Columbia University Rebels Storm Schermerhorn Hall in Protest
Several hundred students and supporters stormed Schermerhorn Hall at Columbia in a three hour protest led by SDS leader Mark Rudd. They sought readmission for 28 suspended students, marched across campus, and chanted Ho Chi Minh as police clashed with demonstrators. The university planned to resume registration next day.
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New York
Columbia University
Schermerhorn Hall
University
Rudd
Ho Chi Minh
Flames Nearly Trap Firefighter in City Incident
Report describes police in plain clothes observing the clash. No arrests or injuries reported. The 15 minute crash halted registration for the day. Observers noted plain clothes officers present but uninvolved.
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City Police Department
New York City Teacher Walkout Prolongs Sixth Day
The New York City teachers strike continues with 1.1 million students out of class for a sixth day. State education chief James E. Allen Jr and Mayor Lindsay press for a settlement as court actions loom over UFT head Albert Shanker. The dispute centers on job security local control and civil tensions in Ocean Hill Brownsville.
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New York
James E. Allen Jr
Board of Education
John V. Lindsay
Allen
Brooklyn
Supreme Court
Francis J. Bloustein
Albert Shanker
United Federation of Teachers
Shanker
Bloustein
Ocean-Hill-Brownsville
Brooklyn Board
Equal Time Bill Faces Troubles in Debate TV Access
Rep Brock Adams says the equal time bill is in deep trouble as the House Commerce Committee delays a final decision. The measure would suspend current equal opportunity rules for broadcast airtime to candidates for president and allow three way debates including George Wallace.
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Washington
Brock Adams
D-Wash
House Commerce Committee
Stuckey
George Wallace
Hubert H. Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
U S Troops Shell Reds Along DMZ
U S forces from the 1st Brigade of the 5th Mechanized Infantry Division clash for about two hours near the DMZ killing about 29 North Vietnamese soldiers. Three Americans are wounded. Reports say North Vietnamese forces dig in around patrol bases as U S tanks reply with 90 mm guns.
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5Th Mechanized Infantry Division
Dmz
5Th Division
Con Thien
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
U.S
Saigon
Americal
Quang Ngai City
Demilitarized Zone
1St Corps
Rick Pile
Gun Bill Falls Short Of Johnson Vision After Kennedy Killing
The Senate approved a gun control bill aimed at limiting mail order rifle and shotgun sales and enhanced penalties for crimes with firearms, but it omits Johnson’s broader registration and licensing proposals. A House version excludes ammunition mail orders. A joint conference committee will seek a compromise before final passage.
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Washington
National Rifle Association
Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
Senate
House
Conference
White House
Congress
Kennedy
California
Senate Judiciary Committee
American Peoce
Harold Glassen
Lansing, Mich
NRA
Long
Bomb Blast Rocks Little Havana Area
A dawn explosion in Miami’s Little Havana damaged several buildings including former Alpha 66 quarters. Police said dynamite or plastic explosive caused the blast with no injuries reported. Glass and awnings were shattered at a jewelry store restaurant and a tobacco firm.
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Miami
Fla
Little Havana
Alpha 66
Tom Brodie
Metro
Middletown Area Forecast Predominantly Sunny Mild
The Middletown region is expected to see mostly sunny skies and mild temperatures with highs in the 70s. Tonight turns partly cloudy with little change in temperature and a chance of scattered showers in the early morning. Yesterday’s high reached 65 degrees and the low was 54 with .62 inch of rain recorded in the area.
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Middletown
Delta rocket failure halts $11 million Atlantic 3 launch
A 10 story Delta rocket exploded above the Atlantic 10 miles off Cape Kennedy after a guidance failure at 20 seconds. The Intelsat Atlantic 3 satellite, planned to enable global TV feeds including Olympic broadcasts, was destroyed. NASA and Comsat officials begin a formal investigation into the gyroscope autopilot fault.
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Cape Kennedy, Fla
Atlantic
Robert Gray
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Earth
Atlantic 3
International Telecommunications Satellite Consortium
Intelsat
Mexico City
Europe
NASA
Applications Technology Satellite 3
Brazil
Comsat Corp
United States
Pacific
Gray
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Valley News
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