President as a Sports Commentator? Nixon Voices Bowl Picks
President Nixon offered college football forecasts before the bowl games noting Texas and Penn State in ranking disputes. He argued Texas deserved top status after key late-season wins while Penn State and USC also won major bowls. Bud Wilkinson later earned partial credit for forecasting.
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Hoover reports black extremists attack police officers in 1969
J Edgar Hoover says Black extremists conducted over 100 assaults on police in the past six months as part of FBI activities in 1969. He cites seven policemen killed and more than 120 wounded, with groups like the Black Panther Party blamed for violence and riot. He notes a rise in Klan recruitment after Robert Shelton's release and links the Weather Underground SDS to campus unrest and 1968-69 damages and injuries.
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