Bomb damage hits Harvard library center in Cambridge
The Harvard Center for International Affairs in Cambridge suffered a bomb blast just before 1 a.m. damaging a library room, with no injuries reported. Police received a call from a nervous girl, alarms failed to locate a device, and officers found extensive window and wall damage along the building’s east side.
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Campus dynamite found near West Liberty State College
West Liberty West Virginia police and FBI agents tested four sticks of dynamite and two detonating caps found between the administration building and a state highway area. Gov Arch Moore said the explosives could have destroyed the building and killed occupants if detonated. No injuries reported this week after a bomb destroyed dorm rooms at Bluefield State College last week.
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Courts Clear After Bomb Scare Near Yale
Police evacuated three New Haven courthouses including Superior Court where Black Panther Party chairman Raby Seale appeared for pretrial hearings. A bomb threat prompted the lockdown near the Green. a hallucinatory search found no explosives and people were allowed back in. Seale faced first degree murder kidnapping resulting in death and related conspiracy charges.
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Sacramento firemen burn telegrams as strike continues
In Sacramento strikers defied a city ultimatum by burning telegrams in an oil drum near Cat Exp grounds. Don Foley said a few firemen returned to work while a spokesman claimed only one did so. The telegraphs warned of firings and pay loss if not reporting by 8 am as the walkout entered its second week and a court hearing was planned.
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Manson Trial Witness Describes Tate Killing Details
Witness Susan Atkins described how she stabbed actress Sharon Tate during the 1969 murders, claiming Tate screamed and Atkins continued stabbing to stop the sounds. The testimony came as Atkins and others face murder conspiracy charges in the Tate murders.
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Youths join blacks in church confab boycott
Youth delegates at the Episcopal Church Convention join Black clergy in boycotting discussions of a proposed new youth program. The Union of Black Clergy and Laymen halted all communications until fairness is ensured, protesting a panel seen as stacked with opponents. The dispute arises during a 10-day conference amid a $250000 effort to revitalize youth work.
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Busing advocates survive recall in Pasadena election
AP dispatch reports busing supporters barely held seats after a recall vote driven by opponents of the integration plan. Results show Enghalm 23,281 against recall 22,258 for, LaMotte 93,009 against 22,410 for, and others with narrow margins amid turnout. Other board members not involved in the recall faced no change.
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Rafferty critiques church subsidies in election bid
Sacramento California July speech by Max Rafferty a candidate for re election asserts that the Episcopal Church subsidizes subversives and should spend funds on saving souls. He claims church aid goes to militant groups and blacks and says he has no idea which organizations receive aid.
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Typhoon Wipes Philippines Killing Dozens and Forcing Hundreds to Flee
AP reports a typhoon with strong winds swept the Philippines from the central region to Manila’s island area causing at least 25 deaths and about 40 missing while 30,000 people became homeless. Communication lines were down, impeding casualty reports. The storm moved from the central Philippines toward Luzon and the South China Sea. Albany Province and Tiwi town reported deaths and missing persons, and the Goat Island naval incident added to fatalities. Manila and central Tagalog areas escaped major damage according to initial assessments.
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Soviet Nuclear Test in Arctic Seen as Major Doomsday Event
Swedish seismologists report the Soviet Union conducted its largest underground nuclear test in Novaya Zemlya. Estimates vary but sources cite strength well over five megatons, far surpassing U.S. tests. Experts in Stockholm and Uppsala weigh the magnitude and implications.
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Underground nuclear test at Nevada Test Site reported
The Atomic Energy Commission conducted an underground nuclear test at the Nevada Test Site today near Las Vegas. The 7 am PDT event yielded between 20 and 240 kilotons, with no radiation release reported according to an ARC spokesman. The test marks the first underground test since a halt against prime government contractors at the site. The strike began and lasted nearly four months.
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U.S. NASA officials plan talks with Soviets on space docking
NASA sends five top officials to Moscow next week to explore future joint docking of spacecraft with cosmonauts. After years of Soviet disinterest and rebuffs, officials remain cautiously optimistic. Arnold Pyutkin says Skylab is the earliest potential program to be considered for compatibility and docking.
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Jewel theft hits $200000 at San Francisco hotel display
AP report notes $200000 in jewels disappeared from Jubilee Diamond Co. display cases at a Hilton Hotel room after a night shift. No forced entry seen. police suspect a pass key could have been used. Robert Graham of Jubilee Diamond Co. confirms cases were kept in a closet before manager Winner Graham left.
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Guarded start to United Nations anniversary event
United Nations marks its 25th anniversary amid heightened security as police cars and patrol boats guard the Headquarters complex and approaches. FBI warning about possible kidnap plots prompted bystanders and officials to expect extreme protection. Secretary of State Rogers begins talks with foreign ministers, including Andrei Gromyko, amid tense international atmosphere.
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Senate ends session amid talks on prayers and obscenity ruling
In Washington the Senate neared recess amid clashes over liberal pornography reform and a proposed equal rights amendment. A 60 to 5 vote defeated major obscenity recommendations while a 50 to 20 vote backed voluntary school prayer. Debate over women's rights and military construction funding shaped a session marked by partisan standoffs and uncertain futures.
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Nixon aide cites neighborhood school stand in court
In arguing before the Supreme Court, Solicitor General Griswold said neighborhood schools are a base to end racial discrimination, with busing and other remedies like zones, paired schools, school closures or expansions, and desegregation of transport to achieve desegregation, while civil rights lawyers pressed de facto segregation via housing patterns as a factor the court should address.
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