Mothers Arrested in Michigan Welfare Protest
In Ann Arbor Michigan Washtenaw County deputies moved into a standing protest at the University of Michigan dragging chanting welfare mothers from a second floor corridor. About 300 students followed buses to rally still planning demonstrations with a mass rally today to support demands for more aid and dependent child funds.
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Ann Arron
Mich
Uptown
University of Michigan
Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department
Ces
Studient Ayonen
University Student Council
Mike Konocke
US cancels two projects with Soviets over moves
Washington reports a shift as Washington signals stronger U.S. stance toward the Soviet Union. Defense Secretary Clark Clifford outlines a policy of strength while NATO reviews strategy. Senate action on the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty may be delayed. The administration cancels two cooperative projects with Russia, a Soviet band tour and an Aeroflot inaugural flight. White House keeps door open to a Johnson summit for disarmament talks.
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Washington
UPI
Russia
Europe
U.S
Clark AM. Clifford
NATO
Clifford
National Press Club
Senate
Czechoslovakia
Bvo
University of Minnesota
Soviet Union
Aeroflot
Moscow
New York
Lebin
Johsson
Johson
White House
Desegregation Questionnaires Sent to Schools
Tennessee schools receive desegregation questionnaires to gauge progress and plan for fall integration efforts. Education Commissioner Wart notes declining White student attendance in segregated settings, with broader desegregation growing through the 1960s and reduced all-Black schools as districts report progress.
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Sasilville
UPS
Tennessee
J. Howard Wart
Gistriels
The Lion Leads Swaziland Into Independence Era
Swaziland joins independence with King Sobhuza II as the pivotal figure known as The Lion. He rejects being a mere figurehead and shapes national identity, while PM Makhosini Dlamini attends parliament. Observers note his charisma, political savvy, and traditional pride amid modernization plans and ties to Britain.
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Mbabane
Swaziland
CDN
Sobhuza Hie
Makhosini Dlamini
Nygwenyama
Sobhuza
Ngwane
Swazi
Horn
Sobhuza Incame
London
Oman
Soblitiza
Britain
Queen Elizabeth
Cape Town
South Africa
Toe King
Mindeg — Palace
Swaziland Gains Independence From Britain
Swaziland becomes independent at noon today as Britain hands over the instruments of independence. The nation vows celebration with school events and a football match against Portugal, while elders caution youth to balance ideas with experience.
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Swaziland
CDN
Sweaziland
Aviva
Britain
Commonwealth
George Nsundo
Sobhiva
England
Africa
Sweetland
South Africa
Insey
Manni
Mbabane
Siwazi
Swazilind
Si Francis Murad
Francis
Two Sailors Die In Car Crash At Airfield Road
Chesapeake police report two sailors were killed when a car carrying Utes and two shipmates swerved out of control and crashed on Fentriss Airfield Road. Victims' names withheld pending next of kin notification. investigators say the car was traveling at high speed at the time of the crash.
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Chesapeake
UPI
Utes
Fentriss Airfield
Governor Godwin thanks Americans for condolence letter
Virginia Governor Mills E. Godwin Jr. gratefully thanked Americans who sent condolences after the death of his daughter Becky, 1, adopted and the governor’s only child, who was struck by lightning while swimming at Virginia Beach on August 23 and died four days later.
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Wicnond
UPL
Mills E. Godwin, Jr
Virginia
Becky
Godwins
Virginia Beach
Nixon Emphasizes Silent Majority in California Campaign
In San Francisco Nixon pitched to the moderate middle, contrasting the loud antiwar protests with his appeal to the "silent majority." He toured NASA facilities in Houston and spoke to 15,000 at Santa Clara University, urging loyalty to U.S. institutions and calling for working Americans to be heard amid demonstrations.
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San Francisco Bay Area
T He Noderates
Imphrey
Texas
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Houston
Miller
Herman Park
Ilis
Santa Clara University
San Francisco
Ies
Humphrey Calls Nixon A Cold War Warrior In Attack
Hubert Humphrey, days from his presidential bid, assailed Richard Nixon as a cold war warrior unfit for peace in Vietnam. He labeled Nixon a hardline anti peace candidate and warned that Nixon’s record signals more of the same. Humphrey outlined a campaign tour including Philadelphia Denver and Los Angeles with no San Francisco stop.
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San Francisco
UPI
GOP
Richard M. Nixon
Chicago
Nixon
Hubert J. Humphrey
Waverly
Minn
Hubert H. Humphrey
Vietnam
Humphrey
Minneapolis
Oon
Washington
National Security Council
Thomas B. Dewey
Ton Dewey
Dewey
Nisan
Philadelphia
Denver
Los Angeles
Houston
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Sun Seis
British Africa
Aks
Chinatown
Bay City
Kingsport Lions Club
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