Columbia U Bows To Student Group Halts Gym Work
Columbia University halted construction of a controversial gymnasium after three days of campus protests led by Students for a Democratic Society. Vice President David B Truman announced the halt and a university closure through Monday for talks as demonstrators occupied Hamilton Hall and other buildings.
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Columbia U
NEW York
Columbia University
David B. Truman
Low Memorial Library
Truman
John V. Lindsay
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Grayson Kirk
Sta
Students For A Democratic Society
Harlem
Morningside Park
Institute For Defense Analysis
IDA
University
Columbia
Hamilton Hall
Upper Manhattan
Kirk
Low Library
Avery Hall
Fayerweather Hall
Senators condemn riot orders amid Washington violence
Senate leaders Long and Byrd condemn federal troops and police for avoiding shoot to kill orders during Washington arson and looting. Long warns against appeasing Poor People’s Campaign leaders and backs censure of supporters. Byrd attacks Attorney General Clark for lenient stance as Tower calls for Clark’s removal.
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Senate Democratic
Russell B. Long
Louisiana
Senate
Ralph Abernathy
Martin Luther King Jr
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Congress
Long
Robert F. Byrd
D-W. Va
Atty
Ramsey Clark
Clark
Hike in Steel Prices Predicted
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp chairman Charles M. Beeghly warned that contract talks with the United Steelworkers this year will likely raise labor costs and push up steel prices. He spoke at the annual stockholders meeting and urged not to burden the industry as imports rise.
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Pittsburgh
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
United Steelworkers
Charles M. Beeghly
Beeghly
Bombers Attack Near Saigon as Viet Cong Threatens Capital
U S B52 bombers raid targets within 26 miles of Saigon to disrupt Viet Cong forces massing for a planned second major offensive in 1968. Police report Viet Cong arms smuggling into the city and prepare for further attacks while South Vietnamese units maintain full alert.
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Saigon
Ben Cat
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
A Shau
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Loc
U.S
25Th Infantry Division
Cosmos 219 launches add to Soviet space activity
The Soviet Union reports Cosmos 219 in an unusual orbit from 138 to 1097 miles, the third satellite in three days. Cosmos 218 appears tied to an orbital bomb test suspicion, while Cosmos 217 featured a high, unique orbit. Authorities provide only that the craft are for space research amid talks of a space spectacular with cosmonauts and ship linkups.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
United States
London Dock Strike Presses Parliament Over Immigration
Thousands of London dock workers walk out for a 24 hour protest against colored immigrants. At Tilbury 65 of 2000 men reported for work and 12 liners halted. A 2000 strong Royal Group meeting backed the strike amid Enoch Powell’s demand for immigration ban.
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Britain
Tilbury
Far East
Australia
Royal Group
Enoch Powell
Powell
Conservative
West Indies
Africa
Asia
Ball Named Successor To Goldberg As UN Ambassador
President Johnson selects George W. Ball to replace Arthur Goldberg as United Nations ambassador. Ball, 58, advocates negotiated Vietnam settlement and returns after resigning as undersecretary of state in 1966. Goldberg, 59, will step down after handling current UN matters and the proposed nuclear weapons treaty.
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Johnson
State Department
George W. Ball
Arthur Goldberg
United Nations
Ball
Goldberg
U.S
U.N
Soviet Union
Britain
Supreme Court
Most Powerful U S H Bomb Exploded In Underground Test
LAS VEGAS NEV A U P reports a hydrogen bomb test at the Nevada Test Site 3800 feet deep produced a 6.5 magnitude quake felt up to 250 miles away. Officials said no radiation or damage occurred despite protests and safety concerns.
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Las Vegas
Nev
United States
Nevada
Here
Atomic Energy Commission
Los Angeles
AEC
Controlling Board releases funds for inmates and prison warmth
The Controlling Board approved 70 650 dollars for Juvenile Diagnostic Center inmate care and heating at Ohio's new maximum security prison. Other actions include 700 000 for noncontract grading related to a 4.8 million contract for an Ohio River bridge project and an execution mention of Lucretia Patrascanu in 1954. Gov Rhodes breaks ground for Muskingum technical institutions. In New York the stock market falls. Romania topples Gheorghiu Dej in a central committee move.
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R. B. Perkins
Farmers & Merchants Bank
James A. Rhodes
Ohio
Neil House
Columbus
Perkins
Development Financing Commission
Logan Trade Club
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio River
Weather Upswing After Cold Start in Hocking Valley
The mercury fell to freezing in the Hocking Valley early today and rose to 65 by 1 am Thursday. Thursday’s high reached 48 with a forecast of partly cloudy and warmer weather for Saturday.
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Hocking Valley
Attitude Hampering Defense Work Delays Navy Submarine Project
Vice Admiral Hyman G. Rickover charged that some corporations refused or delayed defense contracts favoring civilian work, hindering timely production. He cited General Electric's four refusals to bid on propulsion gear for a new submarine and said engineers were available for civilian tasks while delaying the military order.
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Hyman G._ Rickover
Rickover
House Banking and Currency Committee
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Atomic Energy Commission
General Electric
Navy
Business and Defense Services Administration
Department of Commerce
Defense Production Act
EDSA
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Zanesville, Ohio
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Romania
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Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
Romanian
Central Committee
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