Protests Close 227 U.S. Campuses Nationwide
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS reports that 227 colleges closed as antiwar protests spread over Indochina policy and Kent State shootings. Thousands moved to an antiwar rally as clashes erupted at several campuses including birdshot injuries at State University of Buffalo and tear gas at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
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Associated Press
Indochina
Kent State University
Washington
State University At
Buffalo
National
Tral
New Orleans
Chicago
U.S. 51
Illinois 13
University of Wisconsin
Madison
University of Washington
Florida
Claude Kirk
Florida State University
Tallahassee
Kirk
Communists Strike Back At S. Viet Provinces
Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces launched a major attack on South Vietnam’s northern provinces with rockets and mortars. In Cambodia operations, a South Vietnamese unit suffered 50 dead and 200 wounded. Saigon claimed 234 Viet Cong killed and 106 captured as 30,000 U.S. and South Vietnamese troops pressed bases in Cambodia. Da Nang Hoi An Tam Ky heavily hit. Hanoi urged intensified struggle. U.S. losses included 2 American killed and 33 wounded. three aircraft shot down but crews rescued.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Svay Rieng
Cambodia
da Nang
Hoi An
Tam Ky
Dien Bien Phu
Hanoi
United States
U.S
Panhandle
Laos
Ohio students plan march amid Kent State protests
Young people from 19 Ohio colleges planned to march on the Statehouse in Columbus over the Kent State killings. Confusion arose as Wooster College said radicals might cause trouble, prompting denials from coalition members. Classes at several universities were disrupted or under tension as campuses debated actions and relations with Gov. Rhodes.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Kent State
Statehouse
Ohio College and University Coalition
College of Wooster
Wooster
Susan Strauss
Oberlin College
Gil Skidmore
Wilmington College
Veterans Memorial
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Nixon
Adj
S. T. del Corso
ROTC
Denison University
Licking County
University of Akron
Ohio Wesleyan University
Ohio University
Case Western Reserve
Marietta College
Cleveland State University
Southeast Asia
Bowling Green State University
William Jerome
Athens
Nixon to hold news conference as protests loom
President Nixon prepared for a nationally televised news conference from his Maryland retreat on the eve of a campus protest in Washington. Demonstrators were seen on Capitol Hill and campuses as the attack on Cambodia spurred calls for a Saturday demonstration in Lafayette Square near the White House, with estimates ranging from tens of thousands to about 100,000 participants.
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ROTC
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Capitol
Associated Press
National Education Association
Washington
Nixon
Cambodia
Ohio National Guardsmen
Kent State University
Lafayette Square
White House
Middletown Weather Forecast Weekend Warmth
The forecast for Middletown and vicinity calls for generally fair tonight and Saturday. Lows tonight in the upper 50s and low 60s. Warm Saturday. Highs in the 80s. Outlook Sunday. Continued warm with a chance of showers. Yesterday's high was 72 with this morning low at 48.
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Middletown
Shutdowns A Radical Victory for Campus Unrests
Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Millett calls the closure of Ohio State Kent State and Miami universities a capitulation to disruption. He plans to ask the legislature for stronger control over unruly students and to propose legislation at the board meeting. He notes some graduates should complete current work.
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Columbus
Ohio
John D. Millett
Ohio Board of Regents
Newsmen
Millet
Kent State
Miami
Millett
UC Closes Over Outsiders Amid Campus Protests
The University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati Ohio closed indefinitely citing threats from outsiders. School officials said intruders from other institutions swelled campus crowds Thursday night prompting the board of directors to shut UC until further notice.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
University of Cincinnati
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