Cornell President Resigns Amid Campus Crisis
Perkins, 57, quits after a student takeover and protests over gun free campus rules. Legislation in Albany targets disruptive students as trustees in New York City express full confidence, while faculty split on the move and possible successor Provost Dale R. Carson comments.
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UCLA Students End Hunger Strike in Sympathy for Berkeley
Twenty UCLA students ended a six day hunger strike in support of Berkeley demonstrators. Spokesman Bill Prensky said the group voted to end the fast amid optimism for a peaceful Berkeley settlement. They visited Governor Reagan's home in Pacific Palisades seeking troop withdrawal, but he was unavailable.
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Doctor Rescues Two Children from Barricaded Father
A doctor rescued two baby girls aged 1 and 2 from their father Clarence Monroe who barricaded them in a bedroom and threatened police with a breadknife for 10 hours in London. The doctor entered the home, persuaded him to drop the knife, sedated him, and the children were led to safety as Monroe was admitted to a mental hospital in Epsom.
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Tempers Cool as Guardsmen Hold Berkeley Park Line
In Berkeley California 1 522 troops remain with guardsmen near peoples park after a massive march of about 30 000 protesters demanding the fence come down. The university and city explore leasing park space for a dollar a year while regents meet June 13.
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Bolivia Students Protest Rockefeller Visit in La Paz
Thousands of students from San Andres and Catholic universities demonstrated in La Paz against Nelson Rockefeller’s Bolivia trip. Police and guards surrounded Murillo Plaza as protesters burned an American flag, shouting Bolivia Yes, Yankees No, and calling the visit an imperialist offense. The march was orderly but tense, with an airport meeting replacing a palace reception.
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