College House Raid Follows Panther Slayings in LA
In Los Angeles police raided a Black Panther leader’s home and arrested 12 people after two Panthers were killed on a college campus. The operation sought to prevent a factional war among rival Black militant groups near the University of California. A police spokesman said 17 people were rounded up in a raid on a house in the Negro south side of Los Angeles hours after the cafeteria killings at Campbell Hall.
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Palach self immolation sparks Prague student protest
About 500 youths gathered outside the Soviet military HQ in Prague shouting Russians go home and pausing to sing the national anthem as Jan Palach, 21, lay critically burned after setting himself alight in protest against censorship and Soviet interference.
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Jan Palach
Palach
Wenceslas Square
Australian envoy presents credentials to Peruvian president
Lima report records the first Australian ambassador to Peru, E. D. M. Mackinnon, presenting credentials to Peruvian Head of State General Juan Velasco Alvarado on Friday. The ceremony marks diplomatic ties and Mackinnon’s official start in Lima.
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Juan Velasco Alvarado
Bolivia imposes state of siege after plot against President Ortuno
Bolivian authorities announced a state of siege amid a government crackdown on alleged plotters. Police arrested opposition leaders from the Nationalist Revolutionary Movement and alleged right wing groups and some military figures. Interior Minister David Fernandez vowed to reveal irrefutable evidence of the conspiracy.
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Nationalist Revolutionary Movement
David Fernandez
Malaysia eyes Mirage jets over refurbished Hunters
Malaysia's Prime Minister said Britain offered unsuitable refurbished Hunters at high prices. He plans to buy Mirage fighters from France for two squadrons, preferring terms and the absence of arms deals. He also noted possible radar equipment talks.
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France
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New Zealand
Healey
Pompidou Seen As De Gaulle's Likely Successor
Paris reports from Rome indicate Georges Pompidou has been named by General de Gaulle as his preferred dauphin and potential successor. Officials say de Gaulle approved Pompidou’s remark about running for president in a future election after a meeting in the Italian capital nine days earlier.
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de Gaulle
Barcelona University Rector Attacked by Rebels
About 60 extremist students invaded the rector Manuel Albadalejo's office as a mass meeting protested arrests of leaders. The office was ransacked and the rector was rescued before being thrown from a window. Education minister Villar Palosí warned of strong action. An ensuing trial targets eight alleged underground labor chiefs for demonstrations in Madrid on October 27, 1967.
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Barcelona
Manuel Albadalejo
Western naval patrol urged for Persian Gulf by study group
An Anglo American study by Georgetown University recommends Western war ships patrol the Persian Gulf as Britain plans to withdraw by 1971. It calls US led Indian Ocean fleet creation and criticizes fixed withdrawal dates. The report notes Soviet expansion and urges regional cooperation until security issues are resolved.
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