Signal for Kent State shootings cited by student observer
Kent State freshman James Woodring testified before the President's Commission on Campus Unrest that a national guard lieutenant appeared to signal before firing at the May 4 campus killings. He described a pistol in the officer’s hand and a volley at close range, while FBI checks showed no sniper and varying guard involvement. Durand, a Kent State veteran, claimed ring leaders plotted attacks on ROTC targets and the president's house.
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Kent, Ohio
Kent State University
National Guard
James Woodring
Cuyahoga Falls
Ohio
Woodring
Commission
William Scranton
FBI
George Warren
Lansing
Mich
Dennis Durand
Marine Corps
Kent State
Durand
Kent State Veterans Association
Hijacker Takes Delta Jet to Cuba Without Entering Cockpit
A stocky Latin man aboard a Delta Air Lines flight claimed a bomb in his lap and hijacked 81 passengers to Cuba without entering the cockpit. Cuban officials removed the hijacker and seized a brown attache case he said contained dynamite, a claim later denied by Radio Havana. Captain Hedgecock, 40, of Atlanta, piloted the plane until the halt in Havana.
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Miami
Cuba
Robert Hedgecock
Havana
Hedgecock
Atlanta
Delta Air Lines
James
Savannah
Jose Marti
Peru
Dennis Owens
Weih Resigns Marion City Manager Post
Marion city manager Don Weih announced his resignation effective Sept 1 at a city hall press conference. He cited the council's request for action without cause and noted a parking change on Eleventh Street reduced spaces without notice to merchants.
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Weih
Marion
Don Weih
Greg O. Hapgood
Eleventh Street
Living Cost Up 0.4 Percent for July
The July consumer price index rose 0.4 percent, driven by higher food, transportation, medical care, and housing costs. Seasonally adjusted, the increase was 0.3 percent, marking the smallest two month rise in over two years, leaving typical family purchases costing $13.57 per $10.00 of goods in 1957-59 terms.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chuckle Adams First Day Longest Without Eve
A brief humor note highlights Adam's first day as the longest without Eve, a playful reflection on absence and initial adjustment. Copyright.
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Adam
Eve
Storm Dorothy Drowns 12 in Martinique Floods
Flash floods in Martinique from Tropical Storm Dorothy killed 12 people and injured many as 12.32 inches of rain fell in nine hours over Fort de France. Winds reached 60 mph in gusts while Dorothy weakened to 50 mph before moving westward. Residents in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Haiti and the Dominican Republic were advised to monitor the storm.
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Miami
Martinique
Dorothy
National Hurricane Center
Fort de France
Caribbean Sea
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Egypt rejects U S surveillance over Middle East cease fire
Egypt spurned American plans for satellite and U 2 spy plane reconnaissance over the region saying the move is a pretext for espionage. Cairo’s Al Ahram warned such measures could aid Israel while the U S stated the effort would continue.
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Egypt
Middle East
Israel
Cairo
al Ahram
U. S
U.S. State Department
Soviet Union
Freon-Powered Engine Promises 100000 Hours of Life
Sarasota AP Wallace Minto, president of Kinetics Corp, said his Freon powered automobile engine will run about 100000 hours far beyond conventional engines. He announced a Nissan Datsun test program with 100 engines in 1972. The design uses Freon steam with few moving parts and claims threefold power over water steam engines and reduced weight. Mass production could lower car costs by 10 to 20 percent, with quick start for highway driving.
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Sarasota
Fla
Wallace Minto
Minto
Kinetics Corp
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd
Japan
du Pont Co
Flowers stripped from Palach grave on invasion anniversary
In Prague authorities removed flowers and a black edged Palach portrait from Jan Palach grave as mourners gathered. Foreign students were detained at the cemetery gate while locals laid fresh bouquets and candles. Police tightened surveillance and some activists fear expulsion or school bans.
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Prague
Jan Palach
Palach
Autopsy Planned in Death of 12-Year-Old Mike Heiser
In Oelwein Cedar Rapids will perform an autopsy to determine cause of death of Michael Nish Heiser 12 son of Mr and Mrs D C Heiser He was found dead on the floor at the Robert Strang residence Friday morning Mitchell Mitchells son tried to wake him at 6 15 am to deliver papers Ambulance called and he was pronounced dead at Mercy Hospital Funeral services pending at Brant funeral home.
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Oelwein
Cedar Rapids
Michael Nish
D. C
Heine’’ Heiserman
Mike
Robert Strang
Mitchell
Heiserman
Mercy Hospital
Heisermans
Manikin's Laugh Ends Four-Hour Store Pose
In Philadelphia a 14 year old boy spent hours in Gimbels after dark posing as a manikin on a furniture department counter. He triggered a burglar alarm and was then found by police. The judge dismissed burglary and larceny charges, but found attempted larceny and sent the youth to a development center.
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Philadelphia
Herman
William McLaughlin
Gimbels
McLaughlin
Presidents Act To End Old Dispute
Nixon and Diaz Ordaz announce agreement to make the Rio Grande the boundary between Texas and Mexico and fix 12 mile maritime limits in the Gulf and Pacific. A treaty will be drafted for Senate approval while both nations pledge to curb drug trafficking and cooperate on border issues.
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Puerto Vallarta
Mexico
Nixon
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
Rio Grande
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific Ocean
Pacific Coast
Colorado River
U. S
Texas
Diaz Ordaz
White House
Ronald Ziegler
Ziegler
Presidio
Tex
U.S. Senate
Senate
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