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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Apr 20, 1970

Page

2

Rioting at UC Santa Barbara Ends With Heavy Tear Gas Use

Santa Barbara California UPI reports hundreds of officers used large amounts of tear gas to disperse a crowd of 150 young people near the UC campus. About 24 arrests, total 64 since Thursday. One student Bryan Nagif wounded by birdshot treated and released. Weekend unrest continues with gunfire heard but no injuries reported. In Saigon, five helicopters shot down as U S troop strength sinks to 425000 amid Dak Seang siege.

Santa Barbara Calif UPI University of California Michael Swan Isla Vista Bank of America Bryan Nagif Goleta Valley Hospital Nagif Bank University Saigon UPS USS. Command Today Vietnam Green Beret Dak Seang

Onassis and Kennedy aide Greek composer release

A telephone call from Jacqueline Kennedy to Greece's leader helped free Mikis Theodorakis from prison last week. Aristotle Onassis and his wife aided negotiations to improve Greece’s image, with Theodorakis flown to Paris after release. Servan Schreiber met Onassis on Skorpios for two hours Sunday.

Athens UPI Jacqueline Kennedy Mikis Theodorakis Aristotle Onassis John F. Kennedy Zorba Onassis United States Isle of Skorpios

Apollo 13 Crew Starts To Relive Space Ordeal

Apollo 13 astronauts Lovell Swigert and Haise return to Houston after a dramatic splashdown to a boisterous reception. They begin a week and a half of detailed debriefings with engineers to determine the explosion that damaged the craft 205000 miles from Earth. They praise ground controllers, thank well wishers, and plan a Tuesday news conference as they recount the abortive lunar mission.

Earth Lovell John L. Swigert Fred W. Haise The Space Center Nixon Honolulu Marilyn Swigert Haise Thomas O. Paine Space Agency Jim Fred Jack

Nixon Urges Space Program to Press On After Apollo 13

President Nixon asked Dr. Thomas O. Paine to assure 5,000 NASA workers and Apollo 13 crewmen that the United States would press on with moon and planetary exploration. Paine cites firm support for manned spaceflight despite the accident and notes Apollo 14 scheduling depends on finding and fixing the oxygen tank explosion cause. The agency released 26 photographs showing damage to a large aluminum panel torn by the blast.

Paine Nixon Space Agency

Photos of Apollo 13 service module hole observed in space

NASA released four photographs showing a missing side panel and exposed internals of the Apollo 13 service module after the in flight explosion. Commander James McDivitt noted the key clues lie in telemetry while astronauts Lovell Haise and Swigert jettisoned the damaged section before reentry. He described the panel as torn from bolts after ruptured oxygen tanks and heavy pressure.

James McDivitt James A. Lovell Fred W. Haise John L. Swigert Earth

Moratorium Committee Closes National Office

Washington reports the Vietnam Moratorium Committee ends as a national body after failing to secure total U.S. withdrawal. Sam Brown says the group spurred new activity and members into the peace movement though disbanding as a national org. Local chapters will continue moratorium activities.

Washington UPI U.S Vietnam Sam Brown New Mobilization Committee New Mobe Brown

Tornado Toll Climbs Across South and Midwest

United Press International reports a weekend tornado outbreak across 13 states with at least 31 deaths and hundreds injured. Mississippi bore the heaviest damage with five dead and 70-plus injured as a tornado hit Ripley and Corinth before moving into Tennessee. Texas Panhandle towns face disaster talk as Gov. Smith seeks federal aid. nationwide damage totals run high with multiple towns struck and many homes destroyed or damaged. Concurrent heavy rains and snowstorms affect the upper Midwest and Canada.

Midwest Mississippi Ripley Miss Corinth Tennessee Memphis Tenn Texas Texas Panhandle Preston Smith Nixon Panhandle Destin Fla Hughes Ark Mount Pleasant Counee Cordele Missouri Weather Bureau

Poll Shows Majority Oppose School Integration Plans

A nationwide poll by Opinion Research Corp for Public Television Network shows 65 percent oppose altering school districts and busing for racial integration. Of 1,603 adults surveyed, 22 percent favor redistricting and busing, 13 percent have no opinion. Regional splits favor New England, oppose Midwest, with detailed regional figures. Kept neutral in tone.

Boston UPI The Opinion Research Corp Princeton, N.J South West New England Them Midwest Public Television Network Kcet TV Los Angeles Northeast

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