime rate to 7 percent to slow growth, the second hike since December 18 when it reached 6 1/2 percent. The move started with First National City Bank and spread to other large banks in several cities.
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Soviets Seek UN Mideast Peacekeeping Force
The Soviet Union plans to have the United Nations Security Council post a new peacekeeping force on the Arab Israeli borders as part of a broader Arab Israeli peace settlement. Israel would withdraw from territories taken in 1967 and Jerusalem would be internationalized under UN trusteeship, with staged withdrawals and demilitarized zones. The plan calls for UN personnel on both sides and funding support from major powers.
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Dow slips as prime rate hike hits Wall Street
Stock market declines continue in a month long drop. The Dow Jones Average fell to 925.72 after a 10.94 drop as major banks raised the prime rate to seven percent from six, with 15.7 million shares traded in four hours.
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Barnes tightens gate on Gatesville inquiry secrecy
The House Juvenile Delinquency Committee met in Speaker Ben Barnes office in Austin all day to discuss Gatesville State School under secrecy orders. Barnes banned statements after interviews and favored leaving brutality investigations to police. Rep Vernon Stewart noted Barnes reprimanded members for premature conclusions.
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