Boston SDS confrontation tests press role in campus clash
A Boston University gathering of Students for a Democratic Society clashed with a newspaper reporter over access to cover a low income housing and rent control meeting. The reporter refused to leave as SDS members debated expulsion, prompting threats and a move to private quarters. The incident sparked debate over press independence and campus extremism.
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Boston
Mass
NEA
Radical Students For A Democratic Society
Chicago
Berkeley
Columbia
Boston University
Danielson House
Bay State Road
SDS
Leftist press expulsion proposal discussed in conference
A brief pause precedes a plan to conclude introductions and hold a vote on whether the press should be allowed to stay. The discussion centers on the Lie and the rising New Left sentiment favoring expulsion, reflecting tense campus or group dynamics.
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SDS
New Left
Bastonian Among VISTA Graduates in Boston Mass
Michael L. Gillette age 23 son of Mr and Mrs Robert L Gillette 124 N Burnet Dr was among 42 trainees graduated from Folley Management Systems VUE in Boston Mass as a Volunteer in Service to America He will spend a year with Commonwealth Service Corps in Boston performing legal research counseling working with local committees Community Action agencies operating a food co op youth recreation and basic education tutoring programs He is a Robert E Lee High School graduate and attended the University of Texas at Austin where he earned a BA in 1968 His prior volunteer work includes the International Key Club and the Silver Spur Service Organization in Austin.
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Michael L. Gillette
Robert L. Gillette
N. Burnet Drive
VISTA
Folley Management Systems Vue
Boston
Mass
America
Gillette
Commonwealth Service Corps
Robert E. Lee High School
University of Texas At Austin
Texas
International Key Club
Silver Spur Service Organization
Austin
Sunken Armada Galleon Found Off Irish Coast
Dublin AP reports the Santa Maria de la Rosa of the 1588 Spanish Armada was found in Blasket Sound off Ireland after a four month search by 15 divers covering 3000 acres. The vessel carried gold ducats and 50,000 silver coins worth about 2 million today. Salvage rights grant 80 percent to the divers with Spain taking 20 percent. treasure recovery to resume next summer with advanced underwater gear and continued surveying likely for up to five seasons.
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Cmdr
John Grattan
Britain
Royal Navy
Blasket Sound
Philip of Spain
England
Sydney Wigman
Blasket
Dingle
Santa Maria
Spain
London
John P. King
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Houston Lighting & Power Company
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