Bennington College backs indefinite student strike over Kent State deaths
Bennington College students vote 486 to 50 to suspend classes and meeting all academic requirements by Oct 1 in protest of the widening Indochina War and four Kent State fatalities. Faculty and administration fully support the strike as the community debates political action and keeps resources ready for future steps.
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Kent State University
Ohio
Bennington
Tishman Lecture Hall
Harry W. Pearson
Edward J. Bloustein
Bloustein
Lee College
Legislative Council
Finnuola Drury
Birgitte Bendixon
Aiken Coombs Nixon War Briefing Divides Senate
Senator George Aiken 75 joined President Nixon at a two hour Cambodia briefing. He cautiously backed the military move while doubting Senate action can curb Nixon. Rep. Stafford rejected the decision without congressional approval, voicing dismay over bypassing Congress. Morgan supported the destruction of military supplies as necessary.
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Dpa
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Cambodia
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House Armed Services Committee
Southeast Asia
House Debates Amendment To Curb Use of U S Troops
The House debated an amendment to a $20.2 billion weapons bill that would bar funds for introducing U S ground troops in Laos Thailand or Cambodia without Congress consent unless the President reports a necessity to protect American troops in South Vietnam. Opponents call it a Cambodian Tonkin Gulf resolution while sponsor Rep Paul Findley argues it conveys a This far and no farther message. About 50 liberal Democrats debated the measure and 2 to 1 opposed it, fearing open ended authority. Nixon supports the amendment and Ford backs it.
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Cambodia
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Tonkin
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Michigan
Paul Findley
Illinois
Findley
Inside Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power safety reassurances
President Cree states the Vernon reactor operates safely and meets standards. Officials emphasize robust containment, emergency plans, and strict oversight to reassure the public amid ongoing reactor discussions.
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Vernon
Trustees Reluctantly Set June 23 for Village's Vote
Bennington Village seeks voter choice on unification after recent town wide approval. Trustees consider public hearing June 18 and a charter surrender vote date of June 23, amid calls for clarity on what unification entails and concerns over services and taxes.
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Henry H. Mallory
Joseph Pello
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Old Bennington
Frederick B. Tiff
Mallory
Tifft
Pello
Joseph Carroll
John Williams II
O'Shea Eyes Challenge To Stafford
Bernard O'Shea of Enosburg Falls a Franklin County Democrat considers a bid for Vermont’s lone House seat. He previously lost to Rep. Robert Stafford by over 20,000 votes in 1964 and was defeated for the Senate by George D. Aiken in 1956. If he runs his main issue will be the war in Southeast Asia.
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Southeast Asia
Rogers and Laird Opposed Cambodia Action
Washington reports reveal Secretary of State Rogers and Defense Secretary Laird harbored serious misgivings about deploying U S troops to Cambodia. The record suggests Nixon’s last two weeks of war decisions occurred amid dispute and concern over domestic impact, military estimates, and the potential for further national division. Rogers testified behind closed doors that the administration had no incentive to escalate, aiming to de escalate instead.
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Melvin R. Laird
Cambodia
Nixon
National Security Council
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House
Taft Beats Rhodes in Ohio as Glenn Loses to Metzenbaum
Ohio voters rejected governor James A Rhodes and backed Rep. Robert A. Taft Jr for the Republican nomination. John H. Glenn, once the first American to orbit Earth, lost to Howard W. Metzenbaum in the Democratic race. In Alabama, George C. Wallace led the Democratic primary but faces a runoff with incumbent Gov. Albert Brewer on June 2.
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Alabama
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Howard W. Metzenbaum
Cleveland
Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
Albert Brewer
Brewer
Charles R. Woods
GIs Carry Off Booty In Cambodia Offensive
Allied spearheads crossed into Cambodia for the fourth to sixth time since Nixon ordered an offensive. American tank crews seized loot from a village leveled by bombs and napalm as a fresh clash in Vietnam left 25 UIs dead.
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