Commission probes Kent State unrest eight staff to Ohio
Eight staff members of the Presidents Commission on Campus unrest arrived in Ohio to study the Kent State killings. Kenneth McIntyre will coordinate the Kent investigation with James Strazzella as chief counsel. The panel will also visit Jackson State College before Kent State with plans for a September report.
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Algiers
Justice Department
James A. Strazzella
University of
Nixon
Grand Jury Considered For Kent State Shootings Probe
Portage County Prosecutor Ronald J. Kane plans a news conference to discuss a possible grand jury investigation into the Kent State University shootings that left four students dead. Ohio Guard commander Sylvester Del Corso backs a grand jury, saying the investigation should proceed. Governor Rhodes and Atty. Gen. Paul Brown will decide the state's role.
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National Guard
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del Corso
Paul W. Brown
Kent State
National
FBI
Scientists warn SSTs could pollute as Bali eruption did
A Williams College study group warns 500 supersonic transports may emit pollution comparable to the 1963 Bali eruption. The panel urges resolving contamination questions before large scale SST operation. They call for major studies on worldwide pollution and stratospheric smog from jet exhausts at 65 000 feet.
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Bali
Mt. August
National Center For Atmospheric Research
Boulder
Colo
Federal Aviation Agency
Inter-Island Boat Sinks Killing 75 in Caribbean Tragedy
The Christena, a St. Kitts Nevis inter-island launch, sank off Naggs Head in the southeastern tip of St. Kitts. About 250 aboard with 75 feared dead and 50 known to survive, Coast Guard and air units aided rescue with planes and helicopters.
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St. Kitts and Nevis Islands
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St. Kitts
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St. Thomas Island
August Heat Brings Uncertain Showers and Heat
The article notes August begins with high temperatures around 91 degrees and a continued hot trend. A chance of showers is possible tonight while Monday is expected to bring hot again.
CIA ties cited in My Lai case and new marijuana arrest
Attorney for My Lai defendant alleges a secret CIA campaign to destroy credibility of 12 men charged. The My Lai group includes Robert W T'Souvas from San Jose and Esequiel Torres who faced unrelated rifle charges, with Torres previously acquitted.
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My Lai
Central Intelligence Agency
George T. Davis
San Francisco
Army
Robert W. T’souvas
T’souvas
Georgia State
Atlanta
Esequiel Torres
Brownsville
Tex
Torres
Charles L. Weltner
Davis
CIA
Murray Silver
Weltner
Welltner
Hiroshima Remembered Twenty Five Years Later
A Century after the first atomic bomb fell on Hiroshima, the city marks the anniversary with reminders to the world. The feature recalls the event and its lasting impact as part of a retrospective.
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Hiroshima
Japan
Sniper Fires On Downtown London Shoppers
A sniper in a fifth floor hotel window fired on shoppers in London Ontario injuring 13 year old Norman Kernochan as police cordoned streets and stormed the area. Police captured the shooter after a siege that lasted about 25 minutes with weapons including a rifle and 80 rounds of ammunition.
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Ont
City Hall
Norman Kernochan
Dunnas-Wellington
Mass rock festivals report drug crises at multiple sites
Hundreds of youths were treated for bad trips at two major rock festivals in Middlefield Connecticut and Wadena Iowa with thousands more gathered at Aix en Provence and a second day at Monseau Quebec. Dr Aguuzzi compared casualty numbers to Woodstock while authorities warned about limited manpower to handle the crowd and drug effects.
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Conn
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Iowa
Aix-En- Provence
France
Manseau
Quebec
Powder Ridge
William Abruzzi
Abruzzi
Bethel
N.Y
Oelwein
Fayette County
Walter Saur
One Dies and 53 Hurt in Subway Fire Storm
A 53 year old Brooklyn woman died and 53 people were treated after a choking smoke filled subway tunnel fire started by a broken third rail cable beneath the East River. Passengers escaped a 10 car train near Bowling Green station as evacuation stretched to 70 minutes. Authorities demand full probe and radio safety upgrades from the MTA.
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Bowling Green
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