Campus Protests Close 80 Colleges Nationwide
More than 80 colleges and universities closed as protests against the war surge, following the Kent State killings. Governors order curfews and National Guard deployments in Kentucky, Illinois, Wisconsin and other states amid clashes and arson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Kent State University
Ohio
Kentucky
Illinois
University of Wisconsin
Madison
University of Missouri
Syracuse University
Nixon
California
Ronald Reagan
House Defeats Cambodia Troop Ban Amid Outbursts and Debate
Congress rejected efforts to ban U.S. combat troops in Cambodia after a dramatic session marked by protests and cheers. The Findley amendment was approved 171 to 144 then killed 221 to 32, with President Nixon supported by Rivers. Debate touched on Kent State killings as Mansfield and Scott urged a presidential inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
Cambodia
Nixon
House
Paul Findley
House Armed Services
L. Mendel Rivers
D-S.c
Findley
United States
Rivers
Navy Boats Plan Drive Up Mekong to Phnom Penh
U S Navy boats plan an assault up the Mekong to open a 60 mile waterway to Phnom Penh. The operation would involve 40 U S boats and 60 South Vietnamese craft with air cover for the flotilla. The plan targets a route through Neak Luong where Viet Cong control ferry crossings, with 38 gunboats and two 350 foot landing ships as command posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Mekong
Phnom Penh
Neak Luong
Nixon
Cambodia
U.S
Foreign Ministry
Gulf of Tonkin
North Vietnam
Kompong Som
Sihanoukville
Ream
House Delays Apollo 14 Launch to 1971 Per NASA Postpone Request
The House Appropriations Committee urged NASA to delay the October 1 1970 Apollo 14 moon flight until 1971 to study Apollo 15 issues. The bill funds NASA at 3.2 billion for the year starting July 1 with a 136 million cut, 106 million from R D, and a 2.5 billion R D budget for one Apollo flight next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
NASA
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Space Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Senate
Veterans’ Administration
First Firebombing Marks Violence in Ohio University Protest
An early morning firebombing at Peden Stadium ROTC supply room near Ohio University, injuring no one, damaged uniforms and the stadium, with losses pegged at 500 for clothing and 4000 for structure. FBI and local officials investigate as protests continue with large peaceful marches and sit-in attempts.
Nixon to hold first TV news conference since January 30
Washington reports President Nixon will hold a televised news conference Friday, his first since January 30. Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler said the exact time would be announced later and that Nixon likely would not start with a statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
White House
Ronald Ziegler
Bunker Denies He Has Resigned as U S Envoy
Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker denies resignation rumors about his post as U S envoy to South Vietnam. He arrived in Washington with Philip Habib and smiled when asked if retirement plans were near. Arab guerrillas attacked across the Lebanese border near Haifa, killing Israelis and guerrillas in multiple clashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ellsworth Bunker
U.S
South Vietnam
Bunker
Philip Habib
Paris
Tel Aviv
Haifa
Israel
Mt. Hermon
Inside Classified Patterns and Rights in 20 21 22
A brief page segment outlines classified patterns across sections 20 through 22 and highlights featured entries in sports television entertainment and obituaries. The notice points to patterns in nessnenchars and lists pages 23 8 16 for related items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nvees Ooee
Vonscenends
Ries
Nixon aides clash over inflammatory rhetoric on youth
Interior Secretary Walter J. Hickel criticized administration policy as lacking concern for young people and urged Nixon to curb attacks on dissent. Anthony J. Moffett resigned as director of the Office of Students and Youth, saying the President fails to understand or engage with young people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Interior
Walter J. Hickel
Anthony J. Moffett
Office of Students and Youth
Hickel
Spiro T. Agnew
Parade and Rally Planned by Ohio College Coalition
A spokesman for the Ohio College and University Coalition said it won a permit to march from Veterans Memorial Auditorium to the State Capitol in Columbus Friday from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. with a rally at the Capitol to protest the Vietnam War and campus violence. About 10 000 students from at least 14 colleges are expected to participate with marshals keeping order as banners identify each college. The group seeks the dismissal of Ohio Adj Gen Sylvester Del Corso over the Kent State killings following a clash between National Guardsmen and students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lege
University System
Pennsylvania State University
Was
Ohio State University
James A. Rhodes
Ohio
National Student Information Center
Brandeis University
Waltham
Mass
Louis B. Nunn
Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Ling
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
West Virginia
Arch A. Moore Jr
West Virginia University
Morgantown
University of Wisconsin
Madison
Kent State University
Rhodes
Ronald Kane
Portage County
ROTC
University of Montana
University of New Mexico
U.S
Cambodia
Kent State
Athens
College Green
College Street
Carpenter Street
National Guard Armory
Court Street
National Guard
Wooster, Ohio
Ohio College and University Coalition
Columbus
State Capitol
Veterans Memorial Auditorium
Capitol
Southeast Asia
Ohio Adj
Sylvester T. del Corso
Also Mentioned on This Page
Otis Singletary
Nunn
Steve Bright
Richard B. Ogilvie
Court- Carpenter
Ken Steinhoff
Ohio University College
Donald W. Reigle Jr
Mich
Reigle
New Mobe
New Mobilization Committee
Vietnam
Justice Department
Mobe
Walter Washington Sai
Washington Monument
New Mobe Project
Ron Young
Executive Mansion
Congress
Mike Mansfield
Hugh Scott
J. E. Moore
Avon Place
By Tom Price
Baker Center
Armory
Court
Carpenter
Charles Cochran
Moffett
Ment
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!