Czech Student Palach Burns Self in Prague Protest
Prague reports indicate Jan Palach a 21 year old Charles University student set himself on fire in Wenceslas Square in a protest against Soviet occupation. His act spurred warnings of further self immolations and prompted government leaders to meet with student representatives.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Jan Palach
Charles University
Wenceslas Square
Rene
Palach
Cincluding
National Front
Evzen Erban
Stanislav Raz
Communist Party Central Committee
Mlada Fronta
College president death eases Swarthmore campus
Swarthmore College faced race tensions as Dr. Courtney Craig Smith died of a heart attack after naming a faculty committee to address Negro student demands. Afro-American students ended a sitdown in the admissions office and declared a moratorium on talks while not dropping their demands.
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San Francisco State College
Brandeis University
Courtney Craig Smith
Swarthmore
Malcolm C. Moos
University of Minnesota
Afro-American Action Committee
Students For A Democratic Society
Moos
San Francisco State
Black Students Union
Hospital Admissions List With Newborns and Transfers
The roster records admissions at Valley View Rest Home and local addresses including Marjorie Talley 2421 Harvard Beulah Lemas Lecompton Catherine Waller 1624 E 18th Ter Bonnie Elash 714 W pto Baldwin John Ise 1208 Miss James Cassett Ottawa Adeline Darner 1145 R L Laura Cooper Valley View Elisa Gardner 1522 Tenn Hazel Tyler Eudora Sheryl Snow and baby boy 1824 Powers Mr and Mrs James Wisdom 1417 E 15th a son Thursday Mr and Mrs Philip Ridenour Stouffer Pl a son Thursday
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Marjorie Talley
Harvard
Buelah Lemasperhard
Valley View Rest Home
Aliie Collins
Lecompton
Catherine Waller
Ter
Bonnie Elash
W. Pto. Baldwin
John Ise
Miss
James Cassett
Ottawa
Adeline Darner
R. L
Laura Cooper
Elisa Gardner
Tenn
Hazel Tyler
Eudora
Sheryl Snow
Baby Boy
Powers
James Wisdom
Philip Ridenour
Stouffer
Knapp Named U N Command Post In Korea
Maj. Gen. James B. Knapp of the Air Force will succeed Maj. Gen. Gilbert H. Woodward as senior member of the U N Military Armistice Commission in Korea. Woodward is reassigned to the Pentagon's Office of the Chief of Staff for Personnel.
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Washington
James B. Knapp
Air Force
Defense Department
Army
Gilbert H. Woodward
U.N. Military Armistice Commission
Korea
Woodward
Chief of Staff
Pentagon
Davie Faces Debate Over Horse Catcher Fees
Ranchers in Davie Florida protest a $15 fee for the town horse catcher and operator Les Tucker who also rounds up cattle. At a City Council meeting, spokesman Carl Griffin urged making the job city employees only, warning a private catcher might fence-cut and noting impact on local ranchers. Council postponed final decision to January 21.
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Davie
Fila
Big City
South Florida
Fort Lauderdale
Richard Nickel
Carl Griffin
Griffin
Les Tucker
Betty Roberts
Nickel
Lincoln to Head DEP
Brig. Gen. George A. Lincoln a West Point professor has been named by President elect Nixon to head the Office of Emergency Preparedness. The post is currently held by former Gov. Price Daniels of Texas.
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Washington
George A. Lincoln
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
Nixon
Price Daniels
Texas
Johnson Hints at Sad Farewell as He Leaves White House
President Lyndon Johnson reflects on a bittersweet exit after 38 years in Washington. He says he has no regrets about not running again and jokes about lights and pay cuts while receiving thanks from senators. Johnson plans to move to the LBJ ranch near Johnson City, Texas, after Nixon is sworn in.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Senate
Capitol
LBJ
Johnson City
Tex
Johnsons
Richard M. Nixon
State Department
Dean Rusk
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S.J. Hayakawa
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Lyn Nugent
Everett Dirksen
Lincoln
Crisco
L&m
S$&w Grocery
E. 23Rd St
AG Grocers
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