Nixon plot case and other briefs across the nation
Three Yemen Arabs including a father Ahmed Rageh Namer and his sons Hussein and Abdo pleaded innocent to conspiring to kill President elect Richard Nixon in Brooklyn. A NBC report claims a Cambodian convoy carried supplies to Viet Cong near Saigon. Ohio party status debate, NATO threat assessment errors, Nixon budget director rumors, Czech toppling comments, White Knights KKK civil damages ruling, and Edwards AFB HL10 test flight potential space ferry evolution.
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New York
Richard M. Nixon
Fire at Ohio U fraternity annex causes $13000 damage
A blaze at an Ohio University fraternity annex caused about $13,000 in damage but injuries were not reported. The incident prompted investigation as students and authorities review safety measures and response times.
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Ohio U
Antioch College
Wreck Peace Talks Threat to Paris Talks
The United States warned North Vietnam that continued DMZ violations could wreck the Paris peace talks. In Paris, U S officials pressed North Vietnam after three shellings near the DMZ by enemy forces inside it. The State Department stressed no special status for the Viet Cong and rejected claims on reconnaissance flights. Paris said North Vietnam would not negotiate without the Viet Cong present, while Clifford signaled the U S could proceed without Saigon on other military matters.
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Washington
United States
North Vietnam
North
South Vietnam
Paris
U.S
State Department
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Clifford
Johnson
Nguyen van Thieu
NLF
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Hanoi
Clark M. Clifford
Saigon
Outmanned Allies Repel North Vietnamese Attack
Near the Cambodian border at Landing Zone Dot 60 miles north of Saigon, about 500 South Vietnamese rangers and U S artillery repelled an assault by roughly 1 000 North Vietnamese troops. By dawn 287 enemy bodies were counted with 120 inside the camp. Four South Vietnamese were killed and 23 wounded. no American casualties were reported. The defenders reported capturing weapons left on the battlefield including 53 Chinese assault rifles, 12 rocket launchers, 3 mortar tubes and 7 anti aircraft guns.
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Saigon
U.S
No School at San Francisco State After Violence
San Francisco State College suspended classes for an indefinite period after a week of vandalism and violence tied to a black student union strike. Police used force as rocks and cans flew, eight arrested. President Robert R. Smith pledged to meet with administrators and faculty to resolve issues and restore order.
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San Francisco State College
Black Students Union
SAN Francisco
Robert R. Smith
Smith
Wnh
Black Student Union
George Mason Murray
Kent State students protest Oakland police recruiters sit-in
About 200 students including many African Americans held a six hour sit-in at Kent State University to protest Oakland police recruitment. Organizers say they will renew the protest if recruiters return. Dr. Robert I. White said normal operations would resume, calling Wednesday’s disruption unacceptable. Two Oakland recruiters were briefly trapped in an office.
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Kent
Kent, Ohio
Kent State University
Oakland
Calif
Black United Students and Students For A Democratic Society
Robert I. White
University
Skates and Electric Trains Featured in Action Ad Pitch
Daily readers are urged to place a Messenger Action Ad to find new owners for skates and electric trains. The classified section coupon invites readers to act now and reach families who regularly use Action Ads.
Kent State Protesters Occupy Dorm Entrance
Protesters from two campus organizations staged a sit in blocking a dorm door, forcing recruits to use a back exit. Police said a window and a dorm door were damaged but no arrests were made. Leaflets outlined demands for good faith from the university and pledge not to infiltrate campus groups.
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Kent State
Oakland Police Department
Schools Open Amid NYC Teachers Strike Focus On Self-Discipline
Shoestring staffs at several Manhattan high schools run classes from Mandarin to chemistry with no admin. Students say self-control improves as teachers double as instructors and principals. About 100 students and 13 teachers attended Seward Park High School on Wednesday. Central Commercial High School held a half day with 207 students in 76 classes. Talks between the district and the United Federation of Teachers stalled again. The Ocean Hill Brownsville case sparked the walkout over reinstatement of dismissed teachers.
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New York
Seward Park High School
Seward Park
Central Commercial High School
United Federation of Teachers
Afl-Cio
Albert Shanker
UFT
Albany
Ocean Hill-Brownsville
Brooklyn
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AIP
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Ted W. Brown
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Caspar Weinberger
California
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Peter Rehak
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Vicksburg
Miss
White Knights
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Ben Chester White
Natchez
Martin Luther King
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Harold Cox
Edwards Air Force Base
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