Policemen Deny Killing Students at Southern University
Governor Edwards rejects negotiation with protesting Southern University students as two black youths die amid campus clashes. Officials say tear gas used. witnesses report gunfire. Fires burn buildings. National Guardsmen deployed. campus closed for Thanksgiving. Edwards stresses the violence stems from internal campus tensions, not race.
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York Fire at Heston Apartments Kills Two
Two people died and nine injured in a fire that tore through the Heston Apartments on West Street York pa. Fire Chief Robert Little said two others were missing. One victim, Mrs. Margaret Rosensweig 36, died at York Hospital after leaping from a third floor window to escape flames. Firemen reported others jumped from upper floors as the four story building burned. The blaze started about 6 am and was controlled by 8 25 am.
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Bombings Slow as Peace Talk Not Cited as Cause
U S fighter bombers carried 140 strikes against North Vietnam in the panhandle Thursday, half the prior two days' average. Weather and redeployment toward the DMZ region near Quang Tri helped reduce raids, while B 52s hit stockpiles within 10 miles of the 20th parallel. Ground clashes north of Saigon left 16 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong dead and five South Vietnamese killed. Cambodian forces reopened the Phnom Penh to northwest highway and repelled attackers on Highway Four toward Kompong Som. Lt Gen John W Vogt visited Phnom Penh for talks about increased military aid. Chester County Lodge 11 F O P offered a $1,000 reward for information in the Kennett Square police murders. Seattle study says Seattle-Tacoma Airport adds 486 million to Puget Sound economy with 7,000+ jobs and 100 million in wages.
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Right To Know: Four papers win FOI citations from AP editors
Four newspapers The Daily Oklahoman The Philadelphia Inquirer the Corry Pa Evening Journal and the Flint Journal were honored by the Associated Press Managing Editors Association for defending press freedom. The Corry Journal refused court censorship in juvenile cases while The Oklahoman exposed My Lai mass killings and opened Army records. The Inquirer fought for public access to housing welfare and other records. The Flint Journal pursued open city council meetings by court action.
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Kissinger Prepares For More Talks
Washington reports Kissinger was summoned to Camp David to discuss Vietnam peace negotiations ahead of potential Paris sessions with Le Duc Tho. Officials expect brief talks in Paris this weekend, as Hanoi presses for immediate signoff on the 9 point plan and Moscow and Beijing urge adherence to the deal. Remaining differences may require further exchanges after Kissinger’s return.
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Pothole Parade Angers Along Route 89 With Beefs
The corridor from Route 6 to Spar tansburg and Titusville is troubled by potholes and rough berms. A gravel stockpile and heavy dump trucks add to the danger as seven vehicles including a school bus passed a point south of Route 6 in moments captured by a photographer. Residents report erosion on Lindsey Hollow road and the Corry-Beaverdam route as officials face deteriorating maintenance and growing complaints.
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