Troops purge Peking University in renewed crackdown
London based Daily Telegraph reports Chinese troops surrounded a Beijing university on Tuesday sealing off a compound housing leftist writers. The purge follows the arrest of Mao’s widow and signals an ongoing crackdown in Peking according to Nigel Wade's dispatches.
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Nobody Crown Winners Begin Campaign Push
A pair of California crowns announce they will back a campaign to mobilize voters amid widespread apathy. The initiative urges turnout as organizers emphasize civic duty despite skepticism about tax relief actions.
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Kallinger jury rejects insanity claim in murder case
In Hackensack New Jersey jurors convict Joseph Kallinger of murder and reject insanity defenses after six votes on five charges plus insanity. One juror said testimony had little impact while others noted the victims’ accounts were decisive. Sentencing set for Thursday with life in prison mandatory.
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Nobody for President campaign kicks off national tour in San Francisco
Wavy Gravy leads the Nobody for President rally at Civic Plaza with about 200 supporters. A battered sports car motorcade arrives as Nobody’s Teeth chatter on stage, while Krassner and Belafonte/NM figures praise the candidacy and outline a cross country tour ending in New York on election day.
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Lawyers for Hurricane Carter seek panel dismissal in juror case
A New Jersey judge weighed a defense bid to drop 500 prospective jurors in Rubin Hurricane Carter and John Artis murder retrial. The move cites exclusion of full time students from jury pools, with a new panel possible after 30 days or sooner.
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Auto workers OK contract but local snafus stall gearup
Ford workers narrowly ratified a three year national contract ending a four week strike. But many plants lack local pacts delaying full restart as 29 of 99 locals remained without local agreements.
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FDA tells ITT Bread claims violate drug rules
The FDA issued a warning to ITT Continental Baking Co accusing its Fresh Horizons high fiber bread of making medical claims to prevent cancers and other diseases. The agency said cease all such claims or the product could be deemed an unapproved new drug and illegal to market. The notice, directed to ITT president M C Woodward Jr, cites advertising promoting the bread as a medical aid against colon cancer diverticulitis heart disease diabetes obesity and varicose veins.
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Tax forms delayed. IRS to mail in January
The IRS says changes to the federal income tax code push Form 1040 and 1040A packages to January instead of December. Commissioner Donald C. Alexander cautioned that 1040 packages should arrive between January 3 and January 11, with 1040A by January 7.
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