Hopes Rise in Paris Envoys See Possible Talks Breakthrough
In Paris the Vietnam peace talks show signs of movement as South Viet Nam chief negotiator Pham Dang Lam leaves for Saigon to brief his government after the NLF said it was ready to discuss with other parties. Le Duc Tho, key North Vietnamese figure, returns from Hanoi as envoys weigh direct talks and the deadlock.
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Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Tho
Moscow
Vladimir Novakov
United States
South Vietnam National Liberation Front
South Vietnam Front For Liberation
Tran Buu Kiem
North Vietnam
Defense rests case in Harvard trespass trial at Harvard Hall
In Cambridge Mass the defense rested after calling two witnesses in the Harvard University Hall trespassing trial involving 174 defendants. Defense attorney John Flynn argued the occupiers acted within rights as the building was not public and could only be ordered out by university authorities. Police had cleared the building with 184 arrests, including the 174 charged. Norman Daniels faculty witness supported staying in the building to protest ROTC and expansion, drawing applause. Judge Viola maintained order and warned of contempt. The charges carry a maximum $20 fine.
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Norman Daniels
Harvard
Edward M. Viola
Strike Halts Building At College
Construction of the new science building at Bennington College halted as Local 193 carpenters walked out after their contract with Granger Construction Co. expired. Pickets lined campus entrances while negotiations continued, with about 35 Local 193 carpenters at Turner Construction Co. and subcontractors on the Mt. Equinox Carthusian monastery also idle awaiting settlement.
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International Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Granger Construction Co
Dickinson Science
Earl Bishop
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Bishop
Turner Construction Co
Mt. Equinox
May Day Observances Quiet Across Europe Amid Tense Climate
Czechoslovakia marked May Day with flowers and candles to recall a year past while militant leftists violated a ban in France. Russia showed no tanks in view and Britain faced wildcat strikes halting shipping, factories, and presses. East Germany remained the lone locus of militancy.
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Britain
Paris
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Prague
Columbia Militants Seize Buildings At Columbia University
Militant students seized Mathematics Hall and Fayerweather Hall at Columbia University defying a court injunction. A professor was struck in the face during a scuffle as SDS supporters push for a black admissions board and open enrollment for black and Puerto Rican graduates. a city official attempted to deliver the order but it was not served.
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Columbia
Mathematics Hall
Fayerweather Hall
Manhattan Supreme Court
MacDonald
Students For A Democratic Society
SDS
AAS
Rockefeller backs campus gun ban bill in Albany
Gov. Rockefeller's measure to outlaw firearms on campuses clears the Senate after Assembly passage. The bill, prompted by the Cornell seizure, makes armed occupation a felony punishable up to seven years and possession without permission a misdemeanor up to one year.
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N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
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Senate
Cornell University
Vermont Senator Plans Legal Block on Constitutional Convention
Sen Fred Westphal of Lamoille County says a court challenge to block a proposed constitutional convention may begin around May 15. he notes time constraints could push action past the June 3 statewide referendum and outlines the committee to defend the Vermont Constitution aims to halt the convention process and later block delegate elections if voters approve.
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Westphal
TIC Approval Sought To Remove Illegal Signs
In Montpelier the Travel Information Council may authorize removal of about 2 100 illegal roadside signs under the 1968 Anti Billboard Act. Secretary of State Richard Thomas would order removal of signs erected since March 23 1968 with a council meeting possibly May 14 to discuss the plan. By January all non on premise or non exempt signs must come down. 750 will remain during their five year grace period. By March 1973 Vermont plans full removal of non on premise or exempt roadside ads and develops new directional and state owned sign plazas.
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Ard Thomas
Thomas
Calli
Moore
Vermont
Inside Editorial Praises Nixon Courage in Admitting Mistake
The Mankiewicz Braden column argues a large armed forces cut would go unseen except in generals flower beds. Manchester residents view the U S 7 route at a 222 hearing as the project proceeds with local involvement.
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U.S. 7
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