Hundreds Arrested In War Protests Across U S Capitol
The second day of antiwar protests saw hundreds arrested as police used tear gas nightsticks and horses to break up demonstrations at universities and city streets. National Guardsmen were deployed at the University of Minnesota while protests spread to Washington and Florida, Wisconsin, and Illinois with dozens injured and many arrests. Amherst College President Ward condemned violence and planned passive civil disobedience near a base.
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North Vietnam
University of Minnesota
Nixon
Washington
Cambodia
Massachusetts Senate
Frank Licht
Rhode Island
Kenneth Curtis
Maine
Patrick J. Lucey
Wisconsin
Milton J. Shapp
Pennsylvania
John J. Gilligan
Ohio
Wendell R. Anderson
Minnesota
Anderson
National Guardsmen
Minneapolis
U.S. Air Force
University of Florida
Gainesville
Highway Patrol
Monster
Florida State University
Tallahhasse
New York City
Park Avenue
International Tele
Isla Vista
University of California At
Clifton R. Wharton
East Lansing
Amherst College
John William Ward
Massachusetts
Westover Air Force Base
United States
Ward
Town Tax Cut To Zero Spurs Unhappy Residents
PRINEVILLE Oregon AP Citizens are unhappy that city property taxes are set at zero next year as a Budget Committee rejects a 1.7 million plan and schedules a hearing. City Hall has fielded about 50 similar telephone complaints since the levy elimination. The 13 mile City of Prineville Railway eyed for 150000 in revenue helps cover costs. residents urge using funds for public projects like a swimming pool.
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Prineville, Orc
City Hall
Jim Watson
Oregon
City of
Watson
Hermann Maifest Celebrates German Heritage in May
Hermann Missouri hosts Maifest on May 20 and 21 as a long running festival celebrating German heritage. The event features a walking tour of century old homes and businesses, a winery, a whiskey still museum, antique shows, dances, parades, and German foods like bratwurst and kraut. Visitors enjoy roving bands in period costumes, crafts, and a pageant in a town of about 3,000 along the Missouri River. The festival emphasizes preservation of Hermann’s historic buildings and culture.
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Hermann
Missouri River
Missouri
German Settlement Society of
Philadelphia
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Historie
Erfthi Ae
GOP Candidate Opposes Nixon Blockade Policy
East St. Louis Illinois AP Robert Mays a Republican congressional candidate and Street Commissioner attacked President Nixon s decision to blockade North Vietnam in a statement here Tuesday He said the risk of blockading North Vietnam outweighs any benefit for the United States or South Vietnam and Mays is a candidate in the 23rd Illinois Congressional District
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Nixon
East ST. Louis
Robert Mays
North Vietnam
Mays
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Hays
Ilinois
Two House Bills Vary on Expanding Minimum Wage Coverage
Washington AP report says a $2 minimum wage is likely to pass the House, but one bill would extend coverage to millions while the Ehrlenborn plan would keep the current reach. Debates focus on workers newly covered since 1966 and teen exemptions.
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House
Democratic
Education and Labor Committee
Republican-Southern Democratic Coalition
John N. Ehmenborn
R-Il
Ehrlenborn
John B. Anderson
Ehmenborn
John Dent
D-Pa
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