Boston Police Overreaction Probed After Northeastern Party
Three government agencies investigate an early Monday clash on Hemenway Street near Northeastern University where a tactical police unit routed partygoers. About 20 youths and five officers injured, with charges of police brutality lodged by city and state officials and the Civil Liberties Union. Mayors White and Quinn offices, along with the police department, conduct the inquiry as tensions flare.
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Boston
UPI
Northeastern University
Hemenway Street
Northeastern
Edmund I. McNamara
Torney
Robert H. Quinn
Kevin H. White
The
Massachusetts Civil Liberties Union
White
Office of Human Rights
Quinn
Police Department
City officials condemn police over reaction on Hem enway Street
The office notes insensitivity and aggressiveness among officers after a crowd of about 600 youths. City officials record 50 complaints prompting officers to move in after marshals failed to control the scene. Mayor White cites rock throwing by youths and a dispersal order given via bullhorn.
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City Hall
Fank
White
Frank
Citywide Teamsters Strike Halts San Francisco Transit
A wildcat Teamsters strike shuts down most trucking and buses in San Francisco. Newspapers Chronicle and Examiner suspend printing as pickets halt deliveries. Downtown and waterfront operations falter while officials seek amnesty for thousands of drivers fired in Los Angeles.
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San Francisco
UPS
Teamsters
Joseph L. Alioto
Los Angeles
Greyhound
Pacific Maritime Association
San Francisco Chronicle
Examiner
Alioto
Tom O’donnell
Teamsters Local 85
Here
Southern California
Stennis and Fulbright Clash Over Cambodia War Debate
In a tense Senate debate, Stennis calls Nixon's July 1 Cambodia withdrawal timetable an estimate that could change, while Fulbright says the plan mirrors Nixon promises. The Cooper Church amendment would halt funding for U.S. forces in Cambodia after June 30, provoking White House opposition and partisan maneuvering in pursuit of a compromise.
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Washington
UPI
John C. Stennis
Senate
Nixon
U.S
Cambodia
Senate Armed Services Committee
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Stennis
White House
Florida
Hugh Scott
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Scott
Fulbright
Dmiss
Key Biscayne
House
GOP
Gerald R. Ford
Boston
John Sherman Cooper
Kentucky
Frank Church
Didaho
Mike Mansfield
United States
Many Military Bases Cancel Armed Forces Day Displays
UPI reports that traditional Armed Forces Day events were canceled at major bases nationwide as protests against Nixon's Indochina policy grew. Observances at Ft Benning Great Lakes Fort Ord Fort Meade Fort Bragg and other bases were halted to prevent clashes with antiwar demonstrators. A few sites like El Toro Long Beach and Torrance planned to proceed with open houses and parades despite nationwide protests.
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United Press International
Nixon
Indochina
Army
Air Force
Navy
Boston Army Base
Ft. Benning
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Chicago
Ft. Ord
Calif
Ft. Meade
2Nd Army
Ft. Bragg
N.C
New Mobilization Committee
Vietnam
Jack Susarrey
MacDill Afb
Fla
Quantico Marine Base
Pope Afb
Robbins Afb
Grand Forks Afb
Grissom Afb
Ind
el Toro
Marine Air Station
Long Beach
Naval Base
Torrance
Allied Forces Open Highway From Saigon to Phnom Penh
Allied forces advance into Cambodia reach the outskirts of Phnom Penh as Highway One is reportedly cleared five kilometers east of the capital. Heavy fighting in northeast Cambodia targets Lomphat Stung Treng and Tonle Bet as Viet Cong and North Vietnamese units retreat toward Laos amid U S air operations on the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
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Saigon
Phnom Penh
APS
U.S
Cambodia
Laos
Do Cao Tri
Tri
Vietnam
Bodia
Rice Bowl
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Hanoi
Southeast Asia
Lomphat
Stung Treng
Tonle Bet
UPI
Robert C. Miller
Kratie
Justice Dept Enters Probe of Jackson State Killings
UPI reports police fired into a women’s dorm at Jackson State College in Mississippi, killing two and wounding 15. Attorney General Mitchell sent DOJ investigators as city officials seek the full story amid claims of sniper fire from both sides.
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Justice Dept
Jackson State
Jackson, Miss
UPI
Jackson State College
U.S
John N. Mitchell
Justice Department
Russell Davis
Davis
Henry Paige
Paige
M. B. Pierce
Jack Travis
Highway Patrol
Rotarians Debate Vietnam War View at Mt Anthony Club
Arlington attorney Manfred W. Ehrich Jr spoke at Mt. Anthony Country Club urging restraint on controversial topics while Rotarians weighed the Vietnam war issue amid opposing viewpoints. The discussion followed a prior address critiquing the Nixon Cambodian campaign and drew mixed reactions about debating subjects in Rotary meetings.
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Nixon
Rotary Club
Arlington
Manfred W. Ehrich Jr
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Cambodia
R. Marshall Witten
Ehrich
Peter
Vietnam
James M. Toolan
Toolan
S. Whitney Dickey
Charles A. Sutherland
Weekend Showers Forecast With Warmer Sunday
The forecast calls for considerable cloudiness with occasional showers today and tonight, continuing Sunday. Highs reach the 60s today, 50s tonight, and around 70 on Sunday.
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Holy Cross Novitiate
Monument Road
Catharine O. Foster
Boston Police
Genera
McNamara
A. Reginald Eaves
California Trucking Association
Mode
Key West Naval Air Station
Nguyen Cao Ky
Highway One
Cam
Mekong River
Philip L. Gibbs
James Earl Green
Thomas D. Steffen
Club
Halvor Halvorsen
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