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(Earlier story on page 2A mass withdrawal of •tudcnts at It. H. Watkins High School began shortly after 12:30 p.m. Friday following some disturbances at the school among students.Dr. Allan McClure, principal, reported earlier of a minor disturbance but that everything was under control.Me said the trouble stemmed from a fight among uii’dentified students.Police cars patrolled the area and another disturbance took place shortly after the noon hour.Reports were that several Students were injured butnone seriously.According to reports by thepolice at the scene, several arrests have been made but the students were not identified.Dr. McClure later stated hedid issue an order for the police not to let the students who walked out to come back in the building.He said he understood two scalp injuries resulted from a fight that began at the south end of the building at the 10:10 a.m. recess. He said it was a small group at first but then it got larger.The walkout started calmly at the end of the recess then black students began drifting out in small groups.I)r. McClure said there Isno set spokesman for the group so he doesn’t know what their grievances are.“We will identify their leaders and this will be processed.” We can’t say what will be done about punishment and we have no plans for closing. We will operate normally for the students who stayed,” the principal said.Many parents, both black and white, went to the school to pick up their children.The Rev. Allen Johnson, minister, was on the scene talking to students but said he knew nothing about their grievances but would try to find out.WEATHERDecreasing cloudiness todaybecoming generally clear tonight and Saturday. Cooler today and tonight. Highest today and Saturday upper 40s extreme north to near 60 along the coast. Lowest tonight middle 20s extremenorth to middle 30s along thecoast with light freeze or frost most interior portions.Temperatures recorded inLaurel for the 24 - hour period ending Friday, 7 a m., were: High, 68: Low, 42; at 7 a.m.,45; and .03 inches of rain, in the bjilding.Reports were that ap-proximately 100 black students marched to the City Hall downtown to protest the arrest of students from the disturbance. They were standing in front of the City Hall.Patrolman Jim McDonald reportedly was injured at the high sehool during the disturbance.The group at city hall wastold bv a Negro spokesman to disperse and go immediately to St. Paul’sMethodist Church for ameeting.Cite PerilAlcoholWASHINGTON (UPI)-Alco-hol is the most abused drug inthe United States, the Health, Education and Welfare Department (HEW) told Congress today in the government’s first annual report on alcohol and health.There are now 9 millionalcoholics or problem drinkers in America—almost 10 per centof the work force—and alcoholism is an epidemic among American Indians, according to the report submitted under aSpokesmanSays TaipeiLATE NEWS FLASHESLawmen Seek Bank Robber'Not BoundtTAIPEI (UPI)-The Nationalist Chinese government said today it will not be bound by any agreement President Nixon might reach with Communist China during his visit there.In a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry, the government said, “Insofar as the Republic of (Nationalist) China is concerned, the so-called question of unification is a question as to how to destroy the Communist Chinese rebel regime and thus enable our people on the mainland to regain their freedom.”It added that “at this point there is absolutely no room for compromise or negotiations.Under no circumstances will the basic national policy of the(Continued On Page Two)FLORA, Miss. (UPI) — TheKearney Park branch of the Bank of Flora was robbed today and local, state and federal officials launched a search for a lone black male.Peking Radio 'Critical'HONG KONG (UPI)—Peking (commentary on President Nix Radio broadcast a critical Ion’s foreign policy tonight.Blasts Damage Embassy AutosATHENS (UPI)—Two bombs! parked in an Athens suburb andbelonging to the U.S. embassyexploded under private carsearly today.Charge Physician With MurderBLACKPOOL, England (UPI) —Police today charged a Jordanian eye specialist at the Victoria Hospital with themurder of Deborah Carson. 4, one of three children killed in a knife attack in the hospital children’s wing.Gets Rid Of BombHughes' Visit'Most Exciting'BELFAST, Northern Ireland (UPI)—Raiders planted a bombat a hairdresser’s shop indowntown Belfast toda;,r, but the owner casually hurled it into the street.Urges Immediate Tax RebateWASHINGTON (UPI)—A for-MANAGUA, Nicaragua (UPI) —The arrival of the elusive Howard Hughes in Managua jThursday was one of the mostI exciting things to happen in thisCentral American country since the U.S. Marines marched out i in 1933. But the publicity-shy American billionaire was unseen and unheard today.to grant every taxpayer immediate $100 rebate on 1971 income taxes to give adviser urged Congress today leconomy a shot in the arm.mcr White House economicanhisthe‘Court’ SupportsMiners’DemandsSAIGON (UPI)—Communistbroadcasts made public today threatened widespread attacks on major cities of Laos for the first time in the Indochina War and urged the Viet Cong to “make the greatest efforts to score new victories” in South Vietnam.The U.S. command reported10 new B52 strikes and 139 fighter-bomber strikes against Communist buildups in South Vietnam. Dispatches from Vietnam reported U.S. planes and possibly” B52s involved in a new government offensive against the Plain of Jars, and Cambodian reports said “allied” planes were aiding agovernment offensive against Angkor Wat.The Pathet Lao and Viet Cong radio broadcasts were timed to coincide with President Nixon’s departure for Peking. U.S. military officials in Saigon have predicted majorCommunist offensives by Monday when Nixon is scheduled to arrive in the Chinese capital.Military analysts in Saigon said the Pathet Lao broadcasts threatening attacks against such major cities as the royal capital of Luang Prabang, the administrative capital of Vientiane and the southern cities ofSavannakhet and Pakse could foreshadow a major escalation of the war by the Communists.'HopefulsrVie ForAttentionBy United Press InternationalTODAY'S HUMORWith President Nixon basking in the international limelight, Sens. George S. McGovern and Henry M. Jackson geared their presidential primary pitches to the administration’s purported failures to feed the hungry and curb crime.Jackson, buoyed by possible AFL-CIO support of his proposed antibusing amendment to the Constitution, told Dade County, Fla., lawyers that crime has grown since Nixon entered the White House.Sen. Edmund S. Muskie, considered the Democratic frontrunner, was scheduled to resume campaigning in Florida today after a one-day moratorium to respect a relative’s funeral rites in Maine.McGovern on a three-dayL •___
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Fri, Feb 18, 1972
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