President of Cornell Plans To Resign Position
Cornell University President James Perkins disclosed plans to resign. In a statement, Perkins said he will request the board of trustees to begin the search for a successor amid continued campus unrest and controversy surrounding gun policy and student actions in 1920.
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Cornell University
Ithaca
N.Y
Corl
Fingernell
James Lakes
A. Perkins
Cornell
Perkins
Memorial Day Traffic Toll and Campus Tension
A survey shows 481 traffic deaths during a four day Memorial Day period, with 629 fatalities the prior year. The piece notes heightened black student activity and campus tensions after an April incident, detailing gun possession charges, a university building occupation ban, and 17 students charged with criminal trespass as Cornell prepares for final exams and June 9 commencement.
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Philadelphia
Perkins
Corneil
Pert
Yaad
Cornell
French Election History Ties to Traffic Toll
A verbose report notes France's move toward universal suffrage with De Gaulle and Mitterrand contesting a second round. It cites holiday traffic deaths and boating accidents as context, recalls Louis Napoleon and previous presidents, and mentions a Nelson County man’s fatal crash near Charlottesville while recounting France’s electoral history.
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Ivas
Poher Werej
Dents
Imean
France
de Gaulle
Associated Press
Nelson County
Sis
Universals
Sffrage
de Charlie Burton Haynes
of Gaulle
Rt. 2
Aflon
Univate
Versity of
Virginia Hospital
Pierre Mitterrand
Charlottesville
Enl- de Gaulle
Virginia
Mitterand
Greenfield
Haynes
Nixon Administration Reveals Broad Policy Proposals
A high administration official indicated last week that drafting such legislation is difficult. Proposals include a penny stamp raise to 7 cents, draft law revisions for a lottery system, tax credits to spur industry in ghettos, and vast airways and mass transit plans with few specifics. Views on tax reform, anticrime measures, and electoral district plans are mixed amid war funding limits and uncertain Senate action. There is optimism for limited success in a few areas.
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Ipostal
Transportation Department
House
Treasury
Finance Committee
Senate
Judiciary
Nixon
Vietnam War flaunting cease-fire ends in renewed clashes
Reports from Vietnam describe air strikes near Khe Sanh and a demilitarized zone attack as fighting surged after the cease-fire. U.S. and South Vietnamese forces reported dozens of enemy casualties, while civilian tolls and shelling damaged several towns, with North Vietnamese broadcasts accusing the Allies of violations. A rescued U.S. soldier, Staff Sgt. Kenneth R. Gregorary, returned after nine months in captivity, while about 1,454 Americans remain missing or held.
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Threenemy
Mekong Delta
Saigon
U.S
da Nang
169Th Light Infantry
Kontum
Central Highlands
Jehild
Linse
Hanoi
Kenneth RB. Gregorary
Altus
Okla
Tay Nith
Seoul
Jim
Gregory
North
Viet Cong Tactics Warned By Captured Message In Quang Tri
A captured Viet Cong general in Quang Tri Province outlined tactics to disrupt pacification efforts by occupying towns, raising the Viet Cong flag, and letting U S Air Force bombing cause destruction. The plan leverages allied firepower and aims to maximize disruption while protecting civilians.
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Thu Thua
Bo Kinh
Quang Tri
Church Sieeple
Maj
Donald Vogel
U.S
Rockefeller and Bolivia Tin Price Clash Stirring Protests
In La Paz about 3,000 mostly student protesters condemn Rockefeller over tin pricing and world market impact. Rockefeller reportedly planned talks with Bolivian leaders but officials say opposition groups and students refused to meet. Bolivia invites but declines.
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Siles
United States
Silas
Rockefeller
Nixon
Aith
la Paz
Ovanda
Ongania
Alfredo Ovanda
Juan Carlos Ongania
Argentina
Ecuador
Ke‘uador
Walter Montenegro
Pope Paul and Lutheran Leader Voice Hope for Healing Split
Pope Paul VI and Pastor Andre Apel of France, secretary-general of the World Lutheran Federation, urged renewed dialogue and unity between Catholicism and Lutheranism. They spoke at an audience in Rome, noting ongoing joint talks since 1965 and the need to openly study differences in Bible interpretation and church structure.
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Hope For
Vatican City
Martin Luther
Paul VI
Paul
Andre Appel
France
World Lutheran Federation
Rome
Jesus Christ
Lutheran World Federation
Vatican
Vatican Ecumenical
Apel
Marstin Luther
Sttchia Phange
Czech party cracks down as dissent voiced over reform plan
A Czech Communist Party meeting sees critical figures like Sik and Husak clashing over socialist production with market elements. Several central committee members face reprimands or dismissal for signing the Manifesto of 2,000 Words and opposing restrictions, while reformist tensions rise amid Soviet influence and internal discipline efforts.
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Architet
Higher School of Economics
Europe
Switzerland
Oldrich Cernik
Cernik
Husak
National Front
Frantisek Kriegel
Central Committee
Frantisek Vodsson
National Assembly
Czechoslovakia
Karel Kosik
Frantisek Pavlicek
Karel Pazlistek
Dubcek
Imove Fagler
Gotseff
Oldrich Tary
Prague
Charles University
Jiri. Gocar
Prague Party
Martin Zaculik
Franlisck Sorm
van Skala
Writers Union
Scientific Academy
Writers’ Union
Wusak
Vaclav Slovic
Josef Spacek
Park Backlash and Police Move Toward Berkeley Park
The Berkeley protest over the People's Park escalated from grass planting to clashes as police dispersed 75 sleeping demonstrators and fence construction proceeded. UC Berkeley students, joined by other campuses, held protests and hunger actions while a campus referendum showed most voters favored turning the park over to its builders.
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Reagan
Berkeley
Wallace Johnson
Berkeley Barb
Johnson
Heyns
Sproul Plaza
Wea
Ucla
UC Berkeley
University
Riots hit Willemstad as Dutch marines quell Curacao unrest
Curacao saw mass rioting in Willemstad with police orders ignored and shots fired. Police and militia struggled. Dutch marines were deployed. Witnesses claim workers were armed and fired back as crowds burned downtown shops. Damages run into millions, tourism harmed, and tensions over unions and outside agitators discussed.
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Wilslemstad
Curacao
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