Rogers Ends Lebanese Talks and Heads to Cairo
Secretary of State William P. Rogers concluded talks in Beirut and flew to Cairo carrying a Nixon message to President Anwar Sadat. He becomes the first U.S. top diplomat to visit Egypt since 1953 amid severed diplomatic ties, then travels to Tel Aviv for talks with Israeli officials.
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UPI
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Middle East
Nixon
Anwar Sadat
U.S
United States
Egypt
Tel Aviv
Kent Photo Wins Pulitzer
Kent State University junior John P. Filo won a Pulitzer Prize for a campus antiwar photograph showing a screaming girl by a dead student during the May 4, 1970 Kent State shootings. Filo, 22, from Natrona Pennsylvania, shot the moment as National Guardsmen fired. The image ran in the Taretum Valley News and New Resington Dispatch.
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UPI
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Natrona
Taretum Pa. Valley News
New Resington Dispatch
Milan Parents Protest Disabled Boy Barred From School Program
A Milan mother circulates petitions after kindergarten officials bar Kevin Bruns, 6, who uses crutches, from a spring festival rehearsal citing risk of injury and denial of first grade entry due to staircase access. Her protest describes perceived discrimination amid superintendent comments.
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Milan
Larry Bruns
Margaret Barber
Kevin Bruns
Kevin
Edison High School
Barber
Kent State tragedies honored by half mast proclamation
Gov. John J. Gilligan ordered state buildings to fly flags at half mast to honor the Kent State four and urge a peaceful path. Cleveland and other Ohio reports note political candidacy and home closures due to changing social attitudes toward unwed pregnancy.
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Columbus
UPI
John J. Gilligan
Kent State
Gilligan
Light turnout predicted in off year elections
United Press International reports Secretary of State Ted W. Brown offered no turnout forecast but said the day would see a very light voter turnout. In many parts of the state no voting was scheduled and where questions appeared there were no statewide issues on the ballot.
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United Press International
Ted W. Brown
Antiwar protest fizzles in Washington rush hour
Several thousand police and troops guarded traffic points as the planned second wave of antiwar demonstrators drew few participants. The mass disruption seen Monday did not recur and government workers reached desks by 9 AM without issue.
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Washington
UPI
Ohio House Leader Questions 1971 Property Tax Rollbacks
House Speaker Charles F. Kurfess questioned if it is too late to enact 1971 property tax rollbacks. Gov. Gilligan's administration said legislation in the General Assembly could still implement the rollbacks, though Kurfess noted local rates were certified last September, making the rollback appear illusory.
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Columbus
UPI
Charles F. Kurfess
John J. Gilligan
General Assembly
Kurfess
Gilligan
Saxbe likens antiwar demonstrators to Red Guard in China
Ohio Senator William Saxbe compared Washington antiwar protesters to China's Red Guard. He told a League of Women Voters meeting they would persist to embarrass and humiliate, claiming they have no plans and seek to destroy the government even if the war ended now.
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Cincinnati
API
U.S
William B. Saxbe
Ohio
Washington
Red Guard
China
Sunny and Warmer With Showers Possible Wednesday
Sunny and warmer today with highs near 60. Tonight will be clear and not as cold. Wednesday brings increasing cloudiness and a chance of showers with high in the 60s. Weather data for Norwalk shows a 0 to 40 percent precipitation probability and light winds through Wednesday. A birth is reported: Mr. and Mrs. Keith Dresser of Monroeville welcome a girl.
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Norwalk
Smith Says Nixon Wise For Calley Review
Sen Margaret Chase Smith praises President Nixon for promising to personally review Lt William L Calley Jr court martial conviction noting the move is a very wise and useful service in Washington.
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Washington
UPI
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Nixon
William L. Calley Jr
Congressmen Criticize Disruptions To Government Actions
UPI reports from Washington that most lawmakers condemn antiwar demonstrations as harmful to peace efforts. Representative Mitchell defends civil disobedience as a response to systemic faults, while Dellums objects to police tactics. Senators Muskie McGovern and Allott urge restraint and critique escalation and alleged Communist influence.
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Ronald V. Dellums
D-Calif
Southeast Asia
Dellums
Edmund S. Muskie
Dmaine
George S. McGovern
South Dakota
Congress
Gordon Allott
R-Corp
Massachusetts
Guilt Ridden Thief Finds Peace In Jail
Kronin, former finance director for Deer Park, Houston, confessed to an $11,000 embezzlement. After fleeing via Memphis and Hot Springs he lost the money betting on horses and flushed cash down toilets. He was arrested in Columbus, Ohio and jailed on a $20,000 bond.
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Houston
UPI
Patrick Edward Kronin
Kronin
Deer Park
Columbus
Ohio
Memphis
Tenn
Hot Springs
Ark
Norwalk Voters Enter Light Early Election for Mayor Nomination
Voters in Norwalk turned out sparsely this morning despite sunny weather and contests for mayoral nominations in both parties. Norwalk has 4 665 registered voters with a 60 percent turnout forecast and ballots include a charter commission question. Councilman Domenic Coletta fears losing the GOP mayoral bid would end his term and political career. opponents Wayne Goodsite and Melvin H Robinson currently hold no offices. County polling places stay open until 6 30 tonight.
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Domenic Coletta
GOP
Coletta
Wayne Goodsite
Melvin H. Robinson
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