Kent State shootings indict eight Ohio guardsmen
The federal grand jury indicts eight Ohio National Guard members who were on the Kent State campus during the 1970 shootings that killed four students and wounded nine. The case raises questions about orders, responsibility, and political pressures surrounding the crisis.
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Kent State University
Ohio
Ohio National Guard
Kent State
Nixon
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Army Reserve Officers Training Corps
John Rhodes
John Mitchell
Peter Davies
James Michener
Clout Debate Follows 1974 North Carolina Assembly
As Easter adjournment nears the 1974 North Carolina General Assembly, supporters of the North Carolina Consumers Council and Common Cause find their influence limited. The two groups lack broad dues-paying membership, and many votes occur by voice or show of hands, shielding lawmakers from accountability. Their leaders push for wider fact reporting to inform voters before elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
N. C. Council For Social Legislation
North Carolina Consumers Council
Common Cause
The Emergence of Women's Studies in American Higher Ed
The women's liberation movement spurred women's studies, a new academic field growing rapidly across campuses. By the current year, about 2,000 courses in 300 institutions exist, with programs offering majors minors and even master’s degrees. Ford Foundation fellowships support roughly 15 doctoral and similar faculty fellowships, as committees and authorities push to redefine curricula and address gender bias in scholarship.
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Women's Liberation Movement
George Washington University
Washington, D.C
California State University
San Francisco
Cambridge Goddard Graduate School For Social Change
Plainfield
Sarah Lawrence College
Bronxville
N.Y
Ford Foundation
Hanna Leads Korean Entrepreneur on Middle East Oil Tour
Classified U S cables reveal Rep Richard Hanna Calif escorting Tongsun Park a South Korean shipping businessman through Yemen Saudi Arabia and Egypt meeting ministers and officials to pursue oil deals and a potential joint shipping venture Hanna claims no formal deals but says he aims to encourage capital investment in Yemen and notes upcoming visits to the region Also cited are concerns about patent lobbying and a costly Army nerve gas vehicle contract
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Richard Hanna
Calif
Middle East
Tongsun Park
Georgetown Club
Park
Miryung Company
U.S
Hanna
Capitol Hill
Far East
Pertamina Oil Company
Indonesia
Sana
Yemen
William Crawford
Treasury
Central Planning Organization
Central Bank
Irvani
Crawford
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Tongsan Park
Reach To Recovery aids cancer patients and families in High Point
A feature on the Reach to Recovery program of the American Cancer Society highlights how Vonnie Womble Thompson and local volunteers support mastectomy patients at High Point Memorial Hospital. The piece notes kits with letters, prayers, and guidance ease fears, honors Cancer Crusade Week, and mentions camellia care for Dr. Zimmerman recovering from a stroke.
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Vonnie Womble Thompson
High Point
American Cancer Society
High Point Memorial Hospital
Vonnie
John C. Foy
Jess Washburn
Asa Parham
Baxter Freeze
Alex Rankin
J. T. Harris
Carl Shelton
Judy Royals
Enterprise Woman’s Department
Hospital
High Point Camellia Club
Johnny Lewis
Bud Hines
Zimmerman
Dr. Zimmerman
Helen Moody
L. E
Red” Moody
Crossnore
Backfires From Detente In Nixon Kissinger Policy
National Whirligig criticizes detente as a flawed approach raising Western energy and security risks. It argues Chou En-lai shifted to the United States to oppose Russia, while Western leaders falter amid oil embargos and rising prices. It notes recall of ambassadors and deteriorating NATO and Peking Washington ties as outcomes.
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Washington
Red China Watchers
Hong Kong
Peking
Potomac
Chou En-lai
Russia
China
Kremlin
Chou
America
Chow
Europe
Japan
Nixon-Kissinger
United States
Suez
Vietnam
Middle East
Golan Heights
NATO
Washington- Peking
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Chairperson
Charwoman
Is &O
Edward J. Powers
New Hampshire
FCC
Cairo
Nile) Hilton
Joe Spear
Vincent Gregory
Rohm and Hass Chemical Firm
Senate
Geneva
Holt McPherson Enterprise
T. R. Zimmerman
City Parks Division
City Lake Park
Rotary Club
Garland McPherson II
Hendersonville
Bank of North Carolina
N.A
N.C. State University
The
Bank
Jacksonville, N.C
National Whirligig
Ernest Cuneo
North American Newspaper Alliance
Dr. Kissinger
Heath
Britain
Golda Meir
Kissinger
Peking-Washington
Huang Chien
David
Bruce
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