Kent State dorm search finds weapons and drugs after shootings
Portage County Prosecutor Ronald Kane displayed items seized in a campus dormitory sweep at Kent State University after the May 4 campus shutdown and killings. The haul included a shotgun, a damaged pistol, knives, air pistols, marijuana plants, pills, and various paraphernalia. Kane noted some students were not there to study.
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Marines face murder charges for village killings in Vietnam
In Vietnam four Marines stand trial for the deaths of five women and 11 children near Son Thang in the Que Son Valley. The case involves a massacre allegedly sparked by an ambush near Le Bac village, with one Marine cleared earlier. Defendants include Randall R. Herrod and Michael A. Schwartz charged with premeditated murder, Thomas R. Boyd Jr. and Samuel G. Green with unpremeditated murder. The trial is set to begin in June, date unspecified.
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Third of Troops Withdraw From Cambodia
Between 5 000 and 6 000 American troops have been withdrawn from operations inside Cambodia in the past five days leaving 9 000 to 10 000 still beyond the border. The US Command announced the end of the American portion of a major operation in the Se San base area and noted this was the first termination of a large Cambodian offensive since May 1. North Vietnamese counterattacks continued with heavy fighting near Fire Base Branch where five Americans were killed and nine wounded.
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Army nominates first women generals for brigadier rank
Washington AP reports Col. Elizabeth Hoisington and Col. Anna Mae Hays, both 28-year Army veterans, are nominated to be the Army's first women generals. Senators must confirm, with Hoisington and Hays poised to achieve brigadier status. Hoisington, 51, from Newton Kansas, leads the Women's Army Corps while Hays, 50, a Brooklyn native, heads the Army Nurse Corps. Both served since World War II and have long careers in Europe, Asia, and the Pacific theater.
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Ohio universities shut as National Guard aids crackdown
Ohio campuses darken as Ohio University Athens braces with 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew and 1500 guardsmen, while Miami Ashland and Cincinnati prepare to reopen. Governor Rhodes aided by state officials, Sowle reports requests for patrols denied. About 70 percent of housing students have left. spring commencement uncertain. Two rallies at Bowling Green condemn killings of Black students in Jackson, Mississippi.
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Weather forecast for southwestern Ohio Sunday
Fair and mild conditions are forecast for southwestern Ohio Sunday as sunny skies dominate. Tonight will see a low around 50 degrees with tomorrow’s high near 70 degrees under bright sunshine.
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Armed Forces Day cancellations sweep bases nationwide
Observances for Armed Forces Day were canceled at many bases after announcements of planned antiwar demonstrations. Pentagon officials said no national plan to cancel speeches. several bases including Ft Bragg, Ft Dix, Great Lakes and others canceled public events due to anticipated protests. Notable planned protests involved GIs United and actress Jane Fonda.
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Billie Burke Dead at 84 Star Of Wizard of Oz Fame
Billie Burke, famed for her role as the Good Witch of the North in The Wizard of Oz, dies at 84 in Brentwood after years of illness. A Broadway and London stage sensation before marrying Florenz Ziegfeld in 1914, she became a beloved film comedienne in a career spanning nearly three decades. Her death was announced after a long period of ill health.
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