Navy Plans Sortie Up Mekong River
Reports say U S Navy boats plan an assault up the Mekong to open a 60 mile stretch to Phnom Penh with a Friday start. Cambodian coast defense plans and river convoys to Phnom Penh were discussed as Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces hold Mekong villages. A 10 000 man Vietnamese task force and advisers were pulled from Cambodia as fresh ground forces prepared to cross the border.
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Mekong
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Kompong Som
Sihanoukville
U.S
U. S
Bassac
Neak Luong
Colleges Close Doors as Campus Protests Grow Nationwide
More than 80 colleges and universities shut down amid antiwar protests and Kent State violence. Violent incidents drew National Guardsmen to campuses in Kentucky Illinois and Wisconsin with actions at Missouri Syracuse and elsewhere. California ordered systemwide closure affecting 28 campuses and 92 junior colleges and private colleges. Ohio and Pennsylvania schools also halted amid unrest. The National Student Information Center reports broad campus disruption nationwide.
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Associated Press
Kent State University
Ohio
Kentucky
Illinois
University of Wisconsin
Madison
University of Missouri
Syracuse University
Nixon
California
Ronald Reagan
State College
Pennsylvania State University
Ohio State University
James A. Rhodes
National Student Information Center
Brandeis University
Waltham
Mass
Nationwide antiwar protests trigger state guard alerts
Across Kentucky Illinois and West Virginia authorities mobilized National Guard units with orders to improvise curfews while student demonstrations persisted. In Kentucky 750 students ignored a 5 pm curfew as Otis Singletary warned of stronger measures and Louis Nunn authorized mounted troops to campus.
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Louis B. Nunn
Kentucky
National Guard
University of Kentucky
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
West Virginia
Arch A. Moore Jr
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Miami University Closes Indefinitely After Campus Rally
Miami University in Oxford closes indefinitely after a mass rally with thousands of undergraduates. Dr. Phillip R. Shriver announces all students must be off campus by 8 p.m. and that Hamilton and Middletown campuses may also close. firebombs cause damage to campus buildings as protests continue.
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Miami University
Phillip R. Shriver
University
Shriver
Hamilton
Middletown
Ohio 73
Richard Roberts
Washington, D.C
Pittsburgh
Pete Chappars
Dr. Shriver
East Park
OSU Closed To Prevent Trouble
Ohio State University shut down indefinitely amid a week of campus disorders. Gov. Rhodes advised closures for Akron and Miami as well, with administrations to decide on operations. Fire damage, student clashes, and National Guardsmen presence prompted the action. 650 arrests had occurred and dorms were largely empty.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State University
James A. Rhodes
Middletown Weather Forecast Clear and Warm Up Weekend
The forecast for Middletown calls for clear skies and milder temperatures tonight with lows in the upper 30s to low 40s. Friday will be mostly sunny and warmer with highs in the 70s, and Saturday looks fair and warm.
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Middletown
Ohio University ROTC Facility Firebombed at Athens Campus
Firebombs damaged the ROTC supply room and Peden Stadium at Ohio University in Athens. Estimated damage tops $4,000 as President Claude Sowle pledges openness and urges restraint while FBI and other agencies investigate the incident. Classes at nearby Akron and Miami campuses are canceled for vigils and observances.
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Ohio University
Athens, Ohio
Peden
ROTC
Akron
Miami
Guard Ordered To Keep Guns Unloaded in Protests
National Guardsmen deployed to four major campuses after the Kent State shootings were instructed to keep rifles unloaded. Kentucky troops faced live ammunition orders yet were told not to load. Wisconsin Maryland Illinois Ohio saw varying precautions. Authorities warned deployments to use force only if ordered or in self defense.
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Illinois National Guardsmen
Ohio
Tional
Kent State
University of Kentucky
Louie B. Nunn
University of Wisconsin
Illinois
Southern Illinois University
University of Maryland
Pentagon
Robert Canterbury
Nunn
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