Peace Bid Vetoed at Columbia University
Columbia faculty proposed a mediation panel to address student discipline and Amnesty fears while sit ins continued with 200 to 400 students occupying five campus buildings. Student leader Mark Rudd rejected the plan, insisting the key demand remains a general amnesty and Columbia withdraw from the IDA.
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NEW York
Columbia University
Columbia
Mark Rudd
Students For A Democratic Society
Rudd
Harlem Park
Institute For Defense Analysis
$3 Million LSD Haul in Britain Seizure
Scotland Yard detectives conducted two simultaneous raids Friday night and seized an estimated 3.6 million dollars worth of LSD in one of Britain's largest drug hauls.
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London
Scotland Yard
Britain
Un-American Activities to Open Defense Security Hearings
Washington UPI reports the House Committee on Un American Activities will begin hearings on April 30. The focus is bills to establish a security screening program for potential defense employees.
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Washington
UPI
House Committee On un-American Activities
Angry Supermarket Manager Chases Bandits in Miami Drive
HollywoodAP manager Guy McHarty 25 chased five bandits who robbed his Winn-Dixie of 1113 dollars and held his mother hostage. Four assailants were captured after an 80 mph pursuit on I-95 aided by a 100-man posse and a helicopter. One helper was wounded. McHarty fired at tires with a carbine. The fifth escaped as the group fled. the manager was shaken but determined to catch them.
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Guy McHarty
Winn- Dixie
McHarty
Dave Dzemcsak
Interstate 95
Palmetto
Frank Warren
Warren
Jerome Holland
Miami
White House Warns Officials Against Preconvention Politics
The White House told top executive branch officials this week that President Johnson expects them to stay clear of preconvention politics. Aides urged high level staff to refrain from publicly backing any Democratic presidential candidate, signaling Johnson’s aim to avoid partisan divisions this year.
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White House
Johnson
Humphrey
Agriculture Freeman
Labor
Wirtz
Welfare
Cohen
Robert Kennedy
Agriculture Schnittker
Train Hits Truck. C R Man Killed in Independence Crash
Special to The Gazette Cedar Rapids truck driver Dwain Hegland, 30, of 1723 F Avenue NW, was fatally injured when his Hubbard Milling Co semi-trailer collided with an Illinois Central freight train on Second Avenue in Independence around 1 15 p.m. The signals were working. the train traveled 45 mph and skidded 40 feet. Debris sprayed 260 feet. Hegland died at Peoples Hospital at 2 p.m. He was born January 27, 1938, in Ossian and married Lorraine Claude January 27, 1957, in Nashua. He left a wife, two sons, and his parents.
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Cedar Falls
Dwaine Martin Hegland
Ossian
Lorraine Claude
Nashua
Trinity Lutheran Church
Teamsters
Mitchell Ray
Craig Allen
Oberlin T. Hegland
Humphrey Announces Presidential Run Fostering Unity
Vice President Hubert Humphrey declared his bid for the presidency advocating a new American patriotism built on unity within the Democratic Party and the nation. He praised President Johnson for unity and peace in Southeast Asia, pledged not to divide the party, and urged voters to seek common sense over inflammatory rhetoric.
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Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Johnson
America
Southeast Asia
Robert Kennedy
Eugene McCarthy
Shoreham
Democratic Party
United States
Kennedy
McCarthy
Humphrey Calls for Unity as Johnson Resigns Bid
Vice President Humphrey praised Johnson's decision to decline renomination as a move toward national unity and a renewed American patriotism. He urged focus on progress and the need to confront inflation, housing, health, and jobs while stressing the pursuit of peace in Asia and unity at home. In Saigon, B 52s bombed Viet Cong sanctuaries near the capital, with clashes near Con Thien and Camp Carroll as U S forces repelled attacks and tracked rising North Vietnamese truck traffic southward.
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North Vietnam
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Panhandle
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Iowa gun laws deemed unenforceable and weak
Iowa crime commission says state gun control laws are unenforceable with 96 percent of handgun sales going unrecorded. Polk County records show thousands of weapons registered, prompting calls for tougher nationwide and state registration, and stricter sales controls while defenders warn against overreach and consumer fees.
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Towa
Iowa Crime Commission
Midwest
Iowa
Hayes
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Irene H. Maley
Blair backs gun control ideas with cautions
Blair said he would approve laws that combine handgun registration with ownership restrictions. He favored keeping guns from certain persons and noted Iowa killings show guns are common. He warned restrictions would make getting a gun tougher but urged careful, effective legislation, with Carstensen agreeing that there is no easy solution.
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Ed Crozier
Des Moines
Robert Blair
Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Carstensen
Iowa
Crozier
Blair
Anti-War Bloc Battles Police in Manhattan Parade
Thousands joined Loyalty Day and anti-war demonstrations in New York City. Police seized about 30 anti-war protesters in Washington Square Park and two 16 year olds were arrested for burning an American flag. Demonstrators waved Viet Cong and North Vietnamese flags and called the gathering an anti-imperialist march.
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Washington Square Park
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Central Park
John Lindsay
Martin
Dunking doughnuts may be bad form but good taste
A light note on dunking doughnuts, praising the tasty appeal while acknowledging etiquette concerns. The cheeky line suggests a playful take on enjoying sweets without strict adherence to proper manners.
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