Columbia Students Walk Out of Commencement
About 250 students led a walkout at Columbia University commencement amid protests over the Vietnam War. Faculty and students left their seats as Prof. Richard Hofstadter spoke, criticizing the war while Dylan songs played and police guarded the event inside St John the Divine Cathedral.
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New York
Lumbia University
St. John the Divine
Richard Hofstadter
Campus Anwiudentinns Ledwat Ab
Steve Halliwell
Bob Dylan
Halliwell
Columbia
Hofstadter
Grayson Kirk
Vietnam
Auto Stores Chief Denies Heck Rumor
Western Auto Associate Stores president Arthur Swanson dismissed rumors of a takeover of Heck's, Inc. He said talks occurred but nothing concrete and doubted any deal would proceed. Heck's president Fred Haddad confirmed Western Auto made an offer but said it was turned down.
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Western Auto Associate Stores
Heck’s, Inc
Arthur Swanson
Kansas City
Swanson
Missouri
Fred Haddad
Heck’s
Western Auto
Haddad
Mayor Reduces Rank of Police Captain
Mayor Elmer Dodson downgraded L. H. Morris from captain to lieutenant in a punishment stemming from a complaint over dereliction of duty. Morris, who led a criminal investigation in 1958, had been on voluntary leave about 35 days as the probe proceeded.
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Elmer Dodson
L. H. Morris
Charleston
Uto
Ton
Morris
Dodson
Westmoreland Wins Senate Backing for Army Chief Post
Gen William C Westmoreland receives unanimous Senate Armed Services Committee approval to become Army chief of staff amid confirmation speed expectations. The hearing covered his Vietnam command despite calls for a public session on possible appeals and ongoing investigations.
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Washington
William C. Westmoreland
Senate Armed Services Committee
Army
Johnson
CIF
Dallas
U. S
Vietnam
Mayford
Harold Haynes
Mark. Johnson
iTis
Morris
C. D. Bee
Senate
Enenante
Striking Factory Workers Add Riot to Italy's Woes
Rome experienced university unrest as armed police kept order at the University of Rome while strikes and outbreaks spread. In Naples workers protested for higher wages, Genoa saw 1000 participants in a solidarity march, and Turin faced riot squads using tear gas to quell disorder amid student demonstrations.
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Italy
Rome
Lanciano
Adriatic
Turin
University of Rome
Naples
Genoa
Communist Party
Six Get Degrees Co-Op Program Begins at Tech
West Virginia Tech launches a five year alternating work and study co op program in cooperation with industry and government. Twenty one engineering students will begin in Georgetown University summer industrial jobs with participants from Wheeling Weirton Parkersburg Charleston Welch and other areas. The program targets freshmen who meet prerequisites and offers rotating roles in early stages.
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Tech Montgomery
West Virginia Tech
Washington, D. C
Sixj
West
Thomdents
E. Kilcollin
Grosscup
Charleston
Bruce H
Parkersburg
Barry J. Polon J. Polon
Welch
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Morr
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Spencer, W. Va
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Charleston, W. Va
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