Talks May Fail in Paris Peace Talks says North Viet
North Vietnam urged the Paris peace talks could fail and told U S Ambassador Averell Harriman the United States would bear full and entire responsibility. Harriman accused Hanoi of using talks for propaganda while Thuy urged the American side to change its stance. The fourth session lasted about three hours and the next meeting is postponed until Monday.
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Paris
North Vietnam
U. S
Averell Harriman
Harriman
Xuan Thuy
Thuy
U.S
South Vietnam
Ruling Against Bakers Overturned by Church
In Minneapolis the United Presbyterian Church in the U S A overturned charges against University of Iowa professor Joseph E. Baker and his wife Matilda 62. The 180th General Assembly rejected the permanent judicial commission findings by a standing vote 2 to 1 backing a minority report that said the Iowa City trial lacked an open mind. The Bakers had been charged locally with stirring dissension while attempting to save the 162
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University of Iowa
Iowa City
180Th
General Assembly
United Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
Judicial Commission
Joseph E. Baker
Matilda
Bakers
Permanent Judicial Commission
Spurgeon Avakian
Berkeley
Calif
Scovel Richardson
New ‘Rochelle
N.Y
Dr. Baker
Bakers appeal reversal in Iowa Presbyterian church case
A three-member Iowa panel upheld the Bakers guilty finding for disrupting Iowa City First Presbyterian Church. The General Assembly overturned the majority judicial commission report, sending the case back for further hearing with up to five assembly members, potentially delaying final resolution until 1969. Meanwhile, UPI reports on Vietnam air defenses and combat losses amid bombing in the southern panhandle.
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Iowa Presbyterian Synod
General Assembly
Judicial Commission
Assembly
Southeast
Iowa
Saigon
UPI
U.S
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Johnson
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Central Highlands
Riot at Columbia Injures Dozens as Police Clear Campus
Police cleared a barricaded Columbia building arresting 131 demonstrators with 40 students and 16 policemen injured as clashes erupted before dawn. The protests, linked to SDS leadership and campus reforms, began April 23 and included a police tunnel entry at Hamilton Hall.
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New York
Columbia University
Grayson Kirk
Radical
Students For A Democratic Society
SDS
Columbia Gymnasium
Tamks
Harlem
Mark Rudd
Hamilton Hall
Rudd
Maplewood
N.J
Hamilton
Dubuque bus drivers strike leaves 2600 students without rides
Forty drivers in the Dubuque Community school system did not report to work Tuesday morning, stranding 2600 students. Superintendent Dr. Garlyn Wessel said talks with drivers over pay, from $2.50 to $3.50 an hour, were ongoing while the board offered a 35 to 40 cent raise.
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Dubuque Gap
Dubuque Community School System
Garlyn Wessel
Wessel
Guardsmen Quit Maryland Town After Two Calm Nights
National guard troops left Salisbury Maryland on Wednesday and the commander announced the nightly curfew had been lifted after two nights of relative racial calm.
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Salisbury, Md
National Guard
Salisbury
Veto on Counsel at Draft Hearings Fails in Senate
The Senate rejected a crime bill amendment by Sen. Long to grant counsel at draft board hearings. The 63 to 18 vote tabled the proposal, with Long decrying the denial as a mockery of justice. Senator Russell argued it would undermine the draft system and urged separate legislation.
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Washington
Senate
Sen. Long
D-Mo
Long
iHe
Selective Service
Russell
D-Ga
Outage Strands 400 at HemisFair Tower in San Antonio
A power failure cut elevators and lights at the Tower of the Americas on HemisFair Park Tuesday night trapping about 400 people 135 feet up. The outage traced to an improper ground near the top, with candles shared as crews evacuated the last riders around 2 a.m. Wednesday. One man requested a refund for a tower admission after a 45 minute descent.
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HemisFair
Tower of the Americas
Fef. G. Martinez
Matamoros
Mexico
Fire Kills Co ed in Lincoln Tower Dorm On Ohio State Campus
A fire in Lincoln Tower on the Ohio State campus is ruled arson by officials. Pam Patterson 18 of Ludlow Falls died from smoke inhalation as 14 others were injured and students sought escape via windows and ladders.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Lincoln Tower
Pam Pat
Terson
Ludlow Falls
Senate Votes To Strike Provisions On Confessions In Crime Bill
In Washington the Senate rejected a bid to delete a section undoing Supreme Court limits on voluntary confessions and police lineups. Sen. Tydings urged testing each part, but failed. Sen. Ervin warned against inconsistency if other provisions remained.
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Washington
Hickenlooper and Miller
Iowa
Senate
Supreme Court
High Court
Sen
Tydings
D-Md
Truth in Lending Voted by Senate
Senate debates over truth in lending measure after House approval clarifies total costs of buying autos appliances and homes on credit. The bill moves to the Senate for final congressional approval.
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Truth In Lending
Senate
Washington
UPI
House
De Gaulle Faces Censure Vote as France Strikes Persist
Paris unrest deepens with more than eight million workers on strike amid government efforts to avert a censure motion. Les Halles disrupts as major industries idle yet electricity gas and phones remain. Paris airports affected as a bread shortage looms and large factories see partial or total shutdowns.
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Paris
de Gaulle
National Assembly
Les Halles
France
Paris Area
le Bourget
Orly International
Marcoule
Pierrelatte
Chuckle on Women Bridge Party Talks About Operations
A social joke notes women at a bridge gathering discussing their medical operations in playful gossip. It frames healthcare topics as light banter at a friendly meetup.
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