1000 More Troops Sent To Wisconsin U
Student protesters resume picketing at the University of Wisconsin as National Guardsmen and police supplement campus security. Gov Knowles adds 1,000 guardsmen with 900 on duty and six hundred police present to quell demonstrations. Across campuses riots and sit ins spark tear gas and arrests amid broader push for black studies and Negro rights.
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Madison
Warren P. Knowles
Bernard Forrester
New York
Durham
N.C
Duke University
State Capitol
America
Willie Edwards
Studer University
Students For A Democratic Society
Duke
Berkeley
Chicago
Roosevelt University
University of Illinois
Champaign-Urbana
Mississippi Valley State College
Iita
Univer
University of Wisconsin City
National
Farmers may gain tax extension for 1968 returns
Gov Harold LeVander said farmers who cannot file their 1968 estimated tax by January 15 and cannot file returns by February 15 due to heavy snow may receive an extension to March 15. Two Israeli jet fighters struck a suspected Arab guerilla pocket inside Jordan, the army said. Becker County bodies found. Harold M. Nelson, 47, and Clyde Joseph Belland, 19, were found near Becker and White Earth respectively. An attempt to substitute a truth in lending style bill for a lengthy consumer code failed 11-8 in Senate Commerce Committee.
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Jordan
Becker County
Detroit Lakes
Minn
Harold M. Nelson
Northern Pacific Railway
Clyde Joseph Belland
White Earth
ST. Paul
Senate Commerce Committee
C. R. Baldy Hansen
Austin
William Kirchner
Sirhan Sirhan described as in a trance at Kennedy shooting
In Los Angeles AP report Sirhan Bishara Sirhan’s defenders claim he was out of contact with reality and in a trance when Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was shot, having no voluntary control over will judgment feelings or actions.
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Los Angeles
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Sen
Robert F. Kennedy
Sirhan
Admirals to See How Spy Ship Really Works
Five admirals on the court of inquiry handling the USS Pueblo capture fly coast to coast to gain a working knowledge of an intelligence ship. They will inspect the USS Palm Beach in Norfolk before returning to San Diego where Cmdr. Lloyd M. Bucher remains.
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Coronado
Calif
Palm Beach
Norfolk
Cmdr
Lloyd M. Bucher
San Diego
Bucher
$50,000 Bail Set in St Paul Murder Case
St Paul man Robert C Pietraszewski, 25, faced with first degree murder, had bail set at $50,000 by Judge Allan R Markert. The case was continued until Monday as Ramsey County Grand Jury was to review the suspect. The victim, 16 year old Susan Marek, was found beaten at a St Paul playground a week earlier.
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ST. Paul (Ap
Robert C. Pietraszewski
First Degr.s
Allan R. Markert
Municipal Court
Ramsey County Grand Jury
Pietraszewski
Susan Marek
St. Paul
Snow Removal Progress Reported by Civil Defense Director Iverson
State Civil Defense Director Iverson said tremendous progress has been made in opening snow bound farm roads in the past week. He flew over Southwestern Minnesota as part of a continuing check of the state's snow emergency.
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ST. Paul
Phillin A. Iverson
Iverson
Minnesota
Funeral Service Features Violinist Trio In Hungarian Mass
Douglas joined about a dozen violinists who preceded the hearse to the church for the mass. The musicians blended traditional Hungarian tunes with popular songs during the funeral.
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Douglas
AP Wirepolite
Montreal Stock Exchange Reopens After Bomb Blast
The Montreal and Canadian stock exchanges resumed trading with chalk boards after a time bomb ripped the floor, injuring 27. Police had warned of an explosive device hours earlier as debris and shattered glass littered the building. Trading could move to the Toronto exchange while repairs are assessed.
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Montreal
Charles Neapole
Montreal Stock Exchange
Exchange
Victoria Square
Financial District
Quebec
Cana
Stock Exchanges
Montreal Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange
Neapole
Charles Stanbury
Official JFK Murder Story Faces Courtroom Challenge
In New Orleans an ongoing conspiracy trial against Clay Shaw scrutinizes the Kennedy assassination. Prosecutors present photos and a scale model of Dealey Plaza to argue multiple gunmen. Shaw contends Oswald acted alone and denies contact with co conspirators. The judge allows debate on relevant evidence about Dallas events.
