Two Negro Students Killed at Jackson State College
In Jackson Mississippi two students, James Earl Green and Phillip Gibbs, were killed and 15 injured when police on campus fired in what they described as sniper fire. Authorities gave conflicting accounts while National Guardsmen moved in to contain the disturbance.
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Jackson State College
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Jack Travis
Pierce
James Earl Green
Phillip L. Gibbs
Gibbs
Green
National Guardsmen
Jackson
Russel Davis
Lynch Street
Alexander Hall
Connecticut
Fairfield University
Dominicans Warned of Coup If Balaguer Loses Election
In a tense Dominican campaign ending at midnight, warnings of a military civilian coup emerged if President Balaguer loses. Opposition leader Lora cites high officials’ reports of plans to disrupt public order from May 18 to justify a coup, amid ongoing election violence and bans on alcohol sales.
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Balaguer
Lora
Santo Domingo
Quisqueyana Democratic Party
Bari
Dominican Revolutionary Party
Juan Bosch
Reformist
Higuey
Hispaniola
Kennedy To Deliver Major Policy Speech
Sen Edward M Kennedy planned a major policy speech at MIT on the war in Southeast Asia followed by a panel with Harvard MIT professors including Nobel laureate George Ward. The event was postponed earlier due to campus turmoil and Kent State protests.
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UPS
Edward M. Kennedy
Southeast Asia
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT
Kennedy
Harvard Mit
George Ward
Harvard
Kent State University
New England
Portland
Maine
Maine Students For Constructive Action
Soviet bloc condemns US actions in Indochina
The Soviet Union and seven Eastern allies issued a joint rebuke of U.S. actions in Indochina, condemning bombing in North Vietnam and attacks in Laos and Cambodia. The eight nations, meeting in Warsaw, pledged continued support for Communist efforts, predicting U.S. involvement would end in fiasco. They also announced COMECON plans including an East European investment bank, multilateral ruble clearing, and short term credits. Romania opposed the investment bank.
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Southeast Asia
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PAP
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East Germany
Hungary
Mongolia
Poland
Romania
Paris
Council
Comecon
Nixon Faces Gloomy Economic Stats Shake Markets
Washington report details the deepest economic slump since 1960 and the worst inflation surge since 1951. First quarter GNP fell 3 percent annualized, inflation rose 6.25 percent, and April industrial production slid for the eighth time in nine months. Personal income rose due to Social Security and federal pay retroacts. White House officials vow policy measures will curb inflation without triggering a recession.
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White House
United States
Ronald L. Ziegler
Nixon
Walter Reuther Eulogized At Detroit Funeral Rites
Walter P Reuther longtime UAW president was honored in Detroit at Ford Auditorium by more than 3000 attendees including automaker executives. The service featured 11 speakers including Mrs Coretta King and Sen Hart as leaders remembered a champion of the underdog and a maker of union power. North American industry paused three minutes for tribute and workers watched on television and in auditoriums.
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Walter P. Reuther
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Reuther
Ford Auditorium
United States
Canada
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Flint
Whitney Young
National
Daley enters Vermont governor race challenging O'Brien
Former Lt. Gov. John Daley, 46, announces bid for Vermont governor to force a Democratic primary with Sen. Leo O'Brien. Daley cites unemployment, low wages, and housing as core issues and vows a vigorous, above-board campaign. Campaign manager is Charles Mulligan. O'Brien and party leaders call the primary healthy and a sign of growth.
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Rutland
Charles E. Mulligan
Castleton
New York
O'Brien
Burlington
Donald Webster
Democratic State Committee
O’brien
Webster
Inside Food column urges peace over violence in bread talks
Ellen Rose argues breaking bread is preferable to breaking bones in a lighthearted Inside Food column. The piece notes the value of sharing meals as a humane alternative to conflict.
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Ellen Rose
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