Penn State Head Flees Amid Riot
President Eric Walker and his wife fled their campus home after students stoned it and windows were broken as anti-war protests spread to colleges and high schools. About 1,000 Penn State students attended a meeting protesting arrests from a sit-in. Small fires occurred in dormitories and classrooms, with at least one started by a gasoline bomb amid wider unrest including Atlantic City high school clashes and fires at Kansas University and Keuka and Hobart colleges.
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Nixon sets goal to pull 150000 troops from Vietnam
President Nixon announced a goal to withdraw an additional 150000 U.S. troops from Vietnam within the next year, aligning with recent pullout pace. He said the number could rise if peace talks succeed, but warned no progress has been made on the negotiating front. He voiced concern about communist incursions in Cambodia and Laos while maintaining an overall optimistic view of Southeast Asia.
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Heroin Count Reduced but Term Longer in Iowa Court
Cedar Rapids on Monday two local men faced Linn County court for heroin sale and false pretenses. Kenneth Downs aged 24 pled guilty to sale of heroin receiving three years in Anamosa reformatory and a $100 fine. Darwin Ambers aged 23 pled guilty to false pretenses receiving a seven year suspended sentence and probation. Downs heroin sample described as lethal with 36.8 percent heroin, far above normal 4-7 percent. Ambers sentenced for false pretenses with indeterminate term up to seven years, but freed on probation.
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Two Charges Against Rap Brown Upheld
Circuit Judge James Macgill upheld two charges of rioting and inciting to riot against H. Rap Brown in Cambridge Md. for the 1967 burning of two blocks, while dismissing part of another count and upholding an arson charge. Proceedings paused as defense seeks federal jurisdiction.
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Critics Hit Health Board Smith Resigns
Linn county board of health accepts the resignation of Executive Director Carl D. Smith amid charges of softness on air pollution control and questions about personnel turnover. Alfred Ahern named to replace him at 15,900 dollars. Ahern to begin May 1, assume May 16. Smith to retire active service May 15 with vacation through June 30.
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Civilians Led Into Fire in Cambodian Viet Cong Clash
Civilians carrying a white flag were marched by Cambodian troops toward Viet Cong lines 18 miles south of Phnom Penh to urge the Viet Cong to leave the area. Vietnamese and newsmen were fired upon, with at least two wounded. A group of Catholics, including a seminarian with a white flag, reported being rounded up earlier, and by day’s end about 10 Vietnamese were missing. General Sosten Fernandes called the operation fruitful for locating Viet Cong weapons.
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Carswell Enters Senate Race as Nixon Dilemma Grows
G Harrold Carswell announces candidacy for the Senate in Florida's Republican primary amid a national controversy from his failed Supreme Court nomination. President Nixon is tied to Cramer, who pursued the seat with backing linked to Nixon's signal. The move pits Carswell against Rep. William Cramer in a likely sharp campaign with high stakes for the party.
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Forecasts of Man's Doom Open Environment Week
University of Iowa Environment Week opened with dire warnings about environmental pollution. George W. Forell, director of the university's School of Religion, told about 250 that continued development could destroy humanity and its environment. Wayne Davis of the University of Kentucky echoed the danger, citing Nobel laureate George Wald that life on earth could face extinction within 15 years.
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Eleven Killed in Copter Crash Near Saigon
In South Vietnam, two US helicopters were lost and a fighter bomber shot down. One chopper hit a power line and crashed into a river 15 miles northeast of Saigon, killing 11 of 12 Americans aboard. The other helicopter was downed 21 miles northwest of Saigon, wounding one American. the fighter-bomber was hit and the pilot is missing.
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Astronauts Tell Their Moon Mission Tale On TV Tonight
Apollo 13 astronauts Lovell Haise and Swigert outline the oxygen tank explosion and four day fight for survival in a national news conference at 6 30 p m Iowa time They narrate space footage and slides as Edgar Cortright leads a probe into the abortive mission grounding all Apollo moon flights until a fix is found Kennedy preparations for Apollo 14 continue on schedule despite the inquiry.
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Five-Man Panel Will Study Case
Washington AP The house judiciary committee voted to form a five member subcommittee to investigate charges seeking impeachment of Supreme Court Justice William Douglas. Chairman Emanuel Celler will head the panel with McCulloch Brooks Rogers and Hutchinson. The inquiry aims to end within 60 days after it begins.
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