Protests Move Across Campuses Over ROTC and Sit-Ins
At Atlanta University Center 25 trustees were locked in as protesters pressed to rename campuses for Martin Luther King Jr and oust white trustees. Harvard voted to suspend an eight day strike after ROTC reduced to extracurricular status. Stanford ended its nine day sit in with the building closed to all but maintenance for a week. Columbia’s SDS splinter fizzled amid tactical splits while a larger group pushed for open enrollment for Negro graduates.
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Stanford
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Applied Electronics Laboratory
Columbia
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RTOC
Youth Is Guilty In Murder Case
James Edward Hinkle aged 17 was found guilty by a Wyandotte County District Court jury of first degree murder in the slaying of 18 year old Robert Wayne Wood. Wood’s body was discovered September 6 under weeds in Wyandotte County after he had been shot and stabbed. Hinkle was tried as an adult but faces no death penalty due to age.
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Wyandotte County
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Manta Ray Uses Fins to Crush Boats Yet Prefers Shrimp
The manta ray or devilfish can crush man or boat with powerful pectoral fins, but its major prey is tiny shrimp.
Frizzell Criticizes Truth-in-Lending Bill in Kansas
Kansas Attorney General Kent Frizzell said the truth in lending provisions of a 1969 bill fail to meet federal standards and would not exempt Kansas from the federal statute. He cited weak enforcement powers for the Consumer Credit Commissioner and potential expansion of unlicensed registrants.
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Robert Docking
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McGee Granted Raise After Clean Record Confirmed
Navy confirms John McGee earned a pay raise and a clean record after being blamed by Senator Proxmire, while a Thai fuel theft inquiry cited 5.5 million gallons stolen in 1966 67. Secretary Chaffee moves McGee from the Washington Fuel Supply Office to a U S post with a new pay grade.
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