To Be Walking A Tightrope Says Negro Elected Mayor
Howard Lee, 34, first Black mayor of a white Southern town, Chapel Hill N C, says his win signals a tough path between white racists and Black militants. He vows to use city power to protect rights, improve transit, and expand low income housing while facing threats and skepticism from both sides. Lee, Duke employee relations director, won 2 587 to 2147 over Roland Giduz in a high turnout, noting the result could influence other Black candidates.
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Duke University
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Hawkins
Roland Giduz
Aldarmen
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Giduz
Lithonia
Duke
Campus unrest spans multiple campuses amid antiwar actions
About 300 Duke University students chanted antiwar slogans as ROTC cadets were inspected at Wallace Wade Stadium. Demonstrators, claiming to represent the Student Liberation Front, disrupted the event with thrown objects but the inspection finished without incident. Other campuses reported boycotts, campus disruptions, and security actions as protests spread.
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Army and Navy
Assishant
William Griffith
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Duke
San Diego
University of California
New Orleans
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Southern University
National
Suci Qty
Brooklyn
Pratt Pistiite
A0le
Insurance Cancelled Over Rumors Of Hueys Drinking
Royal Indemnity canceled a policy for Mrs Huey of Stafford County Virginia after an investigation by a Telail Credit Bureau agent in Fredericksburg claimed Huey, a 39 year old retired Marine sergeant, drank to excess. Officials noted past traffic violations and one speeding conviction.
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Royal Indemnity
Stafford County
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Thomas Taylor
Telail Credit Bureau
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Douglas Patterson
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Patterson
Five years jail for member of Palestinian guerrilla group
A Mideast report says a man received five years in jail on charges he belonged to another Palestinian guerrilla group. The article notes clashes in southern Jordan and identifies Palestinian groups involved, with warnings of retaliation and calls for restraint from Lebanese and Palestinian factions.
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AL Saka
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Lishanon
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Revaluation Talk Shakes West German Money Markets
Money markets described as nervous amid talk of an early mark revaluation. Dealers foresee possible unilateral or multilateral moves affecting the pound and franc, with estimates of 8 to 12 percent shifts. Analysts note potential 16.75 percent export advantages for French and British buyers if Germany acts alone.
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Vietnam War Skirmishes and Air Raids Reported Near Saigon
Reports from Saigon describe continued clashes near the capital with North Vietnamese forces in combat zones around Bai Loi Woods and 25 miles northwest of Sai t ut. US forces claim multiple enemy casualties, base camps found abandoned, and rising drone and airpower activity around Da Nang and War Zone C as Vietnam tensions persist.
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Canal
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Dien Tien Pho
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South Vietnn
Draswals Wold
Vegetat Cantmittee
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Nori Viettamn
Weather Update Reflects Strong Winds and Snow Across Regions
Weather continues from Payee One reports high winds in Texarkana and damaged communications. A funnel cloud near Carmine Texas prompted a tornado watch for parts of southern and eastern Texas. Heavy snow warnings cover Colorado mountains while 22 inches fell in Georgetown and nearby passes. Snow also in the White Mountains and Hawley Lake with variable rainfall across the Dakotas, California, and Utah.
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Manintains
Colorado
Georgetown
Manarel Pass
North Vastern Arizona
Hawley Lake
Hco
McNary
Old London Church Dedication At Westminster College
Westminster College Fulton Missouri dedicates an old London church on campus as a chapel linked to Sir Winston Churchill. Notables including Earl Mountbatten of Burma and Mrs. Churchill's daughter attend amid parade, bagpipes, and Rolls Royces. Churchill’s speech history and postwar tensions frame remarks by Mountbatten and Gen. Mark Clark.
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Maglish
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Alderianbury
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Earl Mountbatten
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Trieste
Adriatic
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Sir Winston
New York
Univ
Renee Bor
Maerimai
Mark Clark
Ren
Nixon
BAO
Westmnster
Pooshye Rana
Alan Shepard Returns to Space Flight Status
Alan B. Shepard Jr is reinstated to flight status six years after ear disorder grounded him NASA announced. The 45 year old original Mercury astronaut was first American in space in 1961 aboard Freedom 7, later grounded since 1968 due to dizziness. He underwent ear surgery and is medically cleared for piloting duties though not assigned to a crew.
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Shepard
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Astronaut Office
L. Gordon Cooper
Air Force
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Mother Drexel saint drive touches tax code and aid
Treasury study shows unlimited charitable deductions used by about 160 people surpassing 51 million dollars. John Rockefeller 3d testifies he has paid 5 to 10 percent of his income in taxes since 1961. Debates over Mother Drexel’s tax treatment and possible saintly recognition spark broader church actions.
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Treasury
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Bat John
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Ilene
Katherine Drexel
McCarthy Chooses Kennedy as Likeli 1972 Dem Nominee
Senator Edward M Kennedy of Massachusetts tops Sen Eugene McCarthy’s list as the strongest current candidate for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination. Kennedy, who ran in 1968, remains a leading figure amid a crowded field of national issues as McCarthy keeps options open on possible shifts in his stance.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Edmund §. Muskie
Maine
Fortas fee dispute and looming impeachment talk
Fortas acknowledges returning a $20,000 Wolfson fee after research limits appeared, while life magazine cites a 11 month retention before indictment. Taft and Griffin push for a disclosure bill requiring yearly public reports by judges and confidential tax and asset disclosures, amid broader calls for Fortas explanation. McCarthy weighs future plans, criticizes college presidents’ crackdown on demonstrators and urges negotiated Vietnam settlement, while not predicting a run for re election.
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Life Magazine
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Senate Judiciary Committee
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White House
Truman and Nixon join in song at library flame dedication
President Truman and President Nixon take part in a White House piano rendition of The Missouri Waltz. A ceremony Thursday marks the Independence Post of the American Legion dedicating an eternal flame of freedom at the Truman library, a replica of the Arlington National Cemetery memorial.
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Transfer pure meat regulations story incomplete
Petersen, a veteran of the criminal division, rose to deputy chief of the organized crime and racketeering section in 1960. He later became section thief in 1966 and helped introduce the strike force, assembling specialists to attack crime syndicates. A dispute arose between Kossack and Deputy Atty. Gen. Richard G. Kleindienst over measures for the MLK Jr. assassination anniversary. Mitchell intervened on Koslack's behalf.
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Martin Luther King Jr
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Koslsack
Leader of intellectuals arrested in Russia
Former Soviet Maj. Gen. Pyotr Grigoryenko a prominent dissident leader was arrested in Tashkent on charges of anti Soviet slander. Police searched homes in Moscow detaining two American reporters briefly. Grigoryenko, 63, has long fought for free speech and opposed Soviet actions in Czechoslovakia and Tatars rights.
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Latvia
Ivan Yakhimovich
Professor And Wife Excommunicated From Presbyterian Church
Prof Joseph Bakey and his wife were excommunicated by the Southeast Town Presbytery over the 1643 ecclesiastical law cited in their dispute to save their old Iowa City church building. The Bakers say they will remain active in their faith and attend services, signing as excommunicated Presbyterians.
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Ity
Iowa
Joseph Bakey
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First Presbyterian Church
Iowa City
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