College Disorders Across Nation Stir Campus Protests
National protests sweep colleges as Voorhees College in Denmark S C sees 25 arrests after armed sit ins. Authorities charged rioting protesters, while Nixon urged restraint and administrators to stand firm against violence.
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Voorhees College
Denmark
S.C
Nixon
Voorhees
Robert McNair
Potts
Washington
National Chamber of Commerce
United States of America
Lawrenceville
N.J
Rider College
Studded tires banned after midnight in Minnesota rule
State officials remind motorists that studded tires must be removed by midnight. The 1969 legislature extended the allowed use by two years from Oct 15 to May 1 each year.
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ST. Paul
France Sees 12th Weekly Reserve Loss in April
The Bank of France reported a $42.6 million fall in gold and foreign currency reserves for the week ending April 24, marking the 12th straight weekly decline. Cumulative losses over the period reach $262.6 million, compared with $41.2 million last week.
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Paris
France
Bank of France
Fatal Minneapolis shooting leaves man dead
Police investigate a fatal shooting in Minneapolis. Earl W. Horvay, 50, died en route to a hospital after an early morning incident. Authorities say a woman is being questioned and no charges have been filed.
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Minneapolis
Earl W. Horvay
Senate approves liquor licenses for Bloomington venues
The Minnesota state Senate voted 41 to 17 to send a bill to the House authorizing an on sale liquor license for Metropolitan Stadium and for the Metropolitan Sports Center in Bloomington.
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Senate
Oks
ST. Paul
State Senate
House
Metropolitan Stadium
Metropolitan Sports Center
Bloomington
Curfews Enforced In Winston-Salem Cairo And Linden
National Guard troops and strict overnight curfews brought calmer streets to Winston-Salem North Carolina and Cairo Illinois after nights of disturbances. In Linden New Jersey curfew followed two days of clashes with 14 arrests and widespread student absences at Linden High School.
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Naval Analysis
Rosslyn
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Penitentiary
National Guard
American Federation of State
Associated Press National Guard
Winston-Salem
N.C
Cairo
Ill
Linden
N.J
Illinois
Richard B. Ogilvie
St. Mary's Hospital
Linden High School
Olivia Voters Reject Two Bond Proposals
Olivia Minnesota voters rejected two bond measures on Tuesday one funding a new elementary school and modernization of the current school the other funding construction of an indoor swimming pool.
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Olivia, Minn
Nixon seeks broad authority to merge federal aid programs
President Nixon asked Congress to consolidate related federal aid programs under a single agency to reduce overlapping rules and avoid government paralysis. The plan would allow a 60 day congressional veto window and requires harmonizing formulas eligibility and procedures across programs.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
House of Congress
Ple
Nixon Calls for National Volunteer Corps to Fight Poverty
President Nixon launches a program to enlist millions of Americans in volunteer community efforts to address urban and poverty problems. He plans to spend 1 million dollars and create a Cabinet Committee on Voluntary Action led by Secretary George Romney to coordinate volunteer needs and information nationwide.
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Washington
Nixon
America
George Romney
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Israelis strike in Egypt blast dam and lines
Israeli commandos penetrated 120 miles into southern Egypt and attacked a Nile dam, a bridge, and Cairo power lines. Cairo reported no outages. The raid followed Egyptian artillery actions on Israeli forces along the Suez Canal and mirrored the prior six month incursion.
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Tel Aviv
Egypt
Nile
Cairo
Suez Canal
Upper
East Bank
Upper Nile
Aswan High Dam
Legislature advances tax exempt property amendment
Senate Tax Committee approved a proposed constitutional amendment to let the legislature define tax exempt property and send it to the Judiciary Committee. The House Tax Committee also endorsed a similar bill. Deputy Tax Commissioner Art Roemer said Minnesota’s tax exempt property has tripled in six years with an estimated true value of 1.8 billion and market value over 5 billion. A Senate Commerce measure would curb deceptive practices by merchants, empower the attorney general to act, and require accurate representation of goods, services, or real estate.
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ST. Pal
Senate Tax Committee
Judiciary Committee
House Tax Committee
Art Roemer
Minnesota
Senate Commerce Committee
Vietnam peace talks stall as talks fail to progress
Paris dispatch reports another fruitless session as North Vietnam and the Viet Cong press demands for US troop withdrawals. The United States accuses them of hindering peace by refusing reciprocal bargaining. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge decries the record as not encouraging.
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Paris
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Nixon
United States
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S
Viet Cong Spring Offensive Reported In Stalemate
In Saigon the AP reports the Viet Cong spring offensive is in a stalemate with no major shelling overnight. Allied forces say over 200 enemy deaths in six clashes as U S and South Vietnamese troops push the initiative. four Americans and 15 Vietnamese killed with many wounded amid heavy fighting near Saigon and War Zone C.
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Saigon
U.S
11Th Cavalry Regiment
Stenvig tops field in Mill City mayoral primary race
Minneapolis police detective Charles Stenvig led a 10-candidate field in a nonpartisan primary for mayor, winning 30 150 votes and a margin over GOP backed Dan Cohen. Stenvig advances to the June 10 general with Cohen, both set for runoff.
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Minneapolis
Charles Stenvig
Dan Cohen
Gerard Hegstrom
City Democrats
Arthur Naftali
Stenvig
Cohen
Four veterans flirt with French presidency as Gaullists wait
Georges Pompidou declared his candidacy while Gaston Defferre sought a Socialist endorsement and Jacques Duclos prepared a Communist bid. Georges Bidault also voiced availability as Poher and other centrists weigh runs with a June 1 opening date set for the two round election.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Georges Pompidou
Gaston Defferre
Jacques Duclos
Georges Bidault
Nixon Delays SST and Airport Plans Amid Budget Pushback
Delays in the SST program and the airports and Airways measure surface as the Transportation Department awaits further study. An administration source calls the move a delay not a death, with Volpe facing a setback as Budget Bureau and Treasury oppose urgent action and DuBridge fears travel beyond the sound barrier.
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Washington
Nixon
Transportation Department
Budget Bureau
Transportation
John Volpe
Airways
Volpe
Treasury
Lee DuBridge
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Cong
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