136 Colleges Shut Down By Antiwar Protests
Nationwide wave of campus closures and disturbances as about 136 colleges shut officially with many classes canceled amid student strikes and sit‑ins. Nixon met eight university presidents to discuss student frustration. Yale called for a national effort to pressure the administration to end the war. Fires hit ROTC buildings on several campuses and National Guardsmen stood by at multiple sites amid clashes and peaceful demonstrations.
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Texas campuses quiet as order to cool it spreads
Gov. Preston Smith warned he would call out the National Guard if protests at UT Austin, Rice University, SMU and others escalated. Surge of teach-ins, rallies, and scattered arson charges marked a tense period as students and nonstudents align with antiwar aims across Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Fort Worth campuses.
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UT Official Denies Faculty Request to Suspend Classes
UT Austin deputy chancellor rejected a general faculty request for a one day class suspension in memory of four Kent State victims. The action, supported by 573 to 243, conflicts with a board of regents policy endorsing open and ongoing classes for all students and faculties.
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