Report on Campus Unrest Heads to Nixon Desk
The Presidential Commission on Campus Unrest delays final release as Nixon faces blame for campus violence. Commission members, including Rhodes and Ortiqe, push for accountability while Republicans call the panel biased amid Kent State and Jackson State fallout.
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Nixon
Washington
Presidential Commission
Kent State
Jackson State
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Joseph R. Rhodes Jr
Harvard University
Agnew
Rhodes
West Virginia State College
Commission
Scranton
Kent
Roland D. Potter
University of Vermont
Revius Ortique
New Orleans
National Guard
United States
Jordan Denies Violating Truce Amid Civil War Tensions
Egyptian President Nasser accuses Jordan of breaching the cease-fire as Jordanian King Hussein announces a new government within hours to replace the military leadership. Armies remain around Ramtha and Irbid near Amman, while curfews ease temporarily and clashes are reported as gangs resist the truce.
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Jordan
Hussein
Amman
Ramtha
Irbid
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Cairo
Gnt
Radio
Nasser
Yasir Arafat
Jaafar el Numairi
U S to Replenish Lost Arms for Jordan Force
A Defense Department official said the United States will replenish arms and ammunition captured by Jordan in its conflict with Palestinian guerrillas and Syrians to maintain King Hussein's army's continuing military capability. He stressed the U S does not plan direct intervention despite prior speculation.
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Defense Department
United States
Jordan
King Hussein
David Packard
Hussein
U.S
Missing balloon crew sighting sparks coast guard search
A Coast Guard cutter heads toward a North Atlantic area off Newfoundland after a US Air Force plane sighted a yellow object with orange lines and what may be remnants of The Free Life gear. The three balloonists were Rodney Anderson Jamela Brown Anderson and an English engineer. The final radio dispatch said the balloon was at 600 feet and descending into a rainstorm. Twelve planes and three cutters had participated in the search.
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New York
Coast Guard
North Atlantic
Newfoundland
U.S. Air Force
Coast Guard Search and Rescue Center
Long Island
Rodney Anderson
Jamela Brown Anderson
Nixon Tour Faces Tight Security by Airliner Hijack Fears
President Nixon's European trip prompts expanded protection. All passengers and baggage on Air Force One and three accompanying planes face rigorous screening. Armed guards will accompany the aircraft on ground moves through Italy Yugoslavia Spain Britain and Ireland.
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Washington
Nixon
Secret Service
Air Force One
Pan American World Airways
Trans World Airlines
White House
Italy
Yugoslavia
Spain
Britain
Ireland
California brush fires burn homes in Malibu and valley
Fires ripped through Southern California as 57 000 acres burned and about 140 homes destroyed with 400 damaged. Actor Dale Robertson's home, Gov. Reagan's ranch, and Spahn movie ranch suffered damage while Malibu Canyon and western San Fernando Valley bore the worst blows. No deaths reported.
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Los Angeles
California
Dale Robertson
Ronald Reagan
Spahn
Malibu Canyon
San Fernando Valley
Malibu
Pacific Ocean
Agua Dulce
Bel Air
Brentwood
U.S. Warns Against Red Naval Base
The Nixon administration warns Moscow against building a major Soviet naval base in Cuba. Evidence suggests a submarine support base is under construction at Cienfuegos possibly for Polaris subs, while White House officials stress seriousness but have not filed diplomatic protests.
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Nixon
Moscow
Cuba
Pentagon
Cienfuegos
Atlantic
White House
Caribbean
John F. Kennedy
U.S
Russia
U. S
United States
Holy Loch
Scotland
Rota
Spain
Pacific
Guam
Police hunt for killer after Boston bank robbery
More than 800 policemen searched northeastern Massachusetts and New Hampshire for William M. Gilday 41 of Amesbury amid a bank robbery slaying. Gilday fled with two hostages after stealing cars and exchanging gunfire as others linked to Brandeis University went on the run or were arrested in a separate $26,000 theft.
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Mass
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
William M. Gilday
Boston
Gilday
Amesbury
Katherine A. Power
Denver
Colo
Brandeis University
Waltham
Susan Saxe
Albany
N.Y
Brandeis
Stanley R. Bond
Cam
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Red Naval Base
Melvin R. Laird
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