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New Orleans
John F. Kennedy
Dallas
Dealey Plaza
Clay Shaw
Kennedy
Buell Frazier
Irving
Tex
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kenney
James L. Alcock
F. Irvin Dymond
Edward A. Haggerty
Dymond
Haggerty
Ford Says Surtax Should Continue
Rep. Gerald Ford Jr. says the 10 percent federal income tax surcharge should continue "as long as the fighting continues in Vietnam and as long as the battle against the rising cost of living remains unwon." He opposes Gov. Rockefeller's plan to suspend the surtax for education and welfare.
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Los Angeles
Gerald Ford Jr
R-Mi
Vietnam
Ford
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Water Swamps Galveston Towns Along Bay and Coast
Severe storms battered the Texas coast as 83 mph winds drove tides up to eight feet above normal. In Baytown water rose about two feet in 50 to 60 homes on the Brownwood addition, forcing evacuations by amphibious vehicle and high wheeled trucks. Seabrook and Kemah were also flooded and trees were knocked down near the Manned Spacecraft Center area, with luxury apartments near a yacht basin evacuated. The region remained under a tornado watch as coastal plains faced the onslaught.
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Galveston Bay
Texas
Baytown
Houston
Manned Spacecraft Center
Texas’ Coastal Plain
Civil Defense
Fletcher Henderson
Henderson
Seabrook
Kemah
Space Center
U S Railroad Plan Urged to Stop a Train Crisis
Washington AP report notes the Association of American Railroads backing a joint government industry program to sustain passenger service and avert a public transportation crisis. It would require government cost sharing for money losing routes while preserving profitable runs. The plan includes DOT purchase of new equipment and intercity support tied to ICC cost procedures.
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Washington
Railroad Industry Today
Association of American Railroads
Thomas M. Goodfellow
The
Association
Interstate Commerce Commission
Department of Transportation
AAR
Goodfellow
New York
Boston
Planes Hit Bases Close to Saigon
American B52 bombers carpeted a wide arc from 28 to 75 miles north and northwest of Saigon in a second day of heavy strikes on Viet Cong and North Vietnamese bases. Over 1,200 tons dropped on camps, depots, and troop concentrations as Tet nears and Viet Cong leadership calls for intensified attacks despite a cease-fire.
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Saigon
U.S
Radio Hanoi Today
Viet Cong
United States
Peru Gunboat Fires on 2 Fishing Rigs
Rep. Thomas M. Pelly reported that a Peruvian gunboat fired on two U S fishing boats 23 to 40 miles off Peru. One boat was captured and taken to a Peruvian port, while a second vessel chased into Ecuadorian waters. Pelly urged State Department action for Navy protection of the crews.
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Walington
U.S
Thomas M. Pelly
R-Wash
Ecuador
Pelly
State Department
Navy
Bill to open teacher salary sessions to public
ST. PAUL AP report notes a new two house bill under Minnesota Meet and Confer law to require local school boards to provide facilities for public access during negotiations with teacher councils. Major sponsors Rep. Al France and Sen. Harold Krieger push openness amid disputes over public access to sessions.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
al France
Duluth
Harold Krieger
Rochester
Mayo Foundation names Johnson to board of trustees
Ex president Lyndon B. Johnson is named to the Mayo Foundation Board of Trustees and will attend the annual meeting on Friday February 21 accompanied by Mrs Johnson. Secret service protection will be provided and he arrives at Rochester airport Thursday evening. Johnson began ties with the Mayo Clinic in 1941 with a 1956 visit noted. he becomes the 15th trustee guiding Mayo Foundation policy.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Mayo Foundation
Johnson
Rochester
G.S. Schuster
Secret Service
Mayo Clinic
Foundation
Wilson Reaffirms British Support for West Berlin
Prime Minister Harold Wilson pledged Britain will do all in its power to preserve West Berlin’s freedom during a visit to Charlottenburg. He reaffirmed Britain's commitment to Berlin and supported efforts to ease human problems caused by the city’s division. Wilson called the Communist wall a dramatic sign of system bankruptcy as Soviet and East German pressure over the March 5 election mounted. Nixon was set to visit West Berlin on February 27.
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Britain
Wilson
Klaus Schuetz
Nixon
West Berlin
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
East Germany
Bonn
Michigan fraternity to admit women as members in fall
Phi Epsilon Pi at the University of Michigan announced it will admit 20 women as members in the fall. The women will live in a separate wing and the fraternity will hire a married couple to chaperone the house.
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Mich
Phi Epsilon Pi Fraternity
University of Michigan
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