Ohio private college closes amid campus violence fears
Ashland First Private College in Ohio shuts down over safety concerns citing large numbers of intruders on campus. All 2,400 students are sent home, with extracurriculars canceled including a Bob Hope appearance after a firebomb was found in the student union. Other Ohio schools halted classes earlier amid Kent State shootings, while Bowling Green and Hiram adjust policies and schedules to ease campus tensions.
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Baptist sessions set to draw eight thousand attendees
Cincinnati AP report says the 63rd annual American Baptist Convention meets May 13 to 17 drawing about 8,000 people from 6,200 Baptist churches across the United States. Key issues include ecology population control and dissent.
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Brazil the Intriguing Nation With Friendly Flaws
A travel note extols Brazil as the world’s fifth largest Portuguese speaking country with vibrant history and generous people. It cautions about inefficiencies like oversized hotelery and severe traffic jams, noting police may deflate tires for improperly parked cars while promoting travel services offered by First National Bank’s Travel Department.
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Colleges reopen amid protests and rolled back bans
Across the nation colleges began reopening as administrators and leaders ordered campuses to resume today while student groups pressed for continued demonstrations over Cambodian actions, Kent State deaths, and calls for campaign-related breaks. Some schools offered alternatives to keep classes moving and to balance protest rights with academics.
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Ohioan Dies In Accident Near Huntington Indiana
Richard Roberts of Ashville Ohio about 45 was killed when a crane fell on him while installing towers for high tension power lines six miles northwest of Huntington Indiana. He worked for a Columbus Ohio construction firm.
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Cambodia and U S Prepare Intelligence Exchange Liaison
A Cambodian official flew to the U S 2nd Field Force fortress outside Saigon to establish the first liaison with American officials in South Vietnam and exchange intelligence. The talks covered refugee returns, civilian locations near battle zones, and enemy supply movements linked to the March overthrow of Prince Sihanouk.
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Three U.S. Newsmen Feared Captured in Cambodia
Three American reporters Richard B. Dudman Elizabeth A. Pond and Michael D. Morrow are feared captured after disappearing while driving toward Svay Rieng in Cambodia's Parrot's Besk region. Ten other newsmen have been missing since mid March as fighting escalates.
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Church Group Demands Guard Probe At Kent State
Delegates at the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio convention urged an investigation into the use of deadly force by the Ohio National Guard at Kent State University. The 600 delegates from 83 churches in 40 southern Ohio counties also backed anti ballistic missile cuts, higher education support, and drug education programs. Abortion law liberalization was sent back for study. US involvement in Cambodia was tabled.
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