Central State University Closes After Campus Riot
Central State University in Wilberforce Ohio closed by order of President Dr Harry Groves after a riot that left 91 arrests and many injuries among state patrol and National Guardsmen. Warren a Cleveland man linked to the unrest prompted the clash with Wilberforce University supporters.
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Wilberforce, Ohio
Harry Groves
Central State University
Groves
Board of Trustees
Ohio
Greene County Sheriff's Office
Michael Warren
Cleveland
Rembert Stokes
Wilberforce University
Warren
Stokes
Wilberforce
Central State
Black Power
Yellow Springs
New Public Library Planned for Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids library board prepares a proposal for a downtown public library at an estimated cost of 2 million dollars, potentially funded by a bond issue. Director David Smith notes overcrowding at the 1905 building, which served a city far smaller in population and volumes. a downtown location is sought rather than a fringe site.
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Cedar Rapids
Smith
Farm Wife Dies In Tractor Mishap Near Blairstown
Mrs Victor Landuyt 49 died in a tractor accident at the Landuyt farm 21% miles south of Blairstown about 8 a m Tuesday. Her tractor wheel struck another tractor wheel, tipping her machine and causing fatal injuries. Survived by husband two daughters Kay Patty Sue and Jimmie and Mrs Bill Thurman. Body sent to Hrabak funeral home. Investigated by Benton and Iowa counties sheriffs.
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Blairstown
Victor Landuyt
Landuyt
Landayt
Wilma Papesh
Bill Thurman
Kay
Patty Sue
Jimmie
Hrabak
Benton
Iowa County
Welcome home to three freed U.S. sergeants at Fort Bragg
Green Berets James Jackson, Daniel Pitzer and Edward Johnson returned from Cambodia to Fort Bragg after years of captivity. Jackson laughed and hugged comrades as Pitzer walked on crutches and Johnson arrived on a stretcher with dysentery and malnutrition. A peace committee member connected to Martin Luther King Jr praised the gesture as goodwill toward American Negroes.
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Fort Bragg
James Jackson
U. S
Jackson
Daniel Pitzer
Spring Lake
N.C
Pitzer
Army
Cambodia
Edward Johnson
Seaside
Calif
Washington, D. C
Walter Reed Army Hospital
New York
Thomas Hayden
Newark
Hayden
Martin Luther King, Jr
Benjamin Spock
Joan Baez
King
Johnson
U.S
Green
Talcott
W. Va
Minnesota Contractor Wins Nearly Million Dollar Default
In Des Moines the state supreme court awarded Hallett Construction Co. of Crosby Minnesota a default judgment near one million dollars. The ruling faulted the state for failing to argue against the judgment and delaying payment for Interstate 80 work near Cedar County. The decision cites a waste of taxpayers money exceeding seven hundred fifty thousand dollars. The suit originated in 1960 over delayed payment for site work due to unfinished preparation and equipment being tied up by the highway commission.
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Des Moines
Minnesota
Hallett Construction Co
Crosby, Minn
Cedar County
We've Been in Vietnam Too Long says Dirksen at real estate boards
Senator Dirksen of Illinois told about 5 000 at the National Association of Real Estate Boards convention that U S forces have been in Vietnam too long. He urged victory but supported self-determination and freedom for South Vietnam and condemned antiwar protests and flag burning.
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Vietnam
Dirksen
Washington
UPI
R-Ill
U.S
National Association of Real Estate Boards
South Vietnam
Dak To Battle Update UPI
U.S. paratroopers pursue a shattered North Vietnamese unit near Dak To as 6,000 enemy troops reinforce the area with five inch rockets. Bombs and rockets hit the retreat path while 173rd Airborne and artillery fire press the pursuit.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Dak To
Dak
Army
173Rd Airborne Division
North Vietnam
Panhandle
U.S. Army
First Air Cavalry Division
Top Officials Commute in State Cars
Atty. Gen. Richard Turner received a state car, used mostly in Des Moines during June. Solicitor General Richard Haesemeyer also uses a state car with limited out-of-town trips. T. E. Daugherty of the state commerce commission logged 179 miles in June, all Des Moines local.
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Des Moines
Richard Turner
Turner
Richard Haesemeyer
Council Bluffs
West Des Moines
T. E. Daugherty
State Commerce Commission
L. N. ‘Jensen
Indianola
Iowa
Hochmuth Chopper Explosion Kills Marine Leader
Major Gen. Bruno Hochmuth commander of 20,000 Marines was killed when his helicopter exploded in flight and crashed into a flooded rice paddy. Five others died, including three crew members, an aide, and an interpreter. Eyewitnesses doubted ground fire.
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DA Nang
UPI
Bruno Hochmuth
Vietnam
Hochmuth
Third Marine Division
Texas A
Hue
Dong Ha
Demilitarized Zone
Air Force
William Crumm
John A. Chancey
Newville
Ala
Chancey
Robert Cushman
Cushman
Marine Corps
Hanoi Rejects Johnson Peace Talks On Neutral Ship
North Vietnam rejected President Johnsons offer for peace talks aboard a neutral ship at sea. The Communists again insisted on terms for ending the war in Vietnam.
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Tokyo
North Vietnam
Johnson
Philippines voters endure deadly senatorial election push
Filipinos voted in senatorial and local elections amid a wave of political killings, with 24 deaths overnight and total fatalities rising to 97 since the campaign began on July 1. A Nationalista party leader aligned with President Marcos was shot in a separate incident.
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Manila
UPI
Philippine News Service
Nacionalista Party
Ferdinand Marcos
Deaths Rise as Polls Open in Zamboanga del Sur
Vote deaths reach 97 with violence near a polling place in Zamboanga del Sur Mindanao as the national police brace for order. Major Gen Manuel Yan placed air force army navy and engineer units on alert while voters faced blank ballots and shifting precincts in a tense election day.
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Zamboanga del Sur
Mindanao
Mauel Yan
Armed Forces
Air Force
Army
Navy
Senate
House of Representatives
Manila
Nashville Draft Says Fred Brooks Faces Thursday Call
Nashville Banner reports Fred Brooks a black power leader who ran the Liberation School for Negro youth is slated for draft on Thursday in a case stirring local controversy.
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Nashville
Fred Brooks
Liberation School For Young Negroes
Nashville Banner
Today’s Chuckle: The Modern Woman’s Two-Priend Dilemma
A wry quip notes a modern woman needs two friends one to talk about and one to talk to in a light humor line.
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