Thieu Opponent Forms Bloc as Vietnam Proposals emerge
Senator Tran Van Don launches a new middle path opposition with a 16 member bloc named the People’s Joyful Opposition declaring cooperation with other peoples while resisting domination by larger powers. The group denies seeking a Viet Cong coalition and favors a political victory over a military one. Meanwhile casualties show a drop in American battlefield deaths after bombing halt, with 10,958 killed in 62 weeks versus 16,463 in the prior period. Allied reports note a Viet Cong attack near Da Nang killing 17 South Vietnamese and one American, including 14 civilians, at a refugee camp near Chau Thuan in My Lai area.
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Nguyen van Thieu
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North Vietnam
Lyndon B. Johnson
Allied
da Nang
Chau Thuan
My Lai
U.S
Guthrie testifies in Chicago Woodstock case clash
Arlo Guthrie, 22, defense witness in the Chicago conspiracy trial, is blocked from singing Alice's Restaurant and from explaining Woodstock and Festival of Life. Judge Hoff man upholds objections, citing relevance, as Guthrie portrays the youth culture clash shaping the defense strategy.
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Chicago
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Julius J. Hoffman
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Hoffman
Woodstock
Youth International Party
Festival of Life
Tion
William M. Kunstler
America
Asia
Europe
Kunstler
Thomas“A. Foran
U.S
Woody Guthrie
This Land Is Our Lord
Alice’s
Foran
Abbie Hoffman
MIT Group Seizes Office of President
About 100 demonstrators—many MIT students with others from Harvard and Radcliffe—battered into MIT administration offices in Cambridge seizing the offices of President Howard W. Johnson and James R. Killian Jr. Campus police remain inside but outside the occupied area. Dr. Nyhart warned protesters face trespass charges under Massachusetts law as the Students for a Democratic Society action demands MIT rescind disciplinary actions and abolish the disciplinary committee.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT
Howard W. Johnson
MIT Corporation
James R. Killian Jr
J. D. Nyhart
Nyhart
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Harvard
Radcliffe
Students For A Democratic Society
Prices Put GNP Up 66 Billion in 1949 Inflation
The Commerce Department reports GNP rose to 523.3 billion in 1949, up 66.6 billion from 1968, driven mainly by price increases. Real production gained about 3 percent as prices surged, with a notable GE strike cutting roughly 2 billion from last months output.
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Washington
Commerce Department
General Electric Co
Insurance Chief Backed Sargent Renames Farnam
Gov. Francis W. Sargent renewed Farnam as insurance commissioner and tied the term to his own, expiring Jan. 7, 1971. Farnam, a longtime foe of auto insurance rate hikes, rejected proposed increases as statistically unreliable and pushed for more data on carriers’ investment income. The legislature imposed a two year moratorium on rate increases through 1970, while the court limited Farnam’s freeze powers to compulsory coverage. Massachusetts has long had high auto insurance premiums under compulsory policy.
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Sargent
Farnam
Whem Sargent
Massachusetts
State Supreme Court
Tthe Industry
Everglades Jetport blocked after federal Florida accord
Washington reports a Nixon administration agreement with Florida and local authorities to forbid building a major international jetport near Everglades National Park. A single federally supervised training runway may remain until a new site is found, then training facilities will shift there.
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Everglades
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Interior
John A. Volpe
Camp David
Local Reservists Seek Court Order Over Hair Policy
John L McLean and Michael J Albana two new merchants in Pharmer Blocks 86 North St filed for a federal District Court order to stop the U S Army Reserve from requiring them to cut their hair They have long hair and have missed drills risking discharge and possible draft eligibility Their lawyer George Nasser says the policy may be legal and tied to income from long hair focused work The pair own a New Ave record shop and catering business in Springfield. The AP reports NYC Board of Education plans to seek draft deferments for teachers in poverty area schools affecting post February hires only backed by a policy shift impacting new entrants.
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U.S. Army Reserve
John L. McLean
Michael J. Albana
Springfield
Army Reserve
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Long
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Skvirsky & Nasser
New York
Board of Education
